Then the difference here being that the cash shop was an afterthough for anarchy online, while for GW2 it was designed around it.
Yeah okay, but you assume I'm directly comparing it to AO too, and I'm not, anymore than I was comparing it direclty to WoW.
Here's the deal. I'm going to save up a couple hundred bucks, buy diamonds, sell those for gold, hire mercenaries to fight for me in WvWvW for 24/7 coverage, then you tell me how I didn't get an advantage over other players who would have to farm up massive amounts of gold to hire them.
There are no mercenaries in WvWvW rofl. Secondly even if there were you wouldnt be able to do it for a while. Please remember that for you to get gold with gems other people need to earn them and secondly there must be something those players really need to waste the lil money they would have the gems they are gona get from you.
I wonder tho, are you assuming that the moment you get gems you can instantly trade them for gold? cause thats not how it works.
You are missing my point. I can pay people to fight, and that makes them mercenaries. They aren't fighting for the server, they're fighting for gold.
Wow that proposition is so out of left field, but I'll bite. I guarentee you your mercs will get rofl stomped by the coordinated hardcore guilds on the opposing servers, and you would have bought all those gems for nothing. End of rine.
And can you gurantee that none of these coordinated hardcore guilds would be intrested in having a donor? Maybe a cpl of these guilds with someone with deep enough pockets. What about a kind of corporate sponsor ship if the e-sport aspect picks up. Last I knew Europeans raiding guilds in wow had corporate sponsors, except now they can turn the money into ingame currency and get a potential chokehold on the best talent, by offering resources few can compete with.
There are no mercenaries in WvWvW rofl. Secondly even if there were you wouldnt be able to do it for a while. Please remember that for you to get gold with gems other people need to earn them and secondly there must be something those players really need to waste the lil money they would have the gems they are gona get from you.
I wonder tho, are you assuming that the moment you get gems you can instantly trade them for gold? cause thats not how it works.
You are missing my point. I can pay people to fight, and that makes them mercenaries. They aren't fighting for the server, they're fighting for gold.
Like players? To fight in WvW for you?
Why would you spend RL money to have other players fight in PvP for ingame currency..er wait. What server will you be on and what will be your toon's name?
In AoC I remember some guilds used mercenaries to fight for them. Same concept, only now someone who really is that cheesy can shortcut all the effort involved in farming up the currency and just buy diamonds, sell them for gold (once the 'economy' matures enough) and presto, instant mercs.
It's actually not something I would ever do. I put it that way to prove a point, and I'll bet it will happen from time to time. WvWvW will be taken seriously as a point of pride for guilds who can say we win for our server, we're the best. If they need to pay gold to keep coverage during off peak hours, some will do it, silly as that may sound.
I am convinced there is only one way to eliminate these grave evils, namely through the establishment of a socialist economy, accompanied by an educational system which would be oriented toward social goals.
I'm not very happy about this. I know that the items that can be bought will not give a person a power advantage but in-game vanity sells and dictates prices. Look at GW1, there was no power difference between high price items (like torm weapons or a BDS) and other in-game weapons but there was a huge price difference. The ability to buy gems which can be used to buy gold will have a huge impact on the in-game economy even without a "power" advantage gained from paying real money.
Why would you spend RL money to have other players fight in PvP for ingame currency..er wait. What server will you be on and what will be your toon's name?
In AoC I remember some guilds used mercenaries to fight for them. Same concept, only now someone who really is that cheesy can shortcut all the effort involved in farming up the currency and just buy diamonds, sell them for gold (once the 'economy' matures enough) and presto, instant mercs.
It's actually not something I would ever do. I put it that way to prove a point, and I'll bet it will happen from time to time. WvWvW will be taken seriously as a point of pride for guilds who can say we win for our server, we're the best. If they need to pay gold to keep coverage during off peak hours, some will do it, silly as that may sound.
