Guild Wars 2

Please note, this isn’t my thoughts on Ascened gear, this is a question regarding them.
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Hi, as of late i have read a lot about the new Ascended gear etc and as i’m sure most are aware the back piece will be made via the forge, however the Acended rings and Exotic back pieces are in the Dungeons only (at least it appears so).

Now it has been stated that the Acended items will be made available via other means later, is there any idea on how much later (this has never been clarified)?.
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I ask as i just find it a bit strange to have certain items that have stats increases locked off to certain content (dungeons), i mean me personally i don’t like dungeons and much prefer WvWvW and standard PvE (area exploring, DEs and Hearts). So it’s kind of annoying that if i want to earn a stats increase (however minor/major) i have to do it via dungeons or else i have to wait until they are added to other aspects of the game.

As such i ask a simple question.

When will the items be made available outside of the dungeons? – will it be in days/weeks or not until you add the next set of Ascended dungeon items in the next dungeon?.
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Thanks.
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PS.
Please don’t turn this into an anti Ascended gear thread or an argument about how big/small the stats are, this is a genuine question regarding when these items will be made available outside of the dungeons as i do want to get them BUT i don’t want to do the dungeon.

ArenaNet has only classifed the Ascended access in WvW and open world PvE as “eventually”. It’s really up to you to guess what that means.

If I had to guess, I’d say that it will be in mid December when Fractal Dungeon #2 will come out. People will (assumedly) need Agony Resistance to run that dungeon, but no one will want to run Fractal Dungeon #1 by that point. It makes the most logical sense to have each group of Ascended gear released x1 Dungeon after the dungeon grinders get them.

However this whole process has made me rather cynical on the matter, so I really don’t have a lot of personal faith in ArenaNet acting in this kind of rational and coherent manner. We’ll have to wait and see.

I guess I may be a little conservative but why spoil my fun WvW days by now making all my 80’s go grind dungeons and spend a bunch of money in PvE to try and be competitive? One reason and one reason only- they make money while destroying the “do what you enjoy” saying.

Wiser with Age.3714:

ArenaNet has only classifed the Ascended access in WvW and open world PvE as “eventually”. It’s really up to you to guess what that means.

Lets see. ANET promised no grinding for better stats. Then they announced Ascended items.

Why should we expect them to keep a second promise regarding Ascended items ?

they should just downscale the ascended gear for wvw so everyone stops CRYING