Guild Wars 2

Gaile Gray.6029:

Hey there,

Here are a few tidbits from the team:

• A lot of newer players had trouble with the interface. That doesn’t apply to you, you’re veterans who have been around the conversion block a time or two. But newer players will benefit from the updated system.
• The goal was to make the Gem Store more like other shopping experiences, and if you think about it, there is more of that feel to it now.
• You may be surprised to know this (I know I was) but very few people bought gems at smaller denominations than the first one offered in the new system. That’s not to say they never did, nor that there wouldn’t be the desire to do so. But overall, the current options were selected based on player purchases in the past.
• The team is going to listen to your feedback and, if and when it’s practical and desirable, they can look towards adjusting the new system to better meet your needs.

So please keep your thoughts coming on the new system. Feel free to make suggestions but please, keeping them constructive would be very much appreciated.

As a rather new player (<30 Days) to the game, I have to say that I find some of the changes to the Gem Trade tab kinda confusing, more so than helpful.

The lack of the graph struck me the most, since I have no way to tell if gem rates are going up or down, as such, I can’t tell when would be the best time to trade my coins for gems or the other way around. If anything, though, I’d compact the graph’s timeframe to weekly rather than the current monthly[?], but that’s sorta unrelated.

Not having the option to buy less than 400 Gems makes my in-game wallet cry. There’s no way I can afford those prices. Saving up and all, I’ve just managed to get about 60g total on my character.
If the devs are set on fixed quantities, 50 or 100 Gems would be reasonable, especially 100, since everything costs a multiple of that, but I think being able to buy a custom amount of Gems would be best.

Also, the interface is a bit confusing. Hadn’t I stopped and looked in detail, I’d have sold Gems by accident, as it seemed as if the selling/buying panels were reversed.

I think that’s all I can come up with. Hopefully we get some positive feedback from the devs soon.