Guild Wars 2

So it has been requested many times that the aegis graphic be removed entirely but that was never implemented so I thought there could be a compromise.

Make the aegis graphic appear only in-combat. Removing it is for purely aesthetic reasons but I have no idea why it is constantly on even out on combat, specifically for guardians, as it ruins many shields. It isn’t a very important graphic, even in pvp not once have I been glad I noticed a tiny blue shield and recognised it as aegis in such a heavy spell effect game as gw2 I always use the buff bar for recognition.

This change would make almost no difference to combat gameplay but would make a huge difference to all the people who have complained about it since launch.

I agree with this. The ONLY reason I didn’t get the Legendary shield for my Guardian(I even got The Chosen out of the mystic forge and sold it) is specifically because of this. The Aegis covers the ENTIRE shield all the time when out of combat. If I had the shield and wanted to show it off, I can’t because Aegis would cover it up. Also, my Tier 3 Charr gauntlets clip through the shield in the preview window. There would be no way I would spend that much time in acquiring that shield(even though it is my fave shield skin) if my armor is going to clip through it and aegis is going to cover it up.

A good example of a skin that handles aegis properly is the Cantha Dragon one from the black lion tickets. The aegis actually appears under the dragon on the shield. That to me is a design done well. Now would be a good time to have a team just do polish for one of the updates. Nothing else except for QoL and polish. There are so many little things that need to be addressed and stuff like this would be greatly appreciated.

Iason Evan.3806:

Now would be a good time to have a team just do polish for one of the updates. Nothing else except for QoL and polish. There are so many little things that need to be addressed and stuff like this would be greatly appreciated.

This is the entire premise of my latest thread, small things that aren’t really game-changing, but make all the difference in the world to the player/customer. Little things tend to make a big impact, sometimes.

I don’t much like how the graphic appears on my arm as though I had a shiled while I’m wielding my dual pistols or something like that. It needs a new location, I think, but it doesn’t fit well with every profession – on top of the fact that it covers any attempt to get a really cool looking shield.

I can second this. I’ve hated the aegis graphic since the beginning, and hoped at least an option to turn it off. It ruins the visual image of Guardian shields… and generally just all weapons, since it’s there, even without a shield.

Maybe the aegis could be changed to a thin blue outline around the shield? Or the graphic removed altogether, and left it at icon level. Plenty of buffs don’t have lasting visuals, including speed buffs and regeneration.

I really hate aegis and retaliation graphic effects. They need to be gone.