Guild Wars 2

Good day Anet staff and all you forum readers. I am proposing a new “item” or “upgrade component” in-game which will make life a little bit better for us players … and for the developers as well … if they so choose. And this all concerns … sigils.

Currently we can equip only 1 sigil for a one-handed weapon and 2 sigils for a two-handed weapon. What I propose does not change this basic mechanic of the game. Instead … I propose that the developers make up an “upgrade component” that can be attached to any legendary, ascended and exotic weapon that will allow the said weapon to carry “a certain number of sigils.” The weapon can only use the 1 or 2 sigils at a time depending on the weapon type … but players will have the ability to “swap” sigils out of combat to whatever sigils they have “stacked” in that said weapon. This is similar to the swapping of stats on a legendary.

For example …

A zerker warrior with Twilight can have the following sigils “attached” to it through this upgrade:

- Superior Sigil of Force
– Superior Sigil of Accuracy
– Superior Sigil of Fire
– Superior Sigil of Lightning
– Superior Sigil of Bloodlust
– Superior Sigil of Blood
– Superior Sigil of Strength

This weapon can only use 2 sigils at time as per the original mechanic. It can only be changed out of combat.

Another example …

A condi necro wielding Coalforge’s Spire can have the following “sigils” attached to it through this upgrade:

- Superior Sigil of the Blight
– Superior Sigil of Corruption
– Superior Sigil of Torment
– Superior Sigil of Incapacitation
– Superior Sigil of Bursting

Again, only two sigils at a time may be used as per the original mechanic … but sigils can be swapped out of combat.

Final example …

A hybrid engineer wielding a pistol and shield may have the following equiped …

Pearl Hand Canon:

- Superior Sigil of Earth
– Superior Sigil of Agony
– Superior Sigil of Generosity

Pearl Shield:

- Superior Sigil of Purity
– Superior Sigil of Malice
– Superior Sigil of Perception

As per the original mechanic … these exotics can only “equip” 1 sigil at a time and sigils can be “replaced” or “swapped” when out of combat.

Notice how I placed the highest tier weapon in “greater esteem” by having this “upgrade component” have more “sigil slots.” The legendaries … owing to the fact that they are “legendary” should be given 7 interchangeable slots. The ascended weapons … given that they are harder to come by should be given 5 interchangeable slots. The exotics … since they are fairly common, should be given 3 interchangeable slots. Again … this does not alter the “basic” mechanic of the game where sigils are concerned in combat.

This upgrade should give players a significant quality of life improvement in-game. I for one have tons of weapons of the same type … equipped with different sigils. All because I like trying out new combinations and effects. Believe me when I tell you I have 7 scepters with same stats and different sigils, and 7 foci with same stats and different sigils … all for different combinations and effects. It all depends on the situation and enemy type … and if I am playing pve or WvW.

I know a majority of players just “waste” the original sigils in their weapons when they find a “new one” that works better for them. Who buys upgrade extractors anyway? Unless it is a very unique of high priced sigil or upgrade … I doubt alot of people buy upgrade extractors.

To recap:

Please consider making an “upgrade component” that allows players to “stack” a number of sigils in 1 weapon.

For legendaries: 7 interchangeable sigil slots.

For Ascended: 5 interchangeable sigil slots.

For Exotics: 3 interchangeable sigil slots.

Basic mechanic of having 1 or 2 sigils active per weapon does not change. Sigils can only be “swapped” out of combat.

This upgrade can and will bring significant quality of life improvement to your players. I would like to say this upgrade will make your players happy. And happy players are what you are looking for … for happy players open up their wallets to business. I WOULD CERTAINLY BUY THIS IF THIS WAS A GEM STORE ITEM.

Whether you implement this “upgrade” through crafting in-game or drops or through the gem store … I believe a lot of players will see the benefit from having this upgrade.

Happy players = Happy customers = Happy revenue.

Heck we can even go all out and make 12 interchangeable sigils slots … FOR EVERY WEAPON TIER … whatever floats the boat folks …

To all readers of this post … if you think this upgrade will bring about a nice quality of life enhancement to our gaming experience … please do make a discussion out of this. Maybe if more people get involved … Anet might actually listen and consider doing this. Gone will be the days where you “dispose” of your old sigil in favor of a new one … only to find out that the old sigil still had a place in your playstyle and with new balance updates. Gone will be the days when you have soooo many weapons sitting in your bank or bags … rotting away unused. Gone will be the days when you have many weapons of the same stat line … just because you love all the sigils you have bought and don’t want to waste them. All this will be solved … with this one “upgrade” component.

So guys … if you think this can be a thing … please help let Anet know … by turning this into a discussion. Heck you might even have a better idea that the one proposed. Let Anet know that we WANT this thing !!!

AND EVEN IF IT IS A GEM STORE ITEM … I WILL BUY THE HECK OUT OF IT.

That is it folks.

Keep on GW2ing …

P.S.
We will get on armor rune swapping another time. We strive for little victories here and there …

Just add Legendary Sigils… Make them around 100g each in current material prices.

^^ … see … better ideas come up everytime … I agree with ^^