Malediktus.9250 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 I am boycotting 2000 gems mounts. They would have to be pretty spectacular to be worth more than 1000 gems to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kharmin.7683 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Adding my voice of ... disappointment. 2000 is too steep for me as well. A 5-pack for Wintersday, comparable with the spooky set, would be tempting. I'd rather spend 2000 gems on other things. A single mount skin? Nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneYenShort.3189 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Glider AND backpack = 700. Mount that serves a ver similar purpose = 2,000. Anet showing it didn't listen again = par for the course. When anet charged more for the wedding outfit because it was different per race, you know... Fair enough, players don't like it but ok. But all races use the mout in the same manner, and we don't even get any piece we can show off constantly? Yeap, completely ignorable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilyanna.9361 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 That's what happens when people were complaining dinky lootboxes that didn't mean squat. 400 gems to 2k gems. I told you people, didn't want to listen. Now time to relax in the oncoming salt. Now they are going to do what EVERY other mmo does and sell them for 25-30 dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikal.4921 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 I have seen **one (1)** Forged Warhound in-game since that mount skin was released. They can't have sold many. I have to think there's some other reason for introducing 2000 gem mount skins than making money selling them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashburntoo.7431 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 It's not RNG, so that's good. I still think a 400/600/800 or 400/800/1200 model would be received very well. It allows for a standard/enhanced/deluxe skin stratification and pricing structure that's on par with gliders. 2000 gems just doesn't fit. We can compare it to mount costs in other games, but it's never an exact comparison. These are skins, not mounts. The existing RNG adoption system can stick around with this pricing model too. It allows you a chance at any skin, always new, from the limited pool of options and at the base price. For those that shrug off RNG, that's not unfair. I like @"Rauderi.8706"'s point. If you're going to price singles at 2000 gems, people may as well save up and work their way through the adoption licenses over the next few months or several years (disposable income dependent). Then again... maybe that's the point. :astonished: I hope they start releasing some simpler reskins with 3-4 dye slots at a 600 or 800 gem price point. They could even pull from the ones locked behind the adoption licenses as special adoption campaigns (save the animals!). That would be met with a lot of cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anchoku.8142 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Quick math lesson. 2000 gems buys 16 Black chest keys, which should provide 1 or 2 Black Lion claim tickets. How is a guaranteed mount skin that much different? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarcShriek.5829 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Apparently Anet's budget pricing structure attracts budget players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just a flesh wound.3589 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 For 2000 gems I need to ?? that thing. Not go ? when I see the price and what I’m buying. Sure the whales will buy it, but at a lower price the minnows can outbuy the whales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coulter.2315 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 I think if it has looked more like a Lord of Change and not had the peacock tail I may have been tempted, almost my style but just missed. I'm sure some will like it though. 2000 gems is a lot for a single skin of a single mount, would be interesting to know how many sell. Hoping there is some more budget friendly stuff released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anela.3867 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 I love it and I spend a lot of money on the gem store shinies but 2000 gems is too expensive for just one skin. I hope they reconsider their pricing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayumi Spender.1082 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Why are people so angry? Just don't buy it. I can't honestly get why you're raging over it NOW after the ugly Mecha Ram. Now we have an ugly Turkey/chicken/Peacock that can't tell if it's doing a threatening look/mating dance (feathers up in the air on the head) or if it's just all calm and natural (feathers are buttcape street-sweeper mode in the back). Simply don't buy it and speak with your wallet if you do like it. Maybe a sale/discount/price change will come? Or maybe the whole deal of "Well a few of you already bought it so we don't want to discourage those early adopters of the new mount skin so we won't change it... but we won't do it again......... okay we will as the 1st Mecha Ram worked and no one said Skritt". