Guild Wars 2

One issue I have whenever I’m in the Queensdale “champ train”, is the yellow/orange/blue/etc bags that pile up in my inventory. I would like to propose to the wonderful people that work on Guild Wars 2 two suggestions.

1) Make the bags stackable. This alone will clear up a lot of space wasted by this, as far as I can tell, useless item.

2) Make it possible to chuck this stack of 250 colored bags in the Mystic Forge, along with other ingredients, to receive a unique 25-slot bag.

I would like to hear other suggestions, and would very much enjoy hearing the Devs points of view.

the rune alone costs 10 gold, if I remember correctly. that seems too much of a reward for hitting 1 every 3 minutes, regardless of how long you will endure it.

Ellie.5203:

those bags are your punishment for running like a lemming following the train

nods in agreement

You must suffer weakling!!

I think you should be able to forge 4 coloured 5-slot bags into a rainbow 10 slot, and then 4 10 slot into 1 15 slot… finally 4 15 slots into one 20 slot!

After all, this game is ALL about the champ train, right?*

*There may be some sarcasm in this post.

GuzziHero.2467:

I think you should be able to forge 4 coloured 5-slot bags into a rainbow 10 slot, and then 4 10 slot into 1 15 slot… finally 4 15 slots into one 20 slot!

After all, this game is ALL about the champ train, right?*

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*There may be some sarcasm in this post.

Only if that 20 slot bag has a chance to devour anything you put into it.

Email them to some starter character you see in the zone or if you are feeling evil that day, whisper a friend you are sending them a gift and email the bags to him.

I realize not everyone plays the same way as others. I ocasionally do join the “champ train”. Often it’s to test different weapon and skill combos and figure out a good rotation. If you have no constructive criticism or comments, please feel free to go about your day.
A more specific suggestion:
250 bags of one color
1 Eldrich Scroll
250 Gossamer Thread
5 Mystic Forge Stone

Throw this in the forge to get a 25 slot bag with a skin unique to the color you threw in.

Oohhhh only constructive criticism

Ok. The champ train bags were designed as an appropriate reward for starter chars killing them, not fully rigged level 80s killing them ez mode on an endless loop. They are appropriate for the zone and the expected level killing them. Don’t be expecting ANet to cater to level 80s getting a bunch of them while neglecting level appropriate content.

I think it would be great if the coloured bags could be used to make a ‘special’ patchwork bag.

e.g.

20 slot patchwork bag : Random rare and exotic drops will fall out of small holes between the patches.

:)

Astral Projections.7320:

Ok. The champ train bags were designed as an appropriate reward for starter chars killing them, not fully rigged level 80s killing them ez mode on an endless loop. They are appropriate for the zone and the expected level killing them. Don’t be expecting ANet to cater to level 80s getting a bunch of them while neglecting level appropriate content.

Yup, that.

Just sell them at the vendor when you stop and wait for the boar to spawn.

Just increase the vendor amount from 4c to 10c and I’d be happy

Astral Projections.7320:

Oohhhh only constructive criticism

Ok. The champ train bags were designed as an appropriate reward for starter chars killing them, not fully rigged level 80s killing them ez mode on an endless loop. They are appropriate for the zone and the expected level killing them. Don’t be expecting ANet to cater to level 80s getting a bunch of them while neglecting level appropriate content.

I would propose they should limit the loot accordingly then. I wouldn’t mind this at all. I’m not there to mindlessly press 1 at each of the current Champions.

That being said, perhaps my suggestion would be too steep for 1-15 characters. The patchwork bag would actually be pretty neat. What about using the bags as a base to make bigger bags via crafting?
Lets say:

10 Bolts of Wool
1 Minor Rune of Holding
1 Yellow Bag

And it creates a 10-slot yellow wool bag. Simply throw a bag into the existing recipes for 10-, 12-, 15-, 18-, and 20-slot bags to create a bigger bag of that color. And as a bonus, if you throw 4 bags of a different color in the Mystic Forge, you get a same-slot patchwork bag (as suggested by Kaz.5430).

They should add 8-slot bags for higher champs. Collectable with different icons on them.
For extreme consistency!

