Guild Wars 2

Ok. I think you guys(Anet) are playing the “let’s give a total senseless reason for our new way of doing things that’s better for the company and worse for the players” game. I’m not buying it.

This is not some tiny detail about how the damage is dealt or exp gained. This is how we choose to use our money. And you’ve selected the option of FORCING us to use the amount YOU want.

Let’s talk about this from a game designer point of view.

You saw a problem.
Problem: New players can’t understand the exchange system.
You solved it
Solution: Simplify by using pre-chosen amounts for the exchange.

Ok after this step there are 2 ways to your way of thinking.
1- You saw that this creates a problem with the players as they don’t always want to use these pre-chosen amounts.
2- You didn’t see any problems with this method of solution.

If it’s the second case then please hire someone qualified for the game designer position.

But I think it’s the first case. You saw the problem, you KNEW the problem. But it’s not a problem for you. It’s exactly what you want.

Here’s a simple solution if you REALLY did this change to give new users a simpler experience:

Add an ADVANCED tab. Make it so that we can reach our old exchange page through this.

Heck, here’s a better suggestion: Add this “advanced exchange rates” option into the options menu. Make it unchecked by default. So that new players can’t see it and veteran players will know where to look for it.

Anet, you want positive criticism. There you go, 2 suggestions to take into consideration.

Please answer accordingly to your paid customers. Prove me wrong on this.