Guild Wars 2

A certain nibling i knew got hacked and his gear…yeah. Well he got his account back and is starting from scratch but this shouldn’t happen to anyone so here’s my idea.

A weapon vault to protect your gear. It’s a account wide, character independant storage chest that will hold ascended and legendary items. One slot for each possible ascended legendary weapon. Kinda like that crafting materials deposit you can access at crafting station. At any time you just open it from inventory and withdraw the weapon, then when done you can store it back in.

Now here’s the big idea: when you store item there you bind it your account in a new way.

From that moment on, that item cannot be dropped, sold to npc or otherwise destroyed. On character deletion it’s send back to the vault. That way if you don’t want it for some odd reason, just put it in storage and close the lid. It won’t clog your inventory it won’t be forced upon you to see it. But hackers won’t be able to delete “just because”.

The binding is one way and irriversable. So if you wanna sell your legendary don’t go there. But if you got a hunch someone might be out for your shinies, that would be a good way to keep them safe.

Anyway that’s my idea on the matter. Feedback, criticism or support heartilly welcomed:)

or mobile authenticator. :P

You know that nibling can request a one-time rollback to get his stuff? Basically, keep your account safe, change your password often on both your email account and your game login.

..Which may or may not be granted and who knows when. With vault mechanic ingame a lot of that stress would be taken off both A-net’s shoulders and players themselves. Better to prevent then treat:)

ZeftheWicked.3076:

..Which may or may not be granted and who knows when. With vault mechanic ingame a lot of that stress would be taken off both A-net’s shoulders and players themselves. Better to prevent then treat:)

I took 3 players i know less than 3 days to get their stuff back. I believe your system would cause more harm then good to your average player, i know if i level a toon i get to salvaging stuff that’s lower level. Basically, you’re locking the player into their gear, which becomes completely useless once used and you out-level it. The prevention is better protection of your account password.

“It’s a account wide, character independant storage chest that will hold ascended and legendary items.”

How is that locking them with low tier gear?

People would still ask for a rollback of their account, due to the gold/items lost etc, which makes it kinda pointless.

ZeftheWicked.3076:

“It’s a account wide, character independant storage chest that will hold ascended and legendary items.”

How is that locking them with low tier gear?

Ahh, still kinda pointless. I mean what about gems and gold?

Some would, some wouldn’t. Not everyone enjoys having their account in suspension because everything you’ll drop in coming days (including even precursors) will go to pot with rollback that’s probably (it’s their decision not yours) incoming at a time you’re not 100% sure of.

And the locker does not conflict rollbacks for anyone if that’s their method of action. What it does it gives a way to self-defend your most precious stuff without being forced to ask for a rollback when it’s all over and done.

I think it’s actually a pretty good idea. Even putting hacker protection aside, think about the self protection.

I’ve heard too many stories of people accidentally salvaging, destroying, deleting or dropping their valuables. It would be nice for any user to have the option to lock items down in this way to prevent that kind of mistake.

Heck, I would use it. I’ve never made that sort of mistake, but I would still use it.

What is a nibling? An edible sibling?

Here are some additional reasons for weapon …well weapon and armor and triket (since they all can be ascended) vault:

1. I hear each account is entitled to one rollback. Ok, and what if they slip up/get hacked again?

2. Not everyone wants a rollback. I personally dislike the idea of my account hanging in void from the time i submit a rollback ticket to the time of accuall rollback (given i am granted one, and they do it at their chosen time, not mine).
Guy like me would much prefer to accept the losses (given i’m not that rich) and move on, as long as i know gear i worked for is safe and sound in my vault, ready to get me back on track. Well that and perm gem store stuff i got.

3. What if you weren’t exactly hacked, but just messed up? Got drunk and sold your legendary to npc vendor and logged off? Or something similar? Or quickly deleted a character without taking that ascended/legendary off it? Dude at your house got on your pc and “played a prank”? kitten happens!

4. Do i REALLY have to use account bank everytime i want to pass a staff from my necro to my guardian and back? can’t i just have build in button in inventory to open up my vault and pop it out then back in when i’m done?

I don’t see why you need to complicate it by having a separate vault. Just make it so you can otherwise destroy, sell those item types.

You say you would want your Gem Store items back. You would need an Account Restoration for that. Otherwise, your Weapon Vault must hold items other than Ascended and/or Legendary.

CS already replaces high-end items accidentally destroyed, such as Precursors and Legendaries. No roll-back required.

If you must store it before logging off/changing characters, I imagine there would be the same complaints as there are about sharing Account-wide tools, etc. Though, it would be somewhat easier to do. Still, unless the desired items are treated like Zenith weapons or AP armor, there is sure to be those that ‘forgot/got drunk, etc.’

I’m sure the Devs will consider your suggestion, and weigh the pros and cons of it. Good luck.

ZeftheWicked.3076:

Here are some additional reasons for weapon …well weapon and armor and triket (since they all can be ascended) vault:

1. I hear each account is entitled to one rollback. Ok, and what if they slip up/get hacked again?

2. Not everyone wants a rollback. I personally dislike the idea of my account hanging in void from the time i submit a rollback ticket to the time of accuall rollback (given i am granted one, and they do it at their chosen time, not mine).
Guy like me would much prefer to accept the losses (given i’m not that rich) and move on, as long as i know gear i worked for is safe and sound in my vault, ready to get me back on track. Well that and perm gem store stuff i got.

3. What if you weren’t exactly hacked, but just messed up? Got drunk and sold your legendary to npc vendor and logged off? Or something similar? Or quickly deleted a character without taking that ascended/legendary off it? Dude at your house got on your pc and “played a prank”? kitten happens!

4. Do i REALLY have to use account bank everytime i want to pass a staff from my necro to my guardian and back? can’t i just have build in button in inventory to open up my vault and pop it out then back in when i’m done?

1. Getting actually hacked twice is statistically unlikely. And by “hacked”, I do not mean “the people who I shared my account with stole all of my kitten”. Plus, since ANet already records the IPs that access your account, I am pretty sure they could spot it, even if it happened twice.
2. Well it still wouldn’t help you much. With this suggestion, you would only maintain your ascended gear. That is all fine and dandy if all you have is Ascended gear. And if you don’t give a crap about every other item that is no Ascended quality on your account. That includes your Gems, Gold, crafting materials, food items, your bags, your minis and quite a few other things. Good luck trying to re-get a mini that you can only get from a Living Story meta achievement.
3. All of your examples are preventable.
4. Yes you do. There is an item that allows you to access bank from anywhere once and a much rarer one that gives permanent access. Both of those can be gotten from the Gem Store.