Guild Wars 2

Innamorta.5713:

Kidel.2057:

Even if you get the package with 1 extra slot, if you are a veteran you get an additional one.

If you got gw2 after the 23rd of January then you can buy HoT and ask for a refund of your base game cost. After buying HoT if you don’t want your account deactivated.

It’s all in the FAQ however.

Getting two extra slots when I don’t even use the default 5 slots is completely meaningless. I bought GW2 on release back in 2012, and I have played a single character for over 2 years, I don’t need two more slots that I will never touch.

I just want my $50 back and my account deleted so I can afford Heart of Thorns.

Innamorta, I’m just curious if you feel the same way about every “Game-of-the-year” edition that comes out or every time Steam holds a summer sale. That’s because that’s kind of what I consider this to be. If it gets more players into the game and makes the population feel larger (not saying that it currently feels small) then that’s a good thing. If you would rather waste 2 years of content and playing and time invested (that’s what will happen if you get your account deleted) just to save $50 then I’m not sure how much your time is worth… I’d recommend just pulling an extra shift or something to get HoT…. =P

Kaiyanwan.8521:

It is the new strategy of game companies to sell little content at a full price:

Elite Dangerous: Horizons Expansion only comes as bundle with the original game
Destiny: The Taking King Expansion was planned to only be sold as a bundle (massive uproar changed that)
Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns Expansion only comes as a bundle with the original game.

The lesson that should be learnt from Destiny is, that making enough noice can make a difference.

Unfortunately, the GW2 community is one of the best and nicest around, which the DEV’s seem to see as an excuse to throw this kitten at their players without any worries. And true, more players are justifying this madness and defending the cash grab than people actually questioning it.

Impressive, ANet.

The difference between this and Destiny is that Destiny is:
1: a 1 year old game (vs GW) that has already had:
2: 2 DLC expansions (granted vs Living story 1 & 2 but you could make enough in gold to grab those without forking over any real money)

Asking its current consumer base to fork over money again (albeit at a lower price point) for its base game + 2 DLC (no other way to justify its $100 price tag unlike HoT which costs $50) was a big no-no. I would know cos I was part of that big uproar (playing Destiny on my ps4) and to date have yet to decide if I’m going to give Bungie-vision any money for TTK.