2 Week Banker Golem (timer start discrepancy)

#1 - Sept. 18, 2014, 3:06 a.m.
Blizzard Post

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Issue: Timer activation issue
Information states the timer on the 2 Week Banker Golem does not start until its first use, though the item being received in the mail that was given away as today’s freebie starts the timer upon receipt into your inventory from the mail and not upon first activation.

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Summary:

  • Is the timer supposed to be activated upon receipt and the info on the item is inaccurate?
  • Or is it bugged and the timer is getting activated prematurely upon receipt instead of upon first activation, potentially due to the wrong version of the item being placed into the inventory?

So it was mentioned that each day this week there would be a freebie on the gem store.

We have had a couple already, but tonight there are people saying the 2 Week Banker Golem is the freebie.

Unfortunately it seems it is only free for some people and not others.
Many are seeing it as being marked as “HOT” and still costing 500 gems with no freebie offered.

Are these people that are stating that it is today’s freebie trolling?
Is it really todays freebie?
Is it only free for certain players?
If so, is there a different freebie for the people not eligible for the banker golem freebie?
Is it just a bug that it is not a freebie for everyone?

Just curious as it is causing quite a lot of heated map chat in different zones as everyone is accusing the other side of trolling. Those who do not see it as being free accusing the other side of trying to get people to just quickly click on the “HOT” banker golem without thinking about it and paying full price. Those who say they got one free are calling the other side out as trolling by trying to trick people out of getting their freebie golem banker.

Just curious about what exactly is going on with this.

In my case, I do not see it as being a freebie. It is listed on the main page as “HOT” and is absent from the Promotions page entirely.

#11 - Sept. 18, 2014, 11:46 a.m.
Blizzard Post

We have identified a bug with the free banker and are working on a fix.

Edit: This should be fixed now.