UniChomp Opinion & Solution!

If they're going to release it to everybody anyways, it's more than likely to be a Legendary which is virtually impossible to get stickers for. Their mistake was making the loyalty reward a character, which is something that everyone wants, instead of customization items. They could have easily made a legendary customization item for all characters (similar to the Gnomish Perspective and Everlasting Crown) that was reminiscent of the first game.

@kumaxking There will always be something people want more simply because of it's rarity. The more exclusive the more some people would want it. Not to mention people still have an ENTIRE YEAR to EARN the UniChomp themselves instead of having it handed over to them (which kinda goes against the reward's original intention but it's fair). A whole YEAR. If anyone wants it that bad they can certainly get there in a year...

As for making it a Legendary character...Legendaries are trigged through a RNG so it could make it rare and it also couldn't...There are quite a few games that do the very same thing where there's a character that is available for a limited time, to only be rewarded a certain way, etc. But if UniChomp were to be readily available for anyone in GW2 it would most certainly lose it's value and a lot of player's trust... 

@MoonLiteWolf The issue with Unicorn Chomper was that if you didn't get it in weeks prior to the games release, you were left high and dry. And going back to play GW1, I found nothing by drying-up servers and lobbies with 4 - 5 people per team because everyone was playing the new game. I had accepted the fact that I wouldn't ever get the Unicorn Chomper. It wasn't worth the time or effort (or even money, if it came to that) to go back and waste time doing over 230 levels to get skip challenge stars, and that was my opinion. And, to be fair, I'd seen more negative criticism of the character, than positive feedback on the boards here.

To fix the issue: give all players the chance to get Unicorn Chomper, but give 313 from GW1 players a legendary customization item that cannot be unlocked any other way. That way you're not withholding valuable content from all players and then "loyal/dedicated" players (I use the term loosely because the leveling system had nothing to do with loyalty or dedication in GW1) have something to show for their 313 status.

@kumaxking I was on Garden Warfare 1 the other day and found 2/3 different full lobbies in GnG and played one mixed mode game and the lobby was completely full there as well. I think if anything the release of the new game brought life to the first game again because it exposed it to a lot of people and it's also much cheaper. I don't know what console you're on but this is the case on xbox one at least. That was my first time on the game in a couple months and I saw a ton of new lower ranked players.

It's pretty simple if they give out Unicorn Chomper for anything less than reaching max rank in GW2 it will go from a thankyou to FU to so called loyal players.

 There is no issue because POPCAP has already given everyone a chance to get the UniChomper by granting them another year to max their rank in GW1.

@KnowsNoLimit I don't think they should give it out as a reward for max rank in GW 2. I get that it's difficult to achieve max rank in this game so why not give people who do that their own reward? There's most likely going to be DLC so the max rank will increase so it's hard to do that now, but maybe after a few characters are released. Throw Unicorn Chomp in Hero Showcase every so often so that everyone has a chance to reach max rank in this game and that is fair enough in my opinion. He's a unicorn, he's supposed to be a rare sight!

@WaxHalfling I agree he should be rare, but no reason that reaching Max rank in GW2 can't give people the Unicorn Chomper and something else.

I honestly thought the Hero Showcase idea would of shut the cry babies up, it's an awesome compromise. People get to play the Unicorn Chomper, max him out and then decide if he's worth attaining rank 313 for or not.

If they do go back on their word, where it looks like they will.

Make a poll asking rank 313 players what would they accept as an acceptable reward for reaching such a high rank if they give out Unicorn Chomper. That way you will still show that you some what care about your loyal players and people will feel a lot less annoyed with you.

@KnowsNoLimit Idk I think having people who have been grinding super hard to get Max rank on GW1 and then all of a sudden say "jk you can just max out on GW2" sounds like a good enough reason not to go back on their word...especially since Gary gave an early warning beforehand long before the UniChomp was announced that there would be a great reward to those who decide to hit Max rank in GW1.

I don't have a problem with the hero showcase though, if anything it gives people who were questioning wether he was worth it a chance to decide wether or not he is. By all means, make him a showcase. But it feels a pretty deceptive to go back on their word on this one...

I completely understand them wanting to please a lot of players and them giving players an entire year to earn UniChomp seems more than reasonable. But there's no way they'll be able to please everyone...