TLDR; Make a reward system comparable to character birthdays that is based on the account's age. Not all of us could afford to buy new character slots and keep old unused toons.
I created my Guild Wars 2 account December 27 2012 when I was in the mid broke college student phase of my life, previous to that I had played Guild Wars when I was a young teen. Because you have decided to reward players based on their character age instead of their account age I do not get to experience the same rewards as other players. I couldn't afford more character slots. I was college student working part time who had barely had any extra cash so buying more character slots was not an option for me. Really buying much of ANYTHING on the gem store was impossible for me for a long time, so if I wanted to try a new race or new profession I had to delete a character and start over. I love this game, I love this franchise. You do so much for your players, but it truly feels like in some instances you punish players for not being able to throw money at your gem store.
I have 19 characters now, truthfully I don't need 19 of the same birthday rewards over and over, especially because so many rewards now are account wide. I do not need this many Queen Jennah minis and birthday blasters. The level scrolls and dye packs are nice, but I would be more than happy to receive one big account birthday gift each year instead.
