Jaeya.5398

No subscription fee, please. One of the biggest selling points for Guild Wars 2 is that you can pick up and play whenever it suits you, without having to fish out your wallet. I wouldn't be against more purchaseable items within the Gem Store (I occasionally like to buy gems, both to support the game and also for my own convenience), but I would prefer for them to continue being focused on cosmetics/convenience rather than anything that provides a distinct advantage above those who don't buy gems (or have the gold to convert to gems). At the end of the day, Guild Wars 2 is an MMO, and I feel it should try to avoid going down the route of mobage/mobile games which seek any available opportunity to part you from your hard-earned cash (particularly for upgrades and things that will elevate you above other, non-paying players).

The compensation for everyone who didn't directly lose anything because of the rollback felt like a slap in the face, if I'm honest. It really did feel like those of us who chose not to log in (to preserve our accounts, or lessen the strain on the servers, or for whatever reason) were punished for our actions. That said, I probably could've taken it on the chin if the servers went back to normal - but this morning, we were struck with login issues. I'm erring on the side of nobody getting any compensation for this, but it's sad that my first thought was, "I should probably try to log in so I don't miss out on any rewards."