Guild Wars 2

http://imgur.com/a/e4D2e

Does anyone know if these skins are accessible on the CN version of the game? And if so why are they not available on the NA/EU version?

OOoeee, those are some unattractive back skins! If they are available in the CN client (it does say China-exclusive), maybe they got some skins to make up for all the back pieces we have available (from past LS, festivals, etc.) that they have no access to. It’s not like they can buy them off the TP or anything.

I honestly don’t like them. Even if they were implemented here, i would definitely not get any of them.

Those are quite ugly lol.

They’re all so.. useful looking.

Oh kitten I logged in just for this….

Do you see that those back skins each correspond to a crafting profession?

I making an guess here but I bet those exclusive “China-only” back pieces allow them to craft anywhere in the world.

I actually liked the backpack with the bearskin draped on it. Would look sick on my asuran.

Some of those are way cooler than the weird tentacle/spore/wings we have, I mean they’re actually backpacks with stuff! I’d like to see those over here as well, just so that we have the choice.

ShigsZ.3761:

Does anyone know if these skins are accessible on the CN version of the game?

They can be crafted by the different professions, here are the recipes for the Tailor ones: http://imgur.com/a/7cmzn

blakdoxa.7520:

I making an guess here but I bet those exclusive “China-only” back pieces allow them to craft anywhere in the world.

They are normal back items without any additional features

I want them so much…..especially that bear one!

I am happy as long as ANET doesn’t put VIP system in GW2. You, the one who read this, THIS IS NOT SUGGESTION TO BE REALIZED!!!!

And of course, give us these backpacks

No battle harnesses with weapon holsters?

Yeah, quite unattractive stuff…

But then again, there’s that ridiculous chinese law against free entertainment…
Obviously to enforce some positive image to outside world…

I would like these added to our version asap, more choice is good, and the models are already done \o/

emikochan.8504:

I would like these added to our version asap, more choice is good, and the models are already done \o/

exactly. It costs them NOTHING to implement this in our version of game, and its pretty nice improvement.

I hope they bring these to our version of the game… Some of those would really suit my characters.
I personally dislike the big tentacle, giant backpack and so on backpieces. Some of these are a lot smaller and would be great to have.

The last two pieces have an anvil hanging from them…

Telemin.7380:

The last two pieces have an anvil hanging from them…

Same thing I was going to comment on. Who the heck wants an anvil on their back yo?! Lol….

Domino.1359:

Telemin.7380:

The last two pieces have an anvil hanging from them…

Same thing I was going to comment on. Who the heck wants an anvil on their back yo?! Lol….

Anime style hidden strength, once you drop the anvil, it causes a huge pillar of dust and rocks?

Most backpacks have a crafters theme. You can easily tell there is tailor theme, Armorsmith theme, and the bear is clearly a leatherworker theme backpeice. Adding a crafting method of getting a backpiece is a GOOD idea. It just really late in the game for the NA version. Would be worth doing if they add ALL stats to these crafters backpieces.
Just rechecked the skins, 6 tiers of skins for each profession. Should be added to this version as well.

Telemin.7380:

The last two pieces have an anvil hanging from them…

Forget the anvils, it’s the ones with the lit forges that worry me.

I’m glad I don’t live in China. These backpieces are another reason to add to that list.

Inculpatus cedo.9234:

OOoeee, those are some unattractive back skins! If they are available in the CN client (it does say China-exclusive), maybe they got some skins to make up for all the back pieces we have available (from past LS, festivals, etc.) that they have no access to. It’s not like they can buy them off the TP or anything.

Nope, if you look at the first pick of the wardrobe, you can see all the ones that we currently have available to us.
While some are pretty fugly, there are some that do look pretty interesting. hopefully they get added to for us (unless they’re more gemstore only skins…).

Well, I can see they are in the Bank/Crafting Wardrobe, but whether they are available in the CN client is another thing. I can’t say as I don’t play that version of the game.

We show some items in our wardrobe that are not available.

I bet RPers would love to have such backpieces.

Wow, that’s a lot of back pieces. China Devs apparently already made more of them than ours have in a year. And all they’ve ever made were back pieces.

Inculpatus cedo.9234:

Well, I can see they are in the Bank/Crafting Wardrobe, but whether they are available in the CN client is another thing. I can’t say as I don’t play that version of the game.

We show some items in our wardrobe that are not available.

As mentioned above, they can be crafted by the different professions, here are the recipes for the Tailor ones: http://imgur.com/a/7cmzn

Um..I don’t think those recipes will craft our festival and LS backpieces. But thanks for the pic. =)

Those are the recipes for the six tailor back items. http://i.imgur.com/hL0ntfw.jpg

Indeed, which have nothing to do with the back-pieces we have received from Festivals or Living Story Meta rewards. Lol.

Which is what my post was about when responding to the post above. =) I must remember to quote, I guess.

heh, there are korean exclusive weapons in GW1 and Anet never released them anywhere else, don’t hold your breath for this collection.
then again, this is the new Anet we’re talking about, the one that will probably ask 500 gems for 1 back piece.

