Boycott the Storage Update!

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It's really not worth it. Somebody at Anet is bad at math.

$10 for a new character slot or for an extra storage tab?
$10 for a whole chapter/expansion or for an extra storage tab?
$40 for a new game or for 4 extra storage tabs?

Is Izzy behind this?

I'm having a good laugh about the 'donateware' people out there - they would buy this even if it was only 1 row (5 slots) per $10

So I got an IDEA!
Make a new title for them! New option in Online Store: Spend $10 or equivalent to get nothing but 10 points to a new title! No max rank!
It could look like: "I Love ANet ($780 donated)"

Oh, and looking at how awesome deal we're getting with the new Xunlai panes it could be an exception - buying them should also increase the donate title xD

I will not buy any extra tabs for a game on its decline... Oh yeah some "egg" place online is selling the fractions for $10 and free shipping so consider buying a "new" account and using mules like i have done in the past.

Seems like the OP missed the part where it says one pane is free.

/signed

Not only has the update been postponed past April 9th, they're not only dropping a monthly skill balance, they're making us pay cold, hard, real-world cash for a piece of the update.

As someone before me has already said: There's no way in hell I'd pay $10 for storage, but I'd consider paying $20 for a good skill balance.

EDIT:

Ah, crap, there goes my argument.

It's fine.

/notsigned

I'm gonna be one of those guys that doesn't care if you picket it, I'm going in. I work for a living and I go to college full time on my own money. Eat one less fast food meal one day of your life and get the upgrade if you need it.

It is a promotion.
I sense it will be something like "Buy 4 storage upgrades for 40 bucks and you will get 1 more for free."
I hope I am wrong, but can't help this bad feeling...

And there's the BMP precedent too.

As I said in a previous post, every addition is a good thing.
Optional stuff is good and this will be useful for those who really want to spend their money on this kind of upgrades.
I really want to support Anet, but I will buy another account instead of this upgrade.

/notsigned - Makes sense to me. They need money, we want storage. So their logical response is to charge for extra storage. Perhaps $10 is too much for 1 extra pane, but I will still buy it.

I would also like to point out...
Lastly, to celebrate our anniversary, we have a limited-time offer where you can get a FREE pane of Xunlai Storage. Our upcoming promotion will be the ONLY way to get this special pane; it is extra, which means you can't buy it later. Keep an eye on the website and we'll explain how you can get this bonus storage.

Not necessarily saying it's going to be free (see above post) but it's a chance.

Edit: Not a personal attack, just an example.
We could just give everyone 4 free panes of storage... along with a $20 monthly fee. Your choice?

/Not Signed: Well, since you asked and it's about why I would or wouldn't pay - I'll pay 10 bucks for it. It wouldv'e been cool free of course, but I make plenty of money don't think that it's too overpriced at all. 50 bucks won't put a dent in my wallet and I dont think I'm being taking advantage of - either of which would probably change my vote. Anyways, you ask what my reasons were, and without regard for anyone else (people can stand up for themselves), those are my reasons :-) In fact, I'd probably buy some more stuff as long as it doesn't try to take advantage of the fact. As a side note, I don't buy extra accounts for either storage or the XTH stuff as that does seem a little off to me.

Well, it is a bit pricy, but come on, they obviously need the money and they have given us an opportunity to get one for free!

More food for thought for those who think the price is fine:

Think how much have you already spent on GW, and how much bang for your buck have you got. How are the new $10 panes looking now???

If you fail to see a problem here, you may have serious trouble irl - thousands of absolutely horrible deals are everywheree. Being ablle to quickly spot and avoid them helps alot.

So because I have all 3 campaigns and EotN automatically means I got a bad deal?

I bought the trilogy pack for $60.00 and EotN for $15.00
That's really about a $140.00+ value for $75.00, darn I'm stupid.

Buy in bulk.

Addition: The $10 panes are looking great. I love Guild Wars and I wouldn't want to see some crap happen because players are too upset over an OPTIONAL package to buy it.

