How much does Anet Owe YOU?

bhavv

bhavv

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2006

The first time ever that I won HA, Anet did an update and the chest wouldnt open. I was beyond pissed.

Anet owes me a mini ghostly .

Elephantaliste

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2008

adblockplus.or

Anet owes me thousands of hours

pamelf

pamelf

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2006

Australia

Lost Templars [LoTe]

Me/Mo

Anet owe me nothing, but the OP owes me at least 5 minutes of my life back, and a better grasp of English grammar.

The Female Necro

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2006

Belgium

N/Mo

tons of lockpicks

they always breaks and give my purple drops in hm

Vilaptca

Vilaptca

Pre-Searing Vanquisher

Join Date: Jun 2005

Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]

Quote:
Originally Posted by pamelf View Post
Anet owe me nothing, but the OP owes me at least 5 minutes of my life back, and a better grasp of English grammar.
Damn! I wanted to say this!

Yeah, ANet doesn't owe me anything, but you sure do. Pay up buddy.

1337 H4X

1337 H4X

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2009

SNOW

Quote:
Originally Posted by IcyFiftyFive View Post
lmao
wtb video footage of the guys reaction

distilledwill

distilledwill

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2006

Blighty

The Legion of the Blue Blade

R/Mo

Nothing, I play a f2p game. If anything, I owe them!

edit: just seen e-blade pic.
ouch man, very very ouch.

[Morkai]

[Morkai]

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Oct 2007

Heroes of Elonia [HE]

W/Rt

Quote:
Originally Posted by Zodiac Meteor View Post
Anet done a lot of things to guild wars, but what are the things that messed you up?

Examples:
  1. You ever lag out after the chest at FoWSC? And you are the one who used cons?
  2. At HoH but rubber banded the shrine run. Was ahead by 2 but realized you all the way near the relic pick up. Cost you the game.
  3. Got the most powerful build and spent 10k on tomes, but got nerfed the next day.
  4. Got a rare green drop, but lagged out before picking it up.
  5. Spent 75k for elite armor, but the rare materials prices spiked on a new update. Now you realize you could have 300k if you didn't use it on the armor.
  6. Spent 100k on a necrid horsemen when mini pets first came out. Three months later, your horsemen price is 20k.
  7. Running SoO, everyone payed you 8k and about to get to boss. Then you lagged for 5 minutes and everyone left, calling you a RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GOing scammer then reported you.

WHAT DOES ANET OWE YOU AND WHY?

1: Lag isn't always Anets fault. Blame your ISP/shitty connection.
2: See above.
3: Bummer.
4: There are no "rare" green drops.
5: ...
6: .....Clearly you don't understand how an economy works.
7: See points about ISP.

Anet don't "owe" you anything.

Thank you, have a nice day.

Ryan Bucek

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2008

The big FL!

World of Leathal Friends (WOLF)

R/

Whenever such things happen I just say

"At least the game has free monthly subscribtions."

paddymew

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2008

D/

My sanity...

Oh wait, nevermind, I found it under my bed.

mastar of warrior

mastar of warrior

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

sweden

N/A

Mo/

Nothing.....

Temidien

Temidien

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2009

Tampa, Fl

Sylvan Blades [SyBs]

E/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Boneyard Spleeneater View Post
EDIT: Here is a neat link posted on a web comic that is somewhat relevant. I don't think it's exactly the same (since games are more of a product than art, although there are elements of both in them), but the sentiment holds somewhat.
+1 for the link, I feel it's really relevant to the discussion.

pumpkin pie

pumpkin pie

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2006

behind you

bumble bee

E/

I roflmao. thanks for the entertainment,

You should probably change the thread title to: I would have XXX gold if XXX didn't happen. If an ArenaNet liaison happens to read it they might report that as a problem and fix it. After that maybe we can all move to stay in Germany, I hear they have the best internet connection.

eeks

eeks

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2006

Sydney, Australia

Lubricated Volcano Love [Club]

Rt/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Temidien View Post
+1 for the link, I feel it's really relevant to the discussion.
Ouch, he really let loose on that poor guy. :P +1 to Neil Gaiman too, and yeah. In context, definitely relevant.

