I don’t ever really post in the forums, but this to me, was so outrageously disappointing.
I have played this game consistently from the beginning, and in the past year and a half, have gotten in the habit of spending upwards of forty dollars a month on gems. I do this because I supported Anet.
However the past few months have started to wear away on that support. This is the final straw. I cannot support a company that sells a game with a feature to make the cash shop accessible for all players, and then takes it away to make it difficult for the players to do anything but buy gems with real money.
For this reason, I’ve decided to stop buying gems. Anet, I really, really hope that this is something you will reexamine. If it’s “too hard for new players” (this sounds ridiculous, there is nothing about your game save maybe dungeons/fracs/wvw that is hard for new players.) perhaps having an explanation on how it worked would have sufficed.
To reiterate, I’m incredibly disappointed with the direction that I’ve seen the game going the past few months. I hope you listen to your player base.
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