Guild Wars 2

One thing I dont understand for GW2 is the idea that some pieces of armor, weapons or their components are soulbound on acquire, and not on use. Take the new ascended gear- why can’t that be sold on TP? Some people love fractals, and will end up with extra ascended gear. Others hate fractals, and would love to buy that gear off of them.

Is it to force the numbers so it looks like more people are “enjoying” fractals than there really are? If the only way to get ascended gear is by running them, then of course you could use the stats of everyone repeatedly grinding the instances to say it is “wildly successful”, but what would the point of that be if we all know the truth?

And ascended gear isn’t the only thing. Legendaries can be sold (Good, btw), but their components cannot? Again, seems funky.

Different people play in different ways. If I love grinding and suck at making money, I should be able to trade my efforts and relieve someone else of their cash, in exchange for them not having to do something they don’t enjoy. Win/win. It’s better than just chunking the extra gear in the bank waiting until I make an alt to use it.

Because it they do that then it becomes a matter of grinding money to buy that awesome gear. Even I can see that.

Oxstar.7643:

Because it they do that then it becomes a matter of grinding money to buy that awesome gear. Even I can see that.

That would at least be an alternative to the current path of just grinding dungeons.

The way it is now: grind dungeons to get the best gear. The end.
The way it would be: grind dungeons to get the best gear OR grind gold to get the best gear.

Tolmos.8395:

Oxstar.7643:

Because it they do that then it becomes a matter of grinding money to buy that awesome gear. Even I can see that.

That would at least be an alternative to the current path of just grinding dungeons.

The way it is now: grind dungeons to get the best gear. The end.
The way it would be: grind dungeons to get the best gear OR grind gold to get the best gear.

In any scenario ANet haz PHAILED.
“We don’t make grindy games”.
Please get a new president, ANet.