Guild Wars 2

Where is the info relating to how to use this kitten.I seem to have wasted laurels because it seems I cant equip identical items.What the kitten is wrong with this game! Another dire example of bad design information.More frustration and annoyance because It bad for players to easily find out information.Seriously kittened off with the game now.
Thats better!

The term ‘unique’ indicates that it can only equipped one of this item. It’s common MMO-term. But yeah, I agree, they should point that out with an additional phrase.
Just be more cautious with high investments and always read first about it.

There are numerous posts for this. I know the search function doesn’t work (sigh) but at least check the first two pages.

If you don’t use the word “kitten” that much you could write a support ticket and they will change your duplicate item against another

What Beldin said, just open a support ticket and it is very likely that the Anet will be able to change your item for the offensive or defensive type (so you can wear both) or give your laurels back.

Thanks peeps,very helpful.So “unique” is what I should have looked for.Not a clue about that.I searched for trinket info.That’s where all these bits go.I’ll try a support ticket.Last time I needed help I got the runaround and no help at all.So I won’t hold out much help.

It’s kind of a noticable thing that there are 2 rings and trinkets of same stats each stat. Logical thinking would show you would need both, as to why else you would just have a choice in what one of the two you want. You can’t carry around 2 Althea’s ashes. Why would you disperse her remains in multiple pots?

My response to this thread is the same that I posted 7 months ago on a similar thread.

I See No Tomorrow.7302:

They allow you to do this in the first place because the rings start out as account bound so technically you could equip it on a different character.
That aside.

I agree with you. If it weren’t for the forum posts here and being suspicious of the “Unique” label on ascended gear, I don’t think I’d know this either. And since these threads are made every once in a while, I feel like Anet needs to do a little more about this than just say that “Unique” means you cannot equip more than one of the item. I am sorry that you lost laurels and badges over this.

And still nothing has changed.

Mr. Bimble, as much as people respond as if it is obvious, this is a recurring problem. There are plenty of people in your boat who did not realize that “unique” meant they could only equip one.

It’d be nice if ANet would make it a little clearer in the interface, as people have been posting about this repeatedly over the life of the game, but no one should be holding their breath in expectation.

Just wanted to let you know that you are not alone in making this mistake, in spite of the reactions from other forumites.

The term “unique” on any item or any object or any game, labels at as one. Unless you are literally brand new to gaming, this should be an obvious. If you are new, ok no points against you. If you aren’t new, it’s your mistake, not anets “inability to translate English for you.” They aren’t going to waste time by putting

Unique (you can only use one of these items on one character at any given time. Buying 2 of these is pointless so buy the different named one with same stats.)

To each item. If they walk you through everything, you won’t learn and then what’s the point of playin the game? Just read stuff before you do something and if you have questions just wiki it. It’s what I do.

Unique means one of a kind. Not one of a kind times the number of characters that play a game. Point being that I saw it and it meant absolutely nothing.

To make it more fun, I have two of the same ascended rings equipped. Imagine my surprise when I purchased two accessories and couldn’t equip both.

My best guess as to using two of the same unique rings riddle is that one of them is infused.

The short version, I agree that it needs to be made clearer in the interface.

And there is your reason. (Infused). each item had it’s own coding therefor it’s not going to differ between the 2 items and allow usage to both. To make an item unique as in “only one in the game” or “only one per account” would remove people’s desire for multiple characters and creat less gameplay an lose players which is what a net doesn’t want. So it allows you toget multiples, but it’s per a character usage. You have to think sometimes as an ingame character. It helps. But just need to learn what unique stands for, instead of it meaning nothing to you.