Guild Wars 2

I like lazy kittens!

How come no one talks about the free devil horns? I think they’re pretty cool. Oh wait, everyone gets them, therefore it’s meh?

It’s an MMO. There are other people in the game. Ask politely, if you can’t figure it out yourself.

Just wondering about the people who gambled and won. I’m sure they’ll be quite happy with the event and not posting in these forums.

Snerf.1650:

dahkot.3579:

Snerf.1650:

Varen.8507:

Snerf.1650:

Varen.8507:

Lol I think I like this thread more than the other one. I agree with the OP. People can try to argue about gambling issues or legality like in the other thread. What it comes down to is “I want something, and it seems like I can’t get it w/o more effort than I want to put it”. QQ

That’s not the case, but I guess feel free to oversimplify something and miss the point.

At the core, this is the issue. You can try to dress it up with whatever you want, but in the end if there wasn’t something here that you wanted it wouldn’t be an issue. You wouldn’t have came to the forum to complain about it.

Wrong again. I’m arguing based on principle. It’s something that those of us who have morals and strong opinions do on a regular basis.

Sorry , your own “morals” don’t make gambling wrong or right. There are millions in the world who enjoy it in lots of forms , and it will probably anger you to find out that plenty don’t mind it in an online game either.

You don’t have some moral high ground because you don’t like the practice.

There is a reason real governments have gambling laws. Because it’s not just another neutral practice. It’s a predatory practice that exploits people’s addictive behaviour to get them to spend more money for a good or service than they would directly spend on the good or service.

Ok, you’re starting to weird me out with this line of argument.

You could very well say the same about eating, drinking, smoking, going outdoors, meeting strangers …

Make a difference, vote with your wallet!

Snerf.1650:

Varen.8507:

Snerf.1650:

Varen.8507:

Lol I think I like this thread more than the other one. I agree with the OP. People can try to argue about gambling issues or legality like in the other thread. What it comes down to is “I want something, and it seems like I can’t get it w/o more effort than I want to put it”. QQ

That’s not the case, but I guess feel free to oversimplify something and miss the point.

At the core, this is the issue. You can try to dress it up with whatever you want, but in the end if there wasn’t something here that you wanted it wouldn’t be an issue. You wouldn’t have came to the forum to complain about it.

Wrong again. I’m arguing based on principle. It’s something that those of us who have morals and strong opinions do on a regular basis.

You’re coming from a weird moralistic angle, or at least trying to impose your world view on things that are wholly out of your control, ie. Anet’s design and intent.

But I guess any feedback is good feedback, since getting shinies in a video game may be important enough for some to behave irrationally, or have strong views about.

My momma used to say: Only gamble when you’re prepared to lose your money.

I think some people are confusing ‘gambling’ with ‘purchasing’.

Anet should have had a disclaimer on their Halloween page.

“Warning: You may not get what you want in games of chance. The coffee is hot too, btw.”

garraeth.3267:

Seriously you didn’t think to feel out the market before plunking down $30+ to gamble? And now you QQ? You knew what you were getting into. And, if you DIDN’T then, that’s even worse and you were foolish for going into a gamble ignorant of the odds.
/rant

Consider the money well used. They are subsidizing cheapskates like me who won’t spend a single dime gambling without knowing the odds.

Tip: Then don’t.

Kimbald.2697:

dahkot.3579:

Spendrik.2961:

I don’t get it. Players decide to throw good money after bad over some pixels, then decide that Anet, a profit-driven enterprise when I last checked, is doing the wrong thing?

It’s not their fault man , they couldn’t help it , ArenaNet forced them to.

simple question: did Anet gain customers here today, or did they lose customers for the gem shop?

as I said: what you or me think about the whole ‘gambling’ thing isn’t the issue.
It’s the simply the question wheter or not they made their customer base angry or not.
They did, even if you think that this angryness is unjustified. But your opinion doesn’t change that.

Many paying customers are angry.
That means the company made a wrong decision.

This reflects on the reputation of the game.
Reputation for an MMO is everything.

Many lucky paying customers would also be happy, except that they won’t be complaining on these forums.

Snerf.1650:

@Spendrik I’m not sure what that has to do with topic. Are you implying that as the event goes on, they will make the same items obtainable through other means?

Nothing would indicate that this is true. Thus, commenting now is better than waiting until later.

I’m saying that there will be probably other (easier) things to chase, other than playing scratch-a-card.

It may smell like a predatory business practice, but I don’t think the company wilfully misled players with ‘a chance’ and ‘rare’.

A rational player would weigh risk vs reward before sinking too much money.

Caveat emptor: ‘The coffee is hot’

Groonz.7825:

Are you by chance one of those casuals? since you will never get such a thing, could you simply just give me all your materials instead so someone like me can work on getting them?

Actually I would. However, I’d prefer to give the materials to someone I know.

Snerf.1650:

Spendrik.2961:

I don’t get it. Players decide to throw good money after bad over some pixels, then decide that Anet, a profit-driven enterprise when I last checked, is doing the wrong thing?

I’ve thrown no $ into this. I’m arguing that philosophically it is a negative and predatory business practice.

There are ways of making money that don’t resort to gambling. Just offer the skins for a fixed set of gems. PROBLEM SOLVED.

We’re only one day into the event.

I don’t get it. Players decide to throw good money after bad over some pixels, then decide that Anet, a profit-driven enterprise when I last checked, is doing the wrong thing?

Just did this, successful on the second try. I think it has something to do with killing the spiders before letting the group reach the bridge, and the Charr commander telling the troops to set up.