We will be removing all rank requirements for the Gift of Battle in the February 18th build and further evaluate what those requirements will be. We do not currently have an ETA for when rank requirements will be reinstated.
Just to be clear – there was some confusion around the requirement and how it is messaged in-game, which is part of why it is being temporarily removed.
The removal is to address the manner in which it is communicated in game. There will be a requirement to reach a rank in WvW prior to purchasing the Gift when we are able to provide adequate messaging to let players know why they can’t purchase it and what they need to do in order to be able to purchase it.
Arenanet, thank you for this decission.
To the rest. This is a temporary thing.
I was one of the people who complained/asked for it.
I do not like WvW but I do understand the requirement to do WvW and I actually agree with it.The reason I complained is cause I have over 2000 badges of honour and could have got the gift of battle ages ago. The only reason I did not do so is that badges of honour doesnt take up bankspace. As with all of these kind of change it is good custom to communicate this. Just as they are warning people to use up their glory in the next month, or announced the change on karma.
So I’m thankfull they are seeing it was a mistake to ninja this change wihtout any warning and are rectifying it. I’ll make sure I buy my gift this tuesday directly, and I’m certai nthat 2 weeks later the level cap will be put back with a warning before hand both here and on the frontpage.
Thank you Arenanet for doing the decent thing!
Thanks for being so reasonable and understanding, mercury ranique.
I’ll say this one last time before locking the thread. This is a temporary change until we can reassess how we’d like to add it back into the game.
Thanks for the feedback, everyone!
