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Apollo Smile · Nov 24, 2008, 02:21 AM // 02:21

Absolutely not. I would be pissed if Guild Wars was like those "FREE TO PLAY" Korean cash shop games.

the savage nornbear · Nov 24, 2008, 02:31 AM // 02:31

Worst. Plan. Ever.

psykick5 · Nov 24, 2008, 02:32 AM // 02:32

if i have to physically BUY something really good instead of have a small chance to get it in the game for free, i would just get it ingame, i am not going to pay for virtual crap. thats it. let EA do that crap, if ANet starts to do this, i won't play guild wars.

/unsigned

Nightow · Nov 24, 2008, 02:34 AM // 02:34

Wait... buy items for the game before I know at least more than 10% of the game content itself?

Sorry, no thanks.

Lady Syve · Nov 24, 2008, 02:37 AM // 02:37

I wouldn't mind a cash shop as long as the items sold there were not something that could give a player an advantage ingame. Unique weapon/armor skin unlocks, emotes, BMP type missions, name changes, appearance changes, character slots... stuff like that.

I would not like it if the cash shop offered things like TEH UBER SWORD OF PWNZOR that could kill any boss in one hit. A player should be able to obtain any statistic for an item (whether it is armor AL, weapon damage, etc.) through game play only, and nothing in a cash shop should have better statistics than something found through playing the game.

Rak Orgon of Beowulf · Nov 24, 2008, 02:39 AM // 02:39

arenanet has already announced that they wanna do books about the 250 years between 1 and 2.

so theres some. and like they have also said, expansions and mini-expansions are likely buisness model for GW2.

edit:
/notsigned.
bad ideas that level of customization gives us the warrior wyvern/ascalon/obby mixes i loathe so incredibly bad.

the savage nornbear · Nov 24, 2008, 02:40 AM // 02:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lady Syve

I wouldn't mind a cash shop as long as the items sold there were not something that could give a player an advantage ingame. Unique weapon/armor skin unlocks, emotes, BMP type missions, name changes, appearance changes, character slots... stuff like that.

Bold is good. The last thing we need is more noobs with emotes and spiky armor.

viper11025 · Nov 24, 2008, 02:41 AM // 02:41

If I could possibly buy a starter kit of greens with varible atts, based upon /bonus, and they would NOT be sellable, and would only come with buying a digital copy of gw2, then OK.
But no, not in the shop as a seperate product.

Antares Ascending · Nov 24, 2008, 02:47 AM // 02:47

I'd gladly support the game and buy the handy items. Char slots,storage, expansion packs with basic weapon sets (nothing special) name changes..meh and anything that added content. This would help keep the game profitable with free online time. The free aspect is to often taken for granted

If any items on sale gave a real advantage I wouldn't buy them or play the game.

Ant

Shayne Hawke · Nov 24, 2008, 02:47 AM // 02:47

The only things I'd ever want to see ANet sell in an in-game store would be junk that would have no effect on gameplay: the equivalent of minipets, weapon skins, or special armors.

Everything else would be an extremely bad idea. In fact, anything at all is already a very bad idea.

And, of course, I wouldn't buy any of it.

Red Sonya · Nov 24, 2008, 02:56 AM // 02:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scythe O F Glory

Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..........
no.

2nded and agreed this is one of the things that ruined GW is this buying of stuff instead of earning it within the game. Those PVP paks should have never been offered. So, if you want it EARN it no buying anything other than the game world.

Neo Nugget · Nov 24, 2008, 03:08 AM // 03:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zinger314

NCSoft is not EA.

(yet.)

I can see it now.
New store item: Filled book collection $5.99.
note this item is obtainable through normal gameplay

Anyway, I would never buy any items from the store. GW:EN preorder doesn't count because that came off the full game price

(WTB new campaign

)

afya · Nov 24, 2008, 03:37 AM // 03:37

buyable items = rich guys own the game = imbalance = absolutely no!

Banane-O-Man · Nov 24, 2008, 04:03 AM // 04:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zinger314

NCSoft is not EA.

(yet.)

Lol best reply.

Crom The Pale · Nov 24, 2008, 04:04 AM // 04:04

Ok, so how many of the people that are against items in the online store are willing to plunk down hard cash every month to play the game?

Would you play GW2 if it had a monthly fee?

Skyy High · Nov 24, 2008, 04:07 AM // 04:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by HawkofStorms

LOL at all the people going "a.net would never sell weapon skins for money."

They already have.

It's called the BMP.

We didn't know what we would get when we ordered that, initially. Tons of people, myself included, bought it for the lore, and the awesome missions.

You have a point though, they have sold weapon skins for money: the GotY upgrade pack.

Anyway, a big no thanks to the OP. I'll pay for content, or for character slots and the like, but I'm never going to pay for just a cool weapon; that's why I have the BMP, but not the GotY upgrade. If they ever sell weapons that are actually better than max in the ingame store, I will even start trumpeting the death of GW.

And hell no, I wouldn't pay a monthly fee. That's their entire business model: pay for the game, play the game, put it down for a while if you want, or buy the expansions/upgrades if you want.

afya · Nov 24, 2008, 04:10 AM // 04:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crom The Pale

Ok, so how many of the people that are against items in the online store are willing to plunk down hard cash every month to play the game?

Would you play GW2 if it had a monthly fee?

one of my initial motive of playing GW is the play-once-no-more system. i'll still consider paying every month if its well balanced and fun

Kyp Jade · Nov 24, 2008, 04:11 AM // 04:11

Bad thread is bad

Pleikki · Nov 24, 2008, 04:47 AM // 04:47

Id buy life vs. my gw1 accounts

Molock · Nov 24, 2008, 04:50 AM // 04:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crom The Pale

However if they had armor that you could customize, I mean really customize with a paint program or even model manipulation

OMG my eyes would bleed! Imagine all the idiots who would make some disgusting flashy, multicolor, deformed armors

As for paying for in-game armor skins, weapon skins, skills.. I am 100% against that. Please don't make GW a 3D version of maplestory.