Guild Wars 2

new question in old topic:
since ascended armors & weapons are upon us, how would you feel if ascended armors & weapons are able to swap into different skins & stats & runes & sigils & infusions once unlocked one by one?

this would be the best horizontal gear treadmill progression that guild wars 2 needs and could definitely benefit everyone in the long run.

original message posted 7 months ago here below:
Survey: Want Ascended Armors & Weapons?
Do you want Ascended Armors & Weapons?

Provided if,

1. The “Ascended Armor / Weapon Stats” are introduced as “Ascended Armor / Weapon Upgrade Stones” that turns Level 80 (Current Max Level) Exotic Armor / Weapon Stats into Level 80 (Current Max Level) Ascended Armor / Weapon Stats. Thus allowing you to retain your current armor skins without hassle, and upgrading the armor stats to ascended.

2. We are able craft Level 80 (Current Max Level) Ascended Armors, Weapons, Trinkets, Back Pieces via crafting stations.

3. The crafting materials required to craft Level 80 Ascended Armors, Weapons, Trinkets, Back Pieces are reasonable and not does not require an outrageous grind. For example, we need 1850 Fractal Relics to have ONE Ascended Back Item. The grind is a bit too much. There should be a skin-less no grind version of the Ascended Back Piece. Skin-less as in, does not show up on our toon, like those Back Items we got from our personal story:

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Back_item
Personal story
No level requirement
From any of the level 33 quests: Killer Instinct, Down the Hatch, or Bad Blood.
Choice of: Hearty Back Brace, Enduring Back Brace, or Strong Back Brace.
L80 requirement/Masterwork:
From completing the personal story quests: Blast from the Past, Ships of the Line, The Steel Tide
Choice of: Berserkers Spineguard of the Berserker, Clerics Spineguard of the Cleric or Rampagers Spineguard of the Rampager

4. Acquire Ascended Armors, Weapons, Trinkets, Back Pieces with Karma.

5. A reasonable chance to acquire Ascended Armors, Weapons, Trinkets, Back Items via special dynamic events all over Tyria.

If all of the above are true and valid, would you still want “Ascended Armor” & “Ascended Weapons” then?

Only if we can get it in WvW.

Wanderer.3248:

Only if we can get it in WvW.

hmmm i’m fine with that too.

eh wait, i thought they (anet) said people could get ascended items in WvW?

or they lied?

Whether we want it or not, they have already said they will be releasing full Ascended armor and weapons.

And seeing as how the current trend on Ascended gear is (adding a new currency for every new piece they release), we are going to have a lot of new currencies each time they add more Ascended gear.

SpyderArachnid.5619:

Whether we want it or not, they have already said they will be releasing full Ascended armor and weapons.

And seeing as how the current trend on Ascended gear is (adding a new currency for every new piece they release), we are going to have a lot of new currencies each time they add more Ascended gear.

hmmmm yeah.
from here:
https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/linsey-murdock-unveils-new-high-end-ascended-gear/

“Eventually, you’ll be able to kit yourself out with a full set of Ascended gear and high end Infusions to help give you the edge in end game content.”

unfortunately, i think they will just force us to use transmutation crystals if we want to retain our original armor skins.

well at least i always have to choice to do key runs anyway …

Deimos Tel Arin.7391:

do you want ascended armor?

/jranger

Then, I wonder if runes and sigils will be useless or not.

Tken.1986:

Then, I wonder if runes and sigils will be useless or not.

oh why do you wonder about that? O_O

At this point I don’t mind ascended gear at all, what I mind is the moronic restrictions they place on getting them.

I say,
add hard mode to dungeons, and make higher than 30+ fractals drop ascended items other than rings instead of limiting acquisition to daily laurel crap and guild missions which you only earn 2-3 marks per week.

and stop introducing a new currency every time you introduce a piece of ascended armor for the love of all that is holy !!

What i want is new armors. I don’t care about increased stats i just want freaking new looks. In nine months we got NADA, not a single new armor, gg.

Not really. I just want new armor skins. I don’t feel like treadmilling I just wanna collect.

I want new armor skin too (or GW1 armors, and not the ones that no one wore…), I don’t even care if they are horrible and don’t fit my character at all, at least it will give me something to laugh at.

Deimos Tel Arin.7391:

Tken.1986:

Then, I wonder if runes and sigils will be useless or not.

oh why do you wonder about that? O_O

Because the ascended gear we have right now doesn’t have any upgrade slots.

@Topic

I’d actually like to see a new armor set for each race, basically a tier 4 cultural set.
(So I can complain about how much a.net hates charrs!111)

If its in FotM. then no, if its anywhere else, then yes.

