Guild Wars 2

I would like to second this, was just thinking about it yesterday. I don’t see a good reason for not being able to trade gear between my characters.

For example, I will be going for a new ascended weapon on my warrior for the better stats, but the exotic 2h I am using now I would like to leave to my alt Guardian.

The main problem with this is that their loot table lacks the actual diversity to create an overwhelming need for getting rid of soul bound items.. Though adding in a fitting system that soul binds items and gives items a stat bonus was a far better idea from the days of the previous Guild Wars. Maybe even stat bonuses for critical crafting success instead of just XP bonuses would add enough diversity to the loot tables and even some value.. soul binding makes me sick.. but I can understand why they did it..

I disagree with this. Some things should be soulbound because that’s the mechanic of the object. An example would be the iron tailpipe bandana. My Mesmer, Sawnec, is not in his gang, so why should he have a bandana?

Other example is weapons. If all the weapons suddenly stop being soul bound, there would be no reason for people to buy more than one or two of the same weapon, and the market would stall, if not straight up crash.

i concur with the thread owner +1

I also agree that “Soulbound” should be remove but only to a certain extent, for I see it as barrier that reduces one’s incentive to play/create more than 1 character.

Dyes, Bag slot unlock, commander tag and gathering tools (D, BSU, C & G) in my opinion should be account bound (Dye and Commander Tag can also arguable stay “Soulbound” for the sake of the gold economy). Armor, weapon and trinkets should stay “Soulbound”.

This way anyone who invested highly into one character does not feel punished and can switch to other characters with ease. For example, if a person invested (D, BSU, C & G) a lot into a character and want to play another character, it can be less motivating for that person due to the thought of having to re-purchasing Dyes, Bag slot unlock and infinite gathering tools. Thus things can easily become boring for that person.

In theory the advantage for these changes can be:

1. reduces the number of player wanting Racial or Profession Change
2. more player will create/play more characters
3. more gold spending on TP to buy items (indirectly increasing value of those items be reducing available stocks)
4. more gem spending for unique armor skin

So hopefully this post will reach the Devs so they can discuss about it.

Yeah hopefully. Maybe there will be a patch like this on tuesday…fingers crossed

To keep the economy going there need to be soulbound items. If everything could be traded freely between everyone, nobody would be able to sell or anything. If this was GW1, things could remain tradable and unbound.

TehPwnerer.7215:

To keep the economy going there need to be soulbound items. If everything could be traded freely between everyone, nobody would be able to sell or anything. If this was GW1, things could remain tradable and unbound.

I think the OP meant that things currently soulbound today should be account bound instead. It’s not a desire to be able to trade things to other players, but rather to share among your characters.

I also don’t like the “soulbound on acquire” or “soulbound on use” mechanics. I much preferred the GW1 method (for weapons) where you could use something, see how you liked the looks or stats, but still trade it. Only if you intentionally customized it, then it was bound to you, but you also got a damage percent increase for customizing.

In my opinion we can get rid even of “account bound”.
I mean a weapon how is supposed to be bound with someone ? Ok with legendaries, but commons ?
Anyway i totally agree with OP

to keep economy going my kitten …bound system should die

Sawnic.6795:

I disagree with this. Some things should be soulbound because that’s the mechanic of the object. An example would be the iron tailpipe bandana. My Mesmer, Sawnec, is not in his gang, so why should he have a bandana?

Other example is weapons. If all the weapons suddenly stop being soul bound, there would be no reason for people to buy more than one or two of the same weapon, and the market would stall, if not straight up crash.

Do you every buy, or known anyone to buy used shoes, clothes, hats, etc… well the answer is yes you do.

Gear is just a heavy type of clothing, if 1 person can wear it, then someone else can.

I do wish Soulbound items where gone to, account is all we need, I can understand is you need a “tailor crystal” or sometype of new item to “Fit” the armor to your character, that would be better than soulbound as well.

Faux.1937:

Sawnic.6795:

I disagree with this. Some things should be soulbound because that’s the mechanic of the object. An example would be the iron tailpipe bandana. My Mesmer, Sawnec, is not in his gang, so why should he have a bandana?

Other example is weapons. If all the weapons suddenly stop being soul bound, there would be no reason for people to buy more than one or two of the same weapon, and the market would stall, if not straight up crash.

Do you every buy, or known anyone to buy used shoes, clothes, hats, etc… well the answer is yes you do.

Gear is just a heavy type of clothing, if 1 person can wear it, then someone else can.

I do wish Soulbound items where gone to, account is all we need, I can understand is you need a “tailor crystal” or sometype of new item to “Fit” the armor to your character, that would be better than soulbound as well.

And I can guarantee you that the clothing manufacturers would soulbind IRL clothing if they could. More money for them.

The point is there’s a market right now that’s thriving off the current system, and that market is the majority of the entire TP.

Soulbound mechanic is just a pain in the kitten ( kitten onpurpose)
Because its an handicap to althocolic people like me there should
Be a certain way to share a max number of items.across your
Characters exaple 5 items and if.you want 10 then gemstore.

A royal pain considering that I want to craft Sunrise and Bifrost and 2 characters that I use equally that can use Bifrost and 2 that uses Sunrise, so sad :C, it has taken me 12 months to get to this point, havent completed even one but im so close, I cant imagine myself doing this for another 5 years just to give them the same skins :C

Fortus.6175:

A royal pain considering that I want to craft Sunrise and Bifrost and 2 characters that I use equally that can use Bifrost and 2 that uses Sunrise, so sad :C, it has taken me 12 months to get to this point, havent completed even one but im so close, I cant imagine myself doing this for another 5 years just to give them the same skins :C

That’s something you should have thought about at the start, because that’s how legendaries have always been.

As long arenanet has to live of the gemshop, items won’t be made account bound from soulbound.