The only difference I see here is that what would otherwise be given to third-party gold-farming companies is given to Anet instead. No useless ppl roaming around not really participating in the game itself.
So for those willing to spend RL cash, go for it. I can always take advantage of the guilds doing it since they can't dictate or monopolize a WvW session deciding on who gets in or not.
I think it is simple. Don't sell tradeable items and accomplishments in the cash store. Giving ppl with a fat wallet access to heaps of ingame currency at a click of a button is a bad call imo. It devalues any with gold purchasable item from a gameplay perspective.
'Oh, I need to buy this item from this npc/player. Sec, I have to turn on the moneyprinting press' *goes to cash shop*
Also, keep in mind that they create an auction hall system where you can post what you are looking for. This will create a constant supply of gold from people who place ads to buy gems with ingame gold. Instant gold for gembuyers.
The only difference with 3rd party goldsellers is that they now will be legitemate players that don't spam ads in chat or email, but place them neatly in the auction hall system.
System is severly flawed imo. I used to admire Mike O'Brien, but I think that this particular blog is a poor piece of marketing bs.
Even if this happen you still won't be able to get everything or anything you want in-game.
It's common sense unless you think gold is the only currency in this game.
Also please for God sake tell us what are gems worth as they only get you what's in cash shop.
Please tell us what is sold in the cash shop that's a need, and that's even attainable in game since it will be.
Only want that's close to a need is extra character slot.
I might get banned for this. - Rizel Star.
I'm not afraid to tell trolls what they [need] to hear, even if that means for me to have an forced absence afterwards.
P2P LOGIC = If it's P2P it means longevity, overall better game, and THE BEST SUPPORT EVER!!!!!(Which has been rinsed and repeated about a thousand times)
Common Sense Logic = P2P logic is no better than F2P Logic.
Then the difference here being that the cash shop was an afterthough for anarchy online, while for GW2 it was designed around it.
Yeah okay, but you assume I'm directly comparing it to AO too, and I'm not, anymore than I was comparing it direclty to WoW.
Here's the deal. I'm going to save up a couple hundred bucks, buy diamonds, sell those for gold, hire mercenaries to fight for me in WvWvW for 24/7 coverage, then you tell me how I didn't get an advantage over other players who would have to farm up massive amounts of gold to hire them.
There are no mercenaries in WvWvW rofl. Secondly even if there were you wouldnt be able to do it for a while. Please remember that for you to get gold with gems other people need to earn them and secondly there must be something those players really need to waste the lil money they would have the gems they are gona get from you.
I wonder tho, are you assuming that the moment you get gems you can instantly trade them for gold? cause thats not how it works.
You are missing my point. I can pay people to fight, and that makes them mercenaries. They aren't fighting for the server, they're fighting for gold.
Wow that proposition is so out of left field, but I'll bite. I guarentee you your mercs will get rofl stomped by the coordinated hardcore guilds on the opposing servers, and you would have bought all those gems for nothing. End of rine.
And can you gurantee that none of these coordinated hardcore guilds would be intrested in having a donor? Maybe a cpl of these guilds with someone with deep enough pockets. What about a kind of corporate sponsor ship if the e-sport aspect picks up. Last I knew Europeans raiding guilds in wow had corporate sponsors, except now they can turn the money into ingame currency and get a potential chokehold on the best talent, by offering resources few can compete with.
I have to say, I have never failed so hard at rabble rousing over an issue in my life. You guys were supposed to be horrified at the concept to the point of breaking out the torches and pitchforks, instead I see you planning the merc company picnic and complementary t-shirts!
I am convinced there is only one way to eliminate these grave evils, namely through the establishment of a socialist economy, accompanied by an educational system which would be oriented toward social goals.
There are no mercenaries in WvWvW rofl. Secondly even if there were you wouldnt be able to do it for a while. Please remember that for you to get gold with gems other people need to earn them and secondly there must be something those players really need to waste the lil money they would have the gems they are gona get from you.
