Guild Wars 2

Like the title says, what legendaries are you hoping for? A specific theme, something particular for a certain weapon type? This isn’t a speculation thread on what you think will come out, just a thread on what you wish will happen. :P

For example: All I want is a scepter skin that doesn’t bug me. Almost every scepter skin in the game either looks so.. big and chunky like some sort of ornamental mace, or long and awkward like someone but a staff in half. (Yes, I know it’s weird, but that’s just how most of the scepter skins look to me!)

What do you guys hope for?

What I really hope is for more serious (lack of better word) weapons. IMO the legendary bows are awful, the pistol too, they look funny and I really expect to see something that have a more deadly look, like The Predator, the spear, Frostfang, etc… And a better sword skin, I really dont like Jolt, Infinity Light looks better than it.

I’d like weapons that fit every player, may they go for a darker or shinier theme on their character. Additionally it would be cool if the effects of the weapons change a bit with the profession wielding it…or even the stat-set you got active. Would be great if an ele would wield a legendary staff and the attunement-based rings around the wrists extend in swirly lines along the weapon.

I’d like focus, scepter and staff to have some kind of ancient flair. Like they are old magical artifacts.
I’d like swords, greatswords and daggers with straight, two edged blades.
Firearms should look a little modern. Not like a rugged down musket, but something like the ascendet weapons.

Less joke weapons and less ridiculous over the top ones as well. Pistol and scepter are prime examples of both extremes. I think they are both horrible.

I do think some more serious appearances are in order, most of the existing weapons feel over the top, maybe some cool looking weapons that just look strait up deadly over glowing and effect heavy. Maybe make this more focused on personal and attack effects over glowing and movement? But I have been drawing up ideas for a great-sword that pulls heavily from a reaper’s scythe that could look pretty kitten cool in game. Maybe make attacks leave either black or green streaks with a black shadow that is kind of like the quip effect?

Im really hoping for a bow that has a fire theme to it. A scepter that has a dark theme. A shield that has a simpler scheme but has that feeling of “come at me” to it. A dagger that has some kind of ethereal effect to it. And a greatsword that just is all barbs and jagged edges. Like a bone sword almost.

To quote another poster…

Templar.3418:

Not a little girl’s toy…
MANLY!

I really wish we had more legendaries that had a more gritty, realistic, or dark look to them. The current batch is a little too shiny and… feminine (wrong word maybe idk… you know what I mean)

I just really hope that the druid legendary will be amazing as I do intend on getting it as quickly as possible.

I’m hoping there will be at least one new one of each weapon type, I expect there will be. Apart from that I hope they look… better, none of the current legendaries appeal to me all that much.

I also hope that obtaining a precursor in the new system is a little interesting.

well.. i hope for one that doesnt drown me in effects so much that i cant even make out my char anymore

yeah i dont like Shield legendary skin although it got great detail, it doesn’t fit the warrior or engineer, Ghastly Grinning Shield is better hell even Dragon’s Jade Wall looks better.

also we need a hammer legendary that looks like a true hammer not like an oversized staff.

A staff that shoots blood and skulls at people while accompanied with death metal music.

A legendary mini that provides buffs or some cosmetic effect like particles or glowies. Heck, the mini can BE the effect as far as I’m concerned.

something like this , not mine but it looks beastly

Or something like this again not mine .

Maybe this , still not my art but it works .

Some of those concept arts do look nice! Like many of you I also hope for more ‘serious’ legendaries. Also, for more combination legendaries like Twilight + Sunrise = Eternity.

Like the others said, more serious weapons like Frostfang, Predator or the greatswords, not toys like Quip, Dreamer or Kudzu.
I would be also nice if wielding two legendaries gave a third, combined effect. Just like wielding Frostfang and Howler still leaves the mist on you.

Two hopes so far:
-a legendary dagger that looks good on necro

-a well made steampunk lightsaber (sword-skin). preferrably with dyable blade

-not necessarily as a legendary, but i feel like the game is lacking some sleek, good looking curved swords

Storm Bow.

