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@mexifelio.6892 said:At this point I feel as if spending money on this game is supporting gambling tactics

How is this any different than going out to a bar for a few drinks? You pay your money to the establishment to enjoy yourself, and you get no real, tangible thing from it. That's ok -- that's what paying for entertainment is like. But then, what about the fact that the bar might also be serving drinks to alcoholics? By your example, you are then promoting that behavior?

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@knomslayer.9457 said:I see my guildmates and alot of people are saying they have problem spending too much money on the game. No, there is no such thing spending too much real life money on the game. If you spend your money example buy gems.. You are helping/supporting the game. Your money will be used to update the game, make new outfits, new weapon skins , mount skins and so many more new content for the game. So dont feel bad whenever you feel like spending real money.

This i naively believed until the contract crash half a year ago. Then we learned none of the gold ends up in gw2

.... Okay.. Then where is the gold end up?

Aperently mobile projects.

I see what you're trying to say.. Ncsoft does have alot of mobile games.. But come on man, i dont think they would spend incomes from gw2 for those mobile games

What they are saying is, ANet were working on other projects themselves (some believed to be mobile) and not just GW2. The poster is implying that money was being spent on those and not just GW2. Those projects were scrapped, any money wasted and GW2 did suffer for it (we know Kourna was released unfinished and some other devs have implied other things couldn't be done due to other constraints)

As far as I'm concerned, I don't spend money to support anyone. I buy gems because I want something for me that they are selling. End of

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@"knomslayer.9457" said:No, there is no such thing spending too much real life money on the game.Some people have poor self control or don't keep track of their expenditures properly and spend money they can't afford to spend.

Any amount of money you later regret spending is "too much". Whatever the cause.

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@Randulf.7614 said:

@knomslayer.9457 said:I see my guildmates and alot of people are saying they have problem spending too much money on the game. No, there is no such thing spending too much real life money on the game. If you spend your money example buy gems.. You are helping/supporting the game. Your money will be used to update the game, make new outfits, new weapon skins , mount skins and so many more new content for the game. So dont feel bad whenever you feel like spending real money.

This i naively believed until the contract crash half a year ago. Then we learned none of the gold ends up in gw2

.... Okay.. Then where is the gold end up?

Aperently mobile projects.

I see what you're trying to say.. Ncsoft does have alot of mobile games.. But come on man, i dont think they would spend incomes from gw2 for those mobile games

What they are saying is, ANet were working on other projects themselves (some believed to be mobile) and not just GW2. The poster is implying that money was being spent on those and not just GW2. Those projects were scrapped, any money wasted and GW2 did suffer for it (we know Kourna was released unfinished and some other devs have implied other things couldn't be done due to other constraints)

As far as I'm concerned, I don't spend money to support anyone. I buy gems because I want something for me that they are selling. End of

Yeah, ArenaNet have diverted resources from GW2 to other projects, this is clear from the announcements around the layoffs. They've cancelled some or all of those other projects but it's pretty apparent to me that they could have delivered more GW2 content sooner had ArenaNet not diverted attention and resources onto those other projects.

While I have no doubt about the commitment of the devs working on GW2 I'm no longer convinced of ArenaNet's or NCSoft's commitment to GW2.

In the past I used to buy stuff I wasn't all that interested in just to support GW2 but no more, now I'll buy what I want and only that.

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@EmmetOtter.8542 said:

@"knomslayer.9457" said:No, there is no such thing spending too much real life money on the game.Some people have poor self control or don't keep track of their expenditures properly and spend money they can't afford to spend.

Any amount of money you later regret spending is "too much". Whatever the cause.

What im trying to say is if you want something, buy it. If i want KFC ill go get KFC. I wont regret getting something that i want because its what i want. If i like a outfit ingame i go get it because i like it, at the same time im supporting the game.