I wonder tho, are you assuming that the moment you get gems you can instantly trade them for gold? cause thats not how it works.
You are missing my point. I can pay people to fight, and that makes them mercenaries. They aren't fighting for the server, they're fighting for gold.
Like players? To fight in WvW for you?
Why would you spend RL money to have other players fight in PvP for ingame currency..er wait. What server will you be on and what will be your toon's name?
In AoC I remember some guilds used mercenaries to fight for them. Same concept, only now someone who really is that cheesy can shortcut all the effort involved in farming up the currency and just buy diamonds, sell them for gold (once the 'economy' matures enough) and presto, instant mercs.
It's actually not something I would ever do. I put it that way to prove a point, and I'll bet it will happen from time to time. WvWvW will be taken seriously as a point of pride for guilds who can say we win for our server, we're the best. If they need to pay gold to keep coverage during off peak hours, some will do it, silly as that may sound.
And your fear is that the mercenary guilds giving coverage would require the gold to come from real money and not gold from mobs and in game sources? You are really reaching for justification here because deals are made all the time. Guilds could pass on claiming keeps and towers so that other guilds get the glory of having their name on the map . Are they mercenaries because that happened a lot in DAOC. It would be far easier for those guilds to just recruit the late night players into their guilds. Or do you propose banning offering incentives and perks for joining guilds as being mercenary? There are so many holes in your line of reasoning...
But that isnt the core of the problem is it. Just come out and say it. your preferences in how to play the game trumps other people's in how you want them to play the game.
There are no mercenaries in WvWvW rofl. Secondly even if there were you wouldnt be able to do it for a while. Please remember that for you to get gold with gems other people need to earn them and secondly there must be something those players really need to waste the lil money they would have the gems they are gona get from you.
I wonder tho, are you assuming that the moment you get gems you can instantly trade them for gold? cause thats not how it works.
You are missing my point. I can pay people to fight, and that makes them mercenaries. They aren't fighting for the server, they're fighting for gold.
Like players? To fight in WvW for you?
Why would you spend RL money to have other players fight in PvP for ingame currency..er wait. What server will you be on and what will be your toon's name?
In AoC I remember some guilds used mercenaries to fight for them. Same concept, only now someone who really is that cheesy can shortcut all the effort involved in farming up the currency and just buy diamonds, sell them for gold (once the 'economy' matures enough) and presto, instant mercs.
It's actually not something I would ever do. I put it that way to prove a point, and I'll bet it will happen from time to time. WvWvW will be taken seriously as a point of pride for guilds who can say we win for our server, we're the best. If they need to pay gold to keep coverage during off peak hours, some will do it, silly as that may sound.
Or they can kick out some gems/gold to bolster there ranks. Maybe buy a structered pvp team, sure you can argue that people could pay people to pay before but theres a difference between sending someone a check and giving someone some gold. In most games like wow gold is useless, but here gold can buy gems, which you can use to buy items that would normally cost real life money.
I don't mind the idea of a guild working (or rather playing!) hard in game to hire mercs. I do mind the idea of a guild pooling cold hard real life cash to do it. I understand if some don't see the difference.
I am convinced there is only one way to eliminate these grave evils, namely through the establishment of a socialist economy, accompanied by an educational system which would be oriented toward social goals.
I think it is simple. Don't sell tradeable items and accomplishments in the cash store. Giving ppl with a fat wallet access to heaps of ingame currency at a click of a button is a bad call imo. It devalues any with gold purchasable item from a gameplay perspective.
'Oh, I need to buy this item from this npc/player. Sec, I have to turn on the moneyprinting press' *goes to cash shop*
Also, keep in mind that they create an auction hall system where you can post what you are looking for. This will create a constant supply of gold from people who place ads to buy gems with ingame gold. Instant gold for gembuyers.
The only difference with 3rd party goldsellers is that they now will be legitemate players that don't spam ads in chat or email, but place them neatly in the auction hall system.
