LonerPrime.4618

Please consider adding more payment options rather than just CC and Paypal. Options like International Debit Cards backed by VISA/MasterCard or a few Digital Wallets like GooglePay, Skrill etc. Even STEAM and GOG have expanded their systems to allow reach out to more gamers around the world so I do sincerely feel that Anet shouldn't fall behind in this regard either as GW2 garners a loyal fanbase from all walks of life.

Hi again folks, Allow me to first thank all of you who took the time and effort to not only read but also respond to my thread. F2P games have a disturbing reputation of hosting a toxic player community but my GW2 experience interacting with other players has been anything but. Glad to see not only is the game amazing, but players at large are as well. Now onwards to the suggestions given. Before that, I know no one took this in an unintended direction and I'm glad for it, but I'd still like to clarify something: This was in no ways intended as a "LW should not be a paid content!" or "ANet is a money sucking entity" thread. In-fact, the very opposite where I understand how free to play games sustain themselves and they are well within their justified rights to sell things that have value and demand. My only gripe was that I wasn't made aware that I would not be getting the full story experience when I'd buy the game. Result? Now I'm playing the game halfheartedly going through expansion stories that make no sense, all the while pondering on how to make gold rather than how to enjoy the game to its fullest. All the plans of upgrading my storage and investing in quality of life improvements have suddenly become hazy. I don't know, maybe it might not make sense to the veterans of the game or folks who purely enjoy the RPG element of an MMO, but for me at least it feels like putting the cart in front of the horse. If I had known beforehand, I'd have saved some more money for the gems as well before I dove into the game. But I never got that choice because ANet decided for me.. Oh well, at least there is a helpful community who diligently gave me advice on how to go about getting my financial bearings in order. Now I'm just gonna try and find a groove that will allow me to earn a decent amount of gold regularly without burning myself out. I'm thinking 10 gold a day should be a reasonable start. If I can hit that mark and if the gold to gem economy doesn't spike in any volatile manner, I might be able to afford the LW episodes in a month and a few weeks. Then I can start a new alt character and finally experience the game as it was intended 🙂 Once again, thank you all for donating your valuable time for a newbie like me. I wish you a heartfelt seasons greetings and a great gaming experience in this new year! Regards-

Hello, Before I jump into the main theme of this topic, allow me to weave a little prologue about what led me to create this thread in the first place. I'm a fairly seasoned MMORPG player and I squarely place myself in "plays the game for a good lore and story narration" player camp. Yes, endgame has its own charm but I love the journey that got me there more than anything. Recently, a family friend of mine talked eagerly about the new EOD expansion for GW2 and how he was raring to get into it the new content but felt lonely playing by himself. Since he knew I was a sucker for a good story he urged me to give GW2 a try. Unbeknownst to him, I had already played GW2 back in 2012 and enjoyed it for a few months before quitting due to a lack of content. When i told him of this, he immediately decided to get me the latest expansion as a Christmas gift and swore I would love how far it had come since the days of the original game. Sure enough, to my pleasant surprise GW2 blew me away. The story was woven nicely, content itself so varied and quests unique and interesting. Best was how I leveled smoothly without feeling stressed or bored by repetitive elements. In-fact there was so much I didn't see and so much lore I missed that I was making plans to level one or two more alts just to enjoy the journey again. That was until, I hit 80 on my first character.. Following the Story Journal's advice, after defeating Zhaitan and culminating my personal story, I switched to the Scarlet War episode but as it was just a recap I decided to move on to the Living World Season 2. Now this might seem like a "Meh" moment to GW2 veterans but for a new player who started my journey from scratch, it came as a rude shock to find that there were gaps in the lore content between expansions and said gaps were locked behind a paywall which caught me by utter surprise. My leveling experience and spree came to a grinding halt. I dipped my toes into Heart of Thorns content and sure enough there was so many story gaps, so many new npcs behaving like they were my old pals, so much development that made no sense to me that it completely ripped me out of my immersion capsule. Now I could complain and whine at Anet but frankly, after perusing through multiple forum and reddit threads, I think I can confidently say that this topic is nothing new to the veteran community of GW2. In-fact I'm amazed how even the regular players agree that Anet hasn't handled monetizing this element properly and is hurting them more in the long run. So, now that the unintentionally lengthy prologue is out of the way, I've two options moving forward. Either I refund the game or make an effort to make gold and turn it into gems to buy the LW episodes. The former definitely feels like an overkill and frankly something I'd like to avoid as it was a gift by a good friend. Not to mention I really like the game. Paying 50$ isn't possible for me right now due to personal reasons and not really an option for my friend who dropped nearly 100$ for two game copies already. Hence, I'm seriously evaluating the latter option. But most gold guides listed by YTubers are so advanced and guild/group focused that it feels like I'm sinking in a torrent of information that makes no sense to my novice brain. Long story short, I'd like to ask players themselves: How viable is it to make decent gold as a new level 80? Is it possible without burning yourself out doing "mind numbing repeatable" content? If so, how long will it really take and what should I be looking into specifically? I'm sitting on a few raw materials that I amassed through my leveling spree. Should I be liquidating that into gold? Or am I just giving myself false hopes and should just walk away from GW2 entirely? I apologize for this wall of text and the sprinkling of pessimism, but honestly, I really could use some genuine advice here. Having a good game to play is kind of a rare instance these days, especially when it comes to MMORPGs. I don't really hate grinds but I do not want to start detesting a new game cause I spent too much time trying to make gold via a ridiculous route and failed to actually enjoy the game. Please consider penning your thoughts on the matter as this new one would really appreciate it. Regards-