Daddicus.6128 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 I got yet another notification that there was an item to pick up in the Black Lion Trading Company. I went, no item. This is around the fifth or sixth time in the last couple of months.What's going on? Am I missing the item, or is the message just bogus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donari.5237 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 I'm not sure that the icon means there is a free thing, only that there is a new thing. In today's case, the new Dragon's Watch Regalia stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linken.6345 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 No the free item is a gift box, this was a light blue hue to it only meaning something new never seen in the store before got added. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astralporing.1957 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 The blue hue is nothing more than a not-so-subtle ad saying "we have something new for you in the store". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tukaram.8256 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 I keep getting the gift box icon, but have already picked up all the free stuff. I think my icon is stuck... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddicus.6128 Posted June 3, 2020 Author Share Posted June 3, 2020 I thought sure it said I had an item to pick up (and items to pick up, and coins). But, the "item" one disappeared as soon as I went into the BLTC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danikat.8537 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 There's now 3 different notifications the Black Lion icon can have:Blue glow = new item in the gem store (genuinely new, not old stuff returning)Gift box = free item in the gem storeRed exclamation mark = something to collect from the trading postIf you hover the cursor over the icon it will give you text notifications for all 3 as well. I can't remember exactly what they say but I remember thinking all 3 are very similar at first glance (at least to me) and all have the word item in them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddicus.6128 Posted June 5, 2020 Author Share Posted June 5, 2020 Yeah, Danikat, it could be that I'm misinterpreting it. I've been watching the last few times (since I wrote this), and haven't seen it again. So, I could just have imagined it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blindefender.9834 Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 They just want us to look in the store. It's a marketing trick. It worked on me the other day. I bought another character slot because they were on sale; I never would have looked except there was an icon glowing, so I clicked it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddicus.6128 Posted June 6, 2020 Author Share Posted June 6, 2020 Oh, I appreciate the notifications. I try hard to only buy things only when they're on sale, to make the best use of my limited dollars (I almost always use real money). So, when I see the notification, I look.This was different. There were three items listed right-clicked it, but one just vanished when I clicked it. It reminded me of a bug they had a month or two ago where there was a phantom item "available". But, everybody saw that one while it was going on, and they fixed it. This LOOKED like that, so I thought I would ask. Since it was only me, I'll just assume I had too much chocolate that day or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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