Guild Wars 2

Hello!

I’m just getting back into the game after an extended hiatus. I have two level 80 characters, a Mesmer and a Guardian, both in exotic gear. Or so I thought. After looking at the gear I have and that which is available on vendors and the market, it seems the stats on my gear are very slightly below what they should have as exotics.

For example, my Berserker’s Acolyte Coat has 292 defence, 93 power, 67 precision, 5% critical damage. A Berserker’s Exalted Coat from the market has 314 defence, 101 power, 72 precision, 5% critical damage.

Are there tiers inside tiers? As in, better exotics and worse exotics? Or is my gear simply weird?

And while I’m at it, it seems there’s now more Ascended gear. Is there anywhere I can read up on that?

I think you have a LVL 78 exotic gear.
There is no tiers inside tiers.

There are no sub-tiers. But the level of the gear does make a difference. To get the maximum stats it has to be both exotic and level 80.

Uhm, I guess I screwed up when I bought this gear before I quit. I would have sworn it was level 80, but it’s not. I didn’t even look at the item level before posting. My bad, I’m sorry.

Best to filter by level in the TP, that way you don’t even see stuff you don’t want (i.e. 80 to 80).

Also, check the wiki page to read up on ascended armor/weapons. The stat increase is very minimal compared to the cost. Not saying it isn’t worth the time to get them, just wouldn’t sweat about it as it is a long term goal for most players.