Guild Wars 2

It seem that the introduction of ascended items was not really received with great enthusiasm.
Although I’m fairly neutral ‘bout this, the crafting prices as I see them for the current back item, don’t make me really enthusiastic either. It just looks like a long stretched and tedious process. And if the prices for the other ascended items are the same it would look nearly impossible for me to get within the lifetime of GW2. So what I’m posting here is a plea as much as a suggestion.
The plea would be something like: please make the crafting of ascended items not as tedious as crafting legendaries or exotics.

So my suggestion now. Make it exiting and engaging.
Most people probably want to upgrade their anyway, as to keep the cool designs. But I am pretty positive anet will have an “upgrade to ascended” option.

What about of the recipes would require, for example, and item that exclusively drops from the story mode bosses.
Or items that only drop from some champion mobs throughout the world
Or one that can only be picked up from the highest and deepest point in tyria
Or a component that require you to do some quest chain (instanced or not).

So components for the recipe that require you to explore the world and do something.
Something that requires a fair amount of time and dedications, but no repetitive killing about a 1000 mobs for the tier 6 mats or salvaging 50 rare/exotic drops.

So let’s see if we can find new and original ways to get,or upgrade to, ascended gear.