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pockethole.5031 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 It looks like some kind of **turkey-peacock-raptor** mash-up. Well, maybe someone will buy it. =) Also too many ppl take this too personally. I can't even afford Total Makeover Kit let alone PoF and you have rich-people problems. Calm your tits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oglaf.1074 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 > @Nikal.4921 said: > I have seen **one (1)** Forged Warhound in-game since that mount skin was released. They can't have sold many. I have to think there's some other reason for introducing 2000 gem mount skins than making money selling them. That's because items with this kind of pricing is not aimed towards average players like you and me. They are aimed at the so-called "whales" which are the very, very small minority of players that freemium economies prey upon. They're not meant for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodstealer.5978 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Well.. hate to say we told ya so to all those whining about the adopt licence system.. you had the opportunity to buy skins over a period of time for 400 gems each safe in the knowledge that you would never get duplicates and an increasing chance to get the skin you most desired out of the packs. Now it seems increasingly likely that all were going to see is a constant stream of high price skins of no better quality than what the packs offered... 2000 gems for a single skin is simply crazy silly, so yeah like others have said... I will do my talking with my wallet. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oglaf.1074 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 > @Bloodstealer.5978 said: >you had the opportunity to buy skins over a period of time for 400 gems each No that is blatantly false. We had the opportunity to **gamble** for skins at 400 Gems per "spin". Nice trying to blame the players for Anet's terrible business practices as of late though. Super class act, man. This insane pricing is in no way or form the "fault" of the playerbase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witch of Doom.5739 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 We 'whiners' who complained about the RNG adoption licenses have nothing to do with this latest release of one 2000 gem skin. It was planned and created long before we complained about those. ANet will have to look at its sales figures to see if the 2000 gem skins sell enough to make them worthwhile. I hope for a Wintersday pack like the Spooky Day pack of 5 skins for 1600 gems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarcShriek.5829 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 > @Oglaf.1074 said: > > @Nikal.4921 said: > > I have seen **one (1)** Forged Warhound in-game since that mount skin was released. They can't have sold many. I have to think there's some other reason for introducing 2000 gem mount skins than making money selling them. > > That's because items with this kind of pricing is not aimed towards average players like you and me. They are aimed at the so-called "whales" which are the very, very small minority of players that freemium economies prey upon. They're not meant for us. It's not aimed at whales. It's just aimed at people that spend more money on the game than you. Not everyone that spends more money on than you is a whale. Not even close. Also your "prey upon" comment was offensive to people the people that buy ANet's products. Many of these people have money because they are smart. This is just how they enjoy spending their money. In my opinion, I don't see how GW2 could be all that attractive to whales. There just isn't that much to spend money on. It's kind of small potatoes in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarcShriek.5829 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 > @Oglaf.1074 said: > > @Bloodstealer.5978 said: > >you had the opportunity to buy skins over a period of time for 400 gems each > > No that is blatantly false. > > We had the opportunity to **gamble** for skins at 400 Gems per "spin". > > Nice trying to blame the players for Anet's terrible business practices as of late though. Super class act, man. This insane pricing is in no way or form the "fault" of the playerbase. > > The mount adoption license is not gambling. Gambling implies that something of value could be won. Nothing of value could be won with the mount adoption. Nothing recieved was worth even 1 penny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rococo.8347 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 It looks like Avocado toast being the culprit of Millennials still living in their parents basement, unable to buy a house, has a new pretender - the slightly less than an expansion pack Mount ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oglaf.1074 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 > @DarcShriek.5829 said: > > @Oglaf.1074 said: > > > @Nikal.4921 said: > > > I have seen **one (1)** Forged Warhound in-game since that mount skin was released. They can't have sold many. I have to think there's some other reason for introducing 2000 gem mount skins than making money selling them. > > > > That's because items with this kind of pricing is not aimed towards average players like you and me. They are aimed at the so-called "whales" which are the very, very small minority of players that freemium economies prey upon. They're not meant for us. > > It's not aimed at whales. It's just aimed at people that spend more money on the game than you. Not everyone that spends more money on than you is a whale. Not even close. > > Also your "prey upon" comment was offensive to people the people that buy ANet's products. Many of these people have money because they are smart. This is just how they enjoy spending their money. 