Guild Wars 2

I am looking at the new Logging Axe in the store, and about to buy one, when I find this growing irritation in the pit of my stomach that previous endless harvesting tools are soulbound to a single character (I bought a bone pick and a jack in the box scythe as well).

I think it was a poor choice to make previous tools soulbound to single character to begin with – but now that you’re offering an axe that is account bound, it’s even worse: it’s like a slap in the face to everyone who decided to support the game beyond the box price for convenience items we don’t absolutely need.

Additionally, why can’t these endless items be accessed from any character anywhere, like achievement skins (I don’t know if other skins can as well, I’ve only received two skins so far, both from achievement chests)?

Look – we pay cash for a digital item that is essentially a string of zeros and ones – this is a pretty good deal for you.

The account bound axe is an improvement, and I’m going to get one – but if you’re going to allow it to be shuffled around from character to character, then what’s the point of forcing us to go to our bank, log out, log in, go to bank, retrieve axe.

Why not just make a spawn copy available?

And also retroactively change all previous harvest tools to match the improved functionality of the new axe.

Thanks
ipan

you should read patch notes more often…..

Previously bought tools can be made account bound…. This was advertised by anet numerous times.

Take the harvesting item off its slot and put it in your inventory
Go to Lions Arch
Go to the Black Lion Trading Company
Walk up the stairs
talk to the person with the sword over their head
trade in your soulbound item for the account bound equivelant
close thread.

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