Guild Wars 2

Koviko.3248:

I spent the 100 dollars thinking “oh, I get $50 in gems basically for free” without even realizing, “wait, I’m paying $50 for a tiny expansion.”

When I originally bought GW2, I got:

• dozens of fleshed out maps,
• several dungeons,
• multiple PvP & WvW maps,
• reworked classes from GW1, and
• a full personal story (and promise of a Living Story).

Now, for the same price, I’m getting much less. I don’t know… My first thought when I pre-purchased was that I was supporting a game that I love. Usually, I support the game with gems, though. I didn’t plan on participating in the beta because I’d like the gameplay to be fresh when it releases.

$50 of the money I’m spending to support the game doesn’t give me gems and doesn’t give me $50 worth of content…

I’d honestly just like to get a refund, for now. I’d hate to think that a company I’ve trusted for so long would just run off with my money even though I’m not happy with my purchase.

:/

not sure if it will make you feel better or not but the truth is we have no idea how big or small HoT really is. any one claiming HoT is tiny or huge is just stating their own personal opinion.

Until such time Arenanet talk about the new maps, how many events / adventures etc.. are to be expected, length of the personal story, what dungeons / fractals are to be expected, what the new challenging group content consists of, how many world bosses the expansion contains etc.. everything is simple conjecture.

Galen Grey.4709:

Koviko.3248:

I spent the 100 dollars thinking “oh, I get $50 in gems basically for free” without even realizing, “wait, I’m paying $50 for a tiny expansion.”

When I originally bought GW2, I got:

• dozens of fleshed out maps,
• several dungeons,
• multiple PvP & WvW maps,
• reworked classes from GW1, and
• a full personal story (and promise of a Living Story).

Now, for the same price, I’m getting much less. I don’t know… My first thought when I pre-purchased was that I was supporting a game that I love. Usually, I support the game with gems, though. I didn’t plan on participating in the beta because I’d like the gameplay to be fresh when it releases.

$50 of the money I’m spending to support the game doesn’t give me gems and doesn’t give me $50 worth of content…

I’d honestly just like to get a refund, for now. I’d hate to think that a company I’ve trusted for so long would just run off with my money even though I’m not happy with my purchase.

:/

not sure if it will make you feel better or not but the truth is we have no idea how big or small HoT really is. any one claiming HoT is tiny or huge is just stating their own personal opinion.

Until such time Arenanet talk about the new maps, how many events / adventures etc.. are to be expected, length of the personal story, what dungeons / fractals are to be expected, what the new challenging group content consists of, how many world bosses the expansion contains etc.. everything is simple conjecture.

Well the fact they have not boasted about how big it’s going to be makes me believe that it isnt.

aspirine.6852:

Galen Grey.4709:

Koviko.3248:

I spent the 100 dollars thinking “oh, I get $50 in gems basically for free” without even realizing, “wait, I’m paying $50 for a tiny expansion.”

When I originally bought GW2, I got:

• dozens of fleshed out maps,
• several dungeons,
• multiple PvP & WvW maps,
• reworked classes from GW1, and
• a full personal story (and promise of a Living Story).

Now, for the same price, I’m getting much less. I don’t know… My first thought when I pre-purchased was that I was supporting a game that I love. Usually, I support the game with gems, though. I didn’t plan on participating in the beta because I’d like the gameplay to be fresh when it releases.

$50 of the money I’m spending to support the game doesn’t give me gems and doesn’t give me $50 worth of content…

I’d honestly just like to get a refund, for now. I’d hate to think that a company I’ve trusted for so long would just run off with my money even though I’m not happy with my purchase.

:/

not sure if it will make you feel better or not but the truth is we have no idea how big or small HoT really is. any one claiming HoT is tiny or huge is just stating their own personal opinion.

Until such time Arenanet talk about the new maps, how many events / adventures etc.. are to be expected, length of the personal story, what dungeons / fractals are to be expected, what the new challenging group content consists of, how many world bosses the expansion contains etc.. everything is simple conjecture.

Well the fact they have not boasted about how big it’s going to be makes me believe that it isnt.

everyone is free to believe what they want to believe but believe alone doesnt make it true. For example a lot of people believed we would not get an expansion ever, that ls updates is all there is ever going to be. I am sure you remember the back and forth on the subject, yet that also didnt turn out to be the case

Additionally lets not forget they didnt talk about that feature yet so they didnt get a chance to boast either.

Like take guild halls as an example, until last week all we knew is we’re going to get guildhalls. One could have said based on your same argument that guildhalls would simply be one small building were guilds could gather with no additional functionality since they hadnt boasted about it.

Yet now we know that its not 1 small map but 2 full zones, which need to be captured through objectives, you can build additional buildings to expand functionality, we’re getting 3 new currencies associated with them, there is a full pvp arena include where you can fight guildies as well as other guilds, there will be an overhaul on guild consumables, new guild weapons, a new crafting professions specifically for guilds as well as decoration that can be earned in different ways including through overcoming challenges together.

Thats also without touching on guild missions that are yet to be revealed, could potentially still be even twice that!

but in anycase point is until arenanet talk about something its just impossible to know the extent of it.

Koviko.3248:

JustTrogdor.7892:

Koviko.3248:

I’m not saying that I won’t purchase HoT. I will definitely 100% be playing HoT when it’s released.

I just don’t feel comfortable with my pre-purchase, anymore.

So you are 100% you are going to buy HoT when it is released. You bought HoT before it is released but you will have it when it is released. So if you are 100% sure then I don’t see the problem. You bought something you just said you were 100% sure you were going to buy. You just don’t get to use it yet aside from beta.

I’m secretly hoping the price will drop by then. Maybe there’s a $10 premium on there for beta access, which I wouldn’t be able to take advantage of anyway. I’ve been invited to the betas before but they never fit my schedule.

If your motivation for the refund is hoping the price will drop if you wait for release because of the drama thats currently going on I personally think its a bad idea.

You’re going to get in a lot of hasle for nothing.

Keep in mind what we have is a pre-purchase I am no lawyer so I may be wrong however from what I understand a prepurchase sales contract doesnt conclude until such time as they deliver the product. IE if they drop the price before release that would mean they took more money than they were entitled to which would make it theft. So legally they’d most likely be obliged to refund the difference at the very least or make the whole sales contract null and void (naturally you cannot change the terms of a contract on sidely)

In any case I very much doubt they’re going to lower the price (until its been out for a while) $50 is industry standard price now a days for expansions.

Since the discussion in this thread has derailed this thread is now closed.