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Allow us to ascend our exotic gear
This isn’t a gear treadmill. I have played games with Gear Treadmills and despite the fact some people call it such, its not. But that is an argument for a different post.
How would this be any different from the current way if your just going to craft them anyway? The good thing about adding this tier is that we saw a way for all those unused crafting materials that were setting around on the Trading post selling for 2 coppers to actually be worth something.
And as for the fine Transmutation stones, that is how Anet makes some of its cash i would not expect a change to come about there.
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Talyn
I agree this isn’t a gear treadmill, I just want to make it clear that’s not why I’m making this post.
And I mean you could still have it that those crafting materials are used. Just include the exotic in the ingredients.
So the only point of contention is the transmutation stones. Like I said, I already spent gems to get the look I want and it’s annoying to have to do that again. The idea isn’t trying to phase transmutation stones out. They were used before, and they will continue to be used. The difference from before ascended gear was introduced, there were a variety of aesthetic looks for exotic. There’s only one for ascended and only one way to get it. So getting ascended gear is essentially ‘forcing’ you to get the stones.
I can understand what your meaning to accomplish. And don’t get me wrong I wouldn’t object to an upgrade with the mystic forge like with Ascended rings. I only mean that anet makes real money off us for those stones and its unlikely they will change anything that will not require us to buy stones from them.
“We have now left Reason and Sanity Junction. Next stop, Looneyville.”
What does annoy me though is the fact that I already spent a load of gems to get fine transmutation stones as to get the look and stats distribution that I wanted. So if I want to go for the new ascended gear; which I do; I have to buy all those fine transmutation stones again for 2 characters.
I want to see an option to allow us to ascend all the exotic gears either through the mystic forge or through crafting. This way current content that reward for exotic gear can still feel relevant to your progression towards your final stat setup. Having that intermediate stage before you get ascended gear also helps feel like your progressing your character.
What do you guys think?
The thing is, it wouldn’t work.
Currently, upgrading an Ascended backpiece with a skin on it results in losing the skin. This is because the Mystic Forge is not changing the items you put it, but rather destroying them and generating a new one.
Of course, the same is true for crafting.
And besides, making a process like that wouldn’t really make much sense for ANet. Having to transfer the skins over is what sells transfer stones. Asking them to do that for free is kinda silly, to be honest.
Finally, just because you spent Gems does not mean everyone else did. For example, when I first got to 80, I went around the temples getting Power/Toughness/Vitality mods for the temple skin. I did not spent a single Gem transmuting and getting a skin I wanted. In your scenario, I would be able to get Ascended, transfer the skins and never buy a single transmutation stone, all because coincidence happened and the skins I liked had the mods I wanted.
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