Guild Wars 2

So I’m finally approaching a point where I will soon be able to start crafting ascended armour for my characters.

But now that I’ve taken the time to look at the actual appearance of the items, I have to say that I’m very disappointed. My main is a female sylvari ranger and therefore her ascended armour will look like this (taken from this wiki page on medium Illustrious armor )

• It looks rather plain and uninteresting tbh
• The helm and boots look metallic and heavy and thus not sensible for a Ranger

I understand that ArenaNet wish to make money through the transmutation charge system but I wish the ascended armour had a similar ‘special’ feel to it like the ascended weapons. In this way, whilst I will probably transmute the skins after a while anyway, before I do, I can feel that my armour appearance has a certain ‘wow’ factor and is easily identifiable as Ascended for that “look at meeee!” feel.

Whilst the ascended weapon skins are not out-of-this-world-amazing, they do have a unique style about them and also a different colour depending on the stat. This is enough to make them feel special and precious, unlike the ascended armour skins.

Would it be possible to add in some kind of special feature to the ascended armours? My immediate thought for something that could possibly be implemented quite easily would be to give all ascended armour pieces a slight glow in a colour that varies according to the stat chosen. But anything like that would be great really.

it’s not something they’re gonna change now.

They may do so if they decide to create legendary armour.
(which IF they go that route..I don’t really want them to, hopefully ascended will be the precursor. Maybe more of combine armour piece + 3 other items in MF to make legendary peice.)

Why not? They’ve improved the appearance of legendary weapons in the past so why will they not improve the appearance of ascended armour (currently the best armour in the game)?

Combatter.5123:

… therefore her ascended armour will look like this

Are you saying your sylvari is lanky and terrible at complimenting colors? The biggest offense is the dye job, good lord, I hope you’re more sensible than this example. Ask someone to link the armor, then preview dyes, maybe you’ll like how it looks on you and not some horrible model that everyone seems to create when referencing this armor.

We’ve had quite a long discussion about them as soon as they were data mined, months before they were released.

Anet didn’t change a single thing. And they won’t ever redesign an already released armor (the T3 fiasco is another story).

Anyway, if you don’t want to transmute, at the very least try to use the right dyes. It helps a lot.

Some people like the look of Ascended armor. I’m not one of them, but I do appreciate the detail on the pieces.

Also, some people deliberately keep the Ascended armor appearance so other players know that they’re wearing it, for showing off.

If ascended armor looked really good there would be little or no use for all the cosmetic alternatives the game provides. Yes that would be a bad thing.

Boneheart.3561:

The biggest offense is the dye job, good lord, I hope you’re more sensible than this example.

You have a point, although I think they do that to clearly show the different dye channels. I’ve tried preview mode with other dyes and although it looks better, it’s still uninteresting.

Zaxares.5419:

Also, some people deliberately keep the Ascended armor appearance so other players know that they’re wearing it, for showing off.

But my point, as stated in my original post, is that it looks very very plain. I don’t think it will be apparent as ‘special’ armour to players except those who know exactly what the ascended armour looks like. At least the ascended weapons have an “oooh!” factor even if you don’t know what the ascended weapons look like. Ascended armour is just.. plain boring.

Stooperdale.3560:

If ascended armor looked really good there would be little or no use for all the cosmetic alternatives the game provides. Yes that would be a bad thing.

It seems you didn’t read my original post in its entirety. I don’t want to make it look really good. I want to make it look a bit different. A bit special. Not fantastic-amazing-blow-your-head-off … just something that hints that the player is wearing ascended armour (that takes a lot of time and effort to craft.)

You’re arguably using the best looking complete set to illustrate your point…

Well anyway, as a whole set, I agree they look horrible. That said, some of the individual pieces can be very attractive when dyed and combined correctly.

But beauty is in the eye of the beholder. It’s impossible to make THE unanimously loved armor set. That’s also why I fear for Legendary armor…

Evans.6347:

You’re arguably using the best looking complete set to illustrate your point…

Well anyway, as a whole set, I agree they look horrible. That said, some of the individual pieces can be very attractive when dyed and combined correctly.