/15char

The Betrayer, dagger or sword that looks like one of Shiro’s blades from GW1. When equipped, animation in form of purple and redish “flames” extends from it, up the arm and shoulder and ends on the chest where it forms Shiro’s crest (kinda like skill icon of Shadow Form or Enduring Toxin from Factions with crest on the chest)

Nice clean looking weapon with a nod to the lore and not too flashy animations, but one can dream right?

heh… how about something along these lines…

http://thetriplestsofparadise.weebly.com/uploads/8/5/9/4/8594802/6304573_orig.jpg

I think there need to be two important changes:

1) Serious legendaries.
I don’t think legendaries should look jokey (ref: unicorn bow, disco stick etc.). They need to feel epic, serious achievements. If people want jokey weapons then these should be other skins achieved through different routes. I want a weapon that really indicates the epicness of my character, not a silly gimmick. I think a lot of people feel like this. So i hope that the new legendaries, especially the new versions of currently jokey ones, take a more serious tone.

2) More interesting lore
The lore behind The Flameseeker Prophecies is so interesting. When you make it and wield it you really feel like you a wielding a LEGENDARY weapon, something that helped shape Tyria. You don’t get that feeling with a lot of the others, especially the gimmicks. I think new legendaries should have a really strong basis in GW lore. It would be especially nice if they referenced back to GW1

Dante.8456:

I think there need to be two important changes:

1) Serious legendaries.
I don’t think legendaries should look jokey (ref: unicorn bow, disco stick etc.). They need to feel epic, serious achievements. If people want jokey weapons then these should be other skins achieved through different routes. I want a weapon that really indicates the epicness of my character, not a silly gimmick. I think a lot of people feel like this. So i hope that the new legendaries, especially the new versions of currently jokey ones, take a more serious tone.

2) More interesting lore
The lore behind The Flameseeker Prophecies is so interesting. When you make it and wield it you really feel like you a wielding a LEGENDARY weapon, something that helped shape Tyria. You don’t get that feeling with a lot of the others, especially the gimmicks. I think new legendaries should have a really strong basis in GW lore. It would be especially nice if they referenced back to GW1

then most legendaries would be only based arround what the humans did…and thats sorta lame. Dont get me wrong.. lore and stuff is always good but why only lore?

Look at the predator and incinerator…clearly charr tech weapons that where made to kick some serios kitten in battle… why not spread that out a bit more to asura too? Magitech legendaries basically with lots of pew pew and zappy thingies or sylvari styled ones that got that grown look to them and a magical feel like the dreamthistle weapons(and no stupid unicorns and rainbows for once please…) or norn styled ones based on their spirits and nature stuff…i belive somebody even datamined a staff with a crow sitting on it and to top, that direction would be kitten, and also lore legendaries cause cant even think for a second to leave the humans out. That way you got basically all styles of gw2 weapons covered

-Mechanical
-Magitech
-Magical\Lore based
-Organic
-“Rustical” (if i may call the norn style this way for the moment)
-Normal- (but who wants a normal weapon as legendary, thats sorta against the idea)

People can first off easier match them to the style they go with their char (if they go a style direction of course) and they feel much more personal…rather then the only choice. (im looking at you quip…) But thats just my opinion on it.

a mjolnir that looks like mjolnir, some lightning sprites in a hammer shape doesn’t make it a mjolnir, it’s makes it something ridicules.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-i3YBSDZKpFs/U7cq0u0wb1I/AAAAAAAAFHI/-wx9Aush6TQ/s1600/mjolnir_wallpaper_by_skyrace-d76xyqn.jpg

a lightning effect is all fine but what we have now…….no frikin way.

I want a Shotgun legendary to fit my engi. Since we engies use our rifles like a shotgun it would fit perfectly. We already have a rifle for warriors that shoots properly like a normal Rifle. But hip shotting a sniper rifle doesnt look right at all. Unless this was COD and no scopes was a real rifle skill lol.

A new axe called The Executioner.

It would look like a stylized executioner’s axe. When it is drawn, a soul rises from the blade and releases a faint scream. It also gives the wielder a smoky black aura which swirls around the axe and up the arm and collects around the user’s feet (like standing in black mist) and it has bloody footfalls.

Too grim?

My only real request is a dagger with a physical blade. Incinerator was brilliant, but it always bugged me because it only suits Elementalist, due to its flame blade.

and please. no joke weapons.

I’m hoping for some GW1 throwbacks. Updated Draconic Shield, Storm Bow, Odsidian Edge, Dhuum’s Soul Reaper for a staff skin, etc. There is a ton of potential in GW1 weapons and it would be truly legendary to bring them back.

