Guild Wars 2

I understand that ascended items are meant to take a lot more investment to obtain than exotics, and I am fine with that. However, I find the methods of getting the currently available ascended items too grindy.

I think it’s because the only way to do it is to run fractals. Fractals in itself isn’t bad. The problem is that only doing Fractals is very repetitive. For exotics I can run any of the other dungeons, or I can do other things in the game to obtain the resources needed.

So it’s not that I dislike fractals. I just can’t stand running them over and over. I get bored. I want to get ascended gear but I want to do so by playing a variety of content which is what I love about obtaining gear in this game other than ascended gear currently.

Thanks for reading.

From my understanding the ascended gear was something they wanted to have in the game at launch but wasn’t ready at the time, this along with the Fractals and other ways to obtain ascended gear. Eitherway, I think I read somewhere they’re going to implement these ‘other ways’ to obtain ascended gear once it’s finished.

I’m not really a fan of Fractals myself, I mean it’s fun to do a couple runs from time to time with some guild mates, but I won’t be grinding it either and I don’t really care. It’s not like ascended gear is that important.

Then don’t do it. Problem solved.

They said ascended will be acquired even in other ways.
However i have to say that i did 3 lvl 1 fractals + 3 lvl 2 fractals ( for a total of 6 complete runs) and i have an ascended back.
I was lucky to get a vial of ascended mist essence? Maybe, i don’t know the drop rate.
I had to use it and 50 golds for the berserker quiver.

Jefzor.7145:

Then don’t do it. Problem solved.

Then the problem is that I don’t have ascended gear. I am not optimally geared.

Daendur.2357:

They said ascended will be acquired even in other ways.
However i have to say that i did 3 lvl 1 fractals + 3 lvl 2 fractals ( for a total of 6 complete runs) and i have an ascended back.
I was lucky to get a vial of ascended mist essence? Maybe, i don’t know the drop rate.
I had to use it and 50 golds for the berserker quiver.

I got an ascended back item on one of my characters. I also picked up another vial, so I can get an ascended back on my other level 80 soon…

The problem remains that I need to run a bunch of fractals to get the rings.

Khristophoros.7194:

Jefzor.7145:

Then don’t do it. Problem solved.

Then the problem is that I don’t have ascended gear. I am not optimally geared.

Are your exotics not good enough for the content you’re playing? Are you already using optimal nourishments with optimal potions/sharpening stones?

On a side not, yea, being able to buy them with badges or something would be nice, but I don’t really care. Stats make a miniscule difference anyway. It’s more about reaction time and how you play.

Only thing that is bad is the 250 ectos to craft the infused backpiece which conflicts with what aNet said “Ascended tier is something for players to acquire in between exotics and legendary weapons.” You will get more than enough relics as you progress.

Then why use ectos which are needed to craft mystic clovers making players (in between casual and hardcores) use all their ecto savings that should be used for RNGing mystic clovers.

Statistics of ascended gear work in WvW?

Jefzor.7145:

Then don’t do it. Problem solved.

That is still the worst argument of all time, grats for that.

Second only to the moronic “If you don’t like it don’t play it” argument people recieve when they try to help dev’s improve the game.

Ascended gear is sheer beta content-subject to change, and a totally unfinished concept. No offense to ANet, I am sure they agree too. As it is right now, it’s not really worth to grind FotM for many players-it is for another kind of player loves that sort of thing, not for everybody, and at least they claim this will change in the future, to suit the players who wouldn’t do/enjoy the FotM-way.

It certainly isn’t for me, and I am wholly ignoring that grind-I like the possible loot that can be had in them, but couldn’t care less about getting those two “Ascended” rings and backpiece. Further, the currently available stats are not in tune with my builds, so I shall ignore this beta content until it’s properly fleshed out (IMHO, besides Ascended gear, item nomenclature is still evolving, and there may be ways we could craft currently uncraftable stat combinations-which is what I am waiting for.)

Tiger.7506:

Statistics of ascended gear work in WvW?

yes

atm the gap of stats isnt too high, there are only 3 Ascended items 1 can equip, the Backpack & 2 rings.

i assume it will remain this way until Arenanet add in other ways of aquiring the ascended gear before/at the same time of adding in more such as earrings and amulets and then eventually Armour/Weapons.

You think its a grind to spend 30ish hours to obtain 2 rings and a cloak and making nice gold in the process?

Ontop of that you most likely get a few extra rings for your alt while getting the 20 tokens for your own (unless they drop for you while “grinding”). Plus the fractals are kitten fun.

Thats not even remotely a grind.

Fractals are boring like hell. To each their own.

SneakyErvin.3056:

Plus the fractals are kitten fun.

I agree the loot is nice, but you forgot something-we are all different, and doing Fractals over and over, however lucrative, is not for all of us (therefore, for many of us it’s not fun, even though for you they very well may be.)

Or as my favorite Ventari teaching says: “All things have a right to grow.”