Guild Wars 2

I just hope this event was not an example of how events will work in HOT. The event system has always been a major strength of the game, which is why I think so many players were stunned by this event.

I agree with the posts that suggest offering a choice of one of the rewards off the vendor as a concession. When you make a mistake, it is always a good policy to try and make things right. If you won’t offer them as an apology, maybe make them available through some other means, such as the laurel vendor or through dungeon tokens. It is typically a bad policy to take rewards out of an mmo, make them unavailable or available for only a short period of time. That penalizes players (loyal players that supported you) that may have a lot going on in real life (job, school, family) during the period of time in which you are offering the reward. You don’t want to penalize part of your player base because they are being responsible and handling their real life business (such as taking care of their family or working to pay their bills).