One of the best features that compels people to continue playing Guild Wars 2 appears to be the weapon skins, armor skin and other items that are gained through events and achievements. Since Player Housing as well as the Home Instance is something that many of us believe that the developers will expand upon, I would like to suggest a player display area that can be viewed from the home instance/housing(If applicable) or even the character page (H). When people view other player’s achievement points and accomplishments, allowing them to also see the host of weaponry, skins and armors that they have would also be a great way to not only prompt interaction but to show off the collection as oppose to keeping it stowed away in the bank.
Another perk of this is sparing bank space for items that may be used frequently. Or in my case personally (as with others I’m sure) having skins that you’ve come to cherish and having nothing better to do with hard earned items other than using them or stowing them away. The Zenith display in the achievements panel is a nice start but it would be nice if other skins that have been stored and earned over time can be displayed for others to see. What is the point of earning great skins if you plan on expanding your collection and no one can see it?
Economically this can also be expanded on by purchasing ‘display cases’ or other such gimmicks into the environment, or even making crafting recipes to create your own display boards, though I imagine this would have to be incorporated into the home instance/housing department (should either expand beyond theory).
All in all the idea of having a myriad of amazing skins, whether legendary or not falls short when you’re forced to hide the glorious item in a bank or wear it. I personally love my great sword skin but wouldn’t mind swapping to a different weapon set, but hate the idea that no one will get the chance to see the item anymore. Vain? Yes! But the skins are aesthetically pleasing for a reason. They’re meant to be shown off!
For the home instance, adding a display wall I doubt would be hard. While it wouldn’t be a great way to show off (Not sure how many people invite others to their home instance just because.) It would be a start.
The best idea (outside of housing) is the Character Preview function that Guild Wars 2 currently lacks. Being able to open up another character’s doll on the fly to explore the gear and then having a tab that shows their achievements and the skins that they’ve donated to their display case.
Just an idea! I want to have all of my shinies at the ready to show off and I’m sure others don’t want to put their great event skins in the bank to get moldy just so they can show off their legendary. PLUS the ability to swap between weapons with differing stats on the fly would be a nice function and an added benefit.