Guild Wars 2

Little confused if the legendary PoI is going to be this week or the next because Rubi announced it saying you won’t see it coming this week then changing it by saying definitely will see it this week. Just looking for clarification if not could always wait another week
Saying it is this week
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CLpkB4gWsAEEB50.png
Saying it is not this week
http://m.imgur.com/Ir7DW8

We will definitely see a PoI this Friday, yes.

We will not see a PoI on Legendaries this Friday, no.

These are not mutually exclusive comments. Note that your first image doesn’t say what the PoI’s subject will be.

Thanks for doing the Legendary Weapon POI in advance Rubi, I’ve been waiting for legendary talk for a while even though it’s not this week, hopefully it’s not that far away.

Speaking of weapons and the design aspect of it… any chance we’ll see the design-a-weapon contest come back sometime in the future? Maybe even a design-an-armor-set contest too? I think the community would love it.

if we were able to do something like that it would be way down the line.

Oh yeah most definitely – a design-a-weapon contest shouldn’t even be a thought right now with the expansion in the works, as well as WvW being worked on straight after that – I thought I would just mention it and it would be something awesome to keep in mind for the distant future long after Heart of Thorn’s release – because the weapon contests were really successful and made players feel involved in the future of the game.

I guess I just have fond memories of GW1 and those contests. I still remember wielding a bone dragon staff on my necromancer thinking ‘wow, this is so awesome, someone’s idea made it into the game and I’m wielding what was once just a thought – which then made it onto paper – which then ultimately made it into Guild Wars!’. It was an amazing skin too. The contest/s would be a cool idea for future skins or even new legendaries.

Just a thought, anyway. I look forward to the POI’s and thanks so much replying!

Hey Rubi – as a 3D character artist I’d be ecstatic to create assets for a contest under strict conditions for a chance to have said items in-game. For example, if your in-house weapon design requirements limit models to 3k triangles, 512×512 texture maps in .png format, or the same resolution but in a .jpg format with a separate transparency map. As well, a separate Normal Map and Specular Map for the weapon in 512×512 (or whatever your weapon standard is). This would essentially create strict guidelines on entry and completely eliminate the need to create assets based on fan art (and make freelance and hobby 3D artists very happy >.>)

Fingers crossed that they’ll add first batch of legendaries to replace the current more clownsy ones, and that the new longbow looks wayyy better than Kudzu Heres hoping for a shiny golden bow with fiery arrows, yes shiny..

RubiBayer.8134:

I’ve been super busy today or I would have come across this sooner, sorry.

There will be a PoI this week; it is not about legendaries. My comment about the legendaries show was in response to someone requesting that we cover that subject on PoI at some point in the future. I knew I wanted to do the legendary journey show earlier this year when Linsey published the blog post about it, and she was on board. So I was just letting them know that the show they requested is already in the works.

Don’t worry–this week’s show is going to be pretty good in its own right!

With this guest cohost how can it not be awesome this week?

Hey Rubi. Thanks for replying out of your busy day. I wanted to ask about the “banana scythe” for thieves. You were joking, right? -nudge nudge-

Dex.6139:

Hey Rubi. Thanks for replying out of your busy day. I wanted to ask about the “banana scythe” for thieves. You were joking, right? -nudge nudge-

Yes please tell us it was a joke.

She did! Her answer to everything HoT related is “banana scythe.” She said so in Twitch chat. “Release date? … banana scythe.”

Donari.5237:

She did! Her answer to everything HoT related is “banana scythe.” She said so in Twitch chat. “Release date? … banana scythe.”

Oh.. Oh okay, good. Sorry. All of this speculation has been driving me…..bananas.

“On that note, ArenaNet confirmed three new Legendary weapons would be added to Guild Wars 2 when Heart of Thorns launches, with more following as the story develops.”

http://uk.ign.com/articles/2015/08/06/gamescom-2015-guild-wars-2s-mastery-system-takes-you-from-canopies-to-crafting

… If sword, staff and hammer arent among them but yet another gs…..

I mean i knew we wont see full set, but 3? Thats more disappointing than i excepted.

Hey..i like that idea behind “legendary journey” on it own actually, except that dancing for a queen part (im a charr..come on, i wont dance for her ever lol) but i would also want to see all legendaries on a launch as well.