I’d like weapons that let me immerse in the lore of Guild Wars. I can’t stand most of the current Legendaries because they completely take me out of the gameworld.

What I think would be cool, when you get your legendary you’d be taken to something similar to a character creation screen, where you can alter the size slightly, and change the colour of any effects to match your outfit. Maybe even apply any dyes to certain parts. Nothing too crazy, but it’d help the fact that some weapons don’t suit some colour schemes. Traditional dark Necro outfit and Bifrost look a little weird for example.

Also, you’d receive a quest and be told to travel to a certain point on the map somewhere. There’d be an instance where you pull the sword out of a stone or have it blast out of the sky in a bolt of lightning or something for each weapon, just t make it feel more epic.

I would like a second set of every weapons and more than that i would like more animations when you use it.

Basaltface.2786:

Dante.8456:

I think there need to be two important changes:

1) Serious legendaries.
I don’t think legendaries should look jokey (ref: unicorn bow, disco stick etc.). They need to feel epic, serious achievements. If people want jokey weapons then these should be other skins achieved through different routes. I want a weapon that really indicates the epicness of my character, not a silly gimmick. I think a lot of people feel like this. So i hope that the new legendaries, especially the new versions of currently jokey ones, take a more serious tone.

2) More interesting lore
The lore behind The Flameseeker Prophecies is so interesting. When you make it and wield it you really feel like you a wielding a LEGENDARY weapon, something that helped shape Tyria. You don’t get that feeling with a lot of the others, especially the gimmicks. I think new legendaries should have a really strong basis in GW lore. It would be especially nice if they referenced back to GW1

then most legendaries would be only based arround what the humans did…and thats sorta lame. Dont get me wrong.. lore and stuff is always good but why only lore?

Look at the predator and incinerator…clearly charr tech weapons that where made to kick some serios kitten in battle… why not spread that out a bit more to asura too? Magitech legendaries basically with lots of pew pew and zappy thingies or sylvari styled ones that got that grown look to them and a magical feel like the dreamthistle weapons(and no stupid unicorns and rainbows for once please…) or norn styled ones based on their spirits and nature stuff…i belive somebody even datamined a staff with a crow sitting on it and to top, that direction would be kitten, and also lore legendaries cause cant even think for a second to leave the humans out. That way you got basically all styles of gw2 weapons covered

-Mechanical
-Magitech
-Magical\Lore based
-Organic
-“Rustical” (if i may call the norn style this way for the moment)
-Normal- (but who wants a normal weapon as legendary, thats sorta against the idea)

People can first off easier match them to the style they go with their char (if they go a style direction of course) and they feel much more personal…rather then the only choice. (im looking at you quip…) But thats just my opinion on it.

By ‘lore’ I don’t necessarily mean just human lore. There is a tonne of lore in gw1, a lot of it is not human. I mean we could have a legendary bow that stems from a legendary Tengu warrior or something. Any race’s law.
But I don’t think they could do a legendary for each race because that is 5 new styles per weapon class which is a LOT of work and quite frankly 6 different legendaries might be a bit much.

A longbow that’s not plants and doesn’t shoot flowers.

I’d love a shadowy style flail for the Mace with similar animations to the Ghastly Grinning Shield.

As others have mentioned, the Storm Bow for the next legendary longbow would be awesome.

That

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/archive/suggestions/What-Eternity-Should-Look-Like/first

Dante.8456:

Basaltface.2786:

Dante.8456:

I think there need to be two important changes:

1) Serious legendaries.
I don’t think legendaries should look jokey (ref: unicorn bow, disco stick etc.). They need to feel epic, serious achievements. If people want jokey weapons then these should be other skins achieved through different routes. I want a weapon that really indicates the epicness of my character, not a silly gimmick. I think a lot of people feel like this. So i hope that the new legendaries, especially the new versions of currently jokey ones, take a more serious tone.

2) More interesting lore
The lore behind The Flameseeker Prophecies is so interesting. When you make it and wield it you really feel like you a wielding a LEGENDARY weapon, something that helped shape Tyria. You don’t get that feeling with a lot of the others, especially the gimmicks. I think new legendaries should have a really strong basis in GW lore. It would be especially nice if they referenced back to GW1

then most legendaries would be only based arround what the humans did…and thats sorta lame. Dont get me wrong.. lore and stuff is always good but why only lore?

