[Dev Poll] What GW Merchandise Would You Purchase? - Guild Wars Guru archive powered by Guild Wars Legacy

Domon Kasho

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2006

The Ebony Citedel Chest

[TWS] The Warriors Stronghold

E/

08 Apr 2007 at 00:52 - 121

Quote:

Originally Posted by MirageMaster

I'd love all Cahrr professions as plushys on my bed ^_^ WOOT!!! but i bet itll be a pain to get it in EU >_>.
Also I'd like to see Charr invading my desktop,small program like DesktopLara,where small charr would come out and wack and attack my opened windows ^_^ that would be so cute! and they would go RAWR!!!!!

i want a vicious charr to attack my AIM window while i chat.so cute,so cool,must have!

Code=007

Academy Page

Join Date: Feb 2007

Tomorrow Never [dies]

A/

08 Apr 2007 at 02:52 - 122

anyway, i'd opt for a plushie or an action figure

The Great Al

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2005

ALOA

E/Me

08 Apr 2007 at 05:01 - 123

probably a mug or a mousepad..I'm sorry, and no offense to Guild Wars at all, I mean I love this game but I don't think I could leave the house wearing a video game shirt or hat, lol

Sihaya Syme

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2007

Belgium, Europe

Grenth's Rejects [GR]

N/Me

08 Apr 2007 at 08:52 - 124

I would buy:

- A girls T-shirt with Eve on it *_* (like on that one wallpaper: http://www.guildwars.com/gallery/wallpaper/gw-wp022.php)

- A poster with the same image

- A poster with my own character(s)

- One of those cloth worldmaps *_* (all continents, though, not just one)

- A general GW mug/mouse pad

I wouldn't buy plushies >_> I'd squeel over them when I see them in the store, but I'd put them on my bed and then they'd fall off and never make it back on xD

Also; PLEASE make it possible for the European people to buy it in Europe. I'm not paying for customs

Bowman Artemis

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

Gold Coast, Australia.

Overclockers Australia [OCAU]

08 Apr 2007 at 08:59 - 125

Quote:

Originally Posted by Renegade ++RIP++

Where is the none option...

so you can at least look if it is worth all the hassle if only 0.00001% of your customerbase is that crazy to buy more junk that will just draw dust on one of the storage shelves...

Start in Droks, head out the northwestern gate, go north for a bit, hugging the western wall of the valley, turn left at the tengu, you should see a smaller valley, more of a crevasse really. Anyway, follow that and and in a cave at the end you should find your brethren. Good luck and have fun!

If you released a nice few cloth maps (high quality cloth and printing) with maps of each of the continents, maybe a full world one with each having a title and a completely unfogged map (like, no foggy areas at all, preferably), I'd be on it like flies on... uhm... *casts around for a better example* like mending on a wammo.

vaxmor

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

Ascalon

R/

08 Apr 2007 at 11:28 - 126

1inch GUILD WARS case badges please.

norm

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2007

mrdr

08 Apr 2007 at 14:51 - 127

i would buy a hoodie for sure and i would also buy a mouse pad and other computer gear if it were avaliable... maybe a t-shirt too?

norm

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2007

mrdr

08 Apr 2007 at 14:53 - 128

ohh but i forget POSTERS! give me posters!

norm

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2007

mrdr

08 Apr 2007 at 14:53 - 129

ohh but i forget POSTERS! give me posters!

norm

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2007

mrdr

08 Apr 2007 at 15:06 - 130

i am very very much in favor of the slogan char sez rawr i would buy a hoodie with that on it or a hat or just whatever i think the charr are the coolest and we need to bring them back!

Rockby Quickfoot

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2006

Raptor Five [Five]

Me/Mo

08 Apr 2007 at 15:44 - 131

I'm with the guy that said shot glasses. Other than that, none of that stuff interests me.

The Last Cruzader

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

Who Kicked Down Our [Door]

W/A

08 Apr 2007 at 17:45 - 132

I would definately get a charr plushie! and a mouse mat would be nice ^^

Enix

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2005

I am in a transitional period.