No, because the whole ascended thing is absolutely alt unfriendly. If they make the laurels and thus the daily quests personal for each of your characters, I would agree.

No i don t want the +1 armor to kill the +1 mob….

Its a pointless trendmill that doesn t add anything to what we have now….

No. New skins yes, but I’m not at all interested in new stats. I’ll only use ascended if it becomes widely available, and isn’t expensive or grindy.

Argon.1563:

If its in FotM. then no, if its anywhere else, then yes.

Pretty much this i would rather do arah than fotm for ascended armor if i could.

No i want option to infuse exotic armor so i dont need to replace whole set and buy 2 sets of fine trans. stones because of 1 patch….

Yes I do want ascended armour and ascended weapons.

Also, how about 80th level ascended sigils & runes? Its always struck me as strange sigils & runes stop at level 60…

Sigils & runes with different abilities from the current superior would give PvP a real shot in the arm, with new builds hopefully being possible. The same to a lesser extent would apply to WvW and PvE.

I also want ascended items available in WvW…its been 7 months since the first ascended items were released and still nothing in WvW…come on Anet…

Also, no new currencies, its stupid the amount of different currencies in this game…

Meglobob.8620:

Yes I do want ascended armour and ascended weapons.

Also, how about 80th level ascended sigils & runes? Its always struck me as strange sigils & runes stop at level 60…

Sigils & runes with different abilities from the current superior would give PvP a real shot in the arm, with new builds hopefully being possible. The same to a lesser extent would apply to WvW and PvE.

I also want ascended items available in WvW…its been 7 months since the first ascended items were released and still nothing in WvW…come on Anet…

Also, no new currencies, its stupid the amount of different currencies in this game…

No, thank you. I dont want to farm 1 month for 1 single item.

Argon.1563:

If its in FotM. then no, if its anywhere else, then yes.

There is no contradiction here. It should be in FotM – just as any other ascended gear should be accessible through FotM. It should also be everywhere else – including WvW, TP, dungeon/karma vendors, open world drops and crafting (the normal kind, not the Mystic Toilet one). Otherwise there’s really no point.

That saying, no, i’d have been happier if ascended gear was never implemented at all.

BadHabitZz.1856:

No i want option to infuse exotic armor so i dont need to replace whole set and buy 2 sets of fine trans. stones because of 1 patch….

yes, that was what i was trying to say

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as “upgrade stones” that turns
level 80 exotic armor stats into
level 80 ascended armor stats.
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give us rocks that turn our exotic stats into ascended stats.

but nooooo.
they want us to buy transmutation crystals.

No.
I hate that we have Ascended trinkets in the first place.
I’ve managed to basically ignore it and continue playing with all exotics. But if they add Ascended, they’ll eventually look at balancing any additional content around that gear instead of exotic.
I play this game to have end gear easily attainable so that I can then concentrate on refining my skill rather than chasing a carrot on a stick.
Gear is not an indication of how good a player you are. It’s an indication of how much free time you have, nothing more.
Skill should be the thing that separates the wheat from the chaff.

No, in regards to how I like to play a game.

Games should be fun and continually grinding for more and more armour and weapon types is not my idea of fun.

It’s just an excuse for developers to avoid adding new content and from what I’ve seen of GW2 since my return, is that Arenanet are happy to add content and rotate it by making content temporary. That seems a good mechanic to prevent players getting bored too quickly.

As long as we have more ways to obtain it, not just in fractals.

It’s bad enough that for each new build you want to try out in WvW or PvE, you’ll be earning that gold for awhile.
Ascended has such a time gate element to it; you better know exactly what build you’re going to be using ahead of time and don’t change your mind.

Upgrading exotics with a recipe should have been introduced as each ascended trinket was.

Infernia.9847:

Upgrading exotics with a recipe should have been introduced as each ascended trinket was.

but anet wants us to buy transmutation crystals … so how?

idc. if it means getting more armor skins (or100) I’m fine.

Well if you look at the two items (that I know of) at the moment that can be upgraded, the triforge pendant & the sclerite back piece.

Exotic —> Ascended (current recipes)
The triforge will cost you: 1 exotic triforge pendant, 1 glob of ecto, 1 mystic coin, and 1 fractal relic.
The sclerite back piece will cost: 1 exotic sclerite back piece, 50 glob of ecto, 250 karka shells, and 100 passion flowers.

Those are the only two that come to mind. But it can be done and therefore there is little reason it wasn’t already done for players. That little reason, to slow everyone down from getting ascended pieces too quickly.
My main will either be sitting on lots of laurels or I’ll break and get all celestial so I can change builds in the future.
My alts simply shed tears at their lack of ever becoming ascended.

another issue is also nerfbait anet loves so much that makes equip useless.

