Guild Wars 2

So I just completed the Koda’s Blessing Achievement for the Aura and I have to say it’s rather underwhelming. Firstly it costs about 500-550g to complete – So you would expect something along the lines of a Ghostly infusion seeing as you could buy 2 Ghostly infusions for that price.

Now this Aura was obviously designed with the lighting of the new Map in mind because as soon as it is brought into another map, say Lion’s Arch, it becomes barely visible, Not to mention the fact that it barely shows up on Norn and Charr characters due to the size of it.

People after Auras are in most cases looking for something obnoxious or flashy to show off, I think this item should be amped up abit.

Maybe a stupid question, but does the enrichment give anything more than the visual aura and +15% karma? The text first made me think it gave a permanent Warmth effect (the one from the beacons, not the elixir one).

@op – Try it with the black undulating refractor on. It really stands out. Though I’m a Human so no idea how it looks on the other races.

Is the aura, as expected, a knot of fire centered in the middle of the chest? Like occurs around the beacons?

If it really is subdued in southern maps I might be willing to go for it after all on my new character. She’d look good with just a little fire inside her.

Kal Spiro.9745:

Is the aura, as expected, a knot of fire centered in the middle of the chest? Like occurs around the beacons?

If it really is subdued in southern maps I might be willing to go for it after all on my new character. She’d look good with just a little fire inside her.

Yes, it is.

Thanks for the warning. No point in going for a visual perk that’s super-expensive AND hardly visible.

Adding my agreement here in regards to the disappointment regarding the aura on Charr; I am dismayed to find out the aura is basically hidden in the chest and is barely visible on my Charr.

Could ANet consider adjusting it to be either bigger or move it forward a bit for Charr/Norn?

It’s a neat aura for a flame theme, hate it see it go to waste like this.

YES!!! Anet please make the aura much more obvious or same as the buff that you get for standing next to a brazier, i feel so cheated working so much and paying so much for it ending up with one that is barely visible :<<<<

+1 for this. And also, please fix the glitch that I mentioned in my thread here -

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/support/bugs/Koda-s-Warmth-Aura-Glitch/first#post6413096

Tanner Blackfeather.6509:

Maybe a stupid question, but does the enrichment give anything more than the visual aura and +15% karma? The text first made me think it gave a permanent Warmth effect (the one from the beacons, not the elixir one).

I was wondering the same thing. Does it make the Elixir redundant?

Ashantara.8731:

Tanner Blackfeather.6509:

Maybe a stupid question, but does the enrichment give anything more than the visual aura and +15% karma? The text first made me think it gave a permanent Warmth effect (the one from the beacons, not the elixir one).

I was wondering the same thing. Does it make the Elixir redundant?

I don’t see anything in the item text that suggests the elixir could be redundant. The elixir doesn’t have anything to do with the Kodan.
If I understand correctly, the aura shares its look with the Warmth buff given by the Kodan fires around the map.

Hank.4839:

Kal Spiro.9745:

Is the aura, as expected, a knot of fire centered in the middle of the chest? Like occurs around the beacons?

If it really is subdued in southern maps I might be willing to go for it after all on my new character. She’d look good with just a little fire inside her.

Yes, it is.

Tanner Blackfeather.6509:

If I understand correctly, the aura shares its look with the Warmth buff given by the Kodan fires around the map.

It’s similar but it isn’t quite the exact same thing. The aura is weaker and less visible than the buff. Here’s a comparison: http://imgur.com/a/4sy2a
Top one is the buff and bottom one is the aura. It’s not as obvious on a screenshot but it should give you an idea.

Tanner Blackfeather.6509:

I don’t see anything in the item text that suggests the elixir could be redundant. The elixir doesn’t have anything to do with the Kodan.

Oops, my bad — I obviously confused things here. (hangs head in shame)

Yeah, the buff given in BF is way more obvious than the one given by the trinket. They love to change things up, don’t they?