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Posted by: grifflyman.8102

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I’ve been playing Guild Wars 2 since release, and I’ve always had my sights on getting Howler, the legendary warhorn. My characters name is Canis Lupis, and I’ve always tried to acquire anything wolf related in game.

Last night I was doing some new content with a friend when I noticed guild chat explode, saying that the new legendary crafting path for Howler required an item of some sort that turns you into a wolf. I was super excited and had recently had some luck selling some items, and had been saving up so in a confused and excited enthusiasm I said, “I’m gonna do it, I’m gonna unlock the new crafting path!” and I bought the precursor and excitedly equipped it.

Now, seconds later I found out that the new legendary crafting mastery let’s you craft the actual precursor, and that if I wanted to get this unique wolf totem item I would have to pursue the path that would eventually give me the precursor for free.

I’m so distraught, I spent 370 gold, not fully understanding how the mechanics work and now I’m stuck with a precursor I can’t sell because I equipped it.

Now, I’m confused about how I can actually sell from the new crafting paths. Can I make a precursor and sell it once? Or is it the legendary that I can only sell when I’m finished?

Someone told me to put in a support ticket, and said it was worth a shot but I highly doubt I’ll get it fixed. Can ArenaNet fix an item that you accidentally equip?

TL;DR: I messed up and bought a precursor and equipped it without knowing the new legendary crafting system let you craft precursors. I want to play through the content of crafting a precursor. Can I sell the one I craft? How’s the best way to break even if anything?

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Posted by: Dimi Gravedancer.1463

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To be honest, This is a hard question. I know you can sell a precursor (I actually screwed up and did so!!) but I honestly do not know if you can sell a precursor you craft through the “Mastery Track”.
I really hope it works out for you.

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Posted by: grifflyman.8102

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To be honest, This is a hard question. I know you can sell a precursor (I actually screwed up and did so!!) but I honestly do not know if you can sell a precursor you craft through the “Mastery Track”.
I really hope it works out for you.

I’m really bummed out, 370 gold is a lot for me, and if I end up with two precursors of the same kind it’s going to really hurt.

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Posted by: Inculpatus cedo.9234

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‘This final collection unlocks the recipe to craft the polished final iteration of the precursor. For all of our existing precursors, this is a tradable exotic weapon, but they will all be updated to use new skins that look much like the legendary weapons they’ll one day become.’

https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/a-legendary-journey/

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Posted by: Jana.6831

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I’m really bummed out, 370 gold is a lot for me, and if I end up with two precursors of the same kind it’s going to really hurt.

As far as I know you can still craft the legendary although you equipped the precurser (haven’t tried it, though) – I have no idea whether or not this is then soulbound or if you can still sell the made legendary.
The precursers (and probably legendaries?) you crafted via HoT mastery path are account bound though.
So: craft the legendary with your precurser and do another precurser path in HoT.

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Posted by: Jana.6831

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‘This final collection unlocks the recipe to craft the polished final iteration of the precursor. For all of our existing precursors, this is a tradable exotic weapon, but they will all be updated to use new skins that look much like the legendary weapons they’ll one day become.’

https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/a-legendary-journey/

“Let’s use the Moot as an example. A moot is a norn celebration of prowess, so that’s the basis of our themes for the legendary mace named for it. The first collection is all about the hunt, so you’ll be proving your abilities by fighting fierce creatures around Tyria and acquiring a trophy to show for it. By completing this collection, you’ll unlock a recipe to craft the first iteration of your precursor—a nontradable exotic weapon with a distressed version of the existing precursor skin. It could use a little polish and refinement, which will be the focus of the second tier collection.”

From the same link.

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Posted by: Inculpatus cedo.9234

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First iteration is not the final precursor, which is what the OP bought.

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Posted by: Jana.6831

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Ok – then good luck.

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Posted by: Dimi Gravedancer.1463

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I do believe there is also an Achievement for having Two of the same Legendary

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Posted by: Seera.5916

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I do believe there is also an Achievement for having Two of the same Legendary

Howler is a warhorn though and no class can wield double warhorns I don’t think. So I doubt making two Howlers will do it.

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Posted by: Mystic.5934

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I’ll suggest that you use the soulbound Howl you already have, make Howler, sell it, use those proceeds to buy the materials needed to craft another one from legendary crafting mastery. I am not sure how the legendary crafting mastery goes, but I think all it does is give you a account-bound precursor that you can then go and make a legendary from. This idea will cost twice as much karma, spirit shards, and tokens, but you should already have the 2nd gift of exploration. you’ll probably also end up with an extra ~500g.

I would give anet support a ring first. submit a ticket (https://help.guildwars2.com/home, top-right corner). Best I would expect them to do is have you delete that Howl, tell them the time, then they would send you a new one that is tradable. should be able to get almost all your gold back after selling it, since you’re likely not wanting to keep it because of wanting to do the legendary crafting mastery.

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Posted by: Vatlaaw Fierceshot.5713

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Sell the precursor you get from the mastery and use the one you bought?

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Posted by: Evans.6347

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The crafted precursors are account bound AFAIK.

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Posted by: numri.7081

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If I understand your post correctly, you bought a precursor for howler and later on soulbound it. Then you realized you could craft howler precursor from legendary mastery track.

If you finish the Legendary with the TP bought precursor it should be unbound (keyword: should) sell it, and make a new legendary with your crafting precursor?

But what I don’t understand is, did you already finish crafting your mastery precursor? Didn’t people whine massively about the time-gate and gold cost associated with precursor crafting?

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Posted by: Kulvar.1239

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Make the second precursor.
IF not bound, sell it, make legendary from the bound one
OTHERWISE
Make one legendary
IF not bound, sell it, make second legendary

If you can get the achievement from having twin legendaries without soul bounding them, get it and then sold one legendary.

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Posted by: Corelion.7460

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the precursor you got via mastery CAN be traded.

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Posted by: rhapsody.3615

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It’s my understanding that the “old” precursors are tradeable whether you obtain them through crafting or as a drop. It’s in the last sentence of the wiki page: http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Precursor_weapon