Look at the predator and incinerator…clearly charr tech weapons that where made to kick some serios kitten in battle… why not spread that out a bit more to asura too? Magitech legendaries basically with lots of pew pew and zappy thingies or sylvari styled ones that got that grown look to them and a magical feel like the dreamthistle weapons(and no stupid unicorns and rainbows for once please…) or norn styled ones based on their spirits and nature stuff…i belive somebody even datamined a staff with a crow sitting on it and to top, that direction would be kitten, and also lore legendaries cause cant even think for a second to leave the humans out. That way you got basically all styles of gw2 weapons covered

-Mechanical
-Magitech
-Magical\Lore based
-Organic
-“Rustical” (if i may call the norn style this way for the moment)
-Normal- (but who wants a normal weapon as legendary, thats sorta against the idea)

People can first off easier match them to the style they go with their char (if they go a style direction of course) and they feel much more personal…rather then the only choice. (im looking at you quip…) But thats just my opinion on it.

By ‘lore’ I don’t necessarily mean just human lore. There is a tonne of lore in gw1, a lot of it is not human. I mean we could have a legendary bow that stems from a legendary Tengu warrior or something. Any race’s law.
But I don’t think they could do a legendary for each race because that is 5 new styles per weapon class which is a LOT of work and quite frankly 6 different legendaries might be a bit much.

oh that without a doubt man. What i meant was more covering all areas…if not now then slowly over time, ya know.. filling in the gaps and creating slowly and steady entire sets to reflect the different styles. Maybe in HoT more legendaries geared towards the specialisations for starters. A mechanical hammer, a “rustical” or “organic” staff, a magical shield and so on so that we eventually end up with a full set into each style…and who knows what comes after HoT. Maybe bigger feature packs with more legendaries cause the mastery system allows em to expand more effective they said. Well for HoT i personally will settle with more “serios” legendaries that if possible take the specialisations in account and reflect it in their designs.

i’m surprised at the amount of hate kudzu is getting here. it’s my favorite legendary by far, and i have slowly been working on it since 2013.

i mean, yeah, you can dislike the plant theme (i personally think it’s gorgeous), butto compare it to the joke weapons is silly.

i’m also surprised that Caladbolg has yet to be mentioned.

Chicken Launcher rifle, and Spirit of Mordremoth bow.

anything official or unnoficial :P ?

I’m hoping more than anything there’s a Kudzu that I could use on more characters. A blade of grass or a branch for a legendary (greatsword or staff respectively) would just make my day.

After well over two years of playing, you’d think I’d have a legendary by now, but there’s never really been one that interested me and was useable on more than just my Ranger. But, at the end of the day, if I can’t get a Kudzu blade to counter my Brother’s Bolt then I’ll just have to get every stat combo of armour and accessories for my ranger.

Anything that doesn’t suffer from the ridiculous “Clipping” issues that make Legendaries practically disappear 1/2 the time now.

Kaamau.5341:

I do think some more serious appearances are in order, most of the existing weapons feel over the top, maybe some cool looking weapons that just look strait up deadly over glowing and effect heavy. Maybe make this more focused on personal and attack effects over glowing and movement? But I have been drawing up ideas for a great-sword that pulls heavily from a reaper’s scythe that could look pretty kitten cool in game. Maybe make attacks leave either black or green streaks with a black shadow that is kind of like the quip effect?

I mean… Twilight is already black. Just with red details and not green. A black and green greatsword would just feel terribly recycled.

A Bow that shoots Bears.

I want a longbow and a mace that are not overly girly or made as jokes…

cafard.8953:

A Bow that shoots Bears.

so long as it’s the longbow :P

BrunoBRS.5178:

i’m also surprised that Caladbolg has yet to be mentioned.

Caladbolg isn’t a legendary, it’s just the plant greatsword skin. If Legendaries also included unique skills then sure, but for asthetics Caladbolg is nothing special.

I’d like to see a couple more ice-themed ones. I have zero expectation it’ll happen, but there it is.

Nike.2631:

I’d like to see a couple more ice-themed ones. I have zero expectation it’ll happen, but there it is.

there’s a whole set of ice-themed weapons, do you also need ice legendaries? :P

seriously, ice is the most recurring equipment theme after fire (SO MANY FIRE STUFF)