I would like to tell my story.
I LOVE Guild Wars 2 community very much and i like socializing with people. Once upon a time, i started playing on Seafarer’s Rest, when it was 14th, i had cool guild there and so on. But i made a 6 months break from GW2 and when i returned, ppl in guild changed and i was no more interested in it.
Month later, I met one cool girl ahd she invited me into her gi. Ppl there was AWESOME, so I havent payed attention, that they are playing on different serv, I thought i will join them later, when would be Discount to tranfers or smth else like that, but decided to do when WvW S2 will end.
Now, i’m rewarded “well” with tokens+3 greens(!), but even in worst case i can buy mistforged weap. They fought rly hard, not like slacker like me who was LUCKY to be on best server. And according to these posts, they will be able to BUY 1 (!) Mistforged weap skin NEXT YEAR !!! They Deserve it much more than me and they wont get it. Fair? To earn skin (reward)whole guild need just to transfer to the best server with no real fight? Fair, fair. It’s pretty expensive for new ppl to flip 140g into 1400 gems, and 20$ i would like to spend on skins or smth else, rhather just change server.
Dear ANet, please be fair to thise guys, who were not that lucky to be on server with best guilds who could carry them to the top raiting.
NOW ANALYSIS WHY I THNK THE NEXT YEAR MISTFORGED SKINS WILL BE USELESS and should be bought now for 150Badges.
ANALYSYS OF THE ITEMS
I play from the start of gw2 and will say tendention of Items Design in every MMO
First several months the most cool looking armor was from dungeons. Most cool weaps (except legendaries) were crafted in mystic forge. Example: http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Jormag%27s_Needle The most cool dagger at the start of the game except legendary. Then came up Corrupted weapons, much cooler. When living story started ANet started to add new weapon sets like Fused, Sclerite, Zodiac, Aetherized. Do u get the idea? Dreamthistle, Tormented. Look at AWESOME phoenix skins! Each content is better than preveous.
Now let’s analyze Mistforged One handed sword for example.
http://cs7010.vk.me/c620927/v620927505/ad4a/Zf0UqDqS1ew.jpg
Pros: it has unique white glowing effect. It’s the 2nd Scimitar in the game after Ceremoneal.
Cons: it’s Really fat for the sword. It looks like plastic is some cases.
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Now, let’s think guys. Some people, who wants to create unique style will still remain, and will want these weapons even next year. But for majority- it’s insufficiently small reward.
ANet, please, understand those guys, who are trye fans of your game and grant them reward that they deserve. Except buying Mistforged at once, ppl should have possibility to get skins in more expensive way, but not more difficult. Buying Mistforged at once, or spending additional gold, materials etc.; that should be choice to players.
Thank You for attention.