Guild Wars 2

Ascended Infusions – I expect these, have since last Nov

Ascended Runes/Sigils – I expect these as well, since the original announcement of Ascended

Rep Title bonuses – Wouldn’t be surprised, and these (likely) wouldn’t be any different than what we got in GW:EN, which had skills attached to them

Skills that have to be leveled up through use to reach maximum potential – I don’t think we will see this one. It doesn’t fit with what already exists. Now skills tied to reputation titles, as I just previously mentioned, sure.

Gear level 80+ – Maybe. Anet has not definitely said that they were raising the level cap. If they hold to ascended being the last tier of gear, and to their statement that they do not want want to get into the rut of releasing more powerful gear every 6 mo to a year (ie not negating previous work), then it is likely we won’t see this. To raise the level cap and thus gear, would negate there recent assurances that ascended is it [for now]. But, none of us have a crystal ball. All we can do is wait and see.

Every game has a treadmill. The key to keep in mind is how steep, how required, and where it stops. ANet may have a stopping point, we do not know as we do not work there, but there is still some hope based on relatively recent comments.

cesmode.4257:

Raine.1394:

ZudetGambeous.9573:

Latinkuro.9420:

coglin.1867:

Compared to a lot of other crafting systems, I do not think this one is bad at all, but that is just me.

Ascended armor is coming, everyone might as well just accept it and move an. I do not see it as that big of a deal personally.

it isn’t a big deal YET because endgame content is still balanced around exotic stats as an endgame gear.

The moment new content starts to be balanced with the assumption that ascended is endgame gear, well that’s when the crap hits the ceiling.

actually everything was originally balanced around rares as the gear people would be wearing. Only in the most recent LS updates has that switched to exotics.

Do you have a link for that information. I keep a close eye on such and have never seen a statement from Anet like this.

I dont know about any of that…its true that you can do any open world content and regular dungeon in rares.

I’ll say that trying to solo the Tower of Nightmares in rares is folly and a load. I dont think you can do it in rares. Must have exotics, better have some ascended on you. Most likely there was only a small percentage of people that could roll through that place, come up to a passage blocked by an event, solo the event, and continue on. I highly doubt anyone could do that in all rares.

Bracing myself for the lies to come streaming in “Oh I did it in masterwork” “Oh I did it in fine gear”

Yeah, my question was largely rhetorical. The game in terms of the environment will always be balanced around the power level of the players. This is easy to see in a game that has a steep power curve like WoW but it will be so in any game. Otherwise the game would eventually become trivial and uninteresting.

kyubi.3620:

I only got 2 pre i dont even plan on evolving and aquired as random loot (The legend) or so to say i got them.

I’m beggining to hate you m8

LanfearShadowflame.3189:

The key to keep in mind is how steep, how required, and where it stops.

True that those factors will make a difference. However, I’m still holding ANet to their original statements about no-grind and easy to attain BiS gear until they come out with a statement addressing these things directly. I’m won’t take their “exotics were too easy to get” statement as their way of telling us that their original philosophy was abandoned for one reason or another.

ASB.4295:

LanfearShadowflame.3189:

The key to keep in mind is how steep, how required, and where it stops.

True that those factors will make a difference. However, I’m still holding ANet to their original statements about no-grind and easy to attain BiS gear until they come out with a statement addressing these things directly. I’m won’t take their “exotics were too easy to get” statement as their way of telling us that their original philosophy was abandoned for one reason or another.

Ah but there really isn’t any grind for anything you need to play the game.

“But you need ascended for fractals” No, you need agaony resistence for fractals. You can get amulets and rings and trinkets just playing the fractals, which have some AR. Now that AR is its own slot and you can make AR only infusions, what is the cap per item that you can get for AR? Could you in theory create and place enough AR on just those pieces to be viable (for what it currently available, we can’t really say what will be necessary in the future). Thus, rendering the need for a full ascended set obsolete? After all, people are doing them now in exotics with only the ascended trinkets, so it must very much be possible.

Outside of that, you can do everything else in Rares. Even WvW.

Still, I’m not disagreeing with you on the easy to obtain BiS. I would prefer that as well; however we are the minority. The majority of MMO players are conditioned to desire the grind for BiS. They feel naked without it. As such, Anet’s approach had to evolve some. I don’t necessarily like it; however, as I’ve said before, if they have a clear end point I can live with it.