However, I think the "blame your ISP" stuff is pretty much drilled into the OP's head by now. Let's not be redundant? :P

I'd go by the "I want my hours back in cash-form!" thing, but I get called in for work. It'd be nice, though. Hells yeah.

Archress Shayleigh

Archress Shayleigh

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2009

Guild Hall

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by icyfiftyfive View Post
roflolmfaomgbbqsaucepr01337ub3rh4xx0rzg0su

Boneyard Spleeneater

Boneyard Spleeneater

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2007

Seattle

Immortal Corruptors [GWAR]

Me/N

Quote:
Originally Posted by Temidien View Post
+1 for the link, I feel it's really relevant to the discussion.
I thought so too. Now GW is a product more than art, and as such I feel they have an obligation to support the sale they have made with a certain amount of quality. After all, they aren't giving me anything, I paid for this.

That being said, I have gotten a pretty good bargain out of the deal, as far as game time per dollars spent, so I can't complain too much.

The artistic comparison would be if the Dark Tower series (by Steven King) had ended at the end of the third book, where the characters where on a train barreling towards a rock wall or something. We need denoument (hehe, fancy word), but we can't expect things to go on forever.

alluring athena

alluring athena

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2009

Quote:
Originally Posted by IcyFiftyFive View Post
Just reach out with your cold dead hand and grab that eternal blade

GG on your Victorious Defeat

Chicken Ftw

Chicken Ftw

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Boneyard Spleeneater View Post
tl;dr summary: Anet is not your bitch.

LONGA

LONGA

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2006

Thailand

Agot

N/

- 25 % Skill activation time in hard mode.My ranger and mesmer have no place there.

Cale Roughstar

Cale Roughstar

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2007

Canada

Guy In Real Life [GIRL]

W/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by LONGA View Post
- 25 % Skill activation time in hard mode.My ranger and mesmer have no place there.
You are aware that hard mode is supposed to be hard right?


lol

Kook~NBK~

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2005

A little chalet outside Drok's

Natural Born Killaz

After all of the "Stuck Togos," "Stuck Mhenlos," disconnects, party wipes because A-Net allows n00bs to play this game, broken lockpicks on grape chests, holiday present thieves (glad they fixed that, BTW), and a bunch of other stuff that I can't think of at the moment, I would have to say that A-Net owes me (and anyone else) exactly two things:

Jack and S***

blood4blood

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2005

Second trader reset when Anet screwed up and did a game-wide rollback, I had just completed THK w/bonus (using henchies of course, because PUG's and my guild at the time both failed horribly at THK). Had to re-do it, so I guess Anet owes me a bit of repetitious time for that one, since it was actually their error that caused the problem. I'll second the tengu mask and Factions CE delays complaints as well - those were both very poor planning & execution on Anet's part.

Overall, though, those things are insignificant in light of 4 years playtime.

Sword Hammer Axe

Sword Hammer Axe

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2008

Look up.

Kurzick Conflagration Unit [KCU].

W/

I demand 10.000 dollars for causing searing pain to my characters!

No seriously how much do they owe me? Nothing. If anything I owe them!
I've gotten 4 years of fun for just a few hundred dollars. So I slip after doing something for 2 hours or so. So what? That is annoying, but nothing compared to what they have given me!

I thank thee anet ^^

Icy The Mage

Icy The Mage

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2008

Canada

E/

I owe them about $5,000 in server maintenance costs.

JoeKnowMo

JoeKnowMo

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Oct 2005

Wessst Siiide, USA

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by IcyFiftyFive View Post
I owe them about $5,000 in server maintenance costs.

^ This !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Deadshot Seven

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2008

A/

I think I owe them with the deals on mini pets I used to get.
Though I'm stupid when it comes to weapons so I always rip myself off.

rick1027

rick1027

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2006

W/R

1 million dollars mainly due to time spent if i used it for good i could have been a millionaire by now. no wait zero i would have bought a different game instead