Guild Wars 2

From my perspective it’s a question of how to achieve a goal.

Gamers currently have a wide variety of F2P games to chose from. And all of those games have a business model that allows them to make money off of their players. Some of them have been quite successful. At the same time, most of these games don’t make you pay-to-play certain portions of the game. Currently, I think the cost for this content is too high, both in gems and in gold, and particularly for new players.

I’m trying to convince friends I’ve made in those other games to come over to what I believe is a better game, with a similar business model. I think ArenaNet is trying to draw in new players as well, and so I made my request. I still think it would be a good idea to make this one change, even if it’s only for a short while —during a “recruiting drive” perhaps.

It’s a simple request, and I’d like them to consider it.

Many previous players are returning to the game, and some of us have been using the opportunity afforded by the recent sale to recruit new players to the game, bringing them with us from other online locales.

Unfortunately, that’s put us in a bit of a bind. We’re now in the awkward position of having to explain to our friends that while they were able to come join us for a very reasonable price, they’re now going to need to pay that price again to unlock the second half of the personal story, currently hidden behind the pay-wall in the hero journal.

I’ll have to pay myself, having purchased the game long ago, but I’m less concerned about that. I’m trying to bring my friends with me, and that’s just making it a bit harder to sell.

So, as it says in the title, this simple and polite request to the developers: Please consider setting aside the cost for continuing the story, or consider lowering the cost to make it more affordable to purchase using in-game currency. If not permanently, then perhaps temporarily?

Any consideration would be greatly appreciated.