Guild Wars 2

Show primary and secondary weapons + effects

It would be very nice if you would see (or have the possibility to) your primary weapon and your secondary weapon at the same time.

In some cases this might cause clipping but when you use a two-handed weapon (go on the back) and you use a main-hand and off-hand weapon that problem does not exist and it would look very nice. So it would be great if in that case all weapons would be visible.

Same for the effects, and then I am referring to effect like the Legendary weapons have. Also show those effects when that weapon is in the secondary slot especially if the weapon is visible (what I suggested before).

I don’t know how those effect now work if you have 2 legendary weapons, one in your main-hand and one in your offhand but I guess it only show one of effects. Thats also no problem, active weapon should then have priority and main hand go’s for offhand.

I think this would really increase the looks of characters. Maybe still have the option to turn it off because there will always be some people that don’t want it visible for some reason.

+1 This would be a fantastic idea. At least for PvE I can understand why you’d want to keep it as a “element of suprise” sort of thing for PvP but this surely couldn’t do any harm in PvE?

Yeah, I was also thinking about PvP where people might think it’s not good, thats why I suggest an option to have it off.

Then again, it would make sense to have it also visible in PvP because you should not really have that “element of surprise” because you have the weapons on you.

However, if this will be implemented I guess it will only be for when you use two-handed and main + off-hand weapons because of the clipping. And so you would not have that “element of surprise” in that case but you would have it when using 2 times the same sort of weapons what would not be fair.

So an option to toggle this on and off would be useful. I personally would also have it visible in PvP but I do understand that other people might want to keep them invisible in that case.

Um… not a good idea.

What about using two legendaries that both have different footprints?

No thanks…the amount of graphical pyrotechnics in this game is already overboard.

Olba.5376:

Um… not a good idea.

What about using two legendaries that both have different footprints?

Please read my comment again. I will quote myself:

“I don’t know how those effect now work if you have 2 legendary weapons, one in your main-hand and one in your offhand but I guess it only show one of effects. Thats also no problem, active weapon should then have priority and main hand go’s for offhand.”

So only 1 effect will be visible. The difference is that even if that is from a secondary weapon you will see it.

Edit: Have a look at this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hx3qhzlSGYU It shows 2 legendaries used by one person at the same time. Both with footprints (dagger and sword) but when the dagger is in the offhand you don’t see the footprints of the dagger, you see the footprints of the sword (5:10). So it works like I already suggested. Main-hand go’s for offhand and then you can easily add active go’s for inactive and so only sowing one effect (footprint).

Obsidian.1328:

No thanks…the amount of graphical pyrotechnics in this game is already overboard.

It will not really add graphical pyrotechnics. You will just have the weapons on your body. Yes if that weapon has an effect thats visible but that is already the case.

And if 3 weapons have such effects (what will be rare anyway) you will have the same as when you now have 2 weapons with effects (main-hand an off-hand), so footprints only visible from 1 weapon. Other effects (like flames) well thats then 1 added in very rare situations like if you have 3 legendaries (there are a few other weapon with visual effect but not a lot).

That really does not add up against for example a armor set with flames on every item.

So normally no extra effects, only in very rare cases one extra effect like fire or light.