Otherwise I feel the suggestion(s) about promoting the bags are too … rewarding. My solution would be, they simply don’t drop for a character of level XYZ+.

Rouven.7409:

They should add 8-slot bags for higher champs. Collectable with different icons on them.
For extreme consistency!

Otherwise I feel the suggestion(s) about promoting the bags are too … rewarding. My solution would be, they simply don’t drop for a character of level XYZ+.

A solution I hadn’t considered. It really would solve my original issue. I would accept that. If you’re higher than map level, you don’t get certain loot. You could probably apply that to many other things as well.

You know the solution to this massive problem of bag clutter? On boar, oak, and bandit you click your loot instead of mashing Take All.

That was so hard I figured it out the third time I killed boar playing this game. I am thoroughly unimpressed that this is a problem for you.

I have auto-loot turned on, and the occasional “train ride” doesn’t make it important enough for me to turn it off.

Ellie.5203:

those bags are your punishment for running like a lemming following the train

u could just throw them out.. it’s not hard to multi-task “spam 1 on keyboard killing champ with left hand…open bag throw the bags away with mouse on right hand”

This attitude is no better than the toxic attitude of certain train runners.

Additional proposal: Set the DR for players 3x the max level of the starter area to a much lower limit, say 15 minutes every 5 levels, down to 45 minutes and max DR for the starter area is zero.

Those champs are for beginning players so 5 slot bags are not a problem, just starting out.

Jakdariel.9076:

Additional proposal: Set the DR for players 3x the max level of the starter area to a much lower limit, say 15 minutes every 5 levels, down to 45 minutes and max DR for the starter area is zero.

I would be okay with this as well. Less loot means less colored bags, and an end to that problem. =)

rainbow bag, 20 slots.
however many colored bags + coins + mystic scroll + ? = 20 slot rainbow bag.
come on who has not wished for this?
seriously?
I know you have

Alexander.5782:

Astral Projections.7320:

Oohhhh only constructive criticism

Ok. The champ train bags were designed as an appropriate reward for starter chars killing them, not fully rigged level 80s killing them ez mode on an endless loop. They are appropriate for the zone and the expected level killing them. Don’t be expecting ANet to cater to level 80s getting a bunch of them while neglecting level appropriate content.

I would propose they should limit the loot accordingly then. I wouldn’t mind this at all. I’m not there to mindlessly press 1 at each of the current Champions.

That being said, perhaps my suggestion would be too steep for 1-15 characters. The patchwork bag would actually be pretty neat. What about using the bags as a base to make bigger bags via crafting?
Lets say:

10 Bolts of Wool
1 Minor Rune of Holding
1 Yellow Bag

And it creates a 10-slot yellow wool bag. Simply throw a bag into the existing recipes for 10-, 12-, 15-, 18-, and 20-slot bags to create a bigger bag of that color. And as a bonus, if you throw 4 bags of a different color in the Mystic Forge, you get a same-slot patchwork bag (as suggested by Kaz.5430).

They could set something up like this for a whole range of coloured, basic back packs similar to how making the spinal blade thing works. It would add some nice variety.

Alexander.5782:

I realize not everyone plays the same way as others. I ocasionally do join the “champ train”. Often it’s to test different weapon and skill combos and figure out a good rotation. If you have no constructive criticism or comments, please feel free to go about your day.
A more specific suggestion:
250 bags of one color
1 Eldrich Scroll
250 Gossamer Thread
5 Mystic Forge Stone

Throw this in the forge to get a 25 slot bag with a skin unique to the color you threw in.

Constructive criticism does not equal “suggestions you like”. Propositions can be rejected if people do not agree with them. If the basic idea seems unappealing, we do not have to offer you a readjustment. And overall, you are not able to “stake your claim” by opening a forum thread, it is not your property and not your position to tell people not to write in it.

How about they just fix the Train issue by doubling the time it takes for them to respawn?

Imagine a new player defeating a champion for the first time and then get a reward that is actually useful. All the joy and the excitement. That is what these bags are for.

Now look at how you play and ask yourself: “Why would I do that?”
And then ask yourself: “Why would I expect to get rewarded for what I am doing here?”