Guild Wars 2

This game has a bad cosmetic system just to sell a gem shop item. There, I got it off of my chest. I said what we all know, and I’m sure I’m far from the first to point it out. My main issue, actually, more than the stones themselves, is that if you want to change your stats and keep the same look, you need to either transmute multiple sets of the same gear or you need to keep transmuting the same gear with new gear over and over again.

Now for the purpose of counter-example, I look at the now free-to-play game Lord of the Rings Online. You unlock a cosmetic slot once, and you select whatever gear you want to display there. (You actually get a couple slots free, but even that part isn’t important to me.) Then you can equip whatever gear and swap around all you want while still keeping that look.

What I would like to see in Guild Wars 2: I want a transmutation stone that just turns something into a reusable skin, so I can apply the skin to a piece of armor (which would soulbind it, of course), and then if I change armor, I can use it on that one also, because, gem shop item or no, I have zero intention of getting multiples of the same dungeon armor set for a single character, and I also have no intention of transmuting more exotics every time I want to change my stats.

Basically that means that as things currently are, if I change my stats, that means I will be changing my appearance along with them. That isn’t really that big of a deal to me, I suppose, but it kind of defeats the point of being able to choose your look in the first place.

(Also, this obviously all applies to weapons, as well.)

I do like the way dyes work, though, so points for that.

Only if the transmutation stone you refer to was a level 400 Artifice crafting item, so they can make some money off of it.

I dont really see the problem here. First you level your character to lvl 80 and discover all different looks, or as many as possible along the way. Then once lvl 80 you pick your favorite set and transmute it with the stats you want and you are done until you feel like looking another way once again.

Since GW2 isnt about good items in pve but more about cool looks i can only say i have no problem whatsoever with the system being restrictive in certain ways.