Guild Wars 2

As the title says, where’s the love? I hardly ever see new hammer skins and the current options are few and not that great. I was wondering if maybe anyone else felt that hammers got shafted too. Anyone think that hammers will get better skins anytime soon?

Daggers first. Period.

Alot of the Hammer skins would be awesome right now if Anet would realize that people who want to use a hammer, or at least I do, want a BIG hammer head to smash face with. And when they do make them large, they’re very thin

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/File:Godskull_Crusher.jpg what are you gonna crush with that?

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/File:Golden_Hammer.jpg and it’s silver counterpart are cool, but too small

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/File:Pearl_Crusher.jpg this one is paper thin

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/File:Shiverpeak_Maul.jpg couldn’t maul a bunny.

Just some examples

I know IronFist is a hammer with a pretty big, solid iron head. Very simple.

I got Iron Fist once when I was trying to get my precursor. It’s the same as a crafted Hammer, like the Mithril Hammer just colored different

@Janson

It very much makes me happy to hear this, as I have seen such great work on both armors (Flame Legion for one) and weapons (Legendaries mostly, but some rares and exotics) that made me wish such beauty wasn’t far and few between.

I use a Mystic Battlehammer, but even that is a little small on my Norn in Cursed Shore and CoF armor. New options would be great!

Hammers should be big and intimidating, especially when wielded by an 8 foot barbarian covered in spikes and with flames coming out of his eyes.

Midnightjade.3520:

I use a Mystic Battlehammer, but even that is a little small on my Norn in Cursed Shore and CoF armor. New options would be great!

Hammers should be big and intimidating, especially when wielded by an 8 foot barbarian covered in spikes and with flames coming out of his eyes.

Hey now, asuras with hammers need love too!

In all seriousness, it seems like weapons get extra-shrunk in the hands of an asura, so much so that you can barely see them. If there are more solid/larger hammers made, make sure they still look that way when they’re asura-sized! My guardian will love you guys for it!

Janson Smalling.1850:

Hey guys! We’ve definitely gotten feedback on which weapons need cooler skins. We’re working hard on getting those super-awesome skins that you’re describing and waiting for. We’ve already started releasing less-prominent-weapon skins in a few of our recent releases.
We do make some skins for certain weapons more often because those weapons are used by multiple professions or the profession that uses them is very popular. We’ll keep in mind your feedback, as I think it is very valid.

Thanks for playing, and for caring!

pls make somethin equal to the awesomeness of Mjolnir but cheap and affordable

Janson Smalling.1850:

Hey guys! We’ve definitely gotten feedback on which weapons need cooler skins. We’re working hard on getting those super-awesome skins that you’re describing and waiting for. We’ve already started releasing less-prominent-weapon skins in a few of our recent releases.
We do make some skins for certain weapons more often because those weapons are used by multiple professions or the profession that uses them is very popular. We’ll keep in mind your feedback, as I think it is very valid.

Thanks for playing, and for caring!

I think you guys should do the opposite. Instead of giving all the love to the popular classes and leaving unpopular class in dark and crying in corner and finally no one play them. Release awesome weapons for those low populated professions so more will roll them.

Same thing with skill balances.

i love the hamemrs and while i am a fan of many of them actually (i guess in a sense, i collect skins..), most of them look like great axes instead beacuse they are so thin. or tiny so they almost look like shortened staves.

glad to hear there is more work being put into various weapons skins!D hammers included!

the skin from the Cultist-Hammer from the cliffside fractal would be a really really nice skin for a hammer. maybe a new legendary hammer?

Ylvina.6749:

the skin from the Cultist-Hammer from the cliffside fractal would be a really really nice skin for a hammer. maybe a new legendary hammer?

That is the biggest skin I could find, and it’s cheap.

EDIT: If you wanted the link:

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Magmaton

Thanks for the response Mr. Dev guy.

I was always curious to know why certain weapons got the obvious attention over others for skins. There is certainly no short supply of super-awesome GS skins.

I agree more love for hammers, and thanks for the Dev response.

One thing I’ve noticed is The Juggernaut, the Legendary hammer itself doesn’t quite have all the traits of a “hammer”. I don’t really notice a flat impact surface. It looks almost like a hammer/staff hybrid. I’d also imagine that this thing would be HUGE considering its name. All the other aspects of it as far as detail and effects are great and I’m curious to see what other tweaks it would get considering other Legendaries have gotten visual upgrades periodically.

Currently my skin of choice until i finish The Juggernaut is the Peacemaker’s Hammer (Asuran Cultural T3). Its big w/ nice glowy effects.

I also have to touch on the stowing of weapons, especially hammers, on Asuras and how dramatically they shrink when stowed and sit low on the back. I would LOVE if this got addressed or even a mention that its being looked into. Sorry if I went off on a tangent.

Ylvina.6749:

the skin from the Cultist-Hammer from the cliffside fractal would be a really really nice skin for a hammer. maybe a new legendary hammer?

I would love to be able to use that hammer. It’d be cool if it gave a glowing aura around the user (like the purple one on the hammer when charged) but the color was determined by your dye color.

thanks ekleenex, i know that skin and its really cool ^^
but honestly i would love to see the cultist-hammerskin as a new legendary. would be the first i think its worth to farm ^^
dear devs, pls make it happen =)

Most of the hammers are way too small unfortunately.

Juggernaut needs to be about 50% larger (including the handle’s length) and about 500% thicker.

I really like hammers! So i would be happy with some new one’s but i’m also thinking couldn’t you guys give them a bit more attackspeed? Because in the time i smash 1 time with my hammer i could smash 2/3 time’s with my great sword.

