Boreas The North.1892 Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Hey, does anyone know if there is a cycle that the gem store outfits follow? Have been waiting for a while for the Exemplar outfit to go on sale, just wondering if anyone knows when it might happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akenoyuki.8210 Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 AFAIK, there is no cycle, it's all randomBut, If the outfit is related to real-time world events such as:Chinese Lunar New Year with Ancenstral OutfitHaloween with Mad King's OutfitThen the chances are big that the outfit will re-appear in the store.GW2Timer.com have this nice feature that will give you notice if an specific item is on sale at Gem Store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illconceived Was Na.9781 Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 GW2Timer.com have this nice feature that will give you notice if an specific item is on sale at Gem Store.As will this thread (someone checks dailies for new items, returning items, and discounts). Both processes are manual, i.e. someone has to check, so you'll just have to keep checking until the item you want becomes available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurntWaffle.6037 Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 This is bs , all these cosmetic outfits should be available ,I don't wanna wait months just for one skin or outfit ,can this game be more annoying ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante.1763 Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 @BurntWaffle.6037 said:This is bs , all these cosmetic outfits should be available ,I don't wanna wait months just for one skin or outfit ,can this game be more annoying ?Its done on purpose, artificial scarcity is a very important and effective way to make a company money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boysenberry.1869 Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Its done on purpose, artificial scarcity is a very important and effective way to make a company money.This is something everyone says that I'll never understand. The greatest and most likely moment that I will spend money is the moment I first discover a product that I really like. There will never be a moment I am more excited about the product than the initial moment I discover it. If it turns out the product is unavailable and that I might have to wait a random amount of months to be able to get it, it is very likely I will never purchase the product. In relation to Guild Wars 2, I play for a few months and then I go away for a few months. It is likely I will never see that narrow window to buy the item and years later if I do, I'm no longer excited about it. There are many items that I have never purchases because I have never seen them available or that the excitement faded by the time I did see it available. Anet could have had my money but they refused to take it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante.1763 Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 @Boysenberry.1869 said:Its done on purpose, artificial scarcity is a very important and effective way to make a company money.This is something everyone says that I'll never understand. The greatest and most likely moment that I will spend money is the moment I first discover a product that I really like. There will never be a moment I am more excited about the product than the initial moment I discover it. If it turns out the product is unavailable and that I might have to wait a random amount of months to be able to get it, it is very likely I will never purchase the product. In relation to Guild Wars 2, I play for a few months and then I go away for a few months. It is likely I will never see that narrow window to buy the item and years later if I do, I'm no longer excited about it. There are many items that I have never purchases because I have never seen them available or that the excitement faded by the time I did see it available. Anet could have had my money but they refused to take it.Certainly there are cases like yours, but if it didnt work the way they wanted it to they wouldnt continue to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boysenberry.1869 Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 I think a good compromise would be to have a system where you can in a sense pre-order gem-store items you are waiting for. Spend your gems and the next time the item is available it is automatically purchased. The people who jump on limited time sales will still feel obligated to buy items because they don't want to wait months for it. The rest of us can still feel like we've purchased what we wanted even if we have to wait some random amount of time to obtain it. Also, logging in after a few months and seeing random purchased items in your mail could be like opening gifts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sargoth.8104 Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 @"Boysenberry.1869" said:Its done on purpose, artificial scarcity is a very important and effective way to make a company money.This is something everyone says that I'll never understand. The greatest and most likely moment that I will spend money is the moment I first discover a product that I really like. There will never be a moment I am more excited about the product than the initial moment I discover it. If it turns out the product is unavailable and that I might have to wait a random amount of months to be able to get it, it is very likely I will never purchase the product. In relation to Guild Wars 2, I play for a few months and then I go away for a few months. It is likely I will never see that narrow window to buy the item and years later if I do, I'm no longer excited about it. There are many items that I have never purchases because I have never seen them available or that the excitement faded by the time I did see it available. Anet could have had my money but they refused to take it.This. The comment that "artificial scarcity" in any way is beneficial monetarily for a one-off item is rubbish. An account can only buy outfits and skins once each. What the hell does it matter what time of year it's purchased? If it was a consumable that statement might make sense. This is not a consumable, and the statement makes no sense at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FluffyMens.8176 Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Can we get back to the topic of where to find that outfit? I'd REALLY like to have it as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhyse.8179 Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 @FluffyMens.8176 said:Can we get back to the topic of where to find that outfit? I'd REALLY like to have it as wellIt'll be on sale when Anet whims it to be on sale. There is nothing else anyone can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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