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[UPDATED] Guild Wars 2 is Coming to Steam - [Merged]


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@Astyrah.4015 said:

@Sobx.1758 said:About it being "cheaper" -steam takes money from anet, anet doesn't like losing money, so maybe it still wouldn't really be cheaper.and about anet losing money, it's money they didnt have to begin with if steam takes 30% cut from sales then better 70% goes to arenanet than nothing at all. i don't see arenanet losing in anyway here

You don't? If they let the old accounts join the steam then they lose
the steam cut
from all of those players they previously didn't. Then they're taking a gamble if you'll actually increase the playerbase that will spend and cover for that loss, aye?

not really going to argue after this but sure they lose a cut. but
some
people who are currently playing also currently do not "pay" and just convert gold to gems to buy for the most part. by giving a new payment method via steam wallet, losses aside, they may actually make "paying" customers out of those gold to gem people if they have access to a much more convenient and "cheaper" payment method.

These are some bold assumptions based on nothing. I don't see why people that are already mainly/only going gold>gem road would sudenly start paying just because they were on steam. This seems to be simply wrong.

i didnt say they
would
. i said they
may
. so no one would suddenly start buying gems/pay. but yeah let's just agree to disagree with each other.

And I said these are some bold assumptions, because they are. I also said this seems to be false, because it most probably is for vast majoity of players here. "May" or "would"... doesn't matter -you're trying to use it as an argument either way, so I'll just address it for what it is I guess.

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@Astyrah.4015 said:

@Sobx.1758 said:About it being "cheaper" -steam takes money from anet, anet doesn't like losing money, so maybe it still wouldn't really be cheaper.and about anet losing money, it's money they didnt have to begin with if steam takes 30% cut from sales then better 70% goes to arenanet than nothing at all. i don't see arenanet losing in anyway here

You don't? If they let the old accounts join the steam then they lose
the steam cut
from all of those players they previously didn't. Then they're taking a gamble if you'll actually increase the playerbase that will spend and cover for that loss, aye?

not really going to argue after this but sure they lose a cut. but
some
people who are currently playing also currently do not "pay" and just convert gold to gems to buy for the most part. by giving a new payment method via steam wallet, losses aside, they may actually make "paying" customers out of those gold to gem people if they have access to a much more convenient and "cheaper" payment method.

Even if the people buying gems with gold they are still paid gems.Someone have paid for them and put them into the gem pool by trading gems for gold.

And when you use them in the store they go poof so all new gems in the pool have to be bought with cold hard cash.

Thats why we see gem to gold conversion go up and up untill people put more real life cash down to exchange for gold.

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@Linken.6345 said:

@Sobx.1758 said:About it being "cheaper" -steam takes money from anet, anet doesn't like losing money, so maybe it still wouldn't really be cheaper.and about anet losing money, it's money they didnt have to begin with if steam takes 30% cut from sales then better 70% goes to arenanet than nothing at all. i don't see arenanet losing in anyway here

You don't? If they let the old accounts join the steam then they lose
the steam cut
from all of those players they previously didn't. Then they're taking a gamble if you'll actually increase the playerbase that will spend and cover for that loss, aye?

not really going to argue after this but sure they lose a cut. but
some
people who are currently playing also currently do not "pay" and just convert gold to gems to buy for the most part. by giving a new payment method via steam wallet, losses aside, they may actually make "paying" customers out of those gold to gem people if they have access to a much more convenient and "cheaper" payment method.

Even if the people buying gems with gold they are still paid gems.Someone have paid for them and put them into the gem pool by trading gems for gold.

And when you use them in the store they go poof so all new gems in the pool have to be bought with cold hard cash.

Thats why we see gem to gold conversion go up and up untill people put more real life cash down to exchange for gold.

yup i am aware of that. it's also why if the game comes out on steam and offers more payment options on top of what arenanet already offers via steam wallet, then some people who werent buying gems directly before, may even consider doing so if paying for gems become cheaper or easier/convenient -- this doesnt mean they'll want to right away or become direct paying customers once it becomes clear (or not) that you can buy gems with steam wallet just that the option will be there and they can avail of that -- more people can potentially contribute to the gem pool.

besides there wont be stopping people who want to spend via the steam wallet as long as many gemstore items are giftable even if they can't use their old account over, there will eventually be guides on how to spend by using an alt gw2 steam account and what not -- from buying gems and gifting it to your main -to- buying gems converting it to gold and mailing it to your main (assuming they bought an expansion key via steam to unlock restrictions) there's also the possibility of people actually abandoning their main account and starting over in steam if they havent gotten far enough in their non-steam arenanet account.

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Has anyone mentioned that another reason the Steam wallet appeals is that you can generate cash in it by playing other games and selling trading cards or things like hats from Team Fortress 2?That cash can then be spent on anything else on Steam. So effectively, you could sell a hat you got from playing TF2 or a gun skin from CS:GO and spend the resulting funds on gems for GW2.

Personally, the appeal of Steam for me are the tools it provides me with.Like cloud storage for screenshots, making them easier to share.Or the Steam Workshop, where the community can make items or mods for games, which can then be subscribed to through the Workshop, keeping them updated with minimal interaction from the user.Now the items thing would never happen in GW2, but I know there's lots of folk out there using user interface enhancing mods, which can be a pain to keep updated. Steam could do that for you, as long as ArenaNet add Workshop support.

