Guild Wars 2

I am bringing up this discussion mostly because I currently already have 6000 blade shards and look forward to 2 more weeks of increasing that amount.

When is account/soulbound simply used too much?

I can understand using binding for items that are to be limited to personal achievements such as ascended trinkets. I can understand using binding for items like ascended gear. I would understand binding for legendaries (Really? This is the one that doesn’t use the mechanic?). I can even understand “Special loot” from events being bound.

What I can’t understand is making items like blade shards bound. They are an item that drop by the thousands and have a singular purpose. After a certain amount (Different for each person based on how many back pieces one wants to create) they have absolutely no use. Why can’t we just put our extra shards on the trading post, or even give them a “trash loot” value so they can be sold to a vendor?

I think that items being account/soulbound is a mechanic that should be used sparingly and is being used far too often.

Thoughts?

I have a feeling the blade shards will get their binding removed once the Living Story content is complete.

Accountbound has its uses, though I do still think it’s overused. I could honestly say goodbye to soulbound entirely and not shed a tear; I can’t think of a single instance where it did any good, but plenty where it caused frustration.

mtpelion.4562:

I have a feeling the blade shards will get their binding removed once the Living Story content is complete.

Note: Aetherblade enemies across Tyria now have an added chance to drop Blade Shards. This addition to their drop list is permanent.

From the update notes.

Account bound is the only thing that should be used.

The primary function of soul bound items is the promotion of gem sales.

Neural.1824:

The primary cause of soul bound items is greed

Fixed