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It's almost impossible to spend money in a way that ensures the recipient will only spend it on things you personally approve of. I shop at a particular supermarket because I like their selection of fresh fruit and vegetables. Recently they put in a terrible 'build your own pizza counter' with really poor quality toppings and inflated prices. I'm certain some of the money I spent there went towards funding that. Should I tell them I refuse to shop there until they remove that counter and prioritise the things I buy from them? How do you think they'd react?

Similarly I buy mid-range smart phones, based on reviews saying they have good battery life and durability, but I have to get them from companies which also produce top-of-the-line phones with loads of features I couldn't care less about and which may or may not work. (Or might actually explode, if you're really unlucky.) Does that mean I can demand that they stop making those phones and only make sensible mid-range ones from now on because that's what I want to buy?

In case you're wondering the answer in all cases is no. A supermarket or phone company is not going to care what I think they should send their money developing, and the answer is much the same for a games studio. Not just Anet, any studio.

The only way to make sure you're getting what you want for your money is to spend it buying things you want, not spend it as 'support' for a company in the hope that later on they will make something you like. Buy gems because there's something in the gem store you want, buy expansions or LW episodes you missed because you want that expansion/episode, not because you're hoping Anet will somehow know what you actually want and will put the money towards making it later on.

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I've been spending a lot, but I'm so disappointed in the direction ArenaNet and NCSoft are heading with the game. They should have at least announced a full-blown expansion last Friday. Or player housing, or a Hall of Monuments, or game engine improvements like DX11/DX12/Vulcan support, or new PvP game types. I'm so disappointed now.

Yes, the new Living World episode will be fine, but this game needs a future. It needs direction and it needs hype.

Jawgeous pretty much says it all in his reaction.https://youtu.be/Hv-xAW9vLzI?t=37m2s

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Maybe if they prioritized the right things, for example:1) expansions with real expansion features2) more good-looking ARMOURS, both ingame and on the cash shop, stop the outfit overload.

Being able to individual parts of outfits, if they had been created as armours, might result in even more sales.At least I'd buy more of them if I could switch out parts with other skins.

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@Leo G.4501 said:

@knomslayer.9457 said:Your money will be used to update the game, make new outfits, new weapon skins , mount skins and so many more new content for the game. So dont feel bad whenever you feel like spending real money.

What about paying their workers? You'd figure that would be the first thing mentioned. Or maybe paying for upkeep.

Yes for the workers too.. without the worker there wont be content updates... no new skins

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@knomslayer.9457 said:I see my guildmates and alot of people are saying they have problem spending too much money on the game. No, there is no such thing spending too much real life money on the game. If you spend your money example buy gems.. You are helping/supporting the game. Your money will be used to update the game, make new outfits, new weapon skins , mount skins and so many more new content for the game. So don't feel bad whenever you feel like spending real money.

I stopped spending money on this game after knowing that they spent their revenue on a mobile game. The mobile game was later scrapped, wasting all of their revenue. I don't trust ArenaNet anymore. They don't reinvest enough back into the game. Instead they're now selling toys, art and merchandise. Why not sell those in the game instead. Did you see the marketing attempt by NCsoft? Their revenue is being spent on clothing, merchandise and toys. Nothing that benefits the game.

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@mexifelio.6892 said:At this point I feel as if spending money on this game is supporting gambling tactics

How is this any different than going out to a bar for a few drinks? You pay your money to the establishment to enjoy yourself, and you get no real, tangible thing from it. That's ok -- that's what paying for entertainment is like. But then, what about the fact that the bar might also be serving drinks to alcoholics? By your example, you are then promoting that behavior?

When you go to a bar you order the drink from a bartender and he brings it to you.

When you want a nice, new shiny that is only obtainable through RNG from a black lion chest, you must buy black lion keys over and over until you either get lucky enough to randomly get it as a drop or run out of money.I hardly believe people who buy $50 worth of black lion keys to get a single item and don't end up lucky enough to get the drop are walking away from this game with a feeling of enjoyment.

