Skullboy.3562

I read this from a few other posts and I just thought I'd like to point it out. Hypothetically: If you all advertised that " Guild Wars 2 doesn't have loot boxes" I imagine a lot of people would consider buying the game and its expansions. Because right now its hard to name games that currently do not have this practice, especially MMOs. It can be an advertising point, and I'm willing to bet it reels people in, if not get them interested. People would read that and think "Woah, these guys are bad-ass, they don't do it like everyone else." Of course charging 2000 gems for skins won't create this affect, so a balance is definitely required.

As a loyal customer and fan of Gw2 and Gw1 I found the implementation of these mount skins very disrespectful to me as a fan. I have no problem with supporting the game with gem purchases (which I have done plenty of times, even buying the deluxe editions of the expansions), but this comes off as blatantly greedy in my eyes. Many of my guildmates feel very similarly to this lootbox. It would have been so much cooler to earn some of these mount skins by beating all the legendary bounties, or by completing the new raid wing that's most likely on the horizon. But no, you have decided to put all 30 of them into a box and charge money for a dice-roll on the one you get. If you want to sell them, fine, but don't force people to potentially pay for all 30 of them to get the one that they desire (assuming you roll 29 times and still don't get the one you were aiming for, which is theoretically and mathematically possible mind you). Because of this, I have considered never spending on gems again and that sucks. I love this game, and everyone in this discussion does, but we expected more from you as a company. You have stood out among the cream of the crop, until now and again that really sucks. I think everyone here has good intentions, but quite a few of us are just disappointed.