Guild Wars 2

Maybe offer a soulbound version for hours and hours of work? Like a list of achievement similar to the new events where a box will spawn with a ticket allowing you to claim one soulbound version of the precursor needed. I don’t know just an idea.

Professor Sensei.2941:

Maybe offer a soulbound version for hours and hours of work? Like a list of achievement similar to the new events where a box will spawn with a ticket allowing you to claim one soulbound version of the precursor needed. I don’t know just an idea.

Anet are already working on the scavenger hunt. It’ll just take a while.

No. People need to stop trying to make legendaries easy to get. Stahp

zBluRrYz.1347:

No. People need to stop trying to make legendaries easy to get. Stahp

I don’t think a less rng method is making it easy. My friend got his precursor on his first attempt in the MF, isn’t that easy?

Then what will the gold sellers do?

emikochan.8504:

zBluRrYz.1347:

No. People need to stop trying to make legendaries easy to get. Stahp

I don’t think a less rng method is making it easy. My friend got his precursor on his first attempt in the MF, isn’t that easy?

Is this him?

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/gw2/My-first-EVER-attempt-in-the-Forge/

I got 3 precursors already, I don’t see the problem :p

emikochan.8504:

Professor Sensei.2941:

Maybe offer a soulbound version for hours and hours of work? Like a list of achievement similar to the new events where a box will spawn with a ticket allowing you to claim one soulbound version of the precursor needed. I don’t know just an idea.

Anet are already working on the scavenger hunt. It’ll just take a while.

No they’re not. They’ve specifically said that they aren’t working on this yet.
Unless if you can find a recent quote stating otherwise.
And I thought of this recently too, TC.
I had idea that the 5000 achievement point chest could give a token that would replace your required precursor but be account bound.

I can wish Q_Q

Edell.1286:

I got 3 precursors already, I don’t see the problem :p

I hate you! (ok not really)
I’ve already wasted over 1000 staves in the mystic toilet though and considering my playtime is in the 4 digits I feel as though I’m never going to get my precursor. I hate this RNG!
And I don’t like the idea of saving a stupid amount of gold just to buy my legendary.

well i’m in for precursor in ap chest, account bound ofc (what an idea for the legendary istself uh?!!?) but definetly not at 5k.
I’m at 7k, so i’d have it day one. i don’t have it atm nor i’m close to it. but it would need to be at 10k minimum, if not 15k.
only anet knows how many ap we gonna get in say a year, so i can’t say but it needs to be that 99% of accounts won’t get it day one, if it was my case ii’d be more disapointed than not ever getting it.
and this because the solution itself doesn’t solve main problem.
the various gifts are kinda ok as they are, the game needs some sinks, be it mats or gold.
even the clovers are good, even if i used to have a different opinion back then lol.
precursor is the only way for them to add a bit more lore into what otherwise is just a pure grind.

It really isn’t necessary. Not to brag, but to put it into context I have multiple legendaries without even trying to craft a precursor and this is a list of my best drops:

- Molten Firestorm (~100g at the time, ~60g now). I didn’t sell this and still have it, but I included it for correctness.
- Khilbron’s Boots (~12g at the time).
- Super Sword (8g at the time).
- Deathwish (7g at the time).

Everything else has been no more than a few gold, with 90% of my “exotic” drops being “junk” and worth <1g.

Tell me again how Legendaries require you to get a precursor drop or lucky in the MF.

emikochan.8504:

Professor Sensei.2941:

Maybe offer a soulbound version for hours and hours of work? Like a list of achievement similar to the new events where a box will spawn with a ticket allowing you to claim one soulbound version of the precursor needed. I don’t know just an idea.

Anet are already working on the scavenger hunt. It’ll just take a while.

Which sucks because people were complaining about the lack of precursor drops since like..september/october.

But in the mean time, enjoy this fluffy story, your new kite, a quaggan backpack , and infinite mining pick!

And have some Candy, and press F.

Falcus.4130:

No they’re not. They’ve specifically said that they aren’t working on this yet.
Unless if you can find a recent quote stating otherwise.

There have been comments from devs about this throughout this year, it’s in development and probably coming soon but they won’t make an official announcement until it’s ready. No I won’t spend hours searching through the forums to find quotes for you, do it yourself.

cesmode.4257:

emikochan.8504:

Professor Sensei.2941:

Maybe offer a soulbound version for hours and hours of work? Like a list of achievement similar to the new events where a box will spawn with a ticket allowing you to claim one soulbound version of the precursor needed. I don’t know just an idea.

Anet are already working on the scavenger hunt. It’ll just take a while.

Which sucks because people were complaining about the lack of precursor drops since like..september/october.

But in the mean time, enjoy this fluffy story, your new kite, a quaggan backpack , and infinite mining pick!

And have some Candy, and press F.

Millions of gold have changed hands over Legendary precursors alone, some of it purchased via real money with gems. A lot of people have a lot of time and resources invested in this, a simple and certain path will invalidate a lot of that and kitten off quite a few of Anet’s customers. You might not like market speculators who have invested thousands of gold each in buying and selling precursors, but they paid just as much to Anet for the game as you did, and deserve the same consideration Anet has for any of their players.

It’s a delicate matter that spans the entire game, and not something they can finish in a week without breaking the game. There are specific procedures for adding anything to the game, including pitching ideas, getting approval for a plan, testing and refining the plan, then creating and testing the changes to the game that go along with the plan. This takes many months to go through, and even if the process began in December/January it’s only recently entering the testing stages.

