Guild Wars 2

Ok, so I’m one of those players that love books (back slots, foci, even the accessories you don’t even see). And while I’m glad that they’re in the game in any form, I can’t help but feel that the book foci are a little silly-looking in combat. I’ve heard them referred to as purses and shopping bags, and honestly I can see the resemblance. Besides, if I’m using this book as a focus, doesn’t it make more sense for me to be reading/casting spells from it than waving it around by a handle?

We know that other books (Guardian elite skills) are animated in such a way as to not only look awesome, but also as if the character is reading/casing spells from them. I think this is perfect to implement with the book foci as well, and would drastically increase the aesthetic appeal and overall believability. What do you guys think?

Really, this hasn’t bothered anyone else?

Books look fine. You know what looks silly? The generic ‘Cowbell Taped to a Withered Stick’ focus.

As a rule, I kind of feel like the focii aren’t the best done example of that item of weapon I’ve ever seen in an mmo.