The Golden Rules of Guild Wars 2

[Prepared]

http://www.arena.net/blog/the-golden...f-guild-wars-2

[Tackhisis]

So they are like respecting the players by making them pay ~30 euros to be able to play the characters of all classes? I don't believe it.

[Deleted]

So they are like respecting the players by making them pay ~30 euros to be able to play the characters of all classes? I don't believe it.

Yeah, because they totally don't need to make any money at ALL out of this game.

Respecting the player doesn't mean giving you everything you want for free.

[Wynnyelle]

So they are like respecting the players by making them pay ~30 euros to be able to play the characters of all classes? I don't believe it.

Nobody's making them pay with real money though since you're able to use in-game currency as well. Not a valid point.

[rhandric]

I'd rather pay $30 once than $15 monthly...but here I am not listening to the cardinal rule: DNFTT

[zeelic]

This right here is why Arenanet is one of the best game deisgners out. Guild Wars 2 will open many peoples eyes on what a MMO can be and should be. A game for the players that is fun and isn't just trying to keep you aslong as possible to get ever last drop out of your money. Of corse they still want to make money, but by making a game for the players and leaving it up to them to fund the game by buying what they feel is worth it leaves them in a great spot.

[Deleted]

So they are like respecting the players by making them pay ~30 euros to be able to play the characters of all classes? I don't believe it.

That's worth 2 months of monthly fee. And it's completely optional (for people who play GW2 on the side). Seems pretty decent to me. But you don't believe it, huh? Your loss I guess.

[Delias]

The golden rules of not replying to Tackhisis when his bans run out once every couple months.

[Malthurius]

So they are like respecting the players by making them pay ~30 euros to be able to play the characters of all classes? I don't believe it.

If that's disrespect, monthly fees much be absolutely shitting on players, huh?

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The golden rules of not replying to Tackhisis when his bans run out once every couple months.

Can't help it, he's too easy.

[Rashanda]

So they are like respecting the players by making them pay ~30 euros to be able to play the characters of all classes? I don't believe it.

30$ > 180$ a year

[DrakeWurrum]

So they are like respecting the players by making them pay ~30 euros to be able to play the characters of all classes? I don't believe it.

No, but they are respecting the players by allowing us to pay in-game gold for it instead.

[Fencers]

Do it well or don’t do it at all

^ Found that one quite delicious. I feel these blog posts on Anet's part are veering toward self-parody or insulation.

[Lucky_]

No, but they are respecting the players by allowing us to pay in-game gold for it instead.

It's not possible to make original purchase of gems for in-game gold. Someone has to fork over the real money for the gems.

So yes, every time someone gets needed extra character slots, NCSoft will pocket the real money worth of those gems. There is no way around this. Someone may resell you the gems, but no matter how it goes, NCSoft will always get its real money worth of any gems in the economy.
Frankly, I'm amazed that someone can actually believe this is equivalent of "respect".

[Niku]

So they are like respecting the players by making them pay ~30 euros to be able to play the characters of all classes? I don't believe it.

Everybody are responding to you, and I want to be part of it.

[DrakeWurrum]

It's not possible to make original purchase of gems for in-game gold. Someone has to fork over the real money for the gems.

Has this actually been proven? Nothing in the UI suggested this.

[Allanon the Mystic]

Has this actually been proven? Nothing in the UI suggested this.

I don't see how gems can just randomly come into existence if no one ever bought gems and people just bought them from the AH.

It's pretty silly to believe there are just a 100% upkeep of gems you can just buy.

Pretty sure they stated that the only way gems can get into the economy of the game is when someone has purchased them

[grandpab]

Has this actually been proven? Nothing in the UI suggested this.

I've kind of assumed that buying/selling gems for gold works like the Rare Material vendors GW1 has. It makes sense to me.

[Lucky_]

Has this actually been proven? Nothing in the UI suggested this.

Are you seriously suggesting that they will let their real money only currency... to not be real money only? When everything they said so far has specifically pointed to the fact that the only way to add any gems to the economy is to buy them from NCSoft's webshop?

[Chloral]

I don't believe that making someone pay for something disrespectful. Like someone said earlier: if 30$ once is disrespectful, subscription fees must be the equivalent of murder.

What I believe they meant by "respect the players" is to actually answer the feedbacks we give them instead of being silent assholes about stuff we shouldn't even have to ask for (Different faces for female pandaren, anyone??).

[Allanon the Mystic]

If 30$ once is disrespectful, subscription fees must be the equivalent of murder.

God, I love this quote so much.