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@Mungrul.9358 said:Has anyone mentioned that another reason the Steam wallet appeals is that you can generate cash in it by playing other games and selling trading cards or things like hats from Team Fortress 2?That cash can then be spent on anything else on Steam. So effectively, you could sell a hat you got from playing TF2 or a gun skin from CS:GO and spend the resulting funds on gems for GW2.

Sure, that is a theoretical possibility, but I'd like to see how many people grind skins to sell them for miniscule amounts of money to then make significant purchases in gw2 or other games. At this point you might as well (or probably easier/faster/better) grind away gold in gw2 and turn it into gems. Unless your true goal is to play other games because you enjoy them more (I guess?), then sell whatever you grind in games you enjoy, buy tons of stuff in gw2 and... I guess go back to playing what you enjoy more anyways? That reasoning seems a bit forced to me, but maybe I'm wrong about something here and grinding tf2 skins is somehow better/more efficient than grinding gold in gw2, but I'm pretty sure it's not.

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There's a site I subscribe to that as part of my subscription fee gives me a unique TF2 hat every year, and this hat inevitably sells on the TF2 marketplace for £10. And I don't even play TF2 any more, so it's money in the wallet for me. If you do play TF2 or CS:GO regularly you're likely to get a lot more unique drops, so I could easily see people making enough money through skins in other games to buy stuff in GW2. I'm not saying that EVERYBODY would do it, but I'm sure there's quite a few Steam users who would.It gets even more interesting when you factor in trading cards, which you get simply for playing games, even without workshop support, and which people are willing to pay for.

But your comment also highlights a reason why I think ANet are nervous about releasing on Steam. ANet at the end of the day are actively invested in dissuading people from playing other games. It's why so many things take such a long time to do. They want as much of their players' free time as possible, to ensure maximum exposure to their monetisation mechanisms.It's how all "Games as a service" operate, and it's more than a little seedy.So yeah, ANet are scared that if people are playing on a platform that promotes other games that ask nothing more from their players than the price of entry, people might realise just how scummy the gem store is.Especially when a lot of games provide Workshop support where equivalent items that would cost lots of money in GW2's gem store cost nothing there.

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@Sandokhan.4913 said:

@kharmin.7683 said:I would suspect that your situation would be in the minority. Anet is a business that exists to make money for its shareholders. Their decisions on this subject are most likely driven by numbers on a spreadsheet that tell them whether or not it is profitable to allow existing accounts to migrate to Steam.

Minority? I highly doubt that. On a business standpoint is a no brainer: better to get 70% of something than 100% of nothing.That´s why most games end up on Steam. Game developers see that people spend way more money there than on their respective launchers.

That really doesn't make sense ... it's not 100% of nothing ... the game currently has players as well as new ones. The idea that GW2 doesn't get new players because it's not on Steam isn't realistic. It's NOT a no-Brainer from a business standpoint. If Steam is taking a 30% cut ... that's significant. There are LOTS of considerations for going to Steam and they aren't simple like you imply.

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Is it only for the purchase part or will we have to deal with the AWFUL Steam UI and friends system being implemented in the game?

I'm really worried. I hate Steam. It has the most awful UI I've ever seen and I hate when a game I like is ported in Steam. Please tell me it's something I'll be able to completely ignore 😞

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30 minutes ago, Aodlop.1907 said:

Is it only for the purchase part or will we have to deal with the AWFUL Steam UI and friends system being implemented in the game?

I'm really worried. I hate Steam. It has the most awful UI I've ever seen and I hate when a game I like is ported in Steam. Please tell me it's something I'll be able to completely ignore 😞

Steam version will only be an option. You will still be able to buy the game the old way - and if you already have an account and a client, nothing whatsoever is going to change for you.

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26 minutes ago, Astralporing.1957 said:

Steam version will only be an option. You will still be able to buy the game the old way - and if you already have an account and a client, nothing whatsoever is going to change for you.

What a huge relief. Thank you.

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Are we going to get ANY news about Steam release anytime soon? I do want to buy the expansions via Steam store because that's the only way I can get it, plus it is easy that way, I know it going to need of creation of a new account or use Steam directly basically new game so I don't mind, just release it soon please, it is been months,

 

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Currently all there is to know about steam release is that it's on hold. If there will be any news about steam release, you'll notice it by the news we'll receive. 😶

 

...and out of curiosity, why is this the only way you can get it? (it's a question specifically directed at OP, I don't need other people's answers here about what they think might be the reasoning 😛 )

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1 hour ago, SaskiaElite.8132 said:

Are we going to get ANY news about Steam release anytime soon? I do want to buy the expansions via Steam store because that's the only way I can get it, plus it is easy that way, I know it going to need of creation of a new account or use Steam directly basically new game so I don't mind, just release it soon please, it is been months,

 

Thank you

 

In case you cannot get the expansion via the ArenaNet / DigitalRiver site: Maybe you can get it via authorized retailers like these for Europe:

https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/get-20-off-guild-wars-2-gem-cards-in-europe/

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I heard somewhere the deal fell through, and it's postponed indefinitely.

 

Edit: Here it is. https://www.pcgamesn.com/guild-wars-2/steam-delay#:~:text=Guild Wars 2 Steam release delayed indefinitely The,team has decided to focus its efforts elsewhere.

 

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. 🙁

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Because I did a Yahoo search, found the article, and thought it would help since the information was there as well. My apologies the method I answered the question wasn't to your specific liking. I will work harder to please you.

 

Anymore questions or critiques?

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