Solaris.4972

As many others have said, I'm not angry about the handling of the mount skins, just disappointed :/ There are a small handful of these skins that I like. I could definitely see myself buying at least one skin for each mount, and I would gladly pay 400-500 gems for the simpler ones, and 700-1000 for the more ornate ones, similar to how gliders have been priced in the past. Personally, I would gladly spend 2000-5000 gems for the skins I want. Having the skins only available as an RNG drops, with no guarantee of getting the skins you want (unless you buy all 30) just feels really exclusionary. I want to buy skins. I want to support ArenaNet. I don't mind buying gems with real money now and then to do so. But I can't in good conscience support an RNG system where I can't purchase the skins I'm looking for without a gamble. In its current implementation, the "loot box" method of acquiring these skins feels friendly only to those who intend to buy all 30, since duplicates are not possible. I think that's great for people who want all skins. But, again, it feels like this excludes those of us who may only want one or two. If it were up to me, I would much rather see a system that catered to both types of people (those who want all skins, and those who want just a few select ones). To do this, I would ensure the skins were purchasable in the following ways: In a discount multi-pack for all 30 skinsIn a discount combo-pack where you can choose 5 skins (perhaps one for each mount type?--though this could get hairy for those without a Griffon)Individually, where simpler skins are 400-500 gems each, and more ornate skins are 700-1000 gems eachIf ArenaNet wanted to keep some level of RNG to the packs, then let that be another option, where players can choose to perhaps pay less for the RNG ticket: 200 gems for any one of the 30 skins at random400 gems for any of the skins from a specific mount at random (i.e. Black Lion Jackal Adoption License)600-1000 gems for a specific mount skin of your choice (depending on its effects)Another option to ease the sting of the RNG route would be to perhaps have each "roll" pull up 3 random skins to choose from, or perhaps one skin from each mount, and allow the player to pick from that smaller pool so they can at least hopefully get something they will like and use. And maybe even allow a 1-time courtesy "re-roll", with subsequent re-rolls costing a nominal amount of gems (25?), to make it more likely for the player to be able to attain their skin of choice more easily and affordably. But still always give players who don't want to gamble a non-RNG option to acquire them, too. Giving players more options on how they can acquire these skins (and thus spend their money) is key. The current implementation is great for some players who want all skins, but for those who only want some, it's very disheartening and alienating. Again--I want to support ArenaNet. I am willing to spend real money to do so. But please, give me the option and ability to buy what I want, and not just a chance at buying it.