Rysdude.3824 Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 There is an an infusion and title locked behind how long someone has played this game. How about an infusion locked behind how much RL cash they’ve spent supporting this game? Maybe after the first several thousand spent and converted to gems, you get an achievement title like “Supporter of your Kingdom” and an infusion effect similar to the Koi Backpack, but replace the koi with quaggans. 1 6 26 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veprovina.4876 Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 Which infusion is that? I'm out of the loop. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rysdude.3824 Posted July 2, 2022 Author Share Posted July 2, 2022 2 minutes ago, Veprovina.4876 said: Which infusion is that? I'm out of the loop. The 8th year birthday anniversary achievement 1 1 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lottie.5370 Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 No thanks. 12 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veprovina.4876 Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 9 minutes ago, Rysdude.3824 said: The 8th year birthday anniversary achievement Oh that one. Yeah that's a gimmick, and an enrichment, not an infusion. Come on, are you really jealous of that? Also, no, the less incentive for whales the better. 6 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashen.2907 Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 I am not opposed to a frequent buyer reward program. They can be very effective in driving repeat sales as part of real world marketing strategies....but you would have to be very careful about how you implemented something of the sort. It would need to be unique, and probably cosmetic in nature because people already willing to spend thousands of dollars on your game will not be motivated to spend even more by a few bonus gems here and there. But you want to avoid creating to much envy on the part of non whales by having the frequent buyer reward be too desirable. I might spend more in the game for that quaggan infusion if the quaggans were on a spit being roasted as they float around your character. Or perhaps I should say I might if some of the current balance decisions and philosophies were shut down. 2 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rysdude.3824 Posted July 2, 2022 Author Share Posted July 2, 2022 7 minutes ago, Veprovina.4876 said: Oh that one. Yeah that's a gimmick, and an enrichment, not an infusion. Come on, are you really jealous of that? Also, no, the less incentive for whales the better. Not jealous in the least as its just a matter of time for anyone to get that, gimmick or not. I’m genuinely curious on your opinion on not to make incentives for people to spend more money on a free to play game? 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rysdude.3824 Posted July 2, 2022 Author Share Posted July 2, 2022 2 minutes ago, Ashen.2907 said: I am not opposed to a frequent buyer reward program. They can be very effective in driving repeat sales as part of real world marketing strategies....but you would have to be very careful about how you implemented something of the sort. It would need to be unique, and probably cosmetic in nature because people already willing to spend thousands of dollars on your game will not be motivated to spend even more by a few bonus gems here and there. But you want to avoid creating to much envy on the part of non whales by having the frequent buyer reward be too desirable. I might spend more in the game for that quaggan infusion if the quaggans were on a spit being roasted as they float around your character. Or perhaps I should say I might if some of the current balance decisions and philosophies were shut down. Agreed. It would be purely cosmetic as to avoid any pay-to-win accusations. The idea of spit roasted quaggan is really funny lol 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayHog.3280 Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 1 hour ago, Rysdude.3824 said: There is an an infusion and title locked behind how long someone has played this game. How about an infusion locked behind how much RL cash they’ve spent supporting this game? Maybe after the first several thousand spent and converted to gems, you get an achievement title like “Supporter of your Kingdom” and an infusion effect similar to the Koi Backpack, but replace the koi with quaggans. Would be nice to have a title for spending some money because I love making my characters look cool to a limit. Unsure if that tittle suggestion would fit. Would say more like "Black Lion's VIP" or something similar. 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asum.4960 Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 "Easy Prey" Title with an Infusion that paints a target on the characters back. I'm sold on the idea. 3 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disco.9302 Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 Although I don't care much for a "big spender" reward, if this directly benefits the funds coming into the game, then why not I suppose. A different take on this would be to have an infusion or title or effect seen only by the wearer. Rather like the virtual box from SAB which shows the wearer graphics unseen to all others, I would support a similar take for this gem buyer item. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linken.6345 Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 1 hour ago, Asum.4960 said: "Easy Prey" Title with an Infusion that paints a target on the characters back. I'm sold on the idea. Exchange the title to a fool and their money are soon parted 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuavePuppy.2809 Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 Could go with the FFXIV format: A $42 mount skin that's literally a whale. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DexterousGecko.6328 Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 4 minutes ago, SuavePuppy.2809 said: Could go with the FFXIV format: A $42 mount skin that's literally a whale. $42 for an 8 person mount? I wonder how much a single skin for it would cost in GW2? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rysdude.3824 Posted July 2, 2022 Author Share Posted July 2, 2022 3 hours ago, Asum.4960 said: "Easy Prey" Title with an Infusion that paints a target on the characters back. I'm sold on the idea. Im quaking lol 2 hours ago, Linken.6345 said: Exchange the title to a fool and their money are soon parted Lol that saying was never a good one since a fool will soon part with anything really. And if you’re a fool you should probably be doing something better in life than a game so you can have disposable income to support this game. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Labjax.2465 Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 In a sense, this is what some of the existing infusions are: they are super mega rare drops that can be traded, so short of lottery-winning luck, you're going to have to spend a lot of gold to get it and a lot of players will never come close to amassing that kind of gold through gameplay alone. Either because it takes too long or because there's so much else they want to spend it on. Granted, they aren't exclusive to whales, but it seems clear to me that's the main reason they are so rare and tradeable, is to tempt people who have money to spend. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veprovina.4876 Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 16 hours ago, Rysdude.3824 said: Not jealous in the least as its just a matter of time for anyone to get that, gimmick or not. I’m genuinely curious on your opinion on not to make incentives for people to spend more money on a free to play game? Well first of all, Guild Wars 2 is not free to play, it's buy to play with a gigantic demo version thst passes as free to play. So you can't treat it as you would a cash shop in a free game. Secondly, I'm against any and all exclusivity. I bought the game same as any other person, and while i have nothing against a cash shop existing in GW2 since its a no subscription MMO, I do have a lot to say against manipulative business practices - most of which Anet has avoided so far thankfully. Having a "money competition" with a reward at the end is one of those practices, and isn't fair to people, whale or not. They should decide based on content if they want to spend money or not, not based on competing who has more money, chasing a carrot on a stick. It should be as simple as - do I want to buy X or not?, and then buying X (or not). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luca.5907 Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 This is one of the most stupid thing I've read in this forum and it says a lot 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paradoxoglanis.1904 Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 22 hours ago, Rysdude.3824 said: There is an an infusion and title locked behind how long someone has played this game. How about an infusion locked behind how much RL cash they’ve spent supporting this game? Maybe after the first several thousand spent and converted to gems, you get an achievement title like “Supporter of your Kingdom” and an infusion effect similar to the Koi Backpack, but replace the koi with quaggans. try playing on the chinese servers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reznov.5423 Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 as long as it doesn't end up like diablo immortal, l am fine with it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artemis.8034 Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 (edited) 22 hours ago, SuavePuppy.2809 said: Could go with the FFXIV format: A $42 mount skin that's literally a whale. Yeah slap in the face lol Edited July 3, 2022 by Artemis.8034 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crikk.3854 Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 No infusion, but there is the "I'm rich you know" title that you can buy for 1000 gold if you want to brag about being a whale. https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Contract_of_Patronage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeardedBacon.9328 Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 That's as lame a brag as buying a legendary with rl money 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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