System is severly flawed imo. I used to admire Mike O'Brien, but I think that this particular blog is a poor piece of marketing bs.
Even if this happen you still won't be able to get everything or anything you want in-game.
It's common sense unless you think gold is the only currency in this game.
Also please for God sake tell us what are gems worth as they only get you what's in cash shop.
Please tell us what is sold in the cash shop that's a need, and that's even attainable in game since it will be.
Only want that's close to a need is extra character slot.
I positive that the cash shop will offer items that are not obtainable in the game. I'm positive that the game will have rare drops.
Whether they are for vanity purpose is besides the point (at least for me). For me purchasing gold with real cash, no matter who facilitates it, is purchasing progress. In principle 1000gold is no difference from a certain percentage progress towards an ingame title. You need to obtain a set amount to buy ingame items/services.
So buying alternative currency with real cash == buying progress with real cash.
In my book that defeats the purpose of the game and creates a slippery slope towards some cheap form of commodity trading.
Well this is just one mor reason for me to stick with SWTOR. Bioware is clearly a supperior game company and they make better games.
At least they don't pull any of this shady microtransaction stuff. You pay for the game and your sub and you get access to their games. No strings attached and no shady business. You just lost a potential customer Arenanet. I'll stick with Bioware- an honest company- thank you very much.
Im a little lost here. I knew this game was going to have cosmetic and service microtransactions since it was first announced. Why is everyone acting as though they didn't know this? Im extremely confused.
As long as they are the way they've been described, I have absolutely no problem with it. Never have.
Then the difference here being that the cash shop was an afterthough for anarchy online, while for GW2 it was designed around it.
Yeah okay, but you assume I'm directly comparing it to AO too, and I'm not, anymore than I was comparing it direclty to WoW.
Here's the deal. I'm going to save up a couple hundred bucks, buy diamonds, sell those for gold, hire mercenaries to fight for me in WvWvW for 24/7 coverage, then you tell me how I didn't get an advantage over other players who would have to farm up massive amounts of gold to hire them.
There are no mercenaries in WvWvW rofl. Secondly even if there were you wouldnt be able to do it for a while. Please remember that for you to get gold with gems other people need to earn them and secondly there must be something those players really need to waste the lil money they would have the gems they are gona get from you.
I wonder tho, are you assuming that the moment you get gems you can instantly trade them for gold? cause thats not how it works.
You are missing my point. I can pay people to fight, and that makes them mercenaries. They aren't fighting for the server, they're fighting for gold.
Wow that proposition is so out of left field, but I'll bite. I guarentee you your mercs will get rofl stomped by the coordinated hardcore guilds on the opposing servers, and you would have bought all those gems for nothing. End of rine.
And can you gurantee that none of these coordinated hardcore guilds would be intrested in having a donor? Maybe a cpl of these guilds with someone with deep enough pockets. What about a kind of corporate sponsor ship if the e-sport aspect picks up. Last I knew Europeans raiding guilds in wow had corporate sponsors, except now they can turn the money into ingame currency and get a potential chokehold on the best talent, by offering resources few can compete with.
I have to say, I have never failed so hard at rabble rousing over an issue in my life. You guys were supposed to be horrified at the concept to the point of breaking out the torches and pitchforks, instead I see you planning the merc company picnic and complementary t-shirts!
Complementary t-shirts will be give an item from the cash shop, Merc Company will provide you with the gold, it is up to you to convert said gold into gems and purchase the item yourself.
Well this is just one mor reason for me to stick with SWTOR. Bioware is clearly a supperior game company and they make better games.
At least they don't pull any of this shady microtransaction stuff. You pay for the game and your sub and you get access to their games. No strings attached and no shady business. You just lost a potential customer Arenanet. I'll stick with Bioware- an honest company- thank you very much.
