So the chinese gem store is literally pay2win

#1 - March 11, 2014, 3:12 a.m.
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http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/204bhe/the_vip_in_chinas_open_beta/

Did not know that the NA servers also had the exact same at one point (albeit never got released)

#61 - March 12, 2014, 1:18 p.m.
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And why do they have more disposable income? I thought the entire concept of First World meant that people on the First World would have more disposable income, yet again, a “statistic” not backed by any source

Economic Sidebar: While I don’t know about “First World” as a concept, there are several official ways in which economic development is measured.

continue on.