Guild Wars 2

lugnutusa.3157:

Kotaku is now reporting that Anet is planning to change in response to the outcry:

http://kotaku.com/guild-wars-2-players-angry-over-currency-exchange-chang-1649519173

Update: ArenaNet has responded with plans to update the Currency Exchange so players can use it as they wish. They offered the following statement:

“It’s clear that quite a lot of you would like to have greater flexibility in using the Currency Exchange. Our intention when we designed the new interface was to streamline large volume purchases, which make up the majority of transactions.

In light of your feedback, we will update the Currency Exchange so that you can decide how you want to use it. We will keep the new streamlined system and also offer a new “Custom” button on the panel that you can use to exchange any increment of gems or gold.

We anticipate rolling this out soon. Stay tuned!"

Has there been any word of this on the forums at all?

Jacobbs.9468:

Peachy Keene.9215:

There have been pretty much non-stop posts in this thread all day and yet the last “feedback” we got was 19 hours ago. Where are the devs?

Having lunch, duh!

I guess it’s taking a little longer than usual because they only wanted a couple of sandwiches but had to buy 400 of them.

There have been pretty much non-stop posts in this thread all day and yet the last “feedback” we got was 19 hours ago. Where are the devs?

I’m a new player, I logged in this morning excited to do my first Halloween and pick up a cool outfit. When I saw that the gem conversion system had changed and I couldn’t see an option to get the 700 gems I needed I checked the forums and found this thread. I’m upset by the change which seems like nothing more than an attempt to exploit customers and I’m very disappointed by the devs’ sarcastic and patronizing responses to the justified complaints.

I’ve had a lot of fun in GW2 but I don’t appreciate being exploited and treated like a fool. Maybe this isn’t the game for me.