I wouldn't jump the gun just yet. It would not surprise me to see Bioware implement some form of microtransaction system
And can you gurantee that none of these coordinated hardcore guilds would be intrested in having a donor? Maybe a cpl of these guilds with someone with deep enough pockets. What about a kind of corporate sponsor ship if the e-sport aspect picks up. Last I knew Europeans raiding guilds in wow had corporate sponsors, except now they can turn the money into ingame currency and get a potential chokehold on the best talent, by offering resources few can compete with.
Why, the bloodly hell, a "pro", esport/hardcore team would want to get paid in in-game currency that means jack all? I mean sorry, but Your in-game gold has no value whatsoever in terms of hardcore progression, especially in PvP tournament environment.
Why would anyone want to be paid in vanity pixels when real sponsors give you actual, physical PC gear and, in best case scanrio, actual dollars?
Well this is just one mor reason for me to stick with SWTOR. Bioware is clearly a supperior game company and they make better games.
At least they don't pull any of this shady microtransaction stuff. You pay for the game and your sub and you get access to their games. No strings attached and no shady business. You just lost a potential customer Arenanet. I'll stick with Bioware- an honest company- thank you very much.
You can't be srs...................................
And can you gurantee that none of these coordinated hardcore guilds would be intrested in having a donor? Maybe a cpl of these guilds with someone with deep enough pockets. What about a kind of corporate sponsor ship if the e-sport aspect picks up. Last I knew Europeans raiding guilds in wow had corporate sponsors, except now they can turn the money into ingame currency and get a potential chokehold on the best talent, by offering resources few can compete with.
Why, the bloodly hell, a "pro", esport/hardcore team would want to get paid in in-game currency that means jack all? I mean sorry, but Your in-game gold has no value whatsoever in terms of hardcore progression, especially in PvP tournament environment.
Why would anyone want to be paid in vanity pixels when real sponsors give you actual, physical PC gear and, in best case scanrio, actual dollars?
You can't trade gems back into real money.
Gold farmers would do it for gold they could then sell to other players for money. And they're motivated to fight well by real life concerns such as feeding their families, plus if they can make enough money doing it, they'll have an awful lot of time to practice and perfect their fighting skills.
Yes, that is my worst-worst-worst case scenario for this situation. Will be interesting to see if it comes about.
I am convinced there is only one way to eliminate these grave evils, namely through the establishment of a socialist economy, accompanied by an educational system which would be oriented toward social goals.
Well this is just one mor reason for me to stick with SWTOR. Bioware is clearly a supperior game company and they make better games.
At least they don't pull any of this shady microtransaction stuff. You pay for the game and your sub and you get access to their games. No strings attached and no shady business. You just lost a potential customer Arenanet. I'll stick with Bioware- an honest company- thank you very much.
I wouldn't jump the gun just yet. It would not surprise me to see Bioware implement some form of microtransaction system
That is a given, EA know microtranstion better then most companys out there and they know they profit alot more on power then vanity.
They just need loose enough subs and its there like warhammer
I don't mind the idea of a guild working (or rather playing!) hard in game to hire mercs. I do mind the idea of a guild pooling cold hard real life cash to do it. I understand if some don't see the difference.
This point of view is moot since even if Anet didn't have a RMT, the gold farming companies already in existence would still sell the money for the creating of such scenarios anyway.
At any rate we'll see how the RMT affects GW2 in the future.
I don't mind the idea of a guild working (or rather playing!) hard in game to hire mercs. I do mind the idea of a guild pooling cold hard real life cash to do it. I understand if some don't see the difference.
This point of view is moot since even if Anet didn't have a RMT, the gold farming companies already in existence would still sell the money for the creating of such scenarios anyway.
At any rate we'll see how the RMT affects GW2 in the future.
Very true, but the buyers as well as sellers would be risking their accounts by doing so. This way they will risk nothing, it will be perfectly legal to pay anyone in game to do anything for you with gold you bought using diamonds that cost real cash. This is my problem with it.
And before anyone thinks my gold farmer mercs idea is too off the wall, google pilot carry teams in WoW rateds. People are making money from these sorts of things and if there is a way for them to do it in GW2, they will.
