Guild Wars 2

As a PvPer I have a question about the new Wardrobe system that is going to be implemented, will I still be able to equip gear from different orders like I am doing now?

In the following image you can see my main character wearing the whisper’s coat and the vigil leggings.

All existing restrictions will likely remain unless otherwise noted.

There is not a restriction of wearing armor according to your order, just on buying it. Cultural armor is different because it has “Requires Race” and persists even after being transmuted onto another item and made account bound.

Um…yes?

Why exactly would you think you couldn’t wear Whisper’s and Vigil’s at the same time?

All the rules about armors now will still apply later, weight restriction and cultural armors will still have the same restriction.

Belzebu.3912:

All the rules about armors now will still apply later, weight restriction and cultural armors will still have the same restriction.

Could you please state the source? This is only privilege I’ve gotten used to for almost 2 years, I’d rather not have this taken away from me

Well … they didn’t directly said that, I’m based the info since they didn’t mention any different rule, so I assume all will just keep the same, instead of just create new random rules.

Btw I also use Whispers coat + Priory legs and boots on my ranger

I’m curious as well. I have a look planned for my Mesmer when he’s in action mode and it requires mixing Whispers and Vigil.

hannah mee.7925:

Um…yes?

Why exactly would you think you couldn’t wear Whisper’s and Vigil’s at the same time?

In PvE both skins cannot be attained at the same time on one character, but in PvP we can, and its been like this since launch. Now with gear unification both skins might not be used at the same time, and the thought of this is ruining my exitement over the patch.

Right now you can in PvE, by transmuting onto white items then onto the desired stat item on the new alt. The question is whether the skin will now auto-detect your Order and deny you the mix and match.

Since they are perfectly willing to reduce mix and match options, it seems, this is a valid fear.

Donari.5237:

Right now you can in PvE, by transmuting onto white items then onto the desired stat item on the new alt. The question is whether the skin will now auto-detect your Order and deny you the mix and match.

Since they are perfectly willing to reduce mix and match options, it seems, this is a valid fear.

Interesting, that would be a shame.

Phantom Master.9582:

hannah mee.7925:

Um…yes?

Why exactly would you think you couldn’t wear Whisper’s and Vigil’s at the same time?

In PvE both skins cannot be attained at the same time on one character, but in PvP we can, and its been like this since launch. Now with gear unification both skins might not be used at the same time, and the thought of this is ruining my exitement over the patch.

If you have more then one character it works just a few more steps to take then for other skins.

Phantom Master.9582:

hannah mee.7925:

Um…yes?

Why exactly would you think you couldn’t wear Whisper’s and Vigil’s at the same time?

In PvE both skins cannot be attained at the same time on one character, but in PvP we can, and its been like this since launch. Now with gear unification both skins might not be used at the same time, and the thought of this is ruining my exitement over the patch.

In PvE you could also use skins from two different orders, although it was a tedious process (you had to buy the set from a character who was in that order, use a transmutation crystal on it to turn into a common [white] item, then it was account bound so you could apply it again to a piece of armor using a transmutation crystal on the character you wanted to apply the skin to).

Now they’re just cutting out the middle man and if any character has it, it will be an unlocked skin in the wardrobe. Don’t worry, you’ll be able to mix and match armor sets still. They haven’t explicitly stated this but we can assume it won’t change so radically. If it does, I have a strong feeling that nobody’s going to stick around.

I’d enjoy it if a dev would confirm this for us but I don’t think they’ll do, we’l have to figure out by ourselves.

Hannelore.8153:

All existing restrictions will likely remain unless otherwise noted.

There is not a restriction of wearing armor according to your order, just on buying it. Cultural armor is different because it has “Requires Race” and persists even after being transmuted onto another item and made account bound.

I’ll take your word for it, since that makes alot of sense.

Phantom Master.9582:

I’d enjoy it if a dev would confirm this for us but I don’t think they’ll do, we’l have to figure out by ourselves.

A dev doesn’t have to confirm something that is likely to remain unchanged – that a skin can still be applied like how it was before. Cultural armor will have racial restrictions but orders armor was always able to be transmuted twice in order to place it on a different character. As Hannelore mentioned, the only restriction was purchasing – and that’s because the order armorsmiths wouldn’t talk to you unless you joined the order. Then when you bought the armor, it was soulbound which could “easily” be fixed by transmuting it onto a common item.