GRE

08 Apr 2007 at 21:53 - 133

Perhaps a very large mousepad (14x18" or larger). Possibly a T-shirt with something funny on it. You could do a "design a t-shirt" contest. :P

Haggard

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

Urmston, Manchester, UK

Greener Pastures [DVDF]

W/Rt

08 Apr 2007 at 22:17 - 134

Quote:

Originally Posted by lucifer_uk

I wants it. NOW!

Renegade ++RIP++

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2006

09 Apr 2007 at 00:51 - 135

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bowman Artemis

Start in Droks, head out the northwestern gate, go north for a bit, hugging the western wall of the valley, turn left at the tengu, you should see a smaller valley, more of a crevasse really. Anyway, follow that and and in a cave at the end you should find your brethren. Good luck and have fun!

If you released a nice few cloth maps (high quality cloth and printing) with maps of each of the continents, maybe a full world one with each having a title and a completely unfogged map (like, no foggy areas at all, preferably), I'd be on it like flies on... uhm... *casts around for a better example* like mending on a wammo.

it was a logical question... none should always be an option before spending millions on marketingmoney and development costs which can better be spend in extra devs for future gamerelated products or to add more of those fun events we have now or heck even add more of those fun updates like we had a little while ago. (i love my expanded storage)

Bowman Artemis

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

Gold Coast, Australia.

Overclockers Australia [OCAU]

09 Apr 2007 at 01:35 - 136

Quote:

Originally Posted by Renegade ++RIP++

it was a logical question... none should always be an option before spending millions on marketingmoney and development costs which can better be spend in extra devs for future gamerelated products or to add more of those fun events we have now or heck even add more of those fun updates like we had a little while ago. (i love my expanded storage)

You just seemed to be implying that 99.99999% of the community were against the idea of merchandise. Remember, the profits from the merchandise sales can be used to hire more devs to provide more updates.

Tikovoo

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2007

Canada

09 Apr 2007 at 01:58 - 137

Love the slippers idea

and if you make a coffee mug can it please be a travel style mug, like the insulated top-notch kind that will keep my tea/coffee hot while sit and play gw's for hours on end...oh and maybe a bedsheet set...urm whatelse? oh! I know! pajamas styled after my favorite armor set rofl ....

Mighty Warrior

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2006

Primal Assassins

W/Mo

09 Apr 2007 at 03:13 - 138

i love hoodies, would be nice to have a guild wars one

Firestone

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2006

Singapore

POEA

Mo/N

09 Apr 2007 at 03:52 - 139

how come there is a no option?

Instead of getting all these merchandise options out. A better poll would start with will u buy GW merchandise or not. yes / no .. followed by which items would u want.

currently, the polls are skew toward 100% buy.

btw.. my vote? None

blackbird71

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2005

09 Apr 2007 at 04:41 - 140

I have to say the poll is flawed, it needs the option for "none of the above" to give a realistic idea of whether or not any of the items are viable for marketing. Also, many posters have said they'd buy more than one type of item, but the poll allows only a single vote, so the numbers are also skewed with that missing data. I hope this isn't being considered as a serious marketing study.

Personally, I wouldn't touch any of those items with a 10ft pole. It's shameless merchandising, I have no need for any of it, and definetely no desire for any of it. I'll give the same response I give any company that wants me to wear their logo across my chest: are you going to pay me for the advertising space? I'm not paying to be a walking billboard. And GW plushies??? I honestly don't know what to say to that, the thought boggles my mind. If other people want this stuff, great, it's a free market economy. As for me, you have my opinion, for whatever it's worth.

xxSilhouette

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2006

Lost in the sands of time...

Blood Of Orr [BoO]

R/Rt

09 Apr 2007 at 04:45 - 141

I would seriously without a doubt, buy all of it =O

MeniaX

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2005

DVDF

Mo/

09 Apr 2007 at 04:48 - 142

Personalized Plushies! Dunno how that would work out, but little plushies or figurines of my chars specificly would be beyond awesome...I'd have to get a whole set, one of each of my chars!

