Ascended weapons worth it?
Well, the stat increase isn’t much, so I guess it would be a matter of if you want the “best” weapons in the game.
To me, it’s not worth spending tons of gold and trying to level crafting right now just to be one of the first to have them. I am waiting and taking my time to gather more myself and for the prices to drop. If I get them in 2 months or tomorrow, doesn’t matter. But eventually, why not have them? I will surely have the mats in due time and I don’t have anything else as a goal right now (i.e. a legendary).
The stat increase is about 9pts on the largest stat, and maybe 50 points total defense over exotics. The amount of exotics one has to craft to even get to 450, not to mention the inscription(s) costs, plus the costs of the ingredients, and time spent to make it all is quite alot. I’m not sure they are worth it. Maybe they are for some. A legendary has less going into it, in many ways.
7k hr, 13k AP, 16 char, all classes 80 Sadly, 3.5k hr. Ranger
sooo i just bought about 20g worth of materials and can easily make a profit if i sell them all back. i was planning on getting to my 500 crafting level but wanted to ask around if the ascended weapons are worth it. are they?
IMHO, if you have either a male norn or a charr as a main and were looking forward to showing off your ascendedness then you might be disappointed. The weapon skins are very quaint and possibly even gothic-inspired, and definitely something I wouldn’t use on anything else but a female character.
On this basis I’d wait until another skin with more flair and a bit less femininity comes along before crafting one. If you’re an altoholic and love giving new weps to your female alts then by all means, knock yourself out. Personally if I wanted to make something that takes the bulk of my wealth to make (even if just to get to 500 in that craft) then I want it to look good and be worthy of my accomplishments. This isn’t a legendary, but it’s the tier of weapons underneath, and that said there isn’t very much going for it in terms of effects, particles, etc. my kind of desirability, but hey, to each their own.
The old-school Arrow-Key warrior.
“Obtaining a legendary should be done through legendary feats…
Not luck and credit cards.”
“Obtaining a legendary should be done through legendary feats…
Not luck and credit cards.”
My question is, do they ONLY take infusions, or can you still use sigils/crests/jewels? Because if they only take infusions, then no, it is not worth it at all. Sigils tend to have a lot more utility than infusions, which are just a stat boost. I just realized that today, after wasting a lot of time and gold doing jumping puzzles and grinding/salvaging exotics.
My question is, do they ONLY take infusions, or can you still use sigils/crests/jewels? Because if they only take infusions, then no, it is not worth it at all. Sigils tend to have a lot more utility than infusions, which are just a stat boost. I just realized that today, after wasting a lot of time and gold doing jumping puzzles and grinding/salvaging exotics.
They still have sigil slots. Also 2 handed weapons have two infusion slots just so you know.
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Live life to express, not to impress.
Don’t strive to make your presence noticed, just make your absence felt. ~ unknown
My question is, do they ONLY take infusions, or can you still use sigils/crests/jewels? Because if they only take infusions, then no, it is not worth it at all. Sigils tend to have a lot more utility than infusions, which are just a stat boost. I just realized that today, after wasting a lot of time and gold doing jumping puzzles and grinding/salvaging exotics.
They still have sigil slots. Also 2 handed weapons have two infusion slots just so you know.
I sure hope so. I had read about the 2 handed weapons, but only today did it hit that the word that kept getting used was “infusion” rather than “upgrade” or something.
Here is a few pictures of a ascended greatsword in case you have any other questions about it.
Edit: the pictures are on the first page in case the thread gets longer.
Work for a cause, not for applause.
Live life to express, not to impress.
Don’t strive to make your presence noticed, just make your absence felt. ~ unknown
Live life to express, not to impress.
Don’t strive to make your presence noticed, just make your absence felt. ~ unknown
Here is a few pictures of a ascended greatsword in case you have any other questions about it.
Edit: the pictures are on the first page in case the thread gets longer.
That perfectly answers my concern. Thank you very much!
The amount of grind and cost required to create both Ascended and Legendary weapons is certainly not worth it. The stats on all ascended gear is a joke when you think about what they cost in both grind and time and Legendary weapons are nothing more than bling. They don’t represent any type of player skill other than time to grind away at gathering and gold. At least possession of higher level gear in WOW shows that the player has achieved the skill level necessary to obtain such items by participating in raids. Basically it’s the same as someone driving around in a high performance car but not having the driver skills necessary to handle the vehicle beyond 55mph.
Freyja Ernouf
lvl 80 Ranger
JQ
lvl 80 Ranger
JQ
Please also be reminded that ANet in their infinite wisdom decided to let both precursors and legendaries be sold on the TP. Now, to maintain the same metaphor, who’s the idiot salesman who gave that kid a Ferrari without checking if he had a licence? That kid never had to work for it, he just showed up with the desire for one, and the cash.
The old-school Arrow-Key warrior.
“Obtaining a legendary should be done through legendary feats…
Not luck and credit cards.”
“Obtaining a legendary should be done through legendary feats…
Not luck and credit cards.”
The initial cost of creating an ascended is nearly 250g. And it’s one stats combination, by that logic, it’s better to craft a legendary and pick your own slot, immensely useful for WvW players.