Guild Wars 2

I was going to post this in the Heart Of Thorns section but as it happens this is crossing over to WvW as well.

With the induction of Heart Of Thorns we have seen 8 new stat types come out. But one stands different from the rest…. Commander’s. Yes Commander’s stats are extremely difficult to obtain. The insignia or inscription? Easy. The armor/weapon recipe? Impossible. As it stands the only way to obtain the recipes are by opening noxious pods.

Alright sure lets play Dragon Stand and open a few boxes get the recipes and be on with our day. The drop rate is so low, in over a year playing Heart of Thorns I have never received a Commander’s armor or weapon recipe book. Obviously it must happen because you can buy them on the TP. Assuming you want a full armor set on the TP currently (Nov 14) each recipe sells for 18g-80g. What? 80g for a recipe to build an armor set. Comparatively if we look at Wanderer’s armor books go from 10s-1g.

Now Wanderer’s also only drops from Noxious pods, but in my year of playing Heart of Thorns I have unlocked all the recipes. So what’s the deal with Commander’s? Why is Commander’s so much more rare than every other Heart Of Thorns stat?

If you want a set of Commander’s your best bet is to currently run fractals and get enough ascended boxes (or do achievements that reward ascended boxes) and stat swap them to Commander’s.. How does that make any sense? Why does an exotic set of armor cost so much gold compared to it’s competitors?

A quick solution would be to increase the drop rate of recipes from noxious pods. But I believe that you should not be punished for wanting to play other game modes (pvp/wvw). The reward tracks should drop recipes for the respected zones, or recipes should be able to be purchased with proof of heroics/memories of battle or pvp league tickets/Shards of Glory.