Guild Wars 2

Hello folks,

another topic by me. I didn’t see something similar yet, so I decided to post constructive criticism on the HotW dungeon set.

I won’t say it looks bad, that’s up to everyone to decide for themselves, but I guess I can allow myself to say that it doesnt look like I would expect a set from said dungeon to look. In other words, it looks underwhelming.

Agreed, the CoF set looks very special due to the particle effects, but after seeing all the Icebrood and Sons of Svanir, especially the bosses in HotW, I am kinda curious about why the HotW set doesn’t resemble their appearance in the slightest. Let me give you some examples on how the HotW armor could (/should :|) be improved:

1. let it emmit some icy mist, like a blue counterpart to the CoF set; or
2. add chunks of ice to the armor in all variations. The weapons look totally different from the armor, I’d like the armor look more like the weapons; or
3. make the armor change parts of the characters body. The bosses show body features that have been partially changed into blue ice instead of flesh. This looks incredibly cool (haha) on the mobs, why can’t the players look cool as well?

This would, in addition, solve more issues I personally see in HotW. The dungeon is pretty straight forward without any extremely exciting mechanics and to make things worse, the bosses have very high HP and you most often find Glacial Cores and LoNestones (yeah that spelling mistake hasn’t been fixed yet) and I don’t think many exciting or at least wanted weapons, be it legendary or something else from the Mystic Forge, need Glacial LoNestones. If on top of that the gear isn’t in any way like one would expect it, considering the looks of all the mobs inside, it doesn’t take a genius to explain why it is hard to find a group for that particular dungeon.

Changing the armor rewards to an awesome collection wouldn’t fix the issues I have with the dungeon itself, but it would make it much more worth completing.

I semi-sort of agree, but only semi because I kind of like the medium armor set, with the exception of the helmet.

I’d agree but unfortunately I believe the set is nice as it is. Partially because you are helping the Kodan remove the Sons of Svanir from their home and thus they reward you with their[being the Kodan’s] armor sets. However I like your idea for a later armor set once Guild Wars 2 moves towards a dungeon to kill Jormag [like Arah].

The armor sets are terrible imo. The weapons would be better if they had some type of frost animation.

They don’t have said animation because then there’d be no incentive to craft the lovely Corrupted weapons that people currently covet so ferociously. While it’d be nice if every armor set shot off lasers and had a billion special effects, the dungeon sets are still relatively easy to acquire compared to things like T3 cultural or legendary weapons, and so the particle effects match.

Besides, I’d rather they make new armor than revamp old stuff that’s already pretty cool.

While they’re at it, why don’t they also remove 25-30% of all the bosses HP? :P Most of the bosses have way too much HP with almost none (if any) special mechanics which makes HotW (Especially path 2) a tad too boring.

Personally this is my favourite armour. Big chunks of ice would ruin it for me. Wouldn’t mind an added effect though, like an icy mist/particle effect coming off it, but nothing visually different to what it is.

A lot of people would be unhappy if they changed the look I’m sure (me included). If you spent time and effort getting the full dungeon armour you wanted and then they change it’s visual appearance people will be unhappy. In some cases people will find it a complete waste.

However, if you were to add a completely new set of dungeon armour for this dungeon in ADDITION to the original one that would be fine. As long as those who would like to change it, can change their current HotW armour for the new set. That way people who liked the first one better can keep that.

But I wouldn’t mind just a particle effect of icy mist coming off it.

I can’t stand armors with particle effects. Those Ecto Gloves ruined GW1 and CoF armor reminds me of a bad Nicholas Cage movie. I just got the Heavy Pants from HotW and I couldn’t be happier b/c they’re the closest thing I’ve found yet to the Aureate (Dwarven) Monk Leggings. Particles or other gaudy stuff would just get in the way of the only decent looking “Caster” set for us Soldiers.

Yeah, adding big gaudy chunks of ice or particle effects to the armour would totally ruin it. HotW is hands down my favourite heavy armour set, specifically because it’s low-key and fairly understated compared to the ridiculous spikes-and-fire-and-teeth-and-woothisissohardkkore aesthetic that sets like CoF and Arah have, while also having a unique, high-class model that doesn’t just look like “Heavy Armour #23” (see: AC, CM sets).

The game needs more classy, finely-crafted looking armour, not more garish special effects on everything.

You dont need particles to say that a set is awesome, I personally love the HoW armor, I have the Light armor in my mesmer charr and it look so nice, maybe the problem with HoW sets are that in some races the set is not 2 good , like the heavy set in azuras. thats a thing that maybe it can be changed but the sets of HoW are not bad at all.

Also, almost all the dungeon (exept CoF) sets looks diferent from their weapons, only with especial set colors they can look like the weapons.
But yes it would be very nice particles in the weapons like a frost animation, they are a little boring.

PD: here are some SS of my charr with the HoW light armor

i like the way the set looks.

I only like the weapons