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Posted by: JongleurXIII.7635

JongleurXIII.7635

What would you guys think if ArenaNet and NCSoft were to work with a 3D printing company and let you order figurines of your models? I know WoW did this with FigurePrints, but those prices are crazy, even if they’re up to 8" tall ($130 for those of you who don’t care to look it up).

I’d actually suggest Sandboxr (currently being Kickstarted, I’d recommend it to everyone, honestly, not just devs), since they’ll have such an open system available. ArenaNet would just have to give a model library to Sandboxr or the printer of their choice and export character data on demand for the printer to assemble the character parts. The end user could then pose it in the software of the printing service they pick, add accessories (like “attack blasts,” loot, or some kind of unwitting monster), and order it. I’d personally recommend something like 3" height at the tallest, unless someone wants a piece to rival their Rytlock figure from the Collector’s Edition.

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Posted by: roachsrealm.9284

roachsrealm.9284

this would be awesome.

..if I liked any of the armor sets in this game as much as I enjoyed GW1 armors.

Smitten Mittens (The Gothic Embrace [Goth], Fort Aspenwood)

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Posted by: JongleurXIII.7635

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I like them a lot more than GW1’s armors, actually. More detail and variety, and less clipping issues.

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Posted by: DoctorWhy.3847

DoctorWhy.3847

Wow… I am pleasantly surprised to see this here

I am the Sandboxr app developer. If ANet really wanted to partner with us to use us for their 3D printing, that would be amazing. We would even set up a custom API with them to make it easier for the players to print them. I would probably end up getting back in the game (especially if they permanently remove the culling in WvW). I actually commissioned someone to paint a portrait of my Asura Necro character, I loved her so much. Would be awesome to actually print a character, especially with the software I have made =D .

I have no idea who posted this, but thank you <3

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Posted by: Robin Skyshroud.1863

Robin Skyshroud.1863

Good Idea! Id spend some money on this :P

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Posted by: JongleurXIII.7635

JongleurXIII.7635

I’d spend money on this too, and somewhat have already! If Sandboxr can partner up with ArenaNet, or granddaddy NCSoft, we could see some really neat things come out of it. DoctorWhy, thank you for making an appearance. Glad you love GW2 as much as I do!

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Posted by: Zahld.4956

Zahld.4956

+1 to this. Yay, real life figurine toys!

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Posted by: DoctorWhy.3847

DoctorWhy.3847

I am happy to hear people would enjoy it! Spread the word as we really want to become the printer for GW2, and if we become well known, this just might happen!

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Posted by: Afro Dude.8423

Afro Dude.8423

Definitely, I would love to see something like this one day. What better way to show off your character than be having an actual figurine of them?

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Posted by: Lambros Augustus.6594

Lambros Augustus.6594

That would be most excellent.

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Posted by: marnick.4305

marnick.4305

Would have done this with my GW1 necro. GW2 characters … not so much.

If I can’t play Guild Wars 2 at work, I won’t work in Guild Wars 2 either.
Delayed content is eventually good. Rushed content is eternally bad. ~ Shigeru Miyamoto

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Posted by: SkaldOfTheNorse.5428

SkaldOfTheNorse.5428

Yes please, the sooner the better. What is more awesome than to have actual figurines of your GuildWars 2 characters

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Posted by: SkaldOfTheNorse.5428

SkaldOfTheNorse.5428

Oh and please go for the Sandboxr company. Sounds like a very good option.
Thumbs up here.

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Posted by: StriderShinryu.6923

StriderShinryu.6923

I would totally spend money on this if it happened.

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Posted by: Rash.6514

Rash.6514

Wow, this would be so cool!

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Posted by: Kal Spiro.9745

Kal Spiro.9745

OMG yes, I would definately pay for this.

Tarnished Coast Kal Spiro – Ranger (80), LB/S-D, Eagle/Wolf, Signet, M/S/WS #SABorRiot
|Daredevil|Ranger|Guardian|Scrapper|Necromancer|Berserker|Dragonhunter|Mesmer|Elementalist
|Deadeye|Warrior|Herald|Daredevil|Reaper|Spellbreaker

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Posted by: Lord Antarxes the Middling.8031

Lord Antarxes the Middling.8031

Would be great to see some official response on this. This would be an excellent gift for a friend or family member who plays a lot.

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Posted by: Pure Heart.1456

Pure Heart.1456

I actually posted this suggestion first (which strangely saw zero replies)
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/suggestions/3D-Printed-models-of-our-characters/1292843

…but its crazy that there have only been two posts in the entirety of the forum’s history (mine and JongleurXIII.7635)—which doesn’t spell good news for the idea.

C’mon people! +1??

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Posted by: Elurya.7092

Elurya.7092

this would be awesome.

..if I liked any of the armor sets in this game as much as I enjoyed GW1 armors.

Someone doesn’t know how to make their toons look pretty… This game has opened up a whole new world in toon craft for my husband and myself. We joke that they are works of art more than video game characters. So yeah, this 3-d printer idea is pretty neat!

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Posted by: Pure Heart.1456

Pure Heart.1456

I am happy to hear people would enjoy it! Spread the word as we really want to become the printer for GW2, and if we become well known, this just might happen!

Have you actually taken any initiative in contacting Anet/NCSoft about such a proposition?

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Posted by: Henge.3907

Henge.3907

I would really love a figure of my warrior. He is pretty amazing looking (subjective) and could see him sitting on my shelf next to Vincent Valentine and Rytlock. Even if he was around $130