graceangel.3618 Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 ((i wasn't sure where this goes. if it goes in another forum, feel free to move it. and i would apologize)) I recently came back to the game this week. I've been away since mid HOT. I think I made it through the LS3 episode1 or 2. I don't have POF. I really really do want it. It sucks to lack features you see players all around you employing. However, I have financial reasons preventing me from doing so. Ok. so what does this all have to do with everyone else? Well, since returning, on a daily and regular basis am having the same conversation with other level 80 players on the regular. From the guild to people doing the metas in zones. To people who are just helping with a living story portion. They are zooming around while i'm doing my best to keep up and go along. When I mention or explain I don't have POF, it immediately rolls into an exchange where people ask me a why not. It always comes across like people are astounded and respond as if the only possible reason i don't have it is for some crazy reason i must not want it. That's just not the case. It's not that I don't want it. I want it a lot. I've gone into my long story about those reasons with lots of people. For some people it's fine. With some, they also add on lots of explaining some really basic features of the game as if i'm just a brand new player. They say if I need help to just ask for it; but then you ask for help on map or in guild with only responses of dead silence. In any case.. this post is here to just say on behalf of players who don't have POF yet; they probably have a myriad of reasons why they haven't gotten it yet. Most of it probably boils down to money. Some might also have reasons that if they buy one copy; they need to buy multiples for their spouse or children who also play with them. There are lots of legit reasons you can't because adulthood, bills, and murphy's law at work in our lives. I know there are trolls out there who will just taunt because. For the rest of players out there who are good decent people. That maybe by my saying something might empathize or at the least no patronize or condescend on those of us who haven't gotten there yet. I guess I should probably prepare myself though. Not everyone even reads the forums. I wonder if I should just prepare something i can copy/paste for everyone. XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreadshow.9320 Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 That sucks that you can't get it. But there's not much we can do? What do you want us to do here? If I play with someone who does not have it I would not think they are crazy. May be find a purely free2play guild or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graceangel.3618 Posted July 13, 2018 Author Share Posted July 13, 2018 > @"Dreadshow.9320" said: > But there's not much we can do? What do you want us to do here? It was just for sake of understanding. To be treated with less patronizing? It's not asking people to do anything. It's about empathy and just general behavior. I just don't own POF. I own everything else and have been here since day one. I'm not a F2P'er. ^_^ I been here since beta. I just take hiatuses sometimes. I just came back from being away a while. But I have had lots of people respond to me as though I was intentionally not having it for some ridiculous reason. I get a lot of incredulous reactions from people. It's easier to make one forum post than to have to reiterate the same spiel for everyone i interact with. It's also totally ok to not have a solution. The point of this isn't looking for a solution. It's looking for understanding and offering people some food for thought. Sometimes we don't stop to consider other points of view until one is pointed out to us. Happens all the time to people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crepuscular.9047 Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 you can save up your gold and convert to gem to buy the expansion from gem store Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrubySzymek.1362 Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 > @"crepuscular.9047" said: > you can save up your gold and convert to gem to buy the expansion from gem store show me, I dare you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inculpatus cedo.9234 Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 > @"crepuscular.9047" said: > you can save up your gold and convert to gem to buy the expansion from gem store This is not accurate; one can only purchase expansions with cash. One can, however, upgrade a Standard Edition to the Deluxe Edition through the Gem Store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenleto.6179 Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 I don't have PoF either, for "reasons". It's on my radar though. Nobody would know in game since I don't talk to anyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crepuscular.9047 Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 > @"Inculpatus cedo.9234" said: > > @"crepuscular.9047" said: > > you can save up your gold and convert to gem to buy the expansion from gem store > > This is not accurate; one can only purchase expansions with cash. > One can, however, upgrade a Standard Edition to the Deluxe Edition through the Gem Store. my bad then, thought you could :disappointed: > @"Kheldorn.5123" said: > show me, I dare you already bought the deluxes with real monies, plus spent all my gems on keys :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urud.4925 Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 I bought PoF a bit late, when everyone else in my guild already had it. Everytime they did something and I had to follow them on foot, they also asked baffled "why don't you buy it?". The reason back in time, was that I hated mounts, and I really preferred to walk and glide, take the game slowly. I bought PoF in the end, although I still prefer the time when ppl walked on foot: there was more cooperation, I talked much more in /say chat, met more players, and the events didn't finish in few seconds. Nowadays is impossible to kill a legendary in SilverWastes for someone who still needs the achievement. I feel you, but unfortunately we can't come back. Unless you only play with other ppl without mounts, sooner or later you'll be forced to buy it (maybe taking advantage of a 15€ discount). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vavume.8065 Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 > @"graceangel.3618" said: > It's easier to make one forum post than to have to reiterate the same spiel for everyone i interact with. How does making a forum post change anything? you will still need to tell the people you interact with, they are not all going to read this post are they... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aswedishtiger.7320 Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 I get that you don't have PoF but what exactly is the point of the post? To inform not only the players you encounter in the game you do not have it but also the forum folks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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