Guild Wars 2

From my understanding, GW2 in the beginning wanted to make it so that gear would be easily accessible to all AND that the new (harder to obtain) Ascended Gear / Legendaries would not make much of a difference compared to Exotics (just a minor increase).

My question and concern is, what is next? Like all MMORPGs, Progression is a Major factor for the success of the game and there will be a time when people with full Ascended will want “the next gear progression.” With that in mind, the next set of gear will most likely be higher in stats than the Ascended which will therefore widen the gap between Exotics.

The Fact that there is endgame content which REQUIRES Ascended pieces (High Fractals) makes me wonder are we going to be forced down the Ascended path eventually with new content? If we cannot commit time to farm/craft the mats for Ascended, will the casual players in Exotics lose out on content and no longer be competative in Wv3 if a newer gear set comes out?

Just food for thought and any ideas/comments/suggestions are welcome.

If there was a topic already about this, I apologize.

Most likely there would be a level increase before another teir increase.

there’s always horizontal progression.

And combine horizontal progression + vertical progression = exponential progresion!!!!

If you only want 1 set of gear it isn’t hard. But if you want a few set and a bunch of weapon set… I think it is enough for now.

After this <<Ascended set>> is complete , they can release a new round of Ascendeds from the start , with different look but with the same stats :P
And again…and again…till your <<stomach is full>>:P

they might call it Super Ascended. takes twice as much mats to craft!

Wait and see what actions they take from the CDI’s…

Ascended food, obviously.

And then Transcended Tier.

Ascended have infusion slots. They take +5 stats at the moment. My guess: they gradually raise the numbers with each advance a big grind.

This way they don’t have to raise the level cap and don’t have to introduce a new tier of gear — both of which would likely cause a much bigger uproar than infusion slot grind.

Zero Day.2594:

Wait and see what actions they take from the CDI’s…

LOL. I literally laughed out loud when I read that. Thanks for the chuckle!

Cactus.2710:

Zero Day.2594:

Wait and see what actions they take from the CDI’s…

LOL. I literally laughed out loud when I read that. Thanks for the chuckle!

I know what you mean. :/
Don’t get me wrong, I don’t have much hope either.

Legen…

wait for it

DARY ARMORS! can’t wait!

My take is that ANet would prefer to draw the line with Ascended as top tier, and legendary with the same stats plus the “switch stats” feature. The damage control statements such as, “Ascended should have been in the game at launch.” and “We added Ascended because we thought that exotic would take longer to get.” would ring even more hollowly if they throw another tier in. I expect more emphasis on progressions via infusions and skills going forward. And, of course, more legendary gear.

This time, though, I’m not depending on it.

We will see most likely first in regard of equipment in the future Legendary Accessoires (Back Items, Ring, Amulets, Earrings) as like exotic/ascended/legendary Aqua Breathers

After that Legendary Armor Sets, Ascended/Legendary Runes/Sigils to complete first everything regarding Ascended/Legendary Equipment.

From that Point on I believe, we won’t see anythign new first for a very long time, because the game just offers for horizontal progression alot more stuff:

- Sub Classes
- Housing
- Mounts
- Guild Halls/Towns
- Far far alot more Town Clothes/Costumes
- Crafting Job Tiers ( New Gathering Jobs) (Artificer > Tinkerer, Huntsman > Poacher, Cook > Chef Cook ect)
- Skin Wardrobe
- Skill Skins

Into this direction I think we will see far more in the next years and maybe already starting with the big Feature Updates this year… I personally guess, Housing will be most likely something, what we could see this year getting implemented , because its a great feature of horizontal progression, socialization and also offers Anet easy good ways of also providing something interesting new for the gemstore to profitate also from the new feature.

I expect something like another equipment tier thats above Ascendent, that something liek this may happen perhaps first in like 3+ years or so, when slowly the optionsl for horizontal progression run out to bridge the last horizontal improvements with a vertical one in between a last time to keep the hardcore gamers that like any kind of progression entertained for the next years to come

Legendary Food that never expires and costs an obscene amount. You heard it here first.

Descended ofcourse!

Transcendental armor, TOO COMPLEX FOR YOU TOO UNDERSTAND!

#Tumblrwars2

PowerCat.5738:

they might call it Super Ascended. takes twice as much mats to craft!

Or just simply, ‘Legendary’ armor :-D

Tbh I wouldn’t want anything higher (stats-wise) than ascended. If legendary armor were to come out, the only things I would expect it to have is:

1) stat-changing ability on every piece (for convenience)
2) EPIC animations/special effects and visuals (for aesthetics)

Oh, and cost about 500g + per piece >_<