LanfearShadowflame.3189:

Ascended Infusions – I expect these, have since last Nov

Ascended Runes/Sigils – I expect these as well, since the original announcement of Ascended

Rep Title bonuses – Wouldn’t be surprised, and these (likely) wouldn’t be any different than what we got in GW:EN, which had skills attached to them

Skills that have to be leveled up through use to reach maximum potential – I don’t think we will see this one. It doesn’t fit with what already exists. Now skills tied to reputation titles, as I just previously mentioned, sure.

Gear level 80+ – Maybe. Anet has not definitely said that they were raising the level cap. If they hold to ascended being the last tier of gear, and to their statement that they do not want want to get into the rut of releasing more powerful gear every 6 mo to a year (ie not negating previous work), then it is likely we won’t see this. To raise the level cap and thus gear, would negate there recent assurances that ascended is it [for now]. But, none of us have a crystal ball. All we can do is wait and see.

Every game has a treadmill. The key to keep in mind is how steep, how required, and where it stops. ANet may have a stopping point, we do not know as we do not work there, but there is still some hope based on relatively recent comments.

Things that increase my AR, I dont care about. Im content with getting to 30 or 35 and calling it there. No need to go so high.

Once this mindset enters the realm of normal PVE and WvW in the form of "Now you cna upgrade your existing abilities such as the Thief’s Deathblossom to an ascended version’..is when this game will tank.

I don’t think we will see that day, but one can never be so certain. I sincerely hope they don’t have this up their sleave. It will be the deathblow to Guild Wars 2.

I don’t want to see ascended runes or sigils, but I think there is a better chance of seeing this than ascended abilities. This would also probably make me leave the game too. Just too much grind and treadmill at this point. The game would cease to be fun. Not what I signed up for.

I play since day one,with some breaks for months, I got 8 chars 80, i do mostly WvW, all i get on all my chars is 1 amulet/2 rings at best, for only 1 Build/gear. I don’t want getting earing since it cost 50 ectos and 40 daily laurels even in WvW….(lol)

I’ve tried to craft, and after 60 gold sinked,i’m only at 460 around in weaponsmith …so i stop it, for brankrupt. I don’t even mind finish my weapon,and don’t want to try for amors, i can’t loot a weapon on tequal,my server rarely kill him/months…

I don’t want to spend more gold or buy any gems,to get it or help for it (Or to get new skins for armor or weapons ).

So i play most of the time with exotic gear only, and mostly with very old skins…to try to find any fun in this game. But how much time i will do this, when a lot of people will get same build with beter stats ?

Could i win again a 1 vs 1 or 2 vs 1 ?

Oh and i don’t even mind for a legendary, more over this…

Aktarus.5612:

I play since day one,with some breaks for months, I got 8 chars 80, i do mostly WvW, all i get on all my chars is 1 amulet/2 rings at best, for only 1 Build/gear. I don’t want getting earing since it cost 50 ectos and 40 daily laurels even in WvW….(lol)

I’ve tried to craft, and after 60 gold sinked,i’m only at 460 around in weaponsmith …so i stop it, for brankrupt. I don’t even mind finish my weapon,and don’t want to try for amors, i can’t loot a weapon on tequal,my server rarely kill him/months…

I don’t want to spend more gold or buy any gems,to get it or help for it (Or to get new skins for armor or weapons ).

So i play most of the time with exotic gear only, and mostly with very old skins…to try to find any fun in this game. But how much time i will do this, when a lot of people will get same build with beter stats ?

Could i win again a 1 vs 1 or 2 vs 1 ?

Oh and i don’t even mind for a legendary, more over this…

A friend of mine just told us recently how he beat this other guy in WvW in a duel of sorts, where my friend was using all exotics and no food buffs, while the other guy had a legendary (thus ascended level stats) and food buffs. I cant recall the details much other than my friend was on his thief and that the fight was a bit lengthy. Since he was the most skilled of us in PvP i guess the answer is, yes its possible to win a 1 on 1, but with good skills…. [which i dont have though hence i pve more ]

There’s two ways to use skins. One is to replace the skin you have on your current gear. The other is to duplicate your current gear and put your new skin on that.

Second allows people to have different looks for different occasions/moods. Ascended gear really hurts this though. Who is willing to grind a second set of Ascended gear? Anet is really hurting their own bottom line because people are going to be more hesitant about changing skins — especially since skins are one-time use.