Guild Wars 2

Class armor sets and weapons, in my opinion is something GW2 is missing, you would be able to purchase them from your class grandmaster and they would cost the same as T3 armor/weapons. In the trailer we saw the engi with his helmet that looks a heavy armor helm. Why can’t we see a shield just for guardians that looks like a mix between feathers of Dwayna and the chosen? I.e same for the other classes, maybe Necro would get a greatsword that looked as if it was made from corpses?

What are your thoughts?

I came up with the same idea, and made a post about profession specific armor. Turns out there are a handful of people who refuse to allow something to be in the game which they can’t have all of on one character. People started demanding that if it were implemented they should be able to wear necro armor on a mesmer or ranger armor on an engineer. While I can see their point, I still would like to have class specific armor and weapons similar to GW1, implemented much in the same way as race armor.

Id be happy with class specific designs that can be worn by other classes in the same weight class already. We got a wardrobe system and can mix and match till the cows come home…well…within the weight class obviosly so i really dont see a reason why a thief shouldnt wear ranger or engi styled armor…or a mesmer armor designed for an ele. We afterall all see our chars different and may or may not like different designs. I however support the idea that you can buy “class specific” armor with a maxed out char as a sorta…reward so to say… a form of “low level prestige” if i may call it that way. After you unlocked the skins you just could transmute your other chars in the same weight class like usual… cause afterall nothing is stopping you now either. Also just imagine what crazy and cool combinations could come from that.

I would love to see profession-specific armour & weapons.
They would obviously be designed with a profession in mind so I think a their in ranger armour (for example) would look out of place. I don’t think there should be mix and match even in the same armour categories. Otherwise they might as well just add new skins. If you want to look like a ranger on a thief, well, go roll a ranger. simple as that really. Profession specific armour could look amazing. Guardians could have something similar to the Dwayna Avatar from gw1 (not necessarily related to Dwayna though), necros could have a Grim Reaper vibe, mesmers could have an illusionary-style misty armour – there are tonnes of possibilities.
I think that they should be harder to get than racial armour. They should represent some kind of mastery over your profession. For example, it can only be purchased once you have:
1) completed the personal story on that profession
2) won 100 PvP matches on that profession
3) Spent 20 hours in WvW
4) Gained X skill points on that profession
5) Killed X monsters on that profession

and maybe even a quest line where it is unlocked at the end.

There are many possibilities I just hope that it represents some kind of prestige within the profession – not talking about Legendary grind but something which shows skill and time on a profession