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Hehe. I wanted one anyway, plus it will come in handy for guild events. And it is tripling in price in the future. Since I'm a billionaire, it was a win win situation to buy one
The great bird has spoken. May we all be safe on the night of cull.
*pages Secretary that I don't actually have*
"Janet, hold my calls and reschedule that board meeting. I will be busy saying AWwwwwwwwwwwwwww for the entire rest of the day."
Kos Luftar
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Don't cull me, bro.
What an adorable little goober.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
pls dont cull
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
but gafguild is rich and is swimming in gold
I figured it would be pretty hard to get in. Still, I wish we could get some of our GW2 gaffers peeps attending to go to some Anet panel or something.
Kos Luftar
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Looks like Week 1 of Feature Pack was all detailed at PAX so the articles are not as exciting this time around.
Not sure what Prepare to Fight is all about which is maybe the only thing they didn't announce at PAX I think.
Next two weeks should have a lot more exciting reveals for me at least.
Not sure what Prepare to Fight is all about which is maybe the only thing they didn't announce at PAX I think.
Next two weeks should have a lot more exciting reveals for me at least.
the post
*scratches head*
Could be having a dumb morning, but this post doesn't really spell out the "300g per color" thing so far as I can see, and comes awfully close to saying that the opposite is true?
I guess it's probably just vaguely written?
edit: reddit's as confused as I am http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/2e3bcu/big_changes_are_coming_to_the_commander_system/
good thing we all immediately started frothing at the mouth before even seeing the official blog post so that we could say "the complaining worked"
now if the 300g per color aspect actually is true we can add on that Anet lied too!
big old shrug until official clarification. but if I can switch to my delicious purple tag on sept. 8th without spending another dime, so much the better
Kos Luftar
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Yeah, that seems strange since in that GuildMag demo they spelled out that each colour will cost 300g.
Maybe they changed their mind or just an article mistake.
If article is true...PEOPLE WHO WANT TAGS, BUY THEM NOW~!!!!!!
xenoflux2113
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Avoiding the Culling is my new favorite part of GW2.
people who want tags should buy them now anyway. becoming account bound without additional purchase was never in dispute.
i have no idea if the person from Anet was wrong when they were asked the question, misunderstood the information they were given to divulge in response to that question (the "no hierarchy" aspect makes sense), they changed the policy in response to complaints, they changed the policy internally regardless (the official post hadn't been made yet, there have been changed to statements before), or that the article is just being vague enough that it sounds like you don't have to buy each color with enough linguistic leeway that you still do. no idea.
this kind of thing wouldn't happen if they got me to write these :>
i have no idea if the person from Anet was wrong when they were asked the question, misunderstood the information they were given to divulge in response to that question (the "no hierarchy" aspect makes sense), they changed the policy in response to complaints, they changed the policy internally regardless (the official post hadn't been made yet, there have been changed to statements before), or that the article is just being vague enough that it sounds like you don't have to buy each color with enough linguistic leeway that you still do. no idea.
this kind of thing wouldn't happen if they got me to write these :>
This is the kind of stuff about ANets communication that I don't get. Various boards have been in a hubbub ever since the "300g per color" thing came out and have just been left to go crazy. There was no clarification so I can only assume that was true at the time.
Now this comes out and seems to point to the contrary maybe/kinda/sorta? So now if it doesn't end up the case then people will bitch even harder and claim they were mislead. Why not just give an official answer so people can either calm down or at least not have even more reason to complain later?
Now this comes out and seems to point to the contrary maybe/kinda/sorta? So now if it doesn't end up the case then people will bitch even harder and claim they were mislead. Why not just give an official answer so people can either calm down or at least not have even more reason to complain later?
I expect one by EOD
edit: should have said "end of minute"
https://twitter.com/GuildWars2/status/502133727343169538
kindly shine your pitchforks and place them back in display case, etc.
edit again for the lazy:
Question: "This makes it sound like there won't be a 300g charge per color."
Rubi: "Yep, that's exactly what it says!"
Kos Luftar
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What is ANET DOING ANYWAYS? THEY NEVER LISTEN!
shysaursoft
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After the feature pack, commanders will cost 300g.
Commander icons will be account wide now.
You don't need to buy each colour separately.
Existing commanders will get all the colours, so will new commanders.
Commander icons will be account wide now.
You don't need to buy each colour separately.
Existing commanders will get all the colours, so will new commanders.
Ok, if I accept your proposition that they never intended to charge 300g/color, then I must also believe they have terrible control over their messaging with external media. Which seems reasonable given this week's kerfluffle.
Either way I don't give a damn. I take the game as it is, not as I wish it to be.
Either way I don't give a damn. I take the game as it is, not as I wish it to be.
shysaursoft
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It was changed based on feedback.
Because, y'know. ArenaNet doesn't care, and never listens.
Spehornoob
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But does the 300g get you the commander tags AND 5 new worlds of SAB?
DOES IT!?
Why doesn't ANET ever do anything right!?
DOES IT!?
Why doesn't ANET ever do anything right!?
LiveSpartan235
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keep up my friend!After the feature pack, commanders will cost 300g.
Commander icons will be account wide now.
You don't need to buy each colour separately.
Existing commanders will get all the colours, so will new commanders.
even though this was an item changed in response to feedback, the bold has simply always been the case, it should not be a surprise, nor is this kerfuffle anything particularly new, unique to the specific complaints raised, a change in philosophy, a recent occurrence that differs from past vagaries, and so on
ArenaNet is near universally solid as far as the marketing concept as well as advertising, and near-universally lacking in product marketing and customer communications. If anyone from either team is reading this, I mean no insult to the work you do in an incredibly tough job pushing a sprawling, complex product to unimaginably disparate audiences. It is no easy task by any stretch of the imagination. as always, on the organization as a whole, I prefer the company emphasize development, support, QA and infrastructure over marketing anyway due to the nature of the product.
I want a PLAID one.. or an ARGYLE one... even polka dots! None of these boring old single color hats. *grins*
Argyle tag. Commander dressed in pirate outfit.
oh sure.. now I want a peg leg. Damn you and your forward thinking. *lol*
Says current commanders will be grandfathered in, so I imagine buying one now will give you the whole rainbow.
Interesting choice.
*shrug* that'd be a lot of work. I bet we get all four colors if you buy it now.
xenoflux2113
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So even though I don't plan to be a commander I should buy the tag just to not have to pay 3x more in the future? Got it.
Thats what the post said .. "Existing commanders will be grandfathered into this new system. If you’re already a commander, please enjoy this additional upgrade."
that says to me... if you currently have a tag.. you get the whole tamale without charge.
I have to say that there's pros and cons to the slow drip of feature reveals. On one hand it keeps you looking forward to each day leading up to its release. On the other hand you have crap where sites will report on a few things in the pack and people with no outside knowledge that there's more to come think that's it and then try to shit on the game. Honestly they should just dump all the info at once in terms of a high level then do the detailed blogs as they normally would. Basically here's a rough idea of every feature coming in the pack and then detail it day by day.
That is what I just did...
well... no. it's still 100g, why spend that if you don't plan to use it?
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