Guild Wars 2

I’m not sure if this is solely a suggestion thread, but it does pertain just to living world. I’ll start by saying this isn’t my idea, this has been mentioned in several other threads. But I haven’t seen a thread dedicated to the idea. (Correct me if I missed one and this is a repeat.) I am adding on anything I believe would better the general idea.

I think the living story ends should allow players to receive one weapon ticket for trade to get a skin. Now it is called flame and frost, so I’m hoping there may be a frost style weapon to counter the fused ones. The ticket should be account bound, and 1 per account. So technically you would finish both/all the stories and receive one fused and one frost ticket. This would allow the weapon skins to remain somewhat rare as only one character could wield it. I believe the point of these skins being so rare is to allow them to not become an every day skin. Much like dungeon skins have become the norm for many players. Both tickets would still be available inside the BL chests for those who are lucky enough to get them that way. This idea allows for 2 possible ways of getting them, while keeping them rare.

After the one skin both fused and frost, players could then; if they wish, purchase keys to try and get more.

So hopefully this thread can be seen by devs and the people who wanted this idea can be heard. I understand the frustration some people have about the BL randomness of getting skins, but please keep in mind that is not the purpose of this discussion.

So how many people would like to see this idea implemented, and does anyone have anything to add to this?

Thank you for your time.

It would be a step in the right direction.

As a player that spent $50 in BL keys to get 3 weapon tokens, i approve of this. Would be nice to the others out there that dont have the cash like myself to spend on BL keys.

I opened 131 chests and got 1 ticket, but I still approve of this!

opened one chest got a weapon token but i think this is a great idea. make it a bit fairer for those who dont have money to spend

Its possible this is their intention anyway. The event hasn’t ended yet, the conclusion will be in this month’s major update. Any big rewards will probably be given away at the end, and a free skin would likely count as a big reward.

If its not something they’re already intended, I would definately like to see them consider it.

opent 1 chest… got ticket…. still want more ! so yes to that

Agreed…still keeps it marketable, but allows for 1 account to get 1 weapon for participating in the story.

I’d rather they leave the fused weapons as are and have an entirely different weapon set as dungeon rewards for a new dungeon they hopefully add with this content.

I’m not a fan of once per account mechanics. I have multiple characters I play. I don’t understand why you would only reward one character when you can reward them all using the soulbound mechanic.

I’d like to be able to choose what reward we get. I for one don’t really care for skins all that much but gold? Man I love gold. Easy for others to get but not for me. I seriously make 10-15 silver at best on a -long- session. Give me an option to pick gold over a weapon skin and I’ll be a happy camper.

If that’s too economy breaking then at least let me be able to sell whatever the reward is.

Joseph Skyrim.2470:

I’d like to be able to choose what reward we get. I for one don’t really care for skins all that much but gold? Man I love gold. Easy for others to get but not for me. I seriously make 10-15 silver at best on a -long- session. Give me an option to pick gold over a weapon skin and I’ll be a happy camper.

If that’s too economy breaking then at least let me be able to sell whatever the reward is.

How about a ticket AND 1 gold :P Account bound 1 time deal. And upon the wrap up of F&F we end up with some new meta bosses who drop chests, and a mini dungeon or two. And the 2 mini dungeons have their own weapon sets.

I would love this, it would still make them a staple weapon in the future, while making them available to us economically challenged.

Kinda like the end game weapons in GW1 but you know cooler and themed around the progressive world. I mean we have no clue how much of this content is going to stay/go.

I was insanely lucky and got a ticket with a key obtained as a personal story reward on an alt. My D/D ele would love a second one though… Or a frost themed counterpart to the fused skin would work too

Joseph Skyrim.2470:

If that’s too economy breaking then at least let me be able to sell whatever the reward is.

This seems like the ideal solution. Making them sellable would also mean that a player who missed the event could still get them… Albeit, at a no doubt insane price… but still

I like it the way it is now, I feel unique with it and I spent a bit of gold on keys to get them. Make some other weapon for the end of the story.

As a player who has spent over 10k gems on keys at 5/450 without a single ticket.. We need something to get these kitten skins.

Guys. Stop buying keys to gamble.

If they don’t make money putting skins in RNG boxes, they’ll stop doing it. Then we can get the skins either through actually playing the game, or buying them for a flat cost in gems, either of which would be preferable to gambling for them.

Those of you who bought keys are undermining your own desire to get them another way.

Turns out they did end the event with a skin, so this was half way there ^^

Not really the skin people were after though

Avatar Rage.4369:

Not really the skin people were after though

Yea.. but they are learning, they take our feedback. I’m hoping to see a revisited/revamp next year. And this isn’t an expansion disappearing or anything, we will have lots more stuff coming. So even if we miss out on some poorly planned rng item, we have more to look forward to ^^

Gibson.4036:

Guys. Stop buying keys to gamble.

If they don’t make money putting skins in RNG boxes, they’ll stop doing it. Then we can get the skins either through actually playing the game, or buying them for a flat cost in gems, either of which would be preferable to gambling for them.

Those of you who bought keys are undermining your own desire to get them another way.

True this. I would rather they just sell me the skin/item/whatever

I bought the pick axe gladly, but if they made me open boxes of it.. Kitten that. While yah, having a chance to pull it from a box is cool, put that in.. in addition to being able to just buy the thing.