I like these a lot. What’s with people saying they’re unattractive? Not enough particle effects for you people?
I want the bear one the one, but the treasure chest and anvil are nice too.
A norn or a charr would probably use the anvil one the best.
People saying that they’re glad they aren’t in need to realize that more options is always a good thing and that responding in this way might screw over chances of someone else, like me, who would want these skins.
And I personally find these a lot more attractive then the multiple reskins of the holographic dragon wings.
Those wings are terrible.
It looks like actual effort was put into designing these new backpacks, and I sure as hell hope we get the option to craft them soon as well.

raahk.2786:

I like these a lot. What’s with people saying they’re unattractive? Not enough particle effects for you people?
I want the bear one the one, but the treasure chest and anvil are nice too.
A norn or a charr would probably use the anvil one the best.
People saying that they’re glad they aren’t in need to realize that more options is always a good thing and that responding in this way might screw over chances of someone else, like me, who would want these skins.
And I personally find these a lot more attractive then the multiple reskins of the holographic dragon wings.
Those wings are terrible.
It looks like actual effort was put into designing these new backpacks, and I sure as hell hope we get the option to craft them soon as well.

They’re the rather entitled sort who not only don’t want to use certain skins, but do not want to see others to use such skins for it offends them that much.

I didn’t really see any posts asking to keep the skins out. Just some with the opinion that they were not attractive. I’m sure we are all allowed to voice our opinion on whether something is attractive or not. We all wouldn’t want it any other way.

Wow, those are ugly. They also look very…flat. You can complain about the types of back skins we have, but you can’t really complain about ANet’s quality. Makes me glad I don’t live in China.

Meh… I would not want those anyways.

I like a few of them, hate region exclusive crap.

In my opinion, they are all fairly unattractive, but I would still like them in game, just for the sake of variety.

Functional back items that look like actual backpacks? kitten that noise. This is GW2 son…

The bear one is pretty nice though. Would be interesting to see if we will ever get them and whether they would bother to be put in as craftable items as others have pointed out that they look like they would correspond well to specific disciplines.

why they get to craft back items while we cannot?

raahk.2786:

I like these a lot. What’s with people saying they’re unattractive? Not enough particle effects for you people?
I want the bear one the one, but the treasure chest and anvil are nice too.
A norn or a charr would probably use the anvil one the best.
People saying that they’re glad they aren’t in need to realize that more options is always a good thing and that responding in this way might screw over chances of someone else, like me, who would want these skins.
And I personally find these a lot more attractive then the multiple reskins of the holographic dragon wings.
Those wings are terrible.
It looks like actual effort was put into designing these new backpacks, and I sure as hell hope we get the option to craft them soon as well.

You want to wear a bookcase on your back? That’s what most of them look like. Out of the collection maybe 3 are “ok”. Instead of objecting to people expressing their opinion, you are free to share your own opinion….

Fugly back skins.

These actually fit in with the Asian culture more so than it would in Europe or NA. If you ever get a chance to see ancient chinese portraits of scholars from about 1000-1500 years ago you will see some carrying odd looking back packs that were fashioned out of a bamboo frame and cloth. They basically look like a laundry basket with a cover and were the standard carrying packs for herbalists, scholars and artisans. Harder wearing types made of reeds and woven grass were used by farmers, smiths and laborers to carry tools and implements. In Japan, travelling doctors were identified by the cube shaped wooden box.
Many of the more western styles are reminiscent of the old 17th-18th explorers who set out to discover Canada, the US or even the Arctic and Antarctic.
If GW2 had a more intricate merchant style of play then some of these back packs wouldn’t be so odd, but it doesn’t

That being said, the sorts of back items I would like to see would be more suitable to martial professions. We’ve already got quivers but why not one that shows paired swords? How about a bandoleer?

Wow, these are really bad. They look like someone ripped furniture assets from a mid nineties era RPG and shopped them into a GW2 screen shot.

The walking mini bar with soda dispensers is funny though.

my god, now all classes can have a hobosack, the horror O_O

I remember someone posting pictures of these before. I don’t mind some of them. I’d love to see them in action before wanting them here, though.

mega ugly skins

I think it’s funny that people are wanting these rather unattractive back pieces when in the Engi forum there is the longest thread running that would like those ugly things gone. This community is a strange place sometimes.

rabidsmiles.5926:

I think it’s funny that people are wanting these rather unattractive back pieces when in the Engi forum there is the longest thread running that would like those ugly things gone. This community is a strange place sometimes.

The community is not a hivemind. We all have our own opinions on matters, that’s why you see some people praise Scarlet as the best written villain from GW lore, and others feel she was a waste of Tara Strong’s time and talent.*

I, myself, would like these backpacks because more variety is always good.

As for the engineer thing, I don’t mind the kit backpacks, I would just love skill customization in PVE to allow for changing up their looks to either something more racially fitting (like maybe asura flame throwers involve crystals and blue fire with electrical sparks in it) or just things that fit other technological aesthetics in the game in general than the “hobo scrapper look”. (which does sort of fit since, as I understand, Engies are on the super cutting edge of Tyrian tech, beyond even stuff most of the charr legions produce, so most of the tech is pretty much garage kitted together.)

But, I’m just making wistful thoughts. Skill customization ranks right up there with special event gliders/personal flying machines, bringing back a reimagined Ritualist, and to be made head writer for the living story myself. (Who wants to deal with rogue Flame Legion cults who have decided to worship players in the story arc: It’s Tough to Be a God"?)

*Probably not a waste of her time though, I mean last I heard (back in 2012) veteran VA’s like Tara Strong can make up to $600 an hour for Videogame voice roles. Given how much dialogue Scarlet did get, multiple takes, she probably put in 36 to 40 hours of work total within the time frame she recorded Scarlet’s lines (which I assume was all done together), then there’s her misc. role as the Queen’s Gauntlet announcer. (I think VAs get extra checks per-role)

Some of them look ok. But I seldom even show the back skins I got. I would prefer these to glowing wings any day though.

Every backpiece in GW2 N/A version and these Chinese ones are hideous.