I just dont think its right to wait unknow amount of time for a legendary i may end up not liking at all as now i have to make a choice – buy some skins which i may wear for a month or 2 or hold still to not waste money just to end up disappointed. I just hope they wont end up with a cheap looking spark effects like bolt (dx12 plz ), a hammer that looks like a staff – juggernaut etc.

Datamined raven staff is great tho and im hope its a new legendary or riot ;o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Nd-5b1tsz0

RubiBayer.8134:

skowcia.8257:

“On that note, ArenaNet confirmed three new Legendary weapons would be added to Guild Wars 2 when Heart of Thorns launches, with more following as the story develops.”

http://uk.ign.com/articles/2015/08/06/gamescom-2015-guild-wars-2s-mastery-system-takes-you-from-canopies-to-crafting

… If sword, staff and hammer arent among them but yet another gs…..

I mean i knew we wont see full set, but 3? Thats more disappointing than i excepted.

Well if you expect to be disappointed you’re kinda setting yourself up to go in that direction anyway. :P

But seriously–why don’t you wait and see what legendary journey and the new legendaries bring before deciding for sure how you feel about them?

I’m not on any of the teams working on them, so I can’t address the process. But I can tell you that the people on those teams are throwing a lot of experience, care, and time into their development.

i don’t think the problem is the quality of legendary journey , but the way of realease only 3 legendary weapons and then have to wait for the others instead of have all legendary weapon since hot launch and then decided on what legendary weapons collection spend time

I’m betting for the first 3 legendary implemented:
- Staff (too many melee staff added, and too many caster staff skins atm)
- Mace (who doesn’t want a legendary mace different from The Moot? I like it anyway)
-Sword (I just want something different from Bolt)

I’d lean to Pistol, Shortbow, and Mace, as those are the most goofy current legendaries and they did say they’d try to give us more serious versions. Longbow is … hmm, not so much goofy as a less universal aesthetic that doesn’t mesh with a lot of armor looks, but it’s a contender for one of the three.

Spartacus.9743:

I’m betting for the first 3 legendary implemented:
- Staff (too many melee staff added, and too many caster staff skins atm)
- Mace (who doesn’t want a legendary mace different from The Moot? I like it anyway)
-Sword (I just want something different from Bolt)

You sure its not greatsword, greatsword 2, and combined greatswords 1&2? ;P

Wow thanks Rubi for jumping on this topic so quick!

RubiBayer.8134:

But seriously–why don’t you wait and see what legendary journey and the new legendaries bring before deciding for sure how you feel about them?

The problem brought up is not about the looks of legendaries, or how good the new system is. It’s much simpler – the legendaries i will be aiming for need to be not only aesthetically pleasing to me, but also need to be weapons i am actually using on one of my main characters. With only 3 options available, the chances that i will want to craft one of them go down significantly. Especially if they’ll happen to be of the same weapon type that legendaries i already have.

I guess i can just hope one of them will be a decent staff (because, seriously, Bifrost clashes with any char design i can think of except the “moar sparkles” ones, and i don’t go for those).

I prefer to have them as soon as they’re ready, even 1 every month, then having all of them toghether after 1 year.

If they’re adding 3 it means they they plan to be able to release just 3 at launch.
Ore you implying you prefer all of them to be delayed for when all legendaries are ready?

Can’t believe this.

Donari.5237:

She did! Her answer to everything HoT related is “banana scythe.” She said so in Twitch chat. “Release date? … banana scythe.”

It’s a clue. “Banana Scythe” has 12 letters, and 2 words. This gives us a possible release date of 12/2 or 2/12. Since we know that it’s being released this year, and it’s after February now, the release date must be December 2nd.

Captain Unusual.9163:

Donari.5237:

She did! Her answer to everything HoT related is “banana scythe.” She said so in Twitch chat. “Release date? … banana scythe.”

It’s a clue. “Banana Scythe” has 12 letters, and 2 words. This gives us a possible release date of 12/2 or 2/12. Since we know that it’s being released this year, and it’s after February now, the release date must be December 2nd.

But each word is 6 letters and there are 2 words, therefor we can assume the next Beta Weekend will be in 2 weeks with launch in 6.