How on earth or those 2 things even remotely related?

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@"knomslayer.9457" said:I see my guildmates and alot of people are saying they have problem spending too much money on the game. No, there is no such thing spending too much real life money on the game. If you spend your money example buy gems.. You are helping/supporting the game. Your money will be used to update the game, make new outfits, new weapon skins , mount skins and so many more new content for the game. So dont feel bad whenever you feel like spending real money.

you dont support the game with buying gems and stuff in the store.you only acknowledge anet in keeping up the cheap way of item skins sales.

they think like that: "cheap to produce item skins and skin repaints sales are running - so lets put more cheap skins and repaints out.

if you all stop buying that cheap items and stop supporting this farming method they will move and produce better content if thats the only thing players buy.

want expansions and more content? stop buying the cheap items.

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@knomslayer.9457 said:Your money will be used to update the game, make new outfits, new weapon skins , mount skins and so many more new content for the game. So dont feel bad whenever you feel like spending real money.

That you get the honor of spending even more real money on because it's a crime to let you earn this stuff doing actual gameplay.

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  1. None of the stuff I've wanted has ever been implemented. (Until now with a norn/charr story.) But new races, classes and WvW and PvP upgrades as well as cool content that is not based around PvE exclusively have been added.
  2. They CONSTANTLY say "soon" and never provide.
  3. We continually get promises which never come to fruition.

I buy stuff when I like it but thats has been very sparce lately, I doubt it will be something that changes. (Unless they really double down on cosmetics I like, Which I doubt because Hide, bone, fur and more savage/hardcore looking stuff really doesn't fit here.) Frankly I just don't get why people are mad that others don't spend money, the game doesn't provide ENOUGH for all the different modes. IF you are not a PvE (Open world PvE) player at heart the game will slowly grow stale and then we do the "Eh Ill be back in a few months." which then leads to us not paying attention to their shop and what they make.

If they want money then they need to design things that they know people will want~

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@MokahTGS.7850 said:I don't want skins. I'll gladly support them with money for an expansion. I speak with my wallet.

I would like to add that by spending too much in the gem store you are all enticing Anet to keep focusing on the gem store, it is far easier to make news skin than add in new expansion type content.

Why should Anet make expansions that mean they actually have to put some thought and hard work into new content when they can make bank on simple skins?

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I’m not going to spend any more money on a game I’m not happy with. The 900~1200 aggro range of PoF and future contents kills the game for me. The incomprehensible visual clutter turns this game into a shallow and mindless mess. The spam of unhealthy bright flashing effects hurt my eyes. Not a thing is being done to address these issues despite years of complaining by a lot of players.

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@mexifelio.6892 said:

How on earth or those 2 things even remotely related?I was referring to the point that people keep making by blaming Anet for addicted players not being able to control themselves. Addiction is a strong thing, I get it; however, one should not blame the source of the addiction but rather the individual who is unwilling or unable to control their impulses.

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@kharmin.7683 said:

How on earth or those 2 things even remotely related?I was referring to the point that people keep making by blaming Anet for addicted players not being able to control themselves. Addiction is a strong thing, I get it; however, one should not blame the source of the addiction but rather the individual who is unwilling or unable to control their impulses.

Yeah, 2k and ea releasing full on casinos and lootbox based economies in their games is completely fine and acceptable, its the pesky ppl that suffer from addiction that shouldnt buy those things.

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@Simzani.4318 said:That's just half true. Your money will also be used to pay something like most devs working on non-gw2 projects, paying ghost teams like spvp team, fractal team, ui team, wvw team, raid team, engine team, server team, balance team, community team, and also paying the marketing team who will rent a theater to announce nothing and seeks partnership for unrelated products.

There are no teams working on non-GW2 projects, that's exactly what the layoffs where about and what was reiterated after said layoffs...everyone working on something else had been brought back onto GW2.

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