Guild Wars 2

Why is Fervid Censer not tradable? I would love to see this skin on the Trading Post/ Gem Store !

I really love the item but unfortunately I missed the achievement to get the skin, so place make it tradable.

I know you have the Desert Rose Skin that IS tradable ( but it’s not the same), so why not making the Fervid Censer tradable?

Kind regards

Usually, skins that drop, are tradeable and skins that are unlocked via achievements are not.

There are some variations, though.

because the fervid censer was part of a living story patch..
You weren’t there to make the meta achievement for the fervid censer?
Your bad luck.

Living Story Meta Achievement Rewards will never become and should never become tradeable. These kind of items are there to show others, how long they already play the game, that they were “there”, when something in the game happened, while others were not.

Its the same thing like with GW1’s festival hats, that also weren’t retroactively achieveable by players, that weren’t there, when the corresponding festivals were running to get the hats

Orpheal.8263:

because the fervid censer was part of a living story patch..
You weren’t there to make the meta achievement for the fervid censer?
Your bad luck.

Living Story Meta Achievement Rewards will never become and should never become tradeable. These kind of items are there to show others, how long they already play the game, that they were “there”, when something in the game happened, while others were not.

Its the same thing like with GW1’s festival hats, that also weren’t retroactively achieveable by players, that weren’t there, when the corresponding festivals were running to get the hats

Meh that just sucks, I was playing at that time but I wasn’t aware of the achievement..

I won’t sleep for days now… I want it so badly !

While I don’t think achievement items should be tradeable, I think past living story achievements and their rewards should be attainable via instancing. Disposing of content rather than letting new players play it and having the signature items from that content limited to people who happened to have been there and had time at that point in time to play it is both arbitrarily restrictive and a waste of resources.

If you know you can get it later, what’s the point of doing the content now? Anet releases the living story to keep people engaged, and spending money. If someone can log off for a year, then come back and get all the living story rewards, what’s the benefit to anet?

Becka Williams.4978:

If you know you can get it later, what’s the point of doing the content now? Anet releases the living story to keep people engaged, and spending money. If someone can log off for a year, then come back and get all the living story rewards, what’s the benefit to anet?

If Anet sells the skins on The Gem Store, Anet has their benefit..

You can always buy the Desert Rose. It’s just a recolour….

Flissy.4093:

You can always buy the Desert Rose. It’s just a recolour….

I know but I REALLY want Fervid Censer !

Miguel V.5203:

Flissy.4093:

You can always buy the Desert Rose. It’s just a recolour….

I know but I REALLY want Fervid Censer !

Well sucks that you didn’t play then. It’s a giant middle finger to everybody who did and earned their skin if it was tradable.

Flissy.4093:

Miguel V.5203:

Flissy.4093:

You can always buy the Desert Rose. It’s just a recolour….

I know but I REALLY want Fervid Censer !

Well sucks that you didn’t play then. It’s a giant middle finger to everybody who did and earned their skin if it was tradable.

I wouldn’t mind selling mine for a few hundred gold. I don’t use it anyway. Same goes for most back skins.

Miguel V.5203:

Flissy.4093:

You can always buy the Desert Rose. It’s just a recolour….

I know but I REALLY want Fervid Censer !

You may get another chance later. Making it so players can access Living Story content later on is something that’s been put to them quite a bit. Just have to wait and see for the moment.

Miguel V.5203:

Orpheal.8263:

because the fervid censer was part of a living story patch..
You weren’t there to make the meta achievement for the fervid censer?
Your bad luck.

Living Story Meta Achievement Rewards will never become and should never become tradeable. These kind of items are there to show others, how long they already play the game, that they were “there”, when something in the game happened, while others were not.

Its the same thing like with GW1’s festival hats, that also weren’t retroactively achieveable by players, that weren’t there, when the corresponding festivals were running to get the hats

Meh that just sucks, I was playing at that time but I wasn’t aware of the achievement..

I won’t sleep for days now… I want it so badly !

If you can deal with the diferent color, there is a red flower back item that is otherwise identical.

I honestly think that there should be MORE exclusive items that arent tradable in the game. Players should be encouraged to look unique and making rare items that only select people have is a step towards this. I currently wear my Fervid Censer with pride because its a reminder of a living story patch I enjoyed, its relatively rare (compared to other backpieces anyway) and fits with my overall theme of my character.

