I've spent 20 dollars.

30% of the forum users have spent money on the gem shop.

Originally posted by colddog04

Originally posted by TwoThreeFour

Originally posted by colddog04

Originally posted by TwoThreeFour

 

You still have the problem with the first trade. The first trade needs to work, and given the current system how can you "buy" something if there is no supply of it? Your first trade will not happen in the system you suggest  since there is no supply.  Keep in mind that the trades are done with the system rather than directly to a player: if the system has no supply, and players have supply, how can the first trade happen?

I'm trying to figure out what you're missing. I think it's this:

 

The market can have 0 gems on it and people will still be able to trade gold for gems. The price is BASED on supply and demand. If there is no supply or demand, the system does not stop working. People with gems can still get gold and people with gold can still get gems.

 

From there, you can hopefully see that they are able to fix a starting price and let the algorithm go. 

Yes, but from where do they get the gold and gems? From the system, right? Which is equivalent with the system having a supply of gold and gems.

No. Not from the system....... ok, how else can I explain this...

 

They are recieving data about how many people are buying gems and how many people are buying gold. The price fluctuates based on this information.

 

The gold I spent on gems disappears. The gems they traded for gold disappear. What I get is actually the amount of gems the algorithm has decided a person gets for the amount of gold I pay. And vice versa.

Let's do a little thought experiment:

Assume the system you describe is the real one and then assume that gem-gold system just opened. Now assume  that no person puts any "buy gold" order and there are only people "buying gem" orders. Also assume that every person has infinite amount of gold. Then let the amount of potential "buying gem" orders go towards infinity: how much total gems are able to be acquired that way? 

Originally posted by Syno23

I've spent 20 dollars.

30% of the forum users have spent money on the gem shop

so the shop is for cosmetic items only ? or is it helping people to level up ?

Ive spent over $200 expanding bag slots transmution stones for the appearance armor which looks sick as hell and bank slots on the 3 accounts I got between me and mytwo sons. The way they have it set up to be able to trade the gems fo gold is nice too. I went over bord buying dyes as well but damn I wanted Blood and Midnight Ice so bad it was worth it. They are going to make a killing.

Originally posted by lotaparty

Originally posted by Syno23

I've spent 20 dollars.

30% of the forum users have spent money on the gem shop

so the shop is for cosmetic items only ? or is it helping people to level up ?

Not just cosmetic at all. You can get boost to xp, karma, craft  also you can get the mystic stones all kinds of stuff.

None.  And it's WAY too early to spend any real money anyway.  Besides, I've played GW 1 since the begining and I've never spent a cent in GW 1. (They didn't have item shop at the begining)  So I don't think i'll be spending any real money soon in GW 2 either.

Also I like how A-Net made it that you don't really have to spend real money.  If you have enough in-game currency then you could exchange them for gems then buy stuff.  So if there's something I really want then I would go farm gold then exchange it.  That would be one more thing to occupy me in game.   ;-)

Originally posted by bluefunk
ROFL - You guys are great, load sof you are spending more than a monthly sub, lol@you.

Its called supporting the product you care about.  Ive been subbed to CoX for over a year now and I havent played it in MONTHS.  Apparently it wasnt enough since they still got shut down.

$0

I'll wait at least a month after release to decide if I want to spend cash.

Originally posted by colddog04
None. Bought some gems with gold though. Only cost me 2 gold for 30 account wide bank slots. I'm probably going to just do that over and over again until they are all open.

How the hell you got gold already to buy gems? i am struggling to make silver ;(

20 euros so far.

Expect to spend more over time. I don't have the time to farm gold.

Originally posted by lifeordinary

Originally posted by colddog04
None. Bought some gems with gold though. Only cost me 2 gold for 30 account wide bank slots. I'm probably going to just do that over and over again until they are all open.

How the hell you got gold already to buy gems? i am struggling to make silver ;(

 My friends around 60 are getting a few gold a day. D: