Guild Wars 2

Just curious why there are so many back items in this game that have no visual models when worn. This greatly limits the variety visible/aesthetic back items in the game to those that you grind forever for in FotM or get from time limited special events like Secrets of Southsun or Dragon Bash. So your average player has only a handful of available (bland) models to choose from. It would be really nice to see models for the following back items;

Spineguard of the North, Arbor’s Embrace, Forest Brace, Risen Spineguard, Ghostly Spineguard, Wraithlord Chains, Prototype Sheath, Burntclaw’s Brace, etc.

I mean something like a spineguard should guard your spine, and you know, be visible…

As of now we only have about 11 back item models, 7 of which are special event only items (if you miss them, you can never get them again). The majority of the remaining either require intense farming and grind such as the Fractal Capacitors or are “joke” items like the Plush Quaggan and Charr backpacks. Here is a quick list of the available models;

-Fractal Capacitor (intense grind)
-Quiver (they all look the same)
-Book (halloween*)
-Other book models (all look very similar)
-Plush toy backpacks (quaggen and charr)
-Christmas toy sack*
-Guild backpacks
-Karka tentacle back*
-Fervid Censer (glowing flower)*
-Holographic wings*
-Shattered holographic wings*
-Adventure box*
*=special event only model

It seems Arenanet saves the cool looking back pieces for the special month long events. I’d like to see more variety for those who either don’t like the meta event models, or don’t have time to complete the achievements to get them.

I think the dye and transformation systems are great tools for customization, but there simply is not enough models of each kind of armor archtypes to feel unique.