Slowpokeking.8720

I want Margonite

> @"vicky.9751" said: > I got my skyscale about 3 weeks ago and somebody said the shimmerwing skin was last there in november. (jeez, kitten?) > I want to buy it. Pretty sure, that if somebody wants an item, they will buy it. even if its there forever lol True, the rotation was WAYYY too slow.

> @"Zephire.8049" said: > > @"Oxstar.7643" said: > > Build demand with limited access, I assume. Pretty standard marketing strategy. > > To expand on this for the OP, it: > * Creates a sense of scarcity so people drop more money more often to get something before it rotates out because of FOMO. > * Can make people check the cash shop weekly which in turn makes it more likely someone will buy something in the meantime. It also trains people to check out the store periodically even if they don't have something specific in mind. > * Items like vouchers and bundles that contain vouchers are more desirable because there is no advanced notice on rotation. > > If all items were available all the time, that would be great for players but video game marketers are convinced that would mean a drop in revenue. Think of it as the video game version of stores changing their layout periodically (forcing you to spend more time looking at more products), putting things like milk at the back of the store (making you walk through aisle(s) to reach it), and having highly marked-up small items at the till to tempt you. There's an easy way to make it more convenient for the customer but marketing says inconveniencing the customer will make more money so that's what the company does instead. Still I think the current rotation is way too slow, we should not wait for half a year to buy something.

> @"Ashantara.8731" said: > > @"Slowpokeking.8720" said: > > It is discouraging ppl to do it. > > It was put in place to provide endless farming loops, I suppose. Maps would explode if you could farm them all over and over without time breaks in between. Just put a cool down on drop/reward.

> @"Tyson.5160" said: > > @"Slowpokeking.8720" said: > > > @"Tyson.5160" said: > > > > @"Slowpokeking.8720" said: > > > > Jormag has such a rich setup in GW2 personal story, the Norn Racial story and the Sympathy not only told a chunk about Icebrood&Sons of Svanir menace, but also connected Norn, Jotun and other races together as Jormag's foe. > > > > > > > > Including most of the Shiverpeak mountain maps have Icebrood influence. HoW is about Kodan fighting SoS. > > > > > > > > So it already got a lot of stuff setup, all they need is continue the conflict and tie the plot up along with the GW1 setup. > > > > > > > > But instead they just discard most of it and added a lot of Charr story, which shouldn't have anything to do with Jormag since it's Norn focused plus a good chance to add more about the Kodan and Jotun. If you want to tell about the Charr, Kralkatorrik should have been the dragon to do so. Even though Drakkar had shown up, it looks entirely different than the GW1 creature, the Ice Column Creature was not explained at all. > > > > > > > > Now we got Primordus added as I've expected, pretty sure the plot will be superrushed with some kitten twists. > > > > > > > I personally like what they done with the storyline for this saga. It’s interesting, rather then another repeat story of Zhaitan. Jormag wakes up, we get forces and kill it. This attempt of the Charr attempting to bend an Elder Dragon to their will, then turn around and corrupt the majority of them is a new story. Now we are having a truce with Jormag, which is another interesting twist. > > > > > > Zhaitan ( War against a dragon) > > > > > > Mordremoth (Saving our friends from a dragon) > > > > > > Kralkatorrik ( Saving an Elder Dragon/ Replacing an Elder Dragon) > > > > > > Jormag ( Stopping an army trying to enslave an Elder Dragon/ having a truce with an Elder Dragon) > > > > > > They could have just repeated the same story line over and over for each dragon, like Zhaitan, but they are mixing the plot around which keeps it interesting. > > > > You can do such thing with all the previous plot as well, with a far richer setup. > > Maybe, but then it would take us another 10 years to deal with the Elder Dragons. It's already there, just need to continue the plot.

> @"Svennis.3852" said: > > @"Slowpokeking.8720" said: > > > @"Svennis.3852" said: > > > Personally, I never had any interest in Jormag *until* this season. I really like the way they've portrayed Jormag, and the voice acting has been spot on. > > > > > > I agree I would like more Norn content, but I don't think the mix with Charr stories is bad. I just wanted more. The saga announcement gave the impression this would be a sweeping epic that deep dives into Norn lore as well as Charr cultural issues. At this moment it seems we only got two episodes each for both races, and I certainly expected more than that. It still stands to see what Champions does. It could continue expanding on Norn lore, though I am doubtful as the shift seems to focus on Primordus as a threat. > > > > Then you didn't pay much attention to the previous plot of Jormag. Most of its personality was hinted before. > > No, they just didn’t seem that interesting until now. Everything was there, Jormag has always been the dragon with the most personality and one of the richest setup(beside Zhaitan and Mordremoth).

> @"Svennis.3852" said: > Personally, I never had any interest in Jormag *until* this season. I really like the way they've portrayed Jormag, and the voice acting has been spot on. > > I agree I would like more Norn content, but I don't think the mix with Charr stories is bad. I just wanted more. The saga announcement gave the impression this would be a sweeping epic that deep dives into Norn lore as well as Charr cultural issues. At this moment it seems we only got two episodes each for both races, and I certainly expected more than that. It still stands to see what Champions does. It could continue expanding on Norn lore, though I am doubtful as the shift seems to focus on Primordus as a threat. Then you didn't pay much attention to the previous plot of Jormag. Most of its personality was hinted before.

> @"Tyson.5160" said: > > @"Slowpokeking.8720" said: > > Jormag has such a rich setup in GW2 personal story, the Norn Racial story and the Sympathy not only told a chunk about Icebrood&Sons of Svanir menace, but also connected Norn, Jotun and other races together as Jormag's foe. > > > > Including most of the Shiverpeak mountain maps have Icebrood influence. HoW is about Kodan fighting SoS. > > > > So it already got a lot of stuff setup, all they need is continue the conflict and tie the plot up along with the GW1 setup. > > > > But instead they just discard most of it and added a lot of Charr story, which shouldn't have anything to do with Jormag since it's Norn focused plus a good chance to add more about the Kodan and Jotun. If you want to tell about the Charr, Kralkatorrik should have been the dragon to do so. Even though Drakkar had shown up, it looks entirely different than the GW1 creature, the Ice Column Creature was not explained at all. > > > > Now we got Primordus added as I've expected, pretty sure the plot will be superrushed with some kitten twists. > > > I personally like what they done with the storyline for this saga. It’s interesting, rather then another repeat story of Zhaitan. Jormag wakes up, we get forces and kill it. This attempt of the Charr attempting to bend an Elder Dragon to their will, then turn around and corrupt the majority of them is a new story. Now we are having a truce with Jormag, which is another interesting twist. > > Zhaitan ( War against a dragon) > > Mordremoth (Saving our friends from a dragon) > > Kralkatorrik ( Saving an Elder Dragon/ Replacing an Elder Dragon) > > Jormag ( Stopping an army trying to enslave an Elder Dragon/ having a truce with an Elder Dragon) > > They could have just repeated the same story line over and over for each dragon, like Zhaitan, but they are mixing the plot around which keeps it interesting. You can do such thing with all the previous plot as well, with a far richer setup.