Guild Wars 2

I bought boxing gloves fully expecting the “SLAM! POW! WHACK!” animations that are promised in the description and yet I waste 300 gems / 6 gold to find that the animations have been replaced by costume brawling skills? I’m pretty disappointed ANET, please fix this.

Thank you.

I’m not talking about that. I’m talking about the cartoony animations that the boxing gloves used to have. The exaggerated comical boom, pow, etc. animations. You know, the main selling point of the item? They aren’t there anymore. Even though the description clearly labels it as if they are when you go buy them.

I’m not sure how you’re confused, my post couldn’t be any clearer.

He is talking about “this”, which was changed when the combat brawl was introduced.

On the bright side, now you can actually use the boxing gloves, so to speak.

You can still see the “POW!” etc. visuals by engaging in costume brawling once you’re wearing the gloves. Granted, anybody using tonics or items that allow them to enter costume brawling gets the same benefit.

I’ve pressed every costume brawl skill, there is no “POW” animations. My character just swings and punches with no added effect.

Unless you mean actually engaging against a human opponent ,but that would defeat the whole purpose of buying the item in the first place. I shouldn’t have to engage someone to see the animation. I should have it regardless like how it was in the first place.

Edit: I just tried it, “slam, pow, whack” animations do not appear.

Unfortunately, now I wasted my gems because of false advertising.

I doubt they will bother fixing this, but at least edit the item description so people don’t waste gems expecting something that isn’t promised.

You’ve been watching to much 1960’s Batman

Turbo Chet.8527:

I’ve pressed every costume brawl skill, there is no “POW” animations. My character just swings and punches with no added effect.

Unless you mean actually engaging against a human opponent ,but that would defeat the whole purpose of buying the item in the first place. I shouldn’t have to engage someone to see the animation. I should have it regardless like how it was in the first place.

Edit: I just tried it, “slam, pow, whack” animations do not appear.

Unfortunately, now I wasted my gems because of false advertising.

I doubt they will bother fixing this, but at least edit the item description so people don’t waste gems expecting something that isn’t promised.

Nothing like having something you bought taken away with no recompense. Maybe there should be a list maintained of things that ArenaNet downgraded in quality after people purchased it so people can make a more informed choice about whether to risk spending money or time on stuff.

MisterEction.9382:

Turbo Chet.8527:

I’ve pressed every costume brawl skill, there is no “POW” animations. My character just swings and punches with no added effect.

Unless you mean actually engaging against a human opponent ,but that would defeat the whole purpose of buying the item in the first place. I shouldn’t have to engage someone to see the animation. I should have it regardless like how it was in the first place.

Edit: I just tried it, “slam, pow, whack” animations do not appear.

Unfortunately, now I wasted my gems because of false advertising.

I doubt they will bother fixing this, but at least edit the item description so people don’t waste gems expecting something that isn’t promised.

Nothing like having something you bought taken away with no recompense. Maybe there should be a list maintained of things that ArenaNet downgraded in quality after people purchased it so people can make a more informed choice about whether to risk spending money or time on stuff.

Yea seriously. I’m never going to spend money on their gem system.

Turbo Chet.8527:

I bought boxing gloves fully expecting the “SLAM! POW! WHACK!” animations that are promised in the description and yet I waste 300 gems / 6 gold to find that the animations have been replaced by costume brawling skills? I’m pretty disappointed ANET, please fix this.

Thank you.

You’ve been ‘marketed’!

If you don’t know by now that companies give extreem misleading information to sell products, you are definatly the target audience for any of the gem store items, lol.

So with costume brawl, they changed it so that it happens with any costume weapon when you hit someone. While I do agree that takes of a bit of the fun outside of costume brawl, I actually do find costume brawls fun themselves. I’ve had some pretty epic battles in Lions Arch and guild events.

Sadly they can’t add them back to the gloves, as then you would never know if you’re successfully engaging in a brawl, or just wiffing air.

yeah i was expecting same thing. i seen this video:

But after buying they dont fuction like this.

No response on the loss of the Kappow animations? is this being looked into and being fixed?

But batman only got “pows!” and “whack!” when he hit people. How would you get a pow from punching air? Or are you saying that you used to be able to do that and it has changed? Sorry i wasn’t around for that, so I really don’t know.

Maybe it should say “wiff” and “whoosh,” atleast something would be nice when your not in a brawl, but just playing around.

Be nice if this was fixed given the only people affected are those nice enough to support Anet with gem purchases….