Kumion.7580

I don't mind working on collections to earn a thing I want. I do mind arbitrary time gates without purpose. I really dislike how the mastery is locked and all XP is lost. I understand you'll be addressing that, for which I'm ... grudgingly grateful. Honestly, Anet, think about why movies-on-demand are so popular and make so much money. I got rid of cable a long time ago, but I pay for Netflix. Think about why series-bingeing is a thing. Do you really care if someone binges your season vs. someone else who watches it in 30-min. increments? Let us play at our own pace-- whatever that pace may be. I remember the whole GW2 manifesto about how this game wasn't about "waiting to have fun". Do you?

I am very disappointed that Anet chose the RNG gamble-box route with the vast majority of mount skins. Mounts were given great reception from the player base and many of us were looking forward to new customization options. Unfortunately, I refuse to gamble. This locks me and many others out of 95% of the available mount customization. Only six skins of 36 available (or 5%) are non-gambling acquisition and none are available as game rewards. Additionally, paying $25 for a single mount skin is too pricey, IMO. I know many people didn't buy the 5-pack Halloween mount skins because they weren't sold separately. So, for many people, mount skins amount to nothing-- and no dollars/euros for Anet! I don't know if Anet is making enough money from whales to make up for the small-fish spenders or the bad publicity on this one. Maybe this was a planned way to make up for a small expansion price? In my opinion, this was a very bad call, Anet.