Guild Wars 2

Ok I admit im pretty new to the game but I see an open armor slot in the char profile known as “Back” armor. I have not only found any but can’t seem to search for it on the AH? Was just wondering if someone could provide some insight haha.

You’ll get some in your personal story. They had two you could get in the Halloween event. Now you can get them at the ascended tier I’ve read. That’s all I know of.

Edit – Forgot one – the guild armorer has a backpack too

Ferguson.2157:

You’ll get some in your personal story. They had two you could get in the Halloween event. Now you can get them at the ascended tier I’ve read. That’s all I know of.

Edit – Forgot one – the guild armorer has a backpack too

Not to mention the Engineer having the backpack as a choice during character creation.

I still wish Anet implemented cloaks. Someone posted some ideas back before release that I thought were really good:
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h413/Baktwerel/capes_1.png
Backbraces in their place is kinda… unexciting. IMO anyways.

They are now a drop, at least from the FotM dungeon. Ive got a couple of basic green ‘straps’ or whatever theyre called from there. The best for the moment at least are the Guild Backpacks but ascended quality backpacks will become available once people start grinding out the FotM dungeon.

I’d much rather just keep the back armor/backpacks than have any kind of cloak. Cloaks and cape like things just take a lot more to render in crowds and causes more people to bog down.

I can see why people would want it though. It was definitely always something i went for in other games, but often had to turn off during big events.

Bolthar.7192:

I still wish Anet implemented cloaks. Someone posted some ideas back before release that I thought were really good:
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h413/Baktwerel/capes_1.png
Backbraces in their place is kinda… unexciting. IMO anyways.

I’d like to see capes too, and the design you linked is very interesting.
I realize that developing fluttering capes can be harder than static objectd on the back, and that different races only increases this problem… but thery were there in GW1, and I kinda miss them. Plus… capes are cool

Backs are more readily available of the TP now, and thus need their own search filter.

Danno.5269:

I’d much rather just keep the back armor/backpacks than have any kind of cloak. Cloaks and cape like things just take a lot more to render in crowds and causes more people to bog down.

I can see why people would want it though. It was definitely always something i went for in other games, but often had to turn off during big events.

I see what you’re saying but I feel like there’s still some optimization that could be done and honestly they could add a few more graphic tweaking options to the game that could help players have the same experience without sacrificing performance. Maybe one day lol

Would love capes (cloaks) as back items.

I bet someone could make a batman set of gear with proper choice of skins. They already did Assassins Creed guy.

Wearing a level 3 back slot item, I’m 80 , never had a item like that drop or one appear on the tp.

Though haven’t checked the past two days.

Thought they screwed up and were just bugged in the loot table, or now thinking just cruel.

Umbra.5180:

Wearing a level 3 back slot item, I’m 80 , never had a item like that drop or one on the tp.

Though haven’t checked the past two days.

Thought they screwed up and were just bugged in the loot table, or now thinking just cruel.

They don’t drop.

You will have got one from your story missions around 25-30 odd I believe.

Or

You can get guild backpacks at various levels.

That’s about it pre-80, then at 80 there aren’t many more choices.

use the keyword “spineguard”, there are 80 and level 45 green backpieces on the trader

Pants.8315:

Wearing a level 3 back slot item, I’m 80 , never had a item like that drop or one on the tp.

They drop a lot since last patch. At least in the new dungeon. And some back pieces specific to each old dungeon exists too.