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he's already done with covering it Well... skritt. But as grim as things are, this is not the end. I'm subscribed to Jim, and I know how he operates. If a situation he previously covered changes, he'll do a follow-up video. And if the random chance bit is removed, he will absolutely consider that a victory worth celebrating. Arenanet, you know what must be done. Please just get on with it already.

Welp, it looks like Jim Stirling is gonna cover this Mount Skin thing. And knowing him, he won't be saying anything nice: https://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/7bm3z0/a_storm_is_brewing/ Everyone at Arenanet worked for years to restore the studio's reputation after HoT. One of the reasons I'm so passionate about this game is because I see how much its creators care about their work and their audience. And now all that effort is gone. Jim Stirling is a very influential voice. When he speaks, people listen, and he's about to pillory the game. That'll mean fewer new players coming in to try out Guild Wars. Lower populations as old players leave and don't get replaced. Less revenue to support further development. It's not going to kill the game, but it'll seriously impact future growth. Mike himself emphasized the importance of word-of-mouth just a few months ago, talking about how it can make or break an MMO. He asked us to spread the good word and bring people into the game. We've been doing that, and we still want to do that. Problem is, this whole incident is about to make that job a thousand times harder. Negative word-of-mouth will turn people off of trying the game, and we all lose. Gaile, I know you're still reading this, and despite some of the irrational hatred being thrown around in here, I know you care. So please take this message to heart: You can still fix this. All Arenanet needs to do is remove the random chance element. Get rid of that, you'll get rid of the anger. Don't just eat the negative PR. You don't deserve it.

You want feedback? Okay. I don't make a lot of money, guys. I'm happy to buy Gems once in a while to get a good skin (and support my favorite game while I'm at it), but this is simply not something I can afford to participate in. How many thousands of Gems would I have to spend to get the specific skin I want? Random unlocks would be perfectly fine as an optional thing; lots of people enjoy being surprised. But without being able to directly buy the skins we want on the Gem Store, this honestly feels very exploitative. I'm not saying this to jump on a bandwagon. I noticed all the hard work you put into rebuilding consumer trust after Heart of Thorns. I respected it. Please don't throw all that work away for this.