I am convinced there is only one way to eliminate these grave evils, namely through the establishment of a socialist economy, accompanied by an educational system which would be oriented toward social goals.
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And can you gurantee that none of these coordinated hardcore guilds would be intrested in having a donor? Maybe a cpl of these guilds with someone with deep enough pockets. What about a kind of corporate sponsor ship if the e-sport aspect picks up. Last I knew Europeans raiding guilds in wow had corporate sponsors, except now they can turn the money into ingame currency and get a potential chokehold on the best talent, by offering resources few can compete with.
In AoC I remember some guilds used mercenaries to fight for them. Same concept, only now someone who really is that cheesy can shortcut all the effort involved in farming up the currency and just buy diamonds, sell them for gold (once the 'economy' matures enough) and presto, instant mercs.
It's actually not something I would ever do. I put it that way to prove a point, and I'll bet it will happen from time to time. WvWvW will be taken seriously as a point of pride for guilds who can say we win for our server, we're the best. If they need to pay gold to keep coverage during off peak hours, some will do it, silly as that may sound.
I am convinced there is only one way to eliminate these grave evils, namely through the establishment of a socialist economy, accompanied by an educational system which would be oriented toward social goals.
~Albert Einstein
I'm not very happy about this. I know that the items that can be bought will not give a person a power advantage but in-game vanity sells and dictates prices. Look at GW1, there was no power difference between high price items (like torm weapons or a BDS) and other in-game weapons but there was a huge price difference. The ability to buy gems which can be used to buy gold will have a huge impact on the in-game economy even without a "power" advantage gained from paying real money.
The only difference I see here is that what would otherwise be given to third-party gold-farming companies is given to Anet instead. No useless ppl roaming around not really participating in the game itself.
So for those willing to spend RL cash, go for it. I can always take advantage of the guilds doing it since they can't dictate or monopolize a WvW session deciding on who gets in or not.
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People want to play a b2p that magically can sustain itself with magic money
Just be glad its not p2w
And the drama is good
"It has potential"
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"It sucks"
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Even if this happen you still won't be able to get everything or anything you want in-game.
It's common sense unless you think gold is the only currency in this game.
Also please for God sake tell us what are gems worth as they only get you what's in cash shop.
Please tell us what is sold in the cash shop that's a need, and that's even attainable in game since it will be.
Only want that's close to a need is extra character slot.
I might get banned for this. - Rizel Star.
I'm not afraid to tell trolls what they [need] to hear, even if that means for me to have an forced absence afterwards.
P2P LOGIC = If it's P2P it means longevity, overall better game, and THE BEST SUPPORT EVER!!!!!(Which has been rinsed and repeated about a thousand times)
Common Sense Logic = P2P logic is no better than F2P Logic.
I have to say, I have never failed so hard at rabble rousing over an issue in my life. You guys were supposed to be horrified at the concept to the point of breaking out the torches and pitchforks, instead I see you planning the merc company picnic and complementary t-shirts!
I am convinced there is only one way to eliminate these grave evils, namely through the establishment of a socialist economy, accompanied by an educational system which would be oriented toward social goals.
~Albert Einstein
And your fear is that the mercenary guilds giving coverage would require the gold to come from real money and not gold from mobs and in game sources? You are really reaching for justification here because deals are made all the time. Guilds could pass on claiming keeps and towers so that other guilds get the glory of having their name on the map . Are they mercenaries because that happened a lot in DAOC. It would be far easier for those guilds to just recruit the late night players into their guilds. Or do you propose banning offering incentives and perks for joining guilds as being mercenary? There are so many holes in your line of reasoning...
But that isnt the core of the problem is it. Just come out and say it. your preferences in how to play the game trumps other people's in how you want them to play the game.
