Guild Wars 2

Hello guys at Anet. I hope you know that a lot of players are sitting with stacks of Empyreal Fragments and Bloodstone Dust. Now this won’t be a problem if everyone wants an ascended weapon. Some people just think that the cost to benefits associated with getting an ascended weapon is just not worth it. Now about the Empyreal Fragments it wouldn’t be a problem if you haven’t replaced karma from the dungeons with these Empyreal Fragments because of that dungeon runners get stacks upon stacks of Empyreal Fragments. And that you get as much Empyreal Fragments as Dungeon Token’s per run but unlike Dungoen Token’s its useless to the players that don’t want the ascended weapon. (around 20~ and minus the 40 dungeon token daily bonus) So clearly you intend its rarity in game to be similar to that of dungeon tokens but the rewards is not as valuable as the tokens. Also the tokens does not take up inventory space.

What I am trying to say is alot of players are hoarding these items in hopes that it would be used for something other than crafting ascended weapons. Also it would help if you can tell us if there is anything else planned for these crafting materials. Because if there is nothing else planned for the use of these crafting materials I am sure that a lot of players would be more than glad to destroy the items so that they could have their inventory space back. At the time that I made this thread I have at least 10~ stacks of bloodstone dust and another 4~ stacks of Empyreal Fragments. Also Dragonite Ores are starting stack up to. I am sure some wvwvw players have a bunch of them too.

You are making these crafting materials too common in quantity and I can see why you would want to do that because refining these materials takes a bunch of Bloodstone dust, Empyreal Fragments and Dragonite Ores. There would be less of a compliant if you reduce the number of required base materials needed to refine them into Dragonite Ingots, Bloodstone Brickes and etc. Of course you would also reduce the drop rate too. Now if this is all planned to take up the inventory space of the players then … I have nothing else to say in the matter. But to be very disappointed in Anet in their ploy in trying to get players to buy gems for inventory/bank space/extra toons to carry these ascended crafting materials.

I can see your point about people not bothering with crafting the weps, but I personally think the amount of drops are fine. Adding some additional use, or some other function so that it’s not just wasted loot would be a good addition to the game.

All I want is to be able to do something even remotely useful with them other than crafting. I’d settle for selling them to the NPC by now…

I don’t know how this is a problem. You didn’t get any before while doing the same activity you’re doing now. Now you do. If you don’t do crafting, is deleting them such a chore?

Tom Gore.4035:

I don’t know how this is a problem. You didn’t get any before while doing the same activity you’re doing now. Now you do. If you don’t do crafting, is deleting them such a chore?

I hope you read what I wrote before saying "You didn’t get any before while doing the same activity you’re doing now. " cause dungeons use to give karma liquids (consumable) now they replaced it with Empyreal Fragments. Now I don’t mind that they drop on jp chest and etc cause I rarely do them anymore and they only drop 1-2 anyways. But they replaced it in dungeons now in doing that at least let it be useful or even if it is not let it not take up inventory space like karma. Karma may be useless to those that have millions and don’t want to work towards a legendary but at least it is out of sight thus out of mind aka they disappear into your wallet with unlimited stacking.

As for why I am not deleting them you never know what Anet might come up with next. For all we know it might just be used to craft/get precursors when they put that precursor patch up.

I am inclined to agree with the people’s issues with Empyreals here. However for people like myself, I do not know where I can farm them and only do so in COF, for example. Because I need them and do not know where to get them.

I can understand the frustration people are having with the drops and stacks. I suggest they at least be tradeable or have other uses.