Anet does have crafting boosts in the shop now, but since the shop isn't finalized, no one knows if they will be in at the end or not.Originally Posted by Sara
The only thing I worry about honestly is people leveling to max level using exp. boosts, and then being total idiots about their profession because they hadn't gotten to practice to learn to actually play their class. This will have some effect, especially given that this game is more skill-centric rather than gear-centric. It could also screw up the economy if people startled selling these things in-game....I don't know if they can in GW2, though.
Having played almost nothing but 'f2ps' until now, I am very bitter and cynical about cash shops.I raised my eyebrows at Anet for charging over $50 for their newest title and putting up a cash-shop. But I guess games like RIFT and WoW will make over $100 off you every year, so I can see the reason for it I suppose, and I know there will be plenty of altaholics buying xp boosts. But one more thing...can someone confirm crafting boosts being sold in the shop? I've heard about these, but I don't know if they're real, or what they do. Has Anet put out an official list of GW2 cash shop items? thanks in advance. threads like this have kept me from preordering just yet today. xD
On one of your points...MMOs cost a whole lot more to run than FPSs. MMOs require constant content upgrades to stay competitive today, particularly those that have heavy PVe areas. Without that content upgrade, no MMO could compete in today's environment.
As for experience point scrolls messing up people's ability to play, I wouldn't worry about it. It won't save that much time, the scrolls last an hour and people would have to put ridiculous amounts of money into them to keep them up through the whole process. The idea of them, for the most part, is that they'd be used by people who don't have a tremendous amount of time to play, so they can catch up to hang out with friends. I doubt any other use if really viable.
BTW, they don't affect competitive PVP AT ALL, because everyone in competitive PVP is automatically leveled to 80 and has everything unlocked already. This means that in competitive PVP you're really not learning a bit at a time, you're learning on the job like everyone else.
But it won't be different from any other game. There will always be people who take the time to learn their class and people who don't, scrolls or no scrolls.
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