Guild Wars 2

This might have been brought up before, but I’m wondering why the game has both a crest and a gem with the same stat combination? I never noticed that before, and it seems a bit strange, not only because it’s the only stat with both a gem and crest, but also because not all the stat combos have been filled yet. Unless there’s a reason for that which I’m missing (not unlikely), seems like it’d be nice to change the crest stats to something else at some point in the future.

The stats combination is the same. But one focus more on power? and the other focus more on crit chance.

Kind of like soldier and sentinel gear. Same stats combo. But the primary stats is difference.

opal orb
+20 Precision
+2% Critical Damage
+14 Power

ruby orb
+20 Power
+2% critical Damage
+14 percision

laokoko.7403:

The stats combination is the same. But one focus more on power? and the other focus more on crit chance.

Kind of like soldier and sentinel gear. Same stats combo. But the primary stats is difference.

opal orb
+20 Precision
+2% Critical Damage
+14 Power

ruby orb
+20 Power
+2% critical Damage
+14 percision

He didnt ask about the difference between zerker and assassins stats but why opal orbs and assassins crest are basically the same item.

When Magic Find was removed, all gear with it was changed. The Opal Orb had Wayfarer Stats before and became Assassin.

The Assassins Crest was the Crest of the Traveler before.
Usually all Traveler gear would become Dire gear according to the patch notes of Sep. 3rd.

Unfortunately Dire doesnt exist as a suffix, only as a prefix. I think that is the reason, why they also changed it to Assassin instead of Dire.

Wanze.8410:

laokoko.7403:

The stats combination is the same. But one focus more on power? and the other focus more on crit chance.

Kind of like soldier and sentinel gear. Same stats combo. But the primary stats is difference.

opal orb
+20 Precision
+2% Critical Damage
+14 Power

ruby orb
+20 Power
+2% critical Damage
+14 percision

He didnt ask about the difference between zerker and assassins stats but why opal orbs and assassins crest are basically the same item.

sorry. I think something to do with crafting then. You can craft exotic jewel with the orb but not the crest.

Wanze.8410:

When Magic Find was removed, all gear with it was changed. The Opal Orb had Wayfarer Stats before and became Assassin.

The Assassins Crest was the Crest of the Traveler before.
Usually all Traveler gear would become Dire gear according to the patch notes of Sep. 3rd.

Unfortunately Dire doesnt exist as a suffix, only as a prefix. I think that is the reason, why they also changed it to Assassin instead of Dire.

Pretty much this. Crests exist for the stat combinations that are not craftable by jeweller (Soldier, Shaman, Magi…). Assassin Crest was originally Traveller so should have ended as Dire. Apparently, either this change turned out to be not viable, for some reason, or a mistake was made. Thus the duplication.