TheNecrosanct.4028

Another thing that is dumb is taking quotes out of context. 🙄

Sounds like you're playing the wrong game then. Don't get me wrong. I love SAB. I've been gaming since the 80's so it really takes me back. But it's literally a side story of a side character and their creation that has no bearing on the actual story of the game (except for 1 story chapter years ago). SAB is not what GW2 is about and it will never be what GW2 is about. It's a fun little addition that started as an April Fools joke. And now, finally after years, they're continuing development on it. Don't expect full worlds to be released every year because ANet doesn't have the manpower to spend on something that is not the bread and butter of the studio or the essence of their game. And why spend so much on a festival that is only active 3 out of 52 weeks? From a business perspective that would just be dumb. Go play some old 8-bit games if SAB isn't enough for you. Give it some time. Who knows where SAB will be in 5 years? I mean, 5 years ago no one ever expected them to continue development on SAB but here we are.

Not at all. Which is why I added the part "at the time guild halls were released into the game". Apparently you missed the point entirely. The point being that the value of Mystic Coins fluctuates with time (and there are significant differences in the value of Mystic Coins throughout the game's existence). It is unlikely they are the exact same value as when you spent them, meaning you will either receive less than what you spent or more. Neither are fair to both parties.

Yeah, sure! At the value Mystic Coins had at that time, obviously. Not their current value. That wouldn't be fair. So that would be 14 silver per coin at the time guild halls were released into the game, making for a total of 42 gold. That's also what you had in mind, right?

It's so nice to see how art makes people imitate life, even though they are more than likely not even part of it. I'm referring to the fashion industry (which I'm sure the majority of the complainers, if not all, aren't a part of) and how exclusive it is. Fashion creates trends that trickle down to the main populace. What you wear can be used as inspiration or just straight up copied or imitated and there's nothing anyone can do about that. No one holds the rights to their particular style of fashion. You can look down on someone copying you but you can't stop it. It seems imitation is no longer the greatest form of flattery but instead a violation of privacy? When you go out in whatever outfit you are wearing you are exposing it to the world and it is anything from private. Wear what you like and take comfort in the fact that it was your inspiration and creativity that created said combination of fashion items, not someone else's. Imitation takes nothing away from that, but ego can make us think it does. I do hope people are this upset when actual privacy violations take place. Imagine the outrage that would cause if this imaginary pixel contest gets people this upset already.

Finally, a chance to get more Gold Essence weapon skins (since they still haven't been added to the BL statuette vendor)! It was only possible to get 4 out of 16 so far, with the appearance packages released during EoD (which haven't come back to the gemstore in 2 years; I know because I've been waiting for one of them to get 4th Gold Essence weapon skin) and the EoD Launch Supply Drop. Also, there are no Abyss Hunter weapon skins. There are Abyss Stalker weapons that go with the Abyss Stalker outfit, though.

It's coming next Tuesday.

I'm glad I only have a catmander tag. No cat haters allowed in my squad! Just a personal preference. Sorry, not sorry. 😽

No offense but, reading comprehension. Get it, mate. It prevents you from replying to message and saying the exact same thing in your reply, only in different words. But to reiterate: MC's were at their most expensive about 3 years ago. Then the price decreased to less than 1G (even though people expected it to rise due to a more limited supply of MC's). This would be during EoD, since that was before the Vault. Since the release of SotO/the Wizard's Vault, MC prices have gone up again and seem to have stabilized at around 2G. Now tell me, how is this different from what you said?

I find that highly unlikely, considering the tenets ANet holds dear. They could have made GW2 a subscription-based game. It would have made them more money to develop future content. But the subscription-free model is what they want to stick to. The same goes for not devaluating people's progress in the game by constantly adding new levels/new gear tiers. ANet, as a game studio, has always abided by these principles, for about 20 years now. It's one of the things that makes them unique in MMO-world.

Mystic Coins had the value they have now even before SotO. Three years ago the price of MC's climbed, up to the maximum it has been through GW2's entire existence: 2.5G. The vault simply brought it back to what it used to be after ANet removed some of the supply of MC's (which made the price drop, not rise, contrary to what many people on the Forum expected). This little weeklong event will not have the effect on MC prices some people expect.

Which goes to show my point. You're pointing out the reason the price went back to its previous position. It simply explains why what I said has happened.

Mystic Coins already went down in price not so very long ago due to changes ANet implemented, more than 50%, in fact. And yet now they're back at 2G apiece, like they were before. These temporary events will not crash or permanently change the value of Mystic Coins if the previous permanent change hasn't either.

As a general rule you can go by this: if the ascended skin is the same as the one you can craft by yourself, you can salvage it for research notes. The game registers the skin you're salvaging, not how you acquired it. That has always been my experience and I've salvaged ascended purchases from the WV since it was introduced last year.

Got a record player and a full stereo set, with a few thousands CD's and a few hundred vinyl records. I actually don't use any music streaming services, never have and it's unlikely I ever will. When I do listen to music on my computer it's on iTunes and it's self-compiled playlists that I shuffle. I'm a music junkie, always have been, so I collect what I like. And physical copies are the only way for me. Then again, I come from a time when people actually knew all the names of band members, who produced the album and in which studio, etc. There's also too much music I listen to that you don't find on these commercial streaming services, so that's another reason I am not encouraged to use streaming services. My husband had a Spotify account and when I started looking what was on offer there were just too many things I couldn't find. I am the same with other forms of media, movies, games, etc. Books as well. I don't do audiobooks and I've never used a reader. Instead I have bookcases with hundreds of books I've collected over the decades. I also have a thing for special editions, hardcover books, extras on BluRays. I've been doing this for more than 30 years now (Gen-X here, born in 1977) and don't see this ever changing, unless they stop making physical media altogether.