No amount of complaining, requesting or begging will speed up this process.

zBluRrYz.1347:

No. People need to stop trying to make legendaries easy to get. Stahp

Luck =/= skill. There’s nothing challenging about getting a precursor. And yes, I’ve gotten one. Also I’m not sure how making precursors soulbound has anything to do with everything else it takes to actually get a legendary.

tolunart.2095:

cesmode.4257:

emikochan.8504:

Professor Sensei.2941:

Maybe offer a soulbound version for hours and hours of work? Like a list of achievement similar to the new events where a box will spawn with a ticket allowing you to claim one soulbound version of the precursor needed. I don’t know just an idea.

Anet are already working on the scavenger hunt. It’ll just take a while.

Which sucks because people were complaining about the lack of precursor drops since like..september/october.

But in the mean time, enjoy this fluffy story, your new kite, a quaggan backpack , and infinite mining pick!

And have some Candy, and press F.

Millions of gold have changed hands over Legendary precursors alone, some of it purchased via real money with gems. A lot of people have a lot of time and resources invested in this, a simple and certain path will invalidate a lot of that and kitten off quite a few of Anet’s customers. You might not like market speculators who have invested thousands of gold each in buying and selling precursors, but they paid just as much to Anet for the game as you did, and deserve the same consideration Anet has for any of their players.

It’s a delicate matter that spans the entire game, and not something they can finish in a week without breaking the game. There are specific procedures for adding anything to the game, including pitching ideas, getting approval for a plan, testing and refining the plan, then creating and testing the changes to the game that go along with the plan. This takes many months to go through, and even if the process began in December/January it’s only recently entering the testing stages.

No amount of complaining, requesting or begging will speed up this process.

Who said a week? Try at least 8 months. Sometime in the fall, within a month or two of release..the precursor issue issue really became hot. This isnt new, and we have given them a long time to get things fixed. Only in the last few weeks did we get any info on what they have planned. Yet, a priority is given to small bits of content that leave the world exactly as it was before. Fluffy crap.

Huge issues that are enormous for a lot of people..precursors, dungeons, LFG tool, etc…these are things that are big name issues but keep getting kicked further down the road in favor of the living story…something that noone asked for.

Flissy.4093:

It really isn’t necessary. Not to brag, but to put it into context I have multiple legendaries without even trying to craft a precursor and this is a list of my best drops:

- Molten Firestorm (~100g at the time, ~60g now). I didn’t sell this and still have it, but I included it for correctness.
- Khilbron’s Boots (~12g at the time).
- Super Sword (8g at the time).
- Deathwish (7g at the time).

Everything else has been no more than a few gold, with 90% of my “exotic” drops being “junk” and worth <1g.

Tell me again how Legendaries require you to get a precursor drop or lucky in the MF.

I’m curious what you mean by all of this? You got multiple Legendaries without a precursor?

Not sure you know how Legendaries work, but they in fact do require a precursor drop and/or getting lucky in the toilet. The only other option is to purchase the precursors and/or Legendaries off of the TP for hundreds if not thousands of gold. But you couldn’t possibly be suggesting everyone should just buy their items off of the TP. That would be a stupid thing to suggest.

Draknar.5748:

what you mean by all of this? You got multiple Legendaries without a precursor?

Not sure you know how Legendaries work, but they in fact do require a precursor drop and/or getting lucky in the toilet. The only other option is to purchase the precursors and/or Legendaries off of the TP for hundreds if not thousands of gold. But you couldn’t possibly be suggesting everyone should just buy their items off of the TP. That would be a stupid thing to suggest.

Yes, I purchased every precursor as if I was as unlucky in the MF to the degree of some stories suggest, it would likely lead me to quitting, and sitting around waiting for that particular drop will take a ludicrous amount of time, if ever (~2.1k hours of solid PvE).

Sure SOMEONE needs to get that precursor drop/MF luck, but it is possible to get Legendaries without being that person.

What I was getting at is that so many people on these forums complain that they cannot get their Legendary without being that person.

Flissy.4093:

Draknar.5748:

what you mean by all of this? You got multiple Legendaries without a precursor?

Not sure you know how Legendaries work, but they in fact do require a precursor drop and/or getting lucky in the toilet. The only other option is to purchase the precursors and/or Legendaries off of the TP for hundreds if not thousands of gold. But you couldn’t possibly be suggesting everyone should just buy their items off of the TP. That would be a stupid thing to suggest.

Yes, I purchased every precursor as if I was as unlucky in the MF to the degree of some stories suggest, it would likely lead me to quitting, and sitting around waiting for that particular drop will take a ludicrous amount of time, if ever (~2.1k hours of solid PvE).

Sure SOMEONE needs to get that precursor drop/MF luck, but it is possible to get Legendaries without being that person.

What I was getting at is that so many people on these forums complain that they cannot get their Legendary without being that person.

Many people also can’t seem to break 50g, let alone save 500-600g, and thus purchasing from TP is literally not an option for them. You can try to explain how to make money playing the TP, or suggest farming CoF path 1 over and over, but I can assure you that wasn’t what the developers had in mind for getting your legendary precursor.

Personally I’m going to keep randomly throwing swords into the toilet as I get the money for it. I’m hoping that I will get the precursor before I hit the 500g mark in greatsword purchases, because if I hit that point I will be seriously kitten ed at myself for not saving up.

It’s like when you’re waiting in line and the other line looks like it is moving faster so you switch lines and now the line you just left moves super fast. Also applies to sitting in traffic and switching lanes.

I honestly think that giving you the choice of any precursor (soulbound on acquired) at the 10000 AP mark or something would be a decent idea. Getting to 10k is not an easy task and the majority of people aren’t even at 5k after almost a full year of playing. Just an opinion though.