not be able to enjoy what they paid for without additional purchases, and it's never okay for players who spend money to have an unfair advantage over
players who spend time," says ArenaNet president Mike O'Brien.The
subscription-free game will have three different currencies: Gold, which is the
common currency earned in the game; Karma, which players also earn in-game for
unique rewards but cannot trade; and Gems, which are used for buying and
purchasing
.Players will be able to buy Gems with either Gold or real money, or trade them with each other. ArenaNet acknowledges that it's a system similar to the
PLEX (Pilot License Extension) tokens and ISK (Interstellar Kredits) currency
used in CCP Games' MMORPG Eve Online.O'Brien notes that this way of handling
microtransactions also takes gold trading out of the hands of unauthorized
real-money trading companies, which can disrupt players' experiences by spamming
ads for their services in-game, running bot networks to farm gold, and hacking
accounts at https://www.mmogo.com/