Guild Wars 2

I’m still a relatively new player with limited resources and only recently got my first crafting discipline up to 450. I have several characters, all of which are using suboptimal back pieces because of the difficulty associated with getting them / my not being around for past events where they were obtainable.

I was excited to see this event might let me make ascended backpieces… but the requirements for materials beyond those in the event probably make them not an option for me at this time.

So, questions…

1. Would it be a good idea to purchase one of the ascended recipes now? Will I be able to use it later?

2. I haven’t seen mention of the stats on any of these items, I assume there’s a way to select them? Is this only done at crafting time or can it be changed later?

3. The actual appearance of the item isn’t really to my taste, is there a way I’d be able to change it? I know about transmutation stones and the like, but I don’t know the details nor if they work on backpieces.

Thanks.

1.) Yes, purchase it now since the vendors more than likely will be gone in 4 weeks. I also suggest you save up on the blades, since those are only acquirable in this event. Every other component can be made whenever

2.) You can choose your stats by double-clicking it.

3.) I don’t know

Thanks. Is answer #2 also true for the exotic version?

Oh, and are these account-bound or character-bound? I hope the former!

1. Buy them. I’ve actually asked a question related to this in another thread

Just make sure you get enough Blade Shards and Watchwork pieces and you can pretty much craft it anytime. You don’t need to rush it at all.

2. No idea my self, but from the person above, I’d guess it’s double click.

3. You can using transmuting crystals. ^^ Those you can get from the black lion chest, the gem store (150 gems for 5 I think) and you have a small chance of getting them through completing daily quests.

You can select the stats on all of the. The set of available stats is different depending on the rarity. The exotic remains account bound but the ascended becomes soulbound after selecting the stat.