1) It is clearly a luxury item aimed at whales. Painfully so. 2000 Gems (i.e 30 US dollars+) for a single mount skin? Yeah. Don't even try to argue otherwise. As many other people have mentioned, they've only seen one or two of these mounts in the game since they have been released. Whalebait. 2) I don't give a crap about who I "offend" frankly. Offense is always taken, not given. That is simply how freemium economies work - it preys on the whales to support itself. Look it up yourself - I'm merely stating the factual and obvious, here. Don't shoot the messanger (or try and silence him with your "SO OFFENSIVE!"-garbage). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Generator Gawl.5142 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 I think it's beautiful. But I don't like the tail. For 2000 gems i'd need to love it to buy it. And to be fair, it's not just a cheap reskin with new dye channels. It looks like a brand new mount that's built on the raptor base. You guys asked for this so this is what you get. A higher price but you know what you are getting. No RNG involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakashima.7560 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 > @DarcShriek.5829 said: > > @Oglaf.1074 said: > > > @Nikal.4921 said: > > > I have seen **one (1)** Forged Warhound in-game since that mount skin was released. They can't have sold many. I have to think there's some other reason for introducing 2000 gem mount skins than making money selling them. > > > > That's because items with this kind of pricing is not aimed towards average players like you and me. They are aimed at the so-called "whales" which are the very, very small minority of players that freemium economies prey upon. They're not meant for us. > > It's not aimed at whales. It's just aimed at people that spend more money on the game than you. Not everyone that spends more money on than you is a whale. Not even close. > > Also your "prey upon" comment was offensive to people the people that buy ANet's products. Many of these people have money because they are smart. This is just how they enjoy spending their money. > > In my opinion, I don't see how GW2 could be all that attractive to whales. There just isn't that much to spend money on. It's kind of small potatoes in my opinion. He says, offending anyone that doesnt have money. Sorry my kid needed surgery and I decided to pay for it rather than let her suffer and die, I guess. Makes me hella dumb. Youre right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarcShriek.5829 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 > @Oglaf.1074 said: > > @DarcShriek.5829 said: > > > @Oglaf.1074 said: > > > > @Nikal.4921 said: > > > > I have seen **one (1)** Forged Warhound in-game since that mount skin was released. They can't have sold many. I have to think there's some other reason for introducing 2000 gem mount skins than making money selling them. > > > > > > That's because items with this kind of pricing is not aimed towards average players like you and me. They are aimed at the so-called "whales" which are the very, very small minority of players that freemium economies prey upon. They're not meant for us. > > > > It's not aimed at whales. It's just aimed at people that spend more money on the game than you. Not everyone that spends more money on than you is a whale. Not even close. > > > > Also your "prey upon" comment was offensive to people the people that buy ANet's products. Many of these people have money because they are smart. This is just how they enjoy spending their money. > > 1) It is clearly a luxury item aimed at whales. Painfully so. 2000 Gems (i.e 30 US dollars+) for a single mount skin? Yeah. Don't even try to argue otherwise. > > 2) I don't give a crap about who I "offend" frankly. Offense is always taken, not given. That is simply how freemium economies work - it preys on the whales to support itself. Look it up on the Google machine. $20.00 is no where near whale range. $20 is less than I make in half and hour. Someone that spends $100.00 a month on a game is not a whale. They barely get noticed by companies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oglaf.1074 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 > @DarcShriek.5829 said: > > @Oglaf.1074 said: > > > @Bloodstealer.5978 said: > > >you had the opportunity to buy skins over a period of time for 400 gems each > > > > No that is blatantly false. > > > > We had the opportunity to **gamble** for skins at 400 Gems per "spin". > > > > Nice trying to blame the players for Anet's terrible business practices as of late though. Super class act, man. This insane pricing is in no way or form the "fault" of the playerbase. > > > > > > The mount adoption license is not gambling. Gambling implies that something of value could be won. Nothing of value could be won with the mount adoption. Nothing recieved was worth even 1 penny. Hahaha, no. It is gambling in every sense of the word. Technically and legally it isn't gambling (because the law is slow to catch up) but... yeah, we all know it is gambling. The fact that you're getting a crappy "Win every time!"-consolation price doesn't make it any less so. It is like those carneval games where they have all the big and impressive stuffed toys all over their stand, only for your "Win every time!" prize is a little keychain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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