Guild Wars 2

There are players that WANT stats and gear-grinding to feel a sense of accomplishment and purpose in this game, and then there are players who do not want this and would prefer a cosmetic grind. To the latter crowd – the horizontal progression crowd, if you will – the release of ascended gear felt like a betrayal of everything Guild Wars 2 stood for.

My suggestion is simple. Remove the offensive/defensive/etc. infusions that can make a large difference in gear stats. Replace them with a few new infusion options:

“Magic Find Infusion”
Increases magic find by x%.

“Gold Find Infusion”
All enemies are guaranteed to drop at least x gold. If they would have dropped gold regardless, add the minimum gold to the number.

“Karma Boost Infusion”
Increases karma gains by x%.

“Experience Boost Infusion”
Boosts experience gains by x%.

“Gathering Boost Infusion”
Increases chance to gather extra materials.

With this change, Ascended Gear will offer a sort of “advantage” to players that own it without affecting stats.

I’d say remove ascended gear and infusions altogether.

make it so its a reasonable goal for all since its gating content. Dont mind a little treadmill but not one thats just a ridiculous grind.

Fuz.5621:

I’d say remove ascended gear and infusions altogether.

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jalmari.3906:

Fuz.5621:

I’d say remove ascended gear and infusions altogether.

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I agree pull it from the game