Guild Wars 2

I’m looking at the weapon vendors, and i’m seeing the same karma costs for one-handed weapons and even offhand only items as for two-handers .

This certainly discourages me from getting used to MH/OH or dual wield with the costs being high enough that a single weapon will put serious hurt on your karma.

I find it considerably unjust charging double to people who happened to (unluckily) choose professions where the most efficient weapons are not two-handed. Then there are professions which make use of weapon-swapping instead of non-weapon-based mechanics which are put at a disadvantage.

just my two copper on this one.

Use stuff dropped from mobs while leveling
Once you hit 80, buy crafted exotics
Only use vendors for re-imaging fav weapons

Profit

I support this suggestion. An item that fills all five slots of your skill bar shouldn’t be the same price as one that only gives 2 or 3 skills.

When my staff will have two rune/gem slots for upgrades – than its OK.
For now its ok like it is.

Well maybe – more important though is that they rebalance the entire weapon system and reduce supply. Blue items shouldn’t just be vendor/salvage trash.

I agree, its hard to make a case for getting a Mace and Shield when you can just get a Hammer.

Agreed.

Cut the karma costs, gold costs, and dungeon trophy costs of one handed weapons in half, please.

I concur with this suggestion. Tired of paying extra as a thief because we need to dual wield.

Aba.6419:

When my staff will have two rune/gem slots for upgrades – than its OK.
For now its ok like it is.

A single extra rune is not worth double the cost.

I can see charging 60% or even 65% of the cost of a 2hander for each 1-hander for a total of 120 to 130% karma cost for dual wield, but 200% is beyond the pale I say.

plasmacutter.2709:

Aba.6419:

When my staff will have two rune/gem slots for upgrades – than its OK.
For now its ok like it is.

A single extra rune is not worth double the cost.

I can see charging 60% or even 65% of the cost of a 2hander for each 1-hander for a total of 120 to 130% karma cost for dual wield, but 200% is beyond the pale I say.

At least renown heart karma vendors sell 1h weapons with lower price than 2h. For example a lvl 73 one in Frostgorge sells a scepter for 850 and staff for 1280. So there’s your 65%.