Guild Wars 2

So here’s something I’d like folks to discuss that I do not think has been discussed before.

Legendary and Ascended items are of a rarity that goes beyond exotic, obviously. The Devs have made it clear that Ascended gear beyond just trinkets and accessories will become reality this year.

One thing I’ve noticed, though. Legendary items are…weird. We have Twilight, a greatsword which looks like a gash in reality leading into the night sky. We have the Moot, a mace which is essentially a rotating disco ball. Then there’s the pistol which seems silly and the Dreamer which shoots rainbows. I have no problem with the differences in traditional “epicness” when it comes to legendaries. However, we then have ascended gear.

So far, ascended gear has been things like Adelbern’s Royal Signet Ring, Jade Wind Orb, an Ancient Mursaat Token, etc. If they continue with this trend into ascended armor and eventually ascended weapons, I predict (but in no way believe myself to be absolutely knowledgeable) that these weapons and armor will have a similar ring to them. Shiro’s Blades, perhaps, or Pyre Fierceshot’s bow.

I suppose my question would be…what exactly makes the legendary items legendary? Apart from the incredible effort that it takes to create a legendary weapon and the relatively pleasant effects, I don’t know what makes them legends. They don’t have any background to them and there seems to be little connection to Guild Wars 2 honestly. Where is any other reference to unicorns or disco orbs or even to Eternity (apart from that one NPC that wields Eternity)?

Perhaps there is an easy answer and perhaps there isn’t one. I don’t know.

We do know Legendary Weapons are forged with the power of Jormag because a Son of Svanir sees the error of his ways after defeating the Claw of Jormag, and “uses his power to see it undone.”

I’d assume some legendaries such as Frostfang and Twilight are cannon, whereas Moot and Dreamer are simply joke weapons.

But are these Runestones used to actually forge a legendary or does the Djinn in the Mystic Forge (forget his name) eat them as snacks during the off hours in GW2? The Djinn essentially just seems to spit out random results (especially when throwing rare or exotic weapons at it), so we don’t know if the materials that we give to the Djinn actually go into creating the legendary or just trade for it.

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But are these Runestones used to actually forge a legendary or does the Djinn in the Mystic Forge (forget his name) eat them as snacks during the off hours in GW2? The Djinn essentially just seems to spit out random results (especially when throwing rare or exotic weapons at it), so we don’t know if the materials that we give to the Djinn actually go into creating the legendary or just trade for it.

Just use your imagination, and have fun with it. That’s what we use to do with games on Nintendo.