I can see when the april update come outs, mass bannings for people using gwx2 (which is against the eula) and "suspected RMT activity" when they start transferring stuff between their accounts to promote people into buying this overpriced upgrade. I have no problems with micro transactions, playing perfect world atm, but when they are clearing over priced...

Wait, what? Since when?

/notsigned

One of the very first posts was regarding whether ANet wanted our money or wanted to help players out made it seem like we had to choose between the 2. Actually, it's both. What's the issue with ANet making money AND helping out players with an OPTIONAL method of gaining storage? There is none because it's called....doing business.

Now, do I think it's a little pricey...sure. Will I buy them...no. However, I don't see why all the uproar over something that is optional. Besides, we all get at least another tab for free anyway. Just buy another account, which I'm sure most have anyway, get your extra storage/chars/Zkeys and let ANet do so business. Don't think you're being forced either way.

why would you bother boycotting something for being overpriced?! If it's really overpriced, nobody will buy it anyway. You only need to call for a boycott for ethical reasons, like if ANet's database was powered by a child sweatshop in Africa, wherein children are forced to run on a giant hamster wheel for 20 hours a day in 120 degree weather, without breaks or adequate food and water, and for a paltry 12 cents a day.

/not signed...


This IMO wins the tread

I feel kinda disappointed because GW was always about free updates, free skill rebalances and stuff and I expected this update to be the same. We were told that we will have our storage update and now it's turning into a "buyable feature".

I probably wouldn't have any trouble with the way it is if it was something like "surprise feature" coming alongside with update. But since I was told about this storage update before and was expecting to get it for free at some point I can't help but feel down.

well I guess keeping in line with the previous update (materials storage tab), this update is right in line with it. We're going to get some kind of equipment bag and a tab to put that equipment bag into storage - still not sure how it works except it says there are different sized bags, as well as an extra tab if we follow the promotion.

previous storage updates (trying to remember) -> an extra tab per campaign that we bought, then an update that added a materials storage tab. In keeping with the previous updates then it sounds like it's always 1 tab per upgrade (1 extra each time you buy a campaign on top of the original 1, 1 materials storage tab during that particular update, now 1 equipment bag tab during this update plus a chance to get another one via the promo). I think the pay-for-tabs is just on top of the storage update that we're getting. It falls in line perfectly with past storage updates, except past updates were really just 1 tab with no option to buy extras (not counting buying campaigns as buying tabs).

It is similar with character slots really. We originally had 4, then they gave us two extra per campaign we bought, then they opened up the store for people that wanted more so they could buy them. I think I thought there may be a bigger storage update, or rather a different kind, but then again I was thinking of just the storage update and not all the other stuff they're doing, which taken into context seems like a pretty big update. I'm just going off of the devchat on wiki which mentioned other stuff is coming in this update and we've only just seen the preview (such as HoM update, etc).

I think we're going to be seeing more paid additions to GW, whether you like it or not. I'm sure there will still be free stuff, but the fact is ArenaNet decided to make GW2. No matter how much they plan on keeping GW around, GW2 is going to be their new baby - NCSoft's new baby. I don't think they planned it that way, but shit happens. I hadn't planned on getting GW2 so I imagine the only way GW will keep going from my standpoint is if they sell new things for GW - which now will not be new campaigns obviously as they had originally planned.

that's the gist of this, ArenaNet's original plans (at least public ones) seemt o have been scrapped. i think they probably have some major issues for forethought and panning at the top since they've changed plans a few times - as I recall it was going to be expansions and not full-on campaigns, then back to an expansion, then on to another game entirely. because of this their original 'planned' stream of revenue is gone, especially if as many people don't move on to GW2 as they plan. This means in order to keep their promise of running GW (and I'm just guessing, probably no more or less than anyone else here can do given the public knowledge available) will probably means more stuff like this or the (I think pretty cool) BMP. We all know how cutthroat NCSoft can be (their parent).

anyhow, I'm excited about the update and pan to buy all the storage updates and maybe even the pet unlock pack. I don't mind throwing away an hour's worth of pay at it as long as the update actually works and isn't bugged out (I suspect Linsey has it all squared away :-)