But beauty is in the eye of the beholder. It’s impossible to make THE unanimously loved armor set. That’s also why I fear for Legendary armor…

You don’t think Illustrious Armor was created with the bar Legendary has to reach in mind?

Combatter.5123:

Why not? They’ve improved the appearance of legendary weapons in the past so why will they not improve the appearance of ascended armour (currently the best armour in the game)?

Because you get the legendary for the skin, not the stats. You get ascended for the stats, not the skins, well some people may like the skins, but the general idea was that they were for stats, not skins.

The medium armor looks great on my human thief (I do not use the complete set, though)

Ascended armor is extremely dependent on two things

1. Dye, the image you linked is an example of horrendous dyes + body shape ruining armor. This is not unique to ascended med, that would look terrible on any outfit.

2. Mix and matching skins

Example:

http://imgur.com/a/9uzFK

May not be to your taste, but it fits mine perfectly in that I wanted a battle mage look. Though I’ll likely switch to sPVP light when it comes out. I’m sure I could put together something with the med, but sadly I do not have leatherworking at 500 + working solely on my ele atm.

Combatter.5123:

But my point, as stated in my original post, is that it looks very very plain. I don’t think it will be apparent as ‘special’ armour to players except those who know exactly what the ascended armour looks like. At least the ascended weapons have an “oooh!” factor even if you don’t know what the ascended weapons look like. Ascended armour is just.. plain boring.

Eh, all in the eye of the beholder, I’d say. Personally I think the Ascended weapon skins all look hideous. The white versions don’t look too bad as far as colour goes, but I hate the general design of them.

Fatalyz.7168:

Because you get the legendary for the skin, not the stats. You get ascended for the stats, not the skins, well some people may like the skins, but the general idea was that they were for stats, not skins.

Can’t ascended armour have the best stats but also a nice skin? I’m not asking for an amazing look. I’m suggesting that armour that takes so much time and effort to craft should have a slightly special appearance. Atm, ascended armour is just very very “meh” imo.

Combatter.5123:

Fatalyz.7168:

Because you get the legendary for the skin, not the stats. You get ascended for the stats, not the skins, well some people may like the skins, but the general idea was that they were for stats, not skins.

Can’t ascended armour have the best stats but also a nice skin? I’m not asking for an amazing look. I’m suggesting that armour that takes so much time and effort to craft should have a slightly special appearance. Atm, ascended armour is just very very “meh” imo.

There’s also the future of Legendary armor to consider. Don’t wanna set the bar too high.

Boneheart.3561:

There’s also the future of Legendary armor to consider. Don’t wanna set the bar too high.

You could set the bar about three times higher than it is atm without it being too high :-P

I’m not fond of any of the ascended armor looks, which is why when I finally do get there, I will be sure to have at least 6 transmutation charges.
Problem Solved.

So what about the 6 of you here demanding it be changed, is so special that you think you deserve to have it changed simply because you do not like it. Myself and many many other really like the looks of them.

It is one thing to open dialogue on the issue. It is another to definitively claim “it needs to be changed” because the counter argument becomes “no, it doesn’t” .

dancingmonkey.4902:

So what about the 6 of you here demanding it be changed, is so special that you think you deserve to have it changed simply because you do not like it. Myself and many many other really like the looks of them.

It is one thing to open dialogue on the issue. It is another to definitively claim “it needs to be changed” because the counter argument becomes “no, it doesn’t” .

The general reaction on these forums and with the player base in general seems to be that ascended armour looks kinda plain and uninteresting. I’m not demanding that it be changed. I’m just requesting that they be ‘beefed up’ a little – made to look a bit more special, perhaps with a slight glow. Nothing more

Combatter.5123:

Why not? They’ve improved the appearance of legendary weapons in the past so why will they not improve the appearance of ascended armour (currently the best armour in the game)?

That’s a leap in logic. Legendary weapons were incomplete … clearly missing effects that people expected and Anet intended.

Ascended armors are not incomplete. I see no reason to rally for improving how they look… the game is all about skinning to get the look you want. What you don’t like, others might enjoy. Personal preference doesn’t dictate where a need for improvement is.