Corth

Academy Page

Join Date: Nov 2005

Sentinels of Eternal Souls

N/

09 Apr 2007 at 04:54 - 143

I'd say action figures, but they probably wouldn't make a necro that looks like mine, so any of the other main characters in the GW universe

Bowman Artemis

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

Gold Coast, Australia.

Overclockers Australia [OCAU]

09 Apr 2007 at 07:34 - 144

Quote:

Originally Posted by blackbird71

I have to say the poll is flawed, it needs the option for "none of the above" to give a realistic idea of whether or not any of the items are viable for marketing. Also, many posters have said they'd buy more than one type of item, but the poll allows only a single vote, so the numbers are also skewed with that missing data. I hope this isn't being considered as a serious marketing study.

Personally, I wouldn't touch any of those items with a 10ft pole. It's shameless merchandising, I have no need for any of it, and definetely no desire for any of it. I'll give the same response I give any company that wants me to wear their logo across my chest: are you going to pay me for the advertising space? I'm not paying to be a walking billboard. And GW plushies??? I honestly don't know what to say to that, the thought boggles my mind. If other people want this stuff, great, it's a free market economy. As for me, you have my opinion, for whatever it's worth.

Actually... It's a multi-choice poll.

Renegade ++RIP++

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2006

09 Apr 2007 at 09:52 - 145

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bowman Artemis

You just seemed to be implying that 99.99999% of the community were against the idea of merchandise. Remember, the profits from the merchandise sales can be used to hire more devs to provide more updates.

I was actually implying that because there was no "no option" you can't have an idea about the percentage of people who would consider this. Reason why jolting down an extreme is always a decent eyecatcher in the hope of drawing attention and getting hopefully a change (standard marketing tactic).

However, to break even on merchandise like this you need a lot more then 600 sales that you have now not to mention that the diversification within the poll will also hamper the returns due to own market competition (product cannibalizing). Normally a 2 or 3 options + none option should offer the best way of getting a reasonable result.

And trust me if there are only 600 sales then the cost associated with marketingcosts, research and design and lastly productioncosts (naturally also the time+costs of some of the big shot managers) easilly outweigh the returns.

but meh, if Anet was serious about such an offer they would offer such a poll within game or even on their own website seeing as that would draw the intention of more people and give a better result then taking a small testcase from the diehard fans.

Sheriff

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2006

Heroic Order of Tyria

R/W

09 Apr 2007 at 11:00 - 146

Tshirts would be great!

What about a tshirt with the Mending and Echo skills and saying "I pwn joo!"

Frenzy and Heal Sig would also do the trick!

;-)

jackie

/retired

Join Date: Dec 2005

On the Beach

09 Apr 2007 at 11:51 - 147

I would definitely drink spiked eggnog from original Guild Wars mug anyday

cthulhu reborn

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2007

the Netherlands

W/Mo

09 Apr 2007 at 12:16 - 148

Still quality is key here...I think a lot of people are wanting GW merchandise. But if the quality is crap you can lose a lot of customers real quick.

Specifically action figures have that. Take for example the Lord of the Rings action figures made by Toy Biz...great stuff. But I recently went to their site just to see what they were doing and looked at the Marvel Heroes...not so good...

Spawn has some great action figures too...and quality is good.

Mind you, I own hundreds of LotR action figures cause they are well done. I love Babylon 5 to bits but could never buy their action figures cause they were done crap.

Just saying that people aren't gonna keep buying stuff just cause it says GW on it, but also because it's a good product they can enjoy using.

I'd rather spend 25 or 30 bucks on a good action figure than 15 on a crappy one...that's when you feel you wasted your money.

terminatorofhell

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2007

W/Mo

09 Apr 2007 at 13:08 - 149

i wanna see a guildwars profession with a bunch of heads and hair , with an armor set that you can glue together, pre painted . THAT WOULD BE SO COOL!

