Guild Wars 2

I’m just returning after a long hiatus. I’ve noticed that with the new wardrobe unlock certain items, like fused gauntlets, etc unlock all versions when used (light, medium, heavy). I was curious if they did something like this but for color with Ascended Weapons? Or did they happen to change the mold where when you build the color and craft you then pick the stats you want from the drop down before equiping like so many items you get from the personal story, etc?

Like many of you I love the aspect of creating a matching, aesthetically pleasing (to me) character. It’s really a bugger to build a weapon with the stats I like but a color I hate.

If they haven’t, why?! This seems so simple a change considered the removal and changes of some stats to the game, the addition of items dropping that you can choose your stats from, etc. It would give everyone in the community a little better option vs creating a second ascended piece (which is ridiculously expensive) just for a skin or simply reskinning their ascended which I think 98% of people currently due which is a shame because I think some of the ascended weapons have a cool look.

When it comes to crafting ascended gear, you craft the insignia/inscription with the stats you want. There are 18 stat combos to choose from for weapons (19 for armor). So, your weapon will be pre-loaded with the stats on the inscription you chose. The color of the weapon depends on the inscription chosen. http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Ascended_weapon#Weapon_sets_by_attribute

As for why they haven’t changed it, it’s probably because that’s just how their crafting system works (for items not crafted IN the forge, anyway). To create a weapon, you make an inscription and the pieces needed for the weapon; then you combine them. They probably just didn’t want to change that formula when they added ascended crafting.

RoseofGilead.8907:

As for why they haven’t changed it, it’s probably because that’s just how their crafting system works (for items not crafted IN the forge, anyway). To create a weapon, you make an inscription and the pieces needed for the weapon; then you combine them. They probably just didn’t want to change that formula when they added ascended crafting.

Any crafting recipe can generate any item. The craft-skill backpacks, for instance are created by crafting and can have their stats chosen.

The fact of the matter is, the entire purpose of Ascended is to give people something to collect over a long period of time, so making it “efficient” would be counter-productive.

Weirwynn.2390:

Any crafting recipe can generate any item. The craft-skill backpacks, for instance are created by crafting and can have their stats chosen.

The fact of the matter is, the entire purpose of Ascended is to give people something to collect over a long period of time, so making it “efficient” would be counter-productive.

True, I forgot about the backpacks. And there are also the new leveling exotics you can craft that I think let you choose them; I’m not sure what goes into those.

And true on that second point, too.

I do hate that every ascended weapon I ever crafted is colored red. Crafting duplicates with unwanted stats just to unlock a different color, that feels unreasonable to me and I haven’t done it yet. Probably never will.

Well, I get the stats through crafting and nice colors through some lucky drops at Tequatl & co (love celestial color for my mesmer!)
Of course it would be nicer if you could simply pick the color you like, but I guess they had something in mind when they gave the weapons different colors…