Unicorn Chomper DLC $$$
Can we please make this a thing? My son wasn't even born to play GW1, all he has ever played is GW2. Everyone has had their time in the sun with their earned Unicorn Chomper. It's not even like a gam...
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The transfer process caused some sort of technical issues which were never specified which is why the program was given an ending date.
Best guesses would seem to indicate that the process involved consumed server resources to an extent that it would cause issues with playing the game. Anyone who has played GW2 for a period of time can't help but notice that even Players with robust internet connections get hit by latency issues, dropped connections and other sever related problems on a regular basis so I tend to assume that the transfer program simply aggravated those existing problems by tying up additional server resources, but it could easily have been something else.
Short answer though; the process caused unnamed problems so it was given a life span of one year before being stopped and it won't be returning.
Best guesses would seem to indicate that the process involved consumed server resources to an extent that it would cause issues with playing the game. Anyone who has played GW2 for a period of time can't help but notice that even Players with robust internet connections get hit by latency issues, dropped connections and other sever related problems on a regular basis so I tend to assume that the transfer program simply aggravated those existing problems by tying up additional server resources, but it could easily have been something else.
Short answer though; the process caused unnamed problems so it was given a life span of one year before being stopped and it won't be returning.
I'll take your word for it. (Though, it would be more responsible of EA to give an official statement. I'm not sure I believe the transfer process hurt game play.) But, lets say that is true. The solution is a temporary transfer given at regular intervals. This is how many MMOs do player appreciation. More importantly, GW2 already has an event calendar for things such as Rux, Variant trials, Town hall and more. Its simple, every month or two offer a 24 hour period to redeem the Unicorn. People will know it is coming and anyone who earned it in the last month or two will be able to access it. (I would advise an in game mail that warns of the upcoming offer rather than relying on the events calendar.) If indeed there is server performance loss for the service it would be limited to a small window of time each month. But, by having such a window it gives everyone the opportunity to get the unicorn.
