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I’ve always loved that the game offers me the chance to see almost everything without grouping up, the game is a solo experience to me and I have no friends who actually play it, I know a few who did play it but have stopped and I am not interested in getting into a guild. So after three years I suppose I can live with some content that I will likely never see, I’m not fussed.
My mouth just dropped.. I don’t know what to say..
1. So.. down the line when we get to expansion 2 and 3… does HoT become free to the newer players after that??And more importantly,
2. How does this now affect the economy??
Arenanet, this A HUGE smack to the face to every loyal GW2 player since day one, heck even GW1… nothing to compensate to veteran players besides mediocre birthday presents and…… “A” outfit?? Really? Is this what all my money has earned over this years?
I don’t think Arenanet owes us any “compensation”. What about the 3 years of GW2 we’ve been playing? So “all your money” you have spent over the years was so you could earn rewards now? Umm, I think not.
To me this news doesn’t affect us in that way. I’m more concerned about the community changing, and possible abuse. But I feel those were both addressed well in the announcement, and I see this now as simply a marketing strategy, a “hook” to get people to try the game. I do believe, if they like the game enough they will buy the expansion, if not, they probably won’t play that long.
I’m guessing this is why the expansion includes the full game, I don’t mind essentially buying the game again as I’ve spend more on ten months of wow than three years of guild wars 2.
Seems to fit quite handily that the expansion gets announced and there’s an uproar that it doesn’t have an expansion only option then weeks later the game is opened up for free, great marketing strategy which i… suppose will work without too much fuss from loyal vets who feel cheated out of more money than they are comfortable with. I bought the £80 game because I know I’ve gotten my moneys worth already and then some, they gotta meet there quotas some how.