Guild Wars 2

This IS about the price. I’ve been patient with GW2; just before I purchased the expansion it was announced that GW2 would be free of charge to all newcomers. I feel that I’ve paid for the free newbies to enter GW2 and that I have received only basic items for the Ultimate edition of the EXPANSION. I was really surprised by the exchange rate and found that I’d paid 135.00 dollars Canadian instead of 99.00. Already feeling a little angry about the newcomers for free, I wonder if the GW2 team have lost their heads in egotistical bewilderment. Don’t we, the well-behaving and paying olde members of this game, deserve something? I’ve now read that we get a new player slot. But I get that with the game I’ve purchased. A new player is something. It’s ‘something’. SOMETHING is better than paying for an icon the GW2 art team drew in 15 seconds that gives you a new pair of shoulder pads or ?.

I’ve had to put up with a lot in GW1 and in GW2 many social problems, eg mean people, pushy people and bad people; problems that have been almost solved. I still get stalked sometimes. Why ? ; there are people who have magically discovered how to take advantage of players ingame. I’ve tried to complain with both positive and negative sides to aggressive issues. I’ve also tried to get in between aggressive players and victims which is terrifying; I cannot believe how stubbornly unkind many people are; they can’t be very young people, no, that does not seem possible; we all watch t.v., we all know the rules. (My old complaints.)

BUT now I’m bugged because the staff is beginning to sniff money for a living. Money isn’t everything and those of us who don’t have tons of money should be the people who are the wise acres trying to get ahead by being devious, mysterious, cunning, baffling and overly well-meaning.

My favorite part in GW1 used to be joining a group of people I’d never met before and roaming GW territory on a quest or mission. Many of the players ruined chance meetings by joining teams with people they already knew about and bothering them. That is stalking.

I hope the GW2 team gets wiser, because they already seem concerned.

I agree with the people who thought we should get an expansion price with our already paid for GW2. I don’t like being a fool but there are all types of people who can make you notice that you are one or think you won’t notice. I don’t want GW2 to be a mistake.

Please make your olde, now considerably poorer players feel welcome.