Guild Wars 2

Hi, I recently hit 80 on my ranger but still know very little about the game. I’ve been told that all level 80 exotic gear has the exact same stat total. Since this is the case, what is the point of farming after you have the set of exotics that you want (or a few sets in the case of people who have gear for specific mobs)? Do people farm the items just for the item skins? I know that there are fractals that require ascended pieces but I don’t see the point of farming these areas if you only get gear that helps you farm fractals better. Are there any longer term goals for gear other than legendary weapons which don’t give you any stat bonuses?

While the armour has the same Stat values, they don’t have the same Stat combos.

For example, Soldier armour has Power, Toughness and Vitality, while Berserker’s has Power, Precision and Crit Damage.

Different stat combos will suit different builds.

All exotic gear is equal in stats….. but the stats itself can differ. But in essence your right. people farm for a skin and not for the stats. The only exception is ascended gear from fractals. Beside the infusion option that is only important in high level fractions, the stats are also higher then exotic gear. Last off all, some dungeon gear comes with unique runes. These runes can also be bought with dungeon tokens separated and applied to other armorskins.

See the Item nomenclature in the wiki for specific attribute cominations.