Guild Wars 2

I’m creating this topic because I feel it is an important question that has yet to be answered despite myself and other asking it multiple times.

Assuming the recipes follow the example of ascended weapons and we will need large quantities of T2-T4 cloth and leather for ascended armor, is the way these mats drop going to change given the unreliability of getting drops of those mats under the current system?

No idea if ANet is going to make any changes, but do Caduceus’s Manor if you need Cotton, and farm pirates/Risen in Bloodtide Coast/Sparkfly Fen for Linen. Centaurs/pirates in Gendarran Fields and Lornar’s Pass are also good targets if you need Wool.

you can easy farm them in lowlvl events/eventchains

trie in Harathi the eventchain up to Ulgoth

there drop soooo many bags/items you can salvage -most stuff you asked for you can fidn there and FASTER than you would have to farm some nodes

At level 80 I don’t get many drop in these lower level areas.

Your level doesn’t give you more drops per mob but you can kill faster if you are level 80 in the lower level zones.

I think the concern is moot. You can look already to what has happened with making wood planks for Ascended Weapons to convince yourself of what will (or will not) happen. I think if it does change, they aren’t going to make it easier.

Obtena.7952:

Your level doesn’t give you more drops per mob but you can kill faster if you are level 80 in the lower level zones.

I think the concern is moot. You can look already to what has happened with making wood planks for Ascended Weapons to convince yourself of what will (or will not) happen. I think if it does change, they aren’t going to make it easier.

Wood and ore have nodes that are easily farmed. Lower level cloth and leather comes out of bag drops and armor salvage and are reliant on RNG. They are totally different.

morrolan.9608:

Obtena.7952:

Your level doesn’t give you more drops per mob but you can kill faster if you are level 80 in the lower level zones.

I think the concern is moot. You can look already to what has happened with making wood planks for Ascended Weapons to convince yourself of what will (or will not) happen. I think if it does change, they aren’t going to make it easier.

Wood and ore have nodes that are easily farmed. Lower level cloth and leather comes out of bag drops and armor salvage and are reliant on RNG. They are totally different.

I beg to differ. While nodes have an internal cooldown, well, mobs have as well, but it will be much easier to farm bags from mobs compared to do gathering runs.

morrolan.9608:

Obtena.7952:

Your level doesn’t give you more drops per mob but you can kill faster if you are level 80 in the lower level zones.

I think the concern is moot. You can look already to what has happened with making wood planks for Ascended Weapons to convince yourself of what will (or will not) happen. I think if it does change, they aren’t going to make it easier.

Wood and ore have nodes that are easily farmed. Lower level cloth and leather comes out of bag drops and armor salvage and are reliant on RNG. They are totally different.

I don’t think that really changes my point … look at what happened to wood for Ascended Weapons. Is that the move of a developer that wants to make it easier for people to get their loot? I don’t think it’s even relevant if it’s RNG, etc… I can argue that Mob spawn rates can make up for that.

If I were ArenaNet, I would have decided not to use these mats. To stop rich people, who bought all these mats when they were dirt cheap, from becoming even richer.

If you have a low level character that you’re currently leveling through playing the open world, stop immediately. Instead, run the QD champ train and salvage everything. You’ll level, get karma, luck, and mats.

If mats can be upgraded, then they should also be downgradable…

I think if they implement this, it will solve the problem

taek.9386:

If mats can be upgraded, then they should also be downgradable…

I think if they implement this, it will solve the problem

Thats actually not a bad solution.

The secret is the loot bags lower level enemies drop, not the actual equipment (that IS scaled up to your level). These are also a thriving trade on the TP so those not wanting to farm can go that route.

You are looking for a solution to a problem that already has one…you were just not aware of it. Downgrading via Mystic Flusher is another possible route that Anet should consider as well.