Guild Wars 2

I am in the process of crafting ascended armor at the moment. since the legendary armor is coming out, is it means that ascended armor is useless after legendary armor come out ????

Legendary armour will have the same stats as ascended, just like legendary weapons have the same stats as ascended weapons. You probably will be able to change the stats (like you can with legedary weapons). I could imagine they have more agony infusion slots, too, but that´s guesswork.
So no, ascended armour will not become useless, just like ascended weapons didn´t with legendaries. ((Unless you only play one character and plan on giving him legendary armour. But even then a ascended armour might help you doing raids, which you will probably have to do A LOT to get you legendary armour ))

Unless you’re planning on running raids and fractals ascended is unnecessary. If you’re worried about your ascended being obsolete don’t be as legendary has the same stat allocations it’s just able to swap stats on the fly like a legendary weapon. All ascended gear can be changed to a different stat set using the mystic forge as well, so if you want to change your set later, you can.

Ascended gear is expensive but if you want it go for it.

thank you for the reply … i think i will still go for ascended since i assume that legendary might require alot more mats than ascended ….

Ascended isn’t to bad if you’re a loyal fan of the game (ie: you play a lot). It took me 6 months to complete mine (full celestial), but it was worth it and I had fun saving up for it. Legendary Armor, like weapons, are unique in that you can change your stats without any cost. Other than that, they have the same stats and upgrade slots. I made the legendary Predator and it’s pretty cool how I can change the stats to match my play style. Make no mistake however, crafting that gear is no walk in the park. It costs a lot of time and money for just one legendary weapon. I can assure you, legendary armor will not be a common sight in this game, especially a full 6 piece set. The economy would tank if everyone had easy access to stat changing armor. I have no illusions of the effort that’s going to be involved in crafting it. So I would say set realistic expectations for yourself. Ascended is already a stretch for most, so if you can craft that and you’re happy with the stat choices you made, then legendary is nothing more than social status.

lislis.8075:

thank you for the reply … i think i will still go for ascended since i assume that legendary might require alot more mats than ascended ….

I read a post where someone said a set of Legndary armor would cost as much as a Legendary weapon, so most likely yes to needing a lot of mats.