Guild Wars 2

So was going over what I think the recipe might be for creating a piece of armor based on the information we have, here’s what it might / could look like.

Making an ascended boot:
Boot Lining:

x5 Crystalline dust
x50 Thermocatalytic reagent
X1 Bolt of Damask
x1 Spool of Silk Weaving Thread (Time gated)

(To make the Bolt of Damask above)
X 20 Bolt of Wool
X10 Bolt of Cotton
X20 Bolt of Linen
X1 Silk Weaving thread (Time gated)

(And to create the Silk weaving thread above which is time gated)
x50 Bolt of Silk
x1 Ecto
x10 Thermocatalytic reagent

+ Vision Crystal. (We know how to make one of those so won’t bother covering this)

So next Boot casing…..

x5 Crystalline dust
x50 thermocatalytic reagent
x2 Deldrimor steel ingot
(We know how these are all obtained so won’t go over how to get to this stage)

Now the last part is the one I need help with, the Ascended Insignia!

This it what I am thinking:

x 5 Bolts of Damask –
x 10 Dark Matter
x 10 Crystalline Dust
x 1 Intricate Gossamer Insignia

& x? Silk Weaving thread (Not sure how much thread here, but surely not that much since it’s time gated)

I haven’t included the other ascended materials Xunlai Electrum Ingot, and Crystalline Ingot because I believe they will be used for Jewel crafting.

Just wanted soem of you crafty theory crafters to look over this and see what you think, give some ideas etc.

I approve your time and effort to think about this.

But I find it silly how much people have already invested in t5/6 cloth/leather. Everyone is so eager to flip them before we get ascended armor recipies. ^^

Articluna.4509:

I approve your time and effort to think about this.

But I find it silly how much people have already invested in t5/6 cloth/leather. Everyone is so eager to flip them before we get ascended armor recipies. ^^

Thanks. Yeah people will always want to find an easy way to make a buck.

my guess is we will make a box of armor, not each individual piece.

It seems to me dungeon tokens for exotics will be useless when Ascended Armor comes out (unless this is intended). Alternately, some of the dungeon skins are nice looking – so a way for players to upgrade existing dungeon exotics to ascended might be good (just theorycrafting).

coolsaint.6150:

It seems to me dungeon tokens for exotics will be useless when Ascended Armor comes out (unless this is intended). Alternately, some of the dungeon skins are nice looking – so a way for players to upgrade existing dungeon exotics to ascended might be good (just theorycrafting).

I would love it if this was the case but knowing Anet there going to be another gear treadmill for this :-(

coolsaint.6150:

It seems to me dungeon tokens for exotics will be useless when Ascended Armor comes out (unless this is intended). Alternately, some of the dungeon skins are nice looking – so a way for players to upgrade existing dungeon exotics to ascended might be good (just theorycrafting).

Maybe the dungeon vendors will sell the recipes for the inscriptions?

Also to OP, i think the recipes will require more leather and silk compared to the amount of wood and ore we need for weapons to drain some of those from the economy.

Articluna.4509:

I approve your time and effort to think about this.

But I find it silly how much people have already invested in t5/6 cloth/leather. Everyone is so eager to flip them before we get ascended armor recipies. ^^

I like it. People are going to over do it and the prices aren’t going to jump very much.

I think every one of the speculators is going to be caught off guard when, unlike weapons, crafting is only going to be one of several sources of ascended armor. Weapons are treated differently than armor in most MMO’s, and I think that is going to be the case here as well in GW2. I believe that Ascended armor will be made available from dungeons (possibly direct drops and tokens…though probably exclusive to fractals), WvW via marks+laurels, and open world via karma+laurels/guild commendations. I could be wrong and we get a tiered rollout like jewelry, but something tells me crafting (and possible rare drops…) will not be the only source.

What you failed to include was the Crystalline Ore/Ingot. The Ascended weapons video has them pointing right at it saying that they added the slots for the Ascended armor craft without it being in game yet.

The Crystalline Ore is the one thing that eludes me from being prepared for the armor crafting. With the current other three ores covering most everything, I’m wondering where they’ll source it and how fast we can get it.

It might be used in jewellery recipes.

Gamblers Luck.7635:

Now the last part is the one I need help with, the Ascended Insignia!

This it what I am thinking:

x 5 Bolts of Damask –
x 10 Dark Matter
x 10 Crystalline Dust
x 1 Intricate Gossamer Insignia

& x? Silk Weaving thread (Not sure how much thread here, but surely not that much since it’s time gated)

I have the same research that you have, up until this point. I’m just curious why you think it will be 5 bolts vs 3.

Previous crafting has had 16 Ingots & 25 Bolts, so that is what I assumed would happen with the Ascended Armor as well, and the 5 would put this calculation off.

Am I missing something?

Also, why the extra Silk Weaving Thread?

Jewelry and Armor will likely follow along the lines of lower tier crafting as the Weapons did (aside from the dowel). The main difference with Jewel crafting will likely be transmuting the Crystalline Ingot into a gem that defines the stats of the item (such as lower tier red gems for a Berseker’s/Zojja’s type gem, and possibly the Vision Crystal as well, seeing as how it is technically a gem), the Xunlai Electrum will more than likely be the new precious metal for Jewel crafting the gem settings/hooks/chains, etc. seeing as it is made from lower tier precious metals.