Janson Smalling.1850:

Hey guys! We’ve definitely gotten feedback on which weapons need cooler skins. We’re working hard on getting those super-awesome skins that you’re describing and waiting for. We’ve already started releasing less-prominent-weapon skins in a few of our recent releases.

Just please don’t make yet another one require charged lodestones pretty please. :P

I think it might be neat to use the Meat as either a hammer or mace. It’s already an enviornmental weapon, so it shouldn’t be terribly difficult to make into a weapon skin. And I can’t help but think it’d be perfect for a norn or charr.

If you are going for more hammer skin, why not just reuse some from Guild Wars 1? I would assume it shouldn’t be hard to transfers some skins in that game to this.
I am aware some of the old skins exist, like the Punisher, but if you are considering more skins into the game, you can look into the past for more.

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Gallery_of_hammers

A hammer isn’t for people who like subtle. When people want a hammer they want a weapon of such mass, they counterbalance it with their entire body and leaves dents in mountainsides.

A hammer should be a weapon with a dial that goes up to 11 – we want big and awesome – and don’t make silly things like skulls with glowing eyes for a hammerhead that’s silly too; and real life hammers while practical are kinda dull… let’s start with a rocket-powered self guiding hammer from Battle Angel, and we’ll work our way up from there

How about making quick silver constantly dripping from juggernaut? And also less looking like a lamp post. My guildie asked me, “which garden you got that lamp post on your back from?” -My heart broke-

Yeah, The Juggernaut could use a little more pizazz like some of the other weapons have got.

I just have to put in here that I would be fine with a little more quicksilver coming off of Juggernaut. But plz plz plz do not change the look/size/shape of the actual hammer. It is by far the coolest looking and has the most detail out of any weapon in the game and I don’t want that broken. FYI I want to shake the hand of whoever designed The Juggernaut it is SOOO freaking amazing lol.

Edit: A few spelling mistakes xD.

The detail on it is amazing and the armor effects are really cool, but the shape of it is pretty bad IMO. Looks like the shape of a picket sign or a boat oar. Needs a larger head and slightly shorter handle.

Darknicrofia.2604:

Juggernaut needs to be about 50% larger (including the handle’s length) and about 500% thicker.

+100 to this. Juggernaut looks kitten awful, it’s not a hammer, it’s a fancy wizard staff.

From what I’ve seen, I like approximately two of the hammers in the game:
Ghastly Hammer (from Ascalonian Catacombs) and
Kodan Hammer (from HotW)

… on my asura guardian they are all way too small anyway.

Svarty.8019:

From what I’ve seen, I like approximately two of the hammers in the game:
Ghastly Hammer (from Ascalonian Catacombs) and
Kodan Hammer (from HotW)

… on my asura guardian they are all way too small.

Cause daggers, pistols, focuses, and torches are gigantic…right?

I REALLY don’t know how people think juggernaut looks like anything other than a hammer. It makes me wonder if you all have it on a charr/norn and it hasnt been resized right. It looks freaking amazing on my human guard.

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sirflamesword.3896:

I REALLY don’t know how people think juggernaut looks like anything other than a hammer. It makes me wonder if you all have it on a charr/norn and it hasnt been resized right. It looks freaking amazing on my human guard.

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It’s the head, not the character scale size. You have to admit, it’s very un-hammer-like. When has anyone ever seen a hammer that looks like that.

I personally like the look of it. But I can easily see how people think it doesn’t look like a hammer.

Janson Smalling.1850:

Hey guys! We’ve definitely gotten feedback on which weapons need cooler skins. We’re working hard on getting those super-awesome skins that you’re describing and waiting for. We’ve already started releasing less-prominent-weapon skins in a few of our recent releases.
We do make some skins for certain weapons more often because those weapons are used by multiple professions or the profession that uses them is very popular. We’ll keep in mind your feedback, as I think it is very valid.

Thanks for playing, and for caring!

This is great, but it kind of sucks for people playing engineers or necros using the less popular weapons.

SwashbucklerXX.4328:

Midnightjade.3520:

I use a Mystic Battlehammer, but even that is a little small on my Norn in Cursed Shore and CoF armor. New options would be great!

Hammers should be big and intimidating, especially when wielded by an 8 foot barbarian covered in spikes and with flames coming out of his eyes.

Hey now, asuras with hammers need love too!

In all seriousness, it seems like weapons get extra-shrunk in the hands of an asura, so much so that you can barely see them. If there are more solid/larger hammers made, make sure they still look that way when they’re asura-sized! My guardian will love you guys for it!

I 100% agree. I understand weapons being smaller on smaller characters, but they need to have the same scale/ratio to body size as the other races. Norn with rifle = massive. Asura with rifle = where is it? Same with hammers, staves, swords, etc

Janson Smalling.1850:

Hey guys! We’ve definitely gotten feedback on which weapons need cooler skins. We’re working hard on getting those super-awesome skins that you’re describing and waiting for. We’ve already started releasing less-prominent-weapon skins in a few of our recent releases.
We do make some skins for certain weapons more often because those weapons are used by multiple professions or the profession that uses them is very popular. We’ll keep in mind your feedback, as I think it is very valid.

Thanks for playing, and for caring!

Which makes popular professions and weapons even more popular, while engineers and scepters become rarer and rarer. Now that’s some logic…

I would pay ANYTHING to have the Rhino’s Charge in Gw2

sirflamesword.3896:

I REALLY don’t know how people think juggernaut looks like anything other than a hammer. It makes me wonder if you all have it on a charr/norn and it hasnt been resized right. It looks freaking amazing on my human guard.

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ppl hate it because like 90% of the other hammers in GW2, that thing looks as flat as an axe and could easilly be mistaken for a 2 handed axe.