Guild Wars 2

I want to start by saying I love this game and appreciate all the work that’s gone into it, but I’m getting really upset with the perpetual flood of costumes in the gem store. If any devs read this, I do love the costume visuals they’re coming up with … but that’s where it ends. The Exemplar costume is beautiful, I love the throwback to Elite Kurzick Mesmer armor from GW1. I love the monk costume. But why does it have to be a costume? I don’t want to spend my gems on a cheap overlay. Why can’t it be an armor skin that I can pick parts from to wear? When we buy a costume and have to throw on the whole thing and look exactly the same it loses the individuality and the customization of the game. I realize it requires more time to mesh individual skins to prevent clipping. I’d be willing to pay extra gems to have an ARMOR SKIN option for Exemplar and Monk costumes, I really would. I’m done buying costumes, being happy fo 30 seconds, and then seeing someone else in the exact same thing. Please give more armor skin varieties in the gem store. If I’m spending real money (or game earned gold), I want it to be worth it. I, and a lot of my friends in game, have decided not to buy anything else from the gem store until there’s a change. I really believe making costumes individual skin pieces would be a step forward for guild wars in ending the monotony of current in game skins.

I completely agree. ANet, please fix this!

They already said that costumes are for the gem shop and armor will be in-game only. So no more armor in the gem shop. I doubt they will be making costumes separate pieces. It would be nice, but it’s not going to happen.

here op.. have this quote from a developer spotlight:

“During Living World Season 2, Crystin took charge of a new team that was organized to improve in-game rewards in Guild Wars 2. Previously, no single dedicated team handled in-game rewards, and individual content teams were responsible for deciding how players would be rewarded. Crystin felt there should be a greater balance between Gem Store item offerings and in-game rewards, and she and the rewards and commerce teams have worked on creating a clear division so that items will fit their method of distribution. For example, armor sets are now exclusively designed as in-game rewards while outfits are primarily Gem Store offerings. Her teams also designed the new transmutation system and helped work on the new wardrobe.”

so yea.. you get if you are lucky 1 armor set next year and as extra bonus if you play charr or asura its gonna be extra glitchy and clippy cause its technically free, so they most likely dont bother with anything but human females in quality. The days of nice things are long over…just hope that atleast in HoT are some sets that are worth it…thats what i do. After that i expect really not much anymore

Shoot. Well thanks for the update on outfits VS armor skins. Guess I’ll just keep my fingers crossed for unique pieces in HoTs -_-