Guild Wars 2

After purchasing the Unbreakable Mining/Harvesting/Logging tool set I feel a bit ripped off. I was under the impression you could place them into a shared slot and they could be used infinitely for ALL characters on your account.

Instead the current mechanics force the player to equip them on ONE character.

Since most people in this game use multiply character (I personally have 13) you should be able to use this tools on all characters.

PLEASE: Create a way to place these tool in your shared slots and have them automatically be used without the need to be equipped.

It would be a simple change and would go far in improving the player experience.

Simply create a check which looks for the presence of an infinite tool in the player’s shared slot. If it finds the correct tool then it does not require that character to have a tool equipped when mining, logging, or harvesting.

When the infinite tools first came out they were soul bound. People complained so Anet created a way for those that had them to convert them to account bound and all infinite tools sold since then were also account bound. They even allowed people with duplicate tools to get a gem refund. I believe that will be their one and only compromise on this issue as requests similar to yours have been brought up many times since then without a change. Of course I could be wrong but personally I don’t see it happening.

Icethorn.6570:

After purchasing the Unbreakable Mining/Harvesting/Logging tool set I feel a bit ripped off. I was under the impression you could place them into a shared slot and they could be used infinitely for ALL characters on your account.

Instead the current mechanics force the player to equip them on ONE character.

Since most people in this game use multiply character (I personally have 13) you should be able to use this tools on all characters.

PLEASE: Create a way to place these tool in your shared slots and have them automatically be used without the need to be equipped.

It would be a simple change and would go far in improving the player experience.

Simply create a check which looks for the presence of an infinite tool in the player’s shared slot. If it finds the correct tool then it does not require that character to have a tool equipped when mining, logging, or harvesting.

Buy tools for all characters, copper ones are ok.
Dubble click infinite shared tools in shared slots when u log in and the copper ones when u log out.
Problem solved your welcome.

I could see that coming… for 5000gems/tool… which would be a decent price considering what you get for your money…

Linken.6345:

Buy tools for all characters, copper ones are ok.
Dubble click infinite shared tools in shared slots when u log in and the copper ones when u log out.
Problem solved your welcome.

This is what I do. Sure, it would be more convenient not to have to swap. On the other hand, this adds a trivial task to my toon swapping routines. I haven’t bought a tool since I got my first set of shared slots.

I think it would be better if they split the skins up from the tools. They brought out some basic unbreakable tools but I think they are way overpriced. Basic tools should be about 500 gems each and skins unlocks should run about the same. The tools skins should be selectable from the hero/wardrobe panel. The only real issue of doing that would be the watchwork mining pick. Maybe if you were using that skin you could get the sprockets or they could just make it an account unlock.

Icethorn.6570:

After purchasing the Unbreakable Mining/Harvesting/Logging tool set I feel a bit ripped off. I was under the impression you could place them into a shared slot and they could be used infinitely for ALL characters on your account.

Instead the current mechanics force the player to equip them on ONE character.

Since most people in this game use multiply character (I personally have 13) you should be able to use this tools on all characters.

PLEASE: Create a way to place these tool in your shared slots and have them automatically be used without the need to be equipped.

It would be a simple change and would go far in improving the player experience.

Simply create a check which looks for the presence of an infinite tool in the player’s shared slot. If it finds the correct tool then it does not require that character to have a tool equipped when mining, logging, or harvesting.

+1
There is no reason and it is so pointless. Doubleclick + Doubleclick + Doubleclick + …
I have bought 10 shared slots (much gems) and can’t auto share the tools in the shared slots

I disagree. I’m completely happy with the tools, as they are currently setup.

I’m seeing a lot of titles with the word ‘should’ in them lately. I think ‘would be better’ is more appropriate. We have shared inventory slots which I think is nice and convenient. But permanent tools that are automatically shared between character would be better.

Whether that ‘should’ happen or not, I doubt.

My guess is they’d have to do it with shared harvesting tool slots, which would probably be an additional gemstore purchase. Unless they gave them to us for free with an overhaul of the UI to make a harvesting tool wardrobe.

Really, the system they have now doesn’t give them the money that having a wardrobe and selling the skins would. Now that I have my set I haven’t bought more. I would if I could only buy skins for a wardrobe,

This is how the copper/silver fed salvaging tools work, they just stay in a shared slot.
Would be a nice improvement if the gathering tools could also do this. Right click harvest with this tool maybe same as the right click / salvage function.

General Health.9678:

This is how the copper/silver fed salvaging tools work, they just stay in a shared slot.
Would be a nice improvement if the gathering tools could also do this. Right click harvest with this tool maybe same as the right click / salvage function.

Would be even more clicks to do that on each vein, tree and bush etc.
Then the dubble click total of 6 times with multiple sets of copper tools on other chars

penelopehannibal.8947:

I’m seeing a lot of titles with the word ‘should’ in them lately. I think ‘would be better’ is more appropriate. We have shared inventory slots which I think is nice and convenient. But permanent tools that are automatically shared between character would be better.

Whether that ‘should’ happen or not, I doubt.

I can agree with that.

General Health.9678:

This is how the copper/silver fed salvaging tools work, they just stay in a shared slot.

yep. Plus the SW/DT keys without click just pressing -F- at the please-open-me chests.
Shared usage of stuff in shared slots.

I agree with the idea but not the proposed solution. Click to use items make sense to use from shared inventory. It doesn’t really make sense to be able to use an equip-able item while it’s in inventory. It would be like being able to wield a sword or staff while it’s in an inventory bag.

Here’s a better solution: add a set of account-based gathering tool slots. They’d be on the character screen near the existing character-based gathering tool slots. You can equip infinite or consumable gathering tools in any combination in the character-based and account-based slots. You can select which set of slots you are using on each character.

Gathering nodes should no longer require tools. Just buy a single access skill for the toon for each node type and go to town. “Immersion” be kitten ed.

Gathering animation should also just be an option rather than mandatory. Immersion? Nah… Etc.