Guild Wars 2

I bought a new computer a couple of days ago so now i can finally play guild wars 2. I logged on and made a new character didnt like the clothes so i bought some gems and bought Magitech problem is i didnt know it was only a skin to put on the items so now i cant switch the looks on my legacy armors to Magitech can i fix this or do i have to go on with my life and use the hideous looking legacy armor?

You’ll need Transmutation charges to be able to change the skin of your armor, and you can change it using the wardrobe system.

The skins do change the look of the armor. I’m not sure what issue you’re having here. You only get one free use of the skins, though. The other times will require transmutation charges.

well my issue is that i got the skins on low lvl equips and i wanna switch it to my legacy armour so the look like Magitech but seems like i have to buy transmutations for that

You can also get transmutations by fully mapping a city map (Divinity’s Reach, Rata Sum, The Grove and so on), you’ll get a guaranteed transmutation charge, since you are a new player, I suggest mapping all the 6 cities and you’ll not only get the exp but also transmutations enough for the whole set.

BTW, if you need more later you can make a new toon, complete a city, get and use the charge and delete the toon if you want.

Yanx.4568:

well my issue is that i got the skins on low lvl equips and i wanna switch it to my legacy armour so the look like Magitech but seems like i have to buy transmutations for that

You will need transmuration charge for that. But you don’t need to buy it. Transmutation charge are relatively easy to get. Of course if you just got the game, the first few can be hard, especially if you like to change your looks a lot or keep your look through all your different gear as you level up.

Transmutation charge can be gain by completing a map. Each time you complete a map you will receive either a black lion key or a transmutation charge. If you complete a city, that will give you a transmutation charge.

You can also gain some in sPvP. On average you will gain 1 transmutation charge every 20-30 games. Of course you can decrease this number if you win most of your matches or play in team arena.

Well im one of those who wants my look to be absolute thanks for the info but is outfit something else or is it like skins?

Yanx.4568:

well my issue is that i got the skins on low lvl equips and i wanna switch it to my legacy armour so the look like Magitech but seems like i have to buy transmutations for that

What legacy armor are you referring to? I’m just curious.

And yeah, you’ll have to have transmutation charges for those, but they’re easy to come by.

Outfits are different from armor skin sets. Outfits replace the entire look of your armor to an outfit. Using an outfit or removing it doesn’t cost transmutation charges, and you can use them anytime.

Outfits are a bit different. First of all, with the outfits, it’s all-or-nothing. You can only apply the whole outfit, not just the gloves or boots or whatever. If you have your headgear set to not display in the Equipment tab, then the headgear for the Outfit won’t display, either.

Dyