Probably not until all 4 Worlds are released. Then it might possibly become a permanent feature.
It is definitely a bug, but as mentioned above, it’s probably low on the list of priorities to fix.
The one thing I ask people to do is NOT kill people before the timer officially starts. Doing this bugs them out so they don’t get their rewards at the end. By all means, run to the campfire and start grabbing supplies, but DON’T attack other people. (I usually grab the Pistol, but don’t attack unless I see someone aiming for me first.) If you are aware of the bug and continue to kill people anyway, you can be reported for griefing because you are deliberately denying other players their reward at the end.
They should put that back. Nobody ever visits that Champ Karka anymore. It must be so lonely.
To stop people from just parking alts at the Vein, make it so that the Vein is buried underneath some Karka webbing that is only removed when the Champ Karka dies. (Also, give the Champ Karka a ground chest on death to make it more appealing. That quaggan’s TOUGH.)
I do always feel bad when I go into some bear’s cave to harvest that sweet, sweet metal nodes in there, and then all the cubs go hostile at the same time as mama bear and I have to defend myself.
Bag slots are not worth it as they only help 1 character. Bank slots perhaps, but if you use your bank slots sparingly you can probably wait for the next sales. Furthermore, I use my personal guild deep cave for non-account bound stuff, saving me gold. Collection Expander? If you need them, it is probably long overdue for you to upgrade your collection items to the next tier in the mystic forge.
I’m already maxed out on Guilds, so I can’t create a personal Guild for myself. Besides, I’d find it annoying to have to use multiple guild banks. I’d rather just keep everything in my own personal bank.
I got the Collection Expanders primarily as a way to help stockpile Ingots/Planks etc. for future Ascended Crafting use. Plus, I’m a hoarder. I like seeing big numbers in my bank.
The ability to convert gold to gems is not simply a “nice gesture” on ANet’s part. It is part of an auto inflation control system to get rid of excess gold from the economy and because of that the players who buy gems with gold are also important to ANet because these are the players that provide the reason for others to convert real money into gems then gold. Without these players who convert gold to gems, the value of gems would drop and there would be less incentive for others to buy gems with real money so as to convert them to gold.
Furthermore, allowing players to convert their gold to gems allow people who are more cash-strapped in real life to also buy gem store items, raising the gem-gold exchange rate in favor of gems. Which in turn, fuel the incentive for cash-rich players to convert real money to gems then gold when the exchange rate goes up in favor of gems. So as you can see, players who buy gems with gold do play an important part in this equation.
In summary, people who buy gems with gold are important to maintaining the economy because:
1. Inflation control – They balance out the inflationary effect of cash-rich players who bought gems with real money for the purpose of exchanging them for gold.
2. Increases demand for gems to cash-rich players who buy gems with real money – They do this by increasing the exchange rate of gems to gold in favor of gems.
3. Allow cash-poor players to also participate in the gem store which is good for the game.
Oh, I agree that the current system works very well, but I don’t think the economy would be harmed that much if players couldn’t convert gold to gems. John Smith has never provided us with figures, but I suspect the taxes collected from gem conversion transactions is a drop in the ocean compared with the taxes collected from standard BLTC transactions; there’s simply WAY more of the latter. (I suspect that the vast majority of gems bought with cash are simply spent immediately on the gem store and not converted to gold.) ANet could simply compensate by tacking on an additional 10 – 15% tax paid by the buyer when purchasing items.
Inflation control also presumes that if gold → gems was removed, gems → gold would remain. If it weren’t possible to convert gold → gems, I suspect they would also remove gems → gold, lest it strengthen the impression that one can “P2W”.
The last point, however, I’ll grant in your favour. I’ve always resisted game mechanics which divide players into different classes. I do not really want to see a game where players with cash have access to things that players without cash simply cannot obtain. That’s actually exactly why I do not support power creep in tools or other gem store purchases; it would end up creating different “classes” of players, those who can afford the good stuff, and those that can’t.
I just use the targeting circle for Meteor Shower for that JP.
/standingovation
Bravo, Shriketalon. Bravo.
Always off, except for when I want them on for RP purposes. After spending so much time tweaking my character’s face, I like being able to see them.
I have to digress, sadly. I currently have twice as many Empyreal Fragments as Bloodstone Dust, simply from all of my dungeon activities.
Hehe, it’s kind of cool that you can tell what someone’s playstyle is like just by seeing which Ascended mat they have in abundance.
Anyway, I still think the best solution is a MF recipe that lets us convert a stack of one Ascended mat to 50 of another.
To be fair, that WAS a bit condescending of you, Wanze. You’re emulating JS too much.
@kitsune: The Trading Post is shared globally across the US and EU servers. All items sold or bought by players in those regions are available to anyone else in the same regions; it is not server-specific, as you might find in other MMOs.
That said, the upcoming Chinese GW2 will have its own separate Trading Post region. We will not be able to trade with Chinese players and vice versa.
I’d take more Empyreal Fragments than Dragonite Ore, to be honest. I used to have the least Dragonite Ore, but it just pours in when you’re doing things like Karka Queen, Temples and EotM karma trains.
What’s the projected rate of return in 6 – 12 months in Wanze funds?
I visit her every day on my way to the Daily Activity.
I still like my original “leaf” short hair style the best.
But I always support having more options for players.
To get back on topic, no, I don’t believe there are any laws forbidding same sex relationships in Kryta. Marjory and Kasmeer certainly don’t seem shy about announcing their relationship to others, and I think they’d be much more circumspect if homosexuality was illegal in Kryta.
Same sex relationships would likely pale beside the topic of cross-species relationships, in any case.
Charr also have the immense benefit of guns and mass production.
Wanze said he tried to control a market once and failed. (Previously unknown sellers kept popping up out of the woodwork to undercut him.) If he couldn’t do it, I certainly wouldn’t risk my money on it.
I still think it’s theoretically possible for a cabal of traders to pool their money and seize control of a niche enough market, but again, the hidden supply in GW2 is VAST, and even if you succeeded, I have a feeling that ANet itself would intervene if players started complaining. The TP is such an integral part of the game that they need to maintain player trust in it. The day that players start going to third party sites instead of using the TP is the day that the GW2 economy collapses.