Can I buy gems as a gift?

#1 - Oct. 31, 2013, 3:48 p.m.

My brother-in-law’s birthday is today.
He plays Guild Wars 2 a lot. I also own the game and was thinking about buying him some gems. I know how to purchase gems, but I keep stopping the purchase just before signing into PayPal because nothing is indicating that I’m going to be able to give the gems away once I’ve purchased them. Could somebody shed some light on this? I’ve Googled for an answer, and the only thing I’m finding is how to buy presents in the shop for other players. I just want to give gems. I don’t want to decide what he wants or needs.

Gaile Gray

#4 - Oct. 31, 2013, 6:03 p.m.

What you can do is buy gems, change them to gold, and then send him the gold via the in-game mail system. There is no way to gift gems directly. You also could purchase a nice item for him (one that is NOT account or soul-bound, of course ) and send that to him.

Gaile Gray

#5 - Oct. 31, 2013, 6:04 p.m.

Oh I just thought of this: Some of our authorized retailers sell gift card. They may have a system where they say “A gift has been purchased for you” and while he would not receive the physical card today, he would then receive notification.