Guild Wars 2

Oki ive been all up in arms about this but then i read that its for wvwvw is this true ?
If so then I don’t care since I dont do wvw.

It’s PvE gear obtained through a dungeon with increased stats to make it so you can get through more difficulty of the same dungeon.

It is usable outside the dungeon, including WvW and PvE in general.
It has a slight stat increase over exotic gear, but loses the benefit of being able to choose your own bonus to add in the upgrade, as it is already chosen for you.
It allows you to add a special upgrade called an infusion for the new dungeon (it won’t affect the rest of the game)
You can play all the segments of the dungeon without it. You only need it when you continue to increase difficulty in the dungeon.

WvWvW won’t be affected by accended gear, as there are no agony you can resist from, and there are no agony you can deal to other players.
The gear does increase stats a bit, but you don’t get the slot(only infusion) to upgrade your stat like normal armors do.

So techincally is lower then exotic in regards for the lose of the slot. It maybe slightly stronger on base stats but i doubt they made them high enough to overcome the stat boasts that a rune would provide.

It’s +2 stat points that’s making players have an aneurism because of kneejerk reactions.

I don’t see the problem with +2 stat points, arena net could possible later release more powerful rune for the game that can balance out the +2 stat points.

dangerhunt.2607:

I don’t see the problem with +2 stat points, arena net could possible later release more powerful rune for the game that can balance out the +2 stat points.

It’s not an issue because it’s not a gear treadmill. The plan is to kit yourself out in full ascended gear over the course of the dungeons they release in the future. The new dungeon will only drop rings. Back slots, the other ascended item type, are craftable.

it’s not only a +2, ascended gear has built in stats superior to exquisite jewels in addition to normal stats.
A full ascended gear gives you + 60-100 in every stat compared to full exotic with exotic jewels.

Vasham.2408:

It’s +2 stat points that’s making players have an aneurism because of kneejerk reactions.

Its +77 stats. Thanks.

3% magic find increase is +67 of a stat on equivalent gear.
+5 minor.
+5 minor.

+77 is not +2. +77*16 is 1232 stats. You have a stat spread of roughly 7000 (unless I’m mistaken, doing this off the top of my head in terms of maximums). Thats 17.6%.

Edit: I was gonna try to explain this for people, but you know what? Frak it. Not worth the effort anymore.

Vena.8436:

Vasham.2408:

It’s +2 stat points that’s making players have an aneurism because of kneejerk reactions.

Its +77 stats. Thanks.

3% magic find increase is +67 of a stat on equivalent gear.
+5 minor.
+5 minor.

+77 is not +2. +77*16 is 1232 stats. You have a stat spread of roughly 7000 (unless I’m mistaken, doing this off the top of my head in terms of maximums). Thats 17.6%.

They only showed a piece of gear with magic find on it. If it was a power piece, you would have equivalent stat plus a couple of points.

Vasham.2408:

It’s +2 stat points that’s making players have an aneurism because of kneejerk reactions.

It is +2 for 4~6 stats per item.

When you have full ascended gear, it will be +2 * 6 * 12 for a total of 144 points. Now that is a lot. That is not including the Infusion slots and Agony system, which acts as a content gate.

FYI, now is ring and backpack, but as they wrote, the FULL set of ascended gear will be out soon.

Vasham.2408:

The screenshot in the announcement was rather clear on the matter. In total the exotic ring had 63 Power/Precision and 8% magic find. The ascended ring had 68 Power/Precision and 10% magic find. That’s +5 Power/Precision and +2% magic find.

Now keep in mind that YOU WILL ONLY BE ABLE TO FILL THREE SLOTS WITH ASCENDED GEAR AFTER THE PATCH.

Caps and bold for emphasis since some people seem to have trouble reading.

You seem to be having trouble scaling. The MF is the major stat on that gear, and it scales at 3% to 67+ points.

Vena.8436:

Vasham.2408:

It’s +2 stat points that’s making players have an aneurism because of kneejerk reactions.

Its +77 stats. Thanks.

3% magic find increase is +67 of a stat on equivalent gear.
+5 minor.
+5 minor.

+77 is not +2. +77*16 is 1232 stats. You have a stat spread of roughly 7000 (unless I’m mistaken, doing this off the top of my head in terms of maximums). Thats 17.6%.

And why do you keep talking about a full set? For now they are only releasing rings and a back slot item… that’s 3 pieces.

Relax or quit the game… it’s that simple.

Omega Mayhem.7163:

And why do you keep talking about a full set? For now they are only releasing rings and a back slot item… that’s 3 pieces.

Relax or quit the game… it’s that simple.

So when you’re proven wrong, you change the issue but ignore the fact that the blog posts states that more gear is to come and full sets are bound to appear? That doesn’t work.

Vena.8436:

Omega Mayhem.7163:

And why do you keep talking about a full set? For now they are only releasing rings and a back slot item… that’s 3 pieces.

Relax or quit the game… it’s that simple.

So when you’re proven wrong, you change the issue but ignore the fact that the blog posts states that more gear is to come and full sets are bound to appear? That doesn’t work.

Yes, more gear will be coming in the future. So why worry about that when all you have to worry about is a couple rings and a backpack?

Omega Mayhem.7163:

Yes, more gear will be coming in the future. So why worry about that when all you have to worry about is a couple rings and a backpack?

Because its called a power creep for a reason. It creeps in and kills a game.

Vena.8436:

Omega Mayhem.7163:

Yes, more gear will be coming in the future. So why worry about that when all you have to worry about is a couple rings and a backpack?

Because its called a power creep for a reason. It creeps in and kills a game.

Ok, you seem to be dead set against these changes, so i am done arguing with you.

Good luck… I hope you find a game you like, because this one obviously isn’t it.

Omega Mayhem.7163:

Vena.8436:

Omega Mayhem.7163:

Yes, more gear will be coming in the future. So why worry about that when all you have to worry about is a couple rings and a backpack?

Because its called a power creep for a reason. It creeps in and kills a game.

Ok, you seem to be dead set against these changes, so i am done arguing with you.

Good luck… I hope you find a game you like, because this one obviously isn’t it.

I found that game 7 years ago, and I’m trying to keep this game tied to the principles it shares but, little by little, it seems that all thats left in common is a name.