Guild Wars 2

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Tuomir.1830:

This is about there being only one way of getting ascended weapons and armor without relying on random drops. Which, I should mention, was the order of day in GW1 – if you wanted a specific set of armor, you had to get the materials for it and pay the crafter.

Except there was no stat difference between specific sets, so you could just buy the one that was easiest to you. If you wanted a top tier (statwise) armor in GW1, you had a multitude of choices. You didn’t need to buy the obsidian one.

Astralporing.1957:

Tuomir.1830:

This is about there being only one way of getting ascended weapons and armor without relying on random drops. Which, I should mention, was the order of day in GW1 – if you wanted a specific set of armor, you had to get the materials for it and pay the crafter.

Except there was no stat difference between specific sets, so you could just buy the one that was easiest to you. If you wanted a top tier (statwise) armor in GW1, you had a multitude of choices. You didn’t need to buy the obsidian one.

I did say “specific set of armor” in the very paragraph you quoted. I’m well aware all max level armor in GW1 was of equal quality. My very point was that acquiring a specific set required doing specific things for that specific set, so appealing to GW1 for an argument against crafting being the only method of acquirement for ascended armor and weapons seems folly.

Again, I’m not against the sentiment of wishing for more ways of getting ascended weapons and armor that don’t rely on lucky drops – what I’m against is weak arguments.