What would you like to see in the Ingame Store?

I would like the ability to buy instore gifts as gifts for other people that are not linked to your account, Ie friends, wife and kids. Not sure how the store operates so if that is there.

Thanks

be able to change names, sex, hair, etc.

buy cool looking armour but with the same stats as any other armour

NERF IWAY!

I think we're all in agreement that if the update would give any kind of statistical advantage, it should not appear in the store. I think something should only be sold in the store (as opposed to given away in an update or appearing in a future chapter) if:

1) Its implementation costs money/manpower to maintain.

OR

2) Its implementation causes a drop in revenue elsewhere.

For example, under these rules, char slots would be charged for (as they will be) because their free implementation would mean people would not need to buy a second account for more chars, breaking rule 2. Apparently name changing costs money to maintain, breaking rule 1, so that would appear in the store. Extra storage on the other hand doesn't break either rule so I don't think it should appear in the store. I suppose it could break rule 2 in the same way char slots do but I don't know how prevailent that really is. If people really do buy second accounts for the storage, a strong argument could be made in favour. Selling CE features would reduce CE sales, breaking rule 2. Stylists could be completely automated and I don't see how they would reduce revenue elsewhere, so I feel they would be more likely seen as a feature of a future chapter.

That's pretty much how I think it should work. This only covers features and not content such as armours and weapons. Content should only be offered as part of a future chapter.

id pay lots for an Uction house, the char slots are nesesary ill buy 4 of those once they are available, storages upgrades, like dyes, runes and armor ill defenitly pay for this kind of things.

Please dont sell promotion items and dont sell wepons and thigns like that that would really suck for a guy that bouhgt collectors or preoder games.

AND PLEASE AUCTION HOUSE

IMO, if I'm gonna swipe my credit card, I want something tangible/usable out of it. I do not believe that anything bought from the store should be usable past the "player selection" screen.

Things I would like to see
- Character slots
- Ability to purchace access codes (for current/future chapters)
- Music (downloadable or CD form)
- Tangibles (game guides, maps, plushies, tees, mugs etc.)

Things that have no place in the shop
- Storage (if it's gonna be implemented, that should be available in game for game gold)
- Weapons/Armor/Runes/Dyes/Materials (no... just no)
- Minipets/Dancers (degrades the collectibility of the CE's, and the birthday rewards)
- Skills (go cap/buy them yourself)
- Gold (against EULA... why make it ok if buying from anet?)
- Auction House (if you're gonna do it... make it available to all players, not just a "select few")
- Hall NPC's (farm the cash and buy with game gold, although I would like to see a material crafter or guild storage NPC's)
- Change of appearance (this could be implemented on the player select screen by adding "play" and "change appearance" buttons after selecting a player. "Play" takes you to the game, while "change appearance" takes you to the screen where players can change face, hair, hair color and skin tone. Finishing on this screen takes you to the game directly where you left off with new appearance.)

Personally, I agree with The Shadow. Tangible additional content should be paid for, but basic game upgrades should remain free.

I have to agree with The Shadow, he pretty much wrote what i wanted to say

i suggest that if they will sell "normal-CE" upgrade, there should be time period exclusivity (e.g. 1 year) => Factions is out from 28.4.2006 and posibility to upgrade your normal Factions acc to CE will be available in ingame store from 28.4.2007 = that will help not to "ruin CE selling" - you know, there are places where ppl weren´t able to buy CE and this "upgrade option" should give them option to get CE ingame stuff and with "time period exclusivity" it will not harm boxed CE selling

I would really love a height adjustment option, for my war is a bit to high =P

Come on people! Someone once mentioned having in-town clothing. I think it would be cool to have some sort of clothing line (for asthetic purposes only). That would be cool.

I saw someone mentioning pet accessories. That'd be cool too.

Just a thought... buying gold on ebay is against EULA because the gold doesn't belong to them and yet they are selling it. So how is it wrong for ANET to sell something that belongs to them? I'm not sure how it affects the economy, but there you go. Just my thoughts.

it would be kinda cool if you could buy all the unlockable stuff for your account so you dont have to go around finding it all

Here's a list of what has been suggested so far (wanted and not wanted) I think i got most of it

*Categorized according to my own opinion*

~wants~
New Chapters
Character Slots
Storage Space
Ability to merge accounts
Strategy Guides

~dont want~ (would hurt the community)
Mini pets
CE Auras
Upgrade to Collectors Edition
Pre-Order Items
White Dye
Factions points
Holiday Items
Gold
Teritory change credits
UAX
Event gifts

~dont care to have either way~ (would probably not hurt the community)
Login Screens
Name Changer
Physical looks Changer
Interface skins
Directsong Musics
Designing your own Logo's for capes

~should be free~
More emotes
Auction House
Special cape designs
Special Skinned Weapons
Special Armor
Character Accessiories
Pet Accessories
Town Clothes
New Dances
Guild Hall Upgrades
Tailor

~sure why not~
Plushies
Car Window Plushies
Bobblehead Dolls
Rugs
Posters
Fatty Slippers
T-Shirts
Mousepads
Coffee cups
Cloth maps
Action figures
Lifesize cardboard standups
Zippo Lighters
Guild Wars The Movie
Trucker caps
Monitor Friends
Screensavers
Interactive Desk Mates
Windows media player skins
Winamp skins
Ringtones

*credit goes to everyone for theese good/bad ideas

it would be kinda cool if you could buy all the unlockable stuff for your account so you dont have to go around finding it all

Several people have already mentioned several goof things.

Do not disturb the economy with the store, ie: minipets or items.
Do not unbalance the game with the store, ie: Uber Slaying Sword of DoooOOoooM.

Good things to have in there
Active wallpapers for desktops.
Intro-screens
Direct Song offerings for GW, possibly just a link to the DS people.
Skins for the GUI.
Game keys for all chapters.
CE Game keys for all chapters.
Storage increases.
Character slots.
Strategy Guides (pdf).
Artwork (I bought my GW based on the two characters on the cover(s)).
Collectibles (plushes, shirts, hoodies, etc).

How about a personal trainer and chef. To keep our characters fit.

Heck, forget about the characters. I want that for *me*!

characters slot yes great idea! but please for the love of god, allah, buddha and spongebob square pants dont bring micro transactions into the game! Don't start to offer items, hair styles etc for real money! Micro transactions are one of the worst things to happen to online gaming...

Pretty much summed it up for me aswell

Anything purchasable with in-game money should definately not be purchasable with real money, I feel absolutely certain about that one.

Otherwise, things like extra storage and extra slots are nice, just things that if you happen to need you can get for an appropriate price. I'd rather not have things that are just to make a character look cool or something like that.

Content is sort of borderline, because I just save for particular chapters, and if there was more to pay for than that, because I wouldn't be able to bear it without having all the possible GW content, I'd be kind of annoyed. I'd probably pay, but it would be sort of aggrovating. On that note though, it would be awesome to buy, or even pre-order the new chapters through the in-game store.

I'd like to see the ability to purchase Territory switches and music updates.