Or they can kick out some gems/gold to bolster there ranks. Maybe buy a structered pvp team, sure you can argue that people could pay people to pay before but theres a difference between sending someone a check and giving someone some gold. In most games like wow gold is useless, but here gold can buy gems, which you can use to buy items that would normally cost real life money.
I don't mind the idea of a guild working (or rather playing!) hard in game to hire mercs. I do mind the idea of a guild pooling cold hard real life cash to do it. I understand if some don't see the difference.
I am convinced there is only one way to eliminate these grave evils, namely through the establishment of a socialist economy, accompanied by an educational system which would be oriented toward social goals.
~Albert Einstein
I positive that the cash shop will offer items that are not obtainable in the game. I'm positive that the game will have rare drops.
Whether they are for vanity purpose is besides the point (at least for me). For me purchasing gold with real cash, no matter who facilitates it, is purchasing progress. In principle 1000gold is no difference from a certain percentage progress towards an ingame title. You need to obtain a set amount to buy ingame items/services.
So buying alternative currency with real cash == buying progress with real cash.
In my book that defeats the purpose of the game and creates a slippery slope towards some cheap form of commodity trading.
Well this is just one mor reason for me to stick with SWTOR. Bioware is clearly a supperior game company and they make better games.
At least they don't pull any of this shady microtransaction stuff. You pay for the game and your sub and you get access to their games. No strings attached and no shady business. You just lost a potential customer Arenanet. I'll stick with Bioware- an honest company- thank you very much.
Im a little lost here. I knew this game was going to have cosmetic and service microtransactions since it was first announced. Why is everyone acting as though they didn't know this? Im extremely confused.
As long as they are the way they've been described, I have absolutely no problem with it. Never have.
Complementary t-shirts will be give an item from the cash shop, Merc Company will provide you with the gold, it is up to you to convert said gold into gems and purchase the item yourself.
I wouldn't jump the gun just yet. It would not surprise me to see Bioware implement some form of microtransaction system
Why, the bloodly hell, a "pro", esport/hardcore team would want to get paid in in-game currency that means jack all? I mean sorry, but Your in-game gold has no value whatsoever in terms of hardcore progression, especially in PvP tournament environment.
Why would anyone want to be paid in vanity pixels when real sponsors give you actual, physical PC gear and, in best case scanrio, actual dollars?
You can't trade gems back into real money.
You can't be srs...................................
Gold farmers would do it for gold they could then sell to other players for money. And they're motivated to fight well by real life concerns such as feeding their families, plus if they can make enough money doing it, they'll have an awful lot of time to practice and perfect their fighting skills.
Yes, that is my worst-worst-worst case scenario for this situation. Will be interesting to see if it comes about.
I am convinced there is only one way to eliminate these grave evils, namely through the establishment of a socialist economy, accompanied by an educational system which would be oriented toward social goals.
~Albert Einstein
That is a given, EA know microtranstion better then most companys out there and they know they profit alot more on power then vanity.
They just need loose enough subs and its there like warhammer
This point of view is moot since even if Anet didn't have a RMT, the gold farming companies already in existence would still sell the money for the creating of such scenarios anyway.
At any rate we'll see how the RMT affects GW2 in the future.
EVERYONE READ THIS PLS.
Guild Wars 2 - Understanding the gem system
Kthxbye.
All posts being directed to one thread = the conversation moves way to fast for anyone to follow and nobody gets heard.
Stay on topic please. This is not a thread about Bioware.
Very true, but the buyers as well as sellers would be risking their accounts by doing so. This way they will risk nothing, it will be perfectly legal to pay anyone in game to do anything for you with gold you bought using diamonds that cost real cash. This is my problem with it.
And before anyone thinks my gold farmer mercs idea is too off the wall, google pilot carry teams in WoW rateds. People are making money from these sorts of things and if there is a way for them to do it in GW2, they will.
I am convinced there is only one way to eliminate these grave evils, namely through the establishment of a socialist economy, accompanied by an educational system which would be oriented toward social goals.
~Albert Einstein