Id even go a step further and say that people who have proven themselves in certain disciplines should have unique skins. Similar to the achievement system but with things like jumping puzzle completion, dungeon master, certain PvP and WvW ranks…. and more harder content when (IF!) its released.

I just wish these skins were unlocked in achievement items like Zenith so I could make a pvp one. :s

Miguel V.5203:

Flissy.4093:

You can always buy the Desert Rose. It’s just a recolour….

I know but I REALLY want Fervid Censer !

Then let’s hope they revisit Southsun Cove this spring or summer! I have one, but I wouldn’t mind a recolor of light blue or purple.

Flissy.4093:

Miguel V.5203:

Flissy.4093:

You can always buy the Desert Rose. It’s just a recolour….

I know but I REALLY want Fervid Censer !

Well sucks that you didn’t play then. It’s a giant middle finger to everybody who did and earned their skin if it was tradable.

I played then, and I earned it.

ANet, please make it so we can trade this skin. Or give a new way to earn it. And if people say you’re giving them the middle finger by allowing others to access it, add a few more fingers and turn it into a proper slap in the face.

Doggie.3184:

I just wish these skins were unlocked in achievement items like Zenith so I could make a pvp one. :s

It’s something that has been asked for since the first achievement gear appeared. Yes, once we obtain an account-bound skin through an achievement, we should be able to generate as many versions as we want later on, in a manner similar to zeniths, radiants and hellfire.

Orpheal.8263:

because the fervid censer was part of a living story patch..
You weren’t there to make the meta achievement for the fervid censer?
Your bad luck.

Living Story Meta Achievement Rewards will never become and should never become tradeable. These kind of items are there to show others, how long they already play the game, that they were “there”, when something in the game happened, while others were not.

Its the same thing like with GW1’s festival hats, that also weren’t retroactively achieveable by players, that weren’t there, when the corresponding festivals were running to get the hats

That isn’t all true, those who held onto their year 1 antlers etc did gain the ability to make copies for other characters on their account via festival hat merchants, something which should have been here since day one… I should also note that it is way too late for me because all the good ones I couldn’t make fit for various reasons back when are now long, long gone…like my gw1 antlers Y-Y

Just throwing this out there. ArenaNet refused to place the Molten Firestorm minipet, the Jetpack backskin, the Monocle skins, etc into their appropriate dungeons (now fractals) because they wanted to keep those vanity skins prestigious, only available during their respected dungeons during the living story.

Why would they do a complete 180 on that decision and add all the living story meta completion items back into the game AND remove the account binding so anyone with extra change in their pockets can buy them?

I’d understand gemstore living story items because those only require gems and ArenaNet has reintroduced the Rox/Braham weapon skins, the Living Story dye packs, etc before. But living story achievement items?

I’m sorry, but I hardly doubt that will happen especially after what I stated at the beginning of my post. If TRADABLE living story items didn’t make it into the permanent fractal counterparts of the Molten Facility and Aetherblade Retreat dungeon, why would account bound living story items make the exception?

They shouldn’t be tradable because it would keep people from actually doing future living story content. “Hey why should I complete these 16 achievements for that back skin when I can buy it later on? Oh hey there’s people flooding the market with them, let me snag some of these skins and not do the content itself.”

Nope nope nope.

Jovel.5706:

Why would they do a complete 180 on that decision and add all the living story meta completion items back into the game AND remove the account binding so anyone with extra change in their pockets can buy them?

You’re right. ANet would never reconsider the path they’re on, and do a complete 180 on something important.

Right?

Palador.2170:

Jovel.5706:

Why would they do a complete 180 on that decision and add all the living story meta completion items back into the game AND remove the account binding so anyone with extra change in their pockets can buy them?

You’re right. ANet would never reconsider the path they’re on, and do a complete 180 on something important.

Right?

cough Flamekissed cough

Inimicus.7162:

Palador.2170:

You’re right. ANet would never reconsider the path they’re on, and do a complete 180 on something important.

Right?

cough Flamekissed cough

cough Ascended cough.

Astralporing.1957:

cough Ascended cough.

We have a winner!

Astralporing.1957:

Inimicus.7162:

Palador.2170:

You’re right. ANet would never reconsider the path they’re on, and do a complete 180 on something important.

Right?

cough Flamekissed cough

cough Ascended cough.