My knight/zerker ele gear got a hit as much as mesmer condition gear.

Now if they took the usual 3 weeks per pieces to get how would you feel?

As it stands now with trinkets, Ascended items have roughly 5% increased stats over Exotics. Nothing too bad, if you ask me.

Only if the armor follows this same pattern and cannot hold runes, I very much doubt that sacrificing the set effect of some runes is worth this meager increase. For example, I’d much rather have the set effect of my shouts removing a condition on me and allies (soldier runes) than a 5% increase in stats.

Maybe they will make recipes that convert runes into infusions, or just give the armor rune slots so your AR doesn’t get too crazy.

Will echo some of the posters above me – I’m fine with a slight gear treadmill, as long as I can earn the stuff in a reasonable time period, by playing the game the way I like to (i.e. attainable through various activities. i.e. not through crappy Fractals).

Nope! No desire in Ascended anything tbh.

Case in point, I’ve spent my first bunch of laurels on Chauncey and now am working towards my endless cat tonic. I’m also one guild commendation away from my first golem pet!

I don’t care either way if they add it or not, but if they do, make sure we can get it in WvW somehow. Still waiting, since november, for ascended in WvW. I don’t think they should even consider adding the armor till they actually give us the freaking jewelery.

Eh, as long as they don’t add another tier after ascended apart from Legendary, ascended armor sounds fine. And weapons.

What I’m really waiting for is legendary armor, though.

If they add ascended armor and weapons, I hope they come to their senses and make them craftable, able to uses sigils and runes, AND make the mats requirements reasonable, not this 250 of whatevers.

I have 8 level 80s. The time it will take to get just the jewerly for all them is far too long. I don’t need to add that amount of time for armor and weapons on top of it.

I do want it! I actually like gear progression, as long as it doesn’t mean new and better gear will be made avaliable 1 month after I’ve completed my set. I really hope ascended armor and weapons will have some unique and good looking skins though, like the fractal capacitor.

Edit: and there better be a set with celestial stats. :P

nowitsawn.1276:

As it stands now with trinkets, Ascended items have roughly 5% increased stats over Exotics. Nothing too bad, if you ask me.

Agony Resistance

YOU NEED ascended to play….

Every piece requires about 3 weeks.

Any patch could render your PvE build useless because some PvP player is sad :|

Any further ascended item will be an issue.

LordByron.8369:

nowitsawn.1276:

As it stands now with trinkets, Ascended items have roughly 5% increased stats over Exotics. Nothing too bad, if you ask me.

Agony Resistance

YOU NEED ascended to play….

Every piece requires about 3 weeks.

Any patch could render your PvE build useless because some PvP player is sad :|

Any further ascended item will be an issue.

That’s assuming the person is doing fractals, which a lot of us don’t give a rat’s fart about.

I’d like ascended armor however it should be PvE only as it would give a huge advantage in WvW since lots of players still use even Rare gear

I want new armor designs and looks, dont care particularly if they have a few stats more or not.

The introduction of ascended armor would pretty much wipe out all need for runes and Upgrade components. If that’s the case I refuse to farm 50+ gold for divinity runes. So far I have 2, Rather save gold for lodestones for the inevitable precursor hunt.

Imo they shouldnt add ascended armor

I’m not to fond of the idea farming for Ascended gear once again. I have 3 different sets for my warrior. 2 for my guardian and soon to be 2 for my Ele. I like having a variety of top level gear to play around with different builds in WvW. The idea for collecting ascended versions of all those armor set is just ugh. I would rather have a recipe for adding infusion slots to exotic armor without changing the stats. That way I can keep all the armor I have and just infuse the ones I want to do Fractals with.

I would not object but if I can’t use my runes, it won’t do me much good.

I’m totally against the idea of a continuing hunt for better armour while even better armour is coming out and I refuse to get myself ascended armour. I have geared all my characters up with exotic quality material and kitten anet if they want to let players do all their work over.

No I don’t want new higher stat armour, no I don’t want new currencies, no I don’t want to be forced to play game content that I don’t like (e.g. dailies).

No.

-Anything- would be better than what they’ve done so far with the current ascended gear.

Implementing a new gear tier was unnecessary. Giving the gear better stats was unnecessary. Adding agony resist was unnecessary and cheapens the whole skill/teamwork aspect of fractals progression. Making the gear available only through certain venues was dumb. Using the gear as shallow (and extremely obvious) time-sink is dumb. Implementing the gear in the most alt/build unfriendly way possible is dumb.

Part of me wants them to raise the level cap so they can deprecate the current garbage and implement better/more interesting item progression.

Not particularly.

Personally I want more skins more than I want better stats. I want ascended armour in large part, because I’d assume new skins would come with them.

No. It’s just unnecessary.