MirageMaster

Banned

Join Date: Mar 2007

EU

09 Apr 2007 at 14:23 - 150

Well, if it were like lego... and selling seperatly legs arms and heads for afigure, i guess you could put together a figure that looks like your character,warrior would be easiest,just buy helment and put in on chest armor ^_^.

HalPlantagenet

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2005

too far from Conwy

The Chained Swan

R/

09 Apr 2007 at 14:29 - 151

A quick survey of our guild provided uniform agreement that we would purchase all except plushies and hats.

There was also strong interest in customizable items, such as T-shirts or hoodies incorporating our characters. There was also willingness to pay a significant premium for such items. For example, if an uncustomized t-shirt went for, say $30, we were in agreement that we'd pay $60+ for a customizable high-quality item.

So, just do it.

If only you had an amazing art department which could ensure that the designs were truly extraordinary. But then, you do.

(And, IMHO, it needn't wait for GW2. Next week would be just fine.)

Crimso

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

PCformatforums[PCFF]

Me/Mo

09 Apr 2007 at 14:41 - 152

I'd like to see all of them.

The plushies should be:

Charr(most popular in this thread)
Tengu
Warthog
Kurzick juggarnaut
ect.

I'd like to see guild wars capes(probably perfect for halloween costumes).

Amalek

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2006

Too Cool For Morale [flag]

09 Apr 2007 at 16:00 - 153

I would love a really well done Eve figure <3

Darkfish

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2006

London

GR - Grenths Rejects :D

R/

09 Apr 2007 at 16:28 - 154

T-Shirts would suck, don't offer those >_<

I'd be all over some nice concept art posters though

some guy

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2006

SPAWN CAMPING YOUR HOUSE

We Speed Clear H O H [ HsC]

09 Apr 2007 at 17:07 - 155

I really would like some plushies, like a plushie smite crawler that you can whack every time a smite crawler drops some thing crappy :P

creelie

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2007

Alberta

Charter Vanguard [CV]

Mo/

09 Apr 2007 at 18:03 - 156

-Mugs with skill symbols on them! I know I would love Zealous Benediction with my orange pekoe.

-Plushie Charr!

-You can't go wrong with posters. Eve, Shiro, Varesh, Luxons abusing Kurzicks, Zhed abusing Ruby Djinn . . . you have talented artists, and I'm sure a massive canvas would be a treat.

Sir Skullcrasher

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

California

15 over 50 [Rare]

W/Mo

09 Apr 2007 at 18:33 - 157

Action figures, I would buy that in a heart-beat!

Former Ruling

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Oct 2005

Cedartown, Georgia

R/

09 Apr 2007 at 18:37 - 158

Clothes. I would give much thought to buying a Guild Wars T-shirt or something like that.

I would definately buy a shirt with a cool saying on it.

zwei2stein

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Jun 2006

Europe

The German Order [GER]

N/

09 Apr 2007 at 18:45 - 159

Cofee mug is only thing i would be interested in ... badass big Cofee mug of superior holding :]

(ok, i would keep tea in it, dont flame me for it)

TheRaven

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2006

Virginia

Spirit of Elisha

W/

09 Apr 2007 at 19:14 - 160

I love the Charr Slippers idea!!! I'd buy those.

Here's one that hasn't been mentioned yet, I don't think. How about a GW: Trading Card Game? Too much? Ok then, how about just a customized deck of normal cards.
Kings = Togo, King Ironhammer, King of Ascalon, ?
Queens = Devona, Cynn, Varesh, Koromir
Jacks = Rurik, Mhenlo, Dunkoro, Koss
and all the other cards show a popular character from the game. Backs of the cards have the GW logo.

I'd also like to see an array of customized items with your character on them. Mousepads, coffee mugs, T-Shirts action figures and decks of cards with your character as the back. I'd except the action figures to be relatively pricey in order to get the necessary detail for your character.

The customized items should be ordered thru an interactive menu where you first choose:
- Which character
- Select a pose. (Attacking, casting, standing, sitting)
- Show weapons and shield?
- Select a background. (Choice of 10 options. Ascalon, Kryta, Shing Jea, Snowy, etc)
- Rangers can select with/without pet.