i think the choice to make it completely impossible to get the same skin twice is good, but the money put into it is far too much for something based on rng. especially given some skins are just texture changes (not a bad thing design wise, because they're all really nice imo). i don't really have suggestions on how to better it, because i'm a little naive to how the whole videogame industry works. i had an extra £10 to spare, on top of my 400 gems from my last purchase, so i got three skins and although i wasn't upset with my skins, but i wasn't really pleased with them either, the only consolation is next time i spend on gems, i would get something different... but i don't want to keep spending money on something i'm uncertain of. with gliders, i can see what i'm getting, it's not down to rng, it's a skin or two, so spending the money on gems is comfortable, but i don't feel comfortable just dropping, say, a tenner a month on gw2 just to get things i don't want. especially if new skins are going to keep being added to the pool. the price will just keep going up! i can't afford that, even if i'd like to. it's worse, imo, that they're account bound. that really makes it sting that little bit more. you can't even sell the ones you don't want! you just need to re-roll next payday and live with the potential disappointment of not getting the skin you want again... but at least you won't get the one you already have! i don't like gambling, i don't like how easily i could just keep saying "just one more license, just one more license, i can get the one i want, just one more", and i think that's what people mean by predatory. people with addictive personalities and problems with gambling will be up for spending £100+, and i fall into that category of addictive personality... it's not fun knowing the only thing stopping me from wasting my money is the fact i'm worried about making rent this month. some people might not have the same self control as me, and just fire right in... it's not fair on them. it feels sleazy. please don't be that way, anet, i've supported you financially when i could, but i couldn't, in good conscience, support a company that preys on people so vulnerable, intentionally or not.
i think the choice to make it completely impossible to get the same skin twice is good, but the money put into it is far too much for something based on rng. especially given some skins are just texture changes (not a bad thing design wise, because they're all really nice imo). i don't really have suggestions on how to better it, because i'm a little naive to how the whole videogame industry works. i had an extra £10 to spare, on top of my 400 gems from my last purchase, so i got three skins and although i wasn't upset with my skins, but i wasn't really pleased with them either, the only consolation is next time i spend on gems, i would get something different... but i don't want to keep spending money on something i'm uncertain of. with gliders, i can see what i'm getting, it's not down to rng, it's a skin or two, so spending the money on gems is comfortable, but i don't feel comfortable just dropping, say, a tenner a month on gw2 just to get things i don't want. especially if new skins are going to keep being added to the pool. the price will just keep going up! i can't afford that, even if i'd like to. it's worse, imo, that they're account bound. that really makes it sting that little bit more. you can't even sell the ones you don't want! you just need to re-roll next payday and live with the potential disappointment of not getting the skin you want again... but at least you won't get the one you already have! i don't like gambling, i don't like how easily i could just keep saying "just one more license, just one more license, i can get the one i want, just one more", and i think that's what people mean by predatory. people with addictive personalities and problems with gambling will be up for spending £100+, and i fall into that category of addictive personality... it's not fun knowing the only thing stopping me from wasting my money is the fact i'm worried about making rent this month. some people might not have the same self control as me, and just fire right in... it's not fair on them. it feels sleazy. please don't be that way, anet, i've supported you financially when i could, but i couldn't, in good conscience, support a company that preys on people so vulnerable, intentionally or not.
