Why not B2P like GW2?

I don't get all the sha baam about gw2, and it being the next holy grail. I've played the 1st one since it pretty much came out, along with its expansions, it was never touted as a "mmo killer", nor do I see 2 being a mmo killer.

I'm certainly going to play it though, kind of a no brainer, a sequel to a game I've been playing for years. In no delusional way what so ever do I see it competing with the king of the mountain, or even a game such as tor, with its massive budget and names behind it(Lucas, Star Wars, Bioware, those are some pretty big names!)

I'll stop ramblin', no one really gives two ***** lol.

So I'll go out on a limb and say that ArenaNET is in this business to make money. So if GW2, unlike GW1, won't have paid expansions, whatever they are called, just free content updates, then they must be counting on MicroTrasactions to fund development and server maintenance.

If they sell anything meaningful so far as progression in either PvP or PvE then it becomes pay to win and could get very expensive.

If they don't I personally doubt very much whether the income from their cash shop will generate enough revenue to make meaningful improvements to the game.

Unless you're trying to tell me that ArenaNET will be releasing updates and content out of the goodness of their hearts because they love gamers?

I'd rather pay a monthly subscription fee.

I dunno Guild wars 1 and 2 both felt a little cheesy to me, they did not have the feel of a AAA mmo, I just shruged it off as the buy to play model, they seemed to lack features I am used to, but thats just me my own thought.

I wonder if the Guild Wars 2 forums has to put up with crap like this.

They do. All MMOs have to put up with this. Only MMOs that have been around for 2+ years get a slight reprieve but even then trolls still wander their GD.

GW2= awesome
SWTOR = fail product