Guild Wars 2

Perhaps there is some kind of logic to it, but I fail to see it.

You have mithril harvesting axe equipped

Instead of a cypress tree, you see a ancient sapling….you’re being attacked so you can not change gathering tool that will harvest ancient sapling.

This is a minor complaint…but what’s the point?

erm… Have you thought about killing the mobs/breaking combat and then change axe? Or just use best axe for the area?

Sure I can take the time to kill whatever, but I don’t see the logic of why I should have to do that just to harvest something.

Again its no big deal. Its just seems like a silly thing that you have to do.

What’s the point?

For me, its just a aggravation that adds nothing to the
game.

i’m sure its a programming thing.
they don’t want you to be able to change equipment while in combat (i’d assume to give some sense of gravity to your choices)…..harvesting equipment falling under the same rules is just a matter of not spending resources to fix a minor inconvenience that rarely ever happens.

i’m surprised this bothered you enough to make a thread.

I just got the infinite tools to save on that trouble, and the trouble of carrying around three axes (iron, mithril, orichalcum) . . . and two scythes, and three picks.

Tom.6478:

Perhaps there is some kind of logic to it, but I fail to see it.

You have mithril harvesting axe equipped

Instead of a cypress tree, you see a ancient sapling….you’re being attacked so you can not change gathering tool that will harvest ancient sapling.

This is a minor complaint…but what’s the point?

It probably shares the same code as all gear, so it’s just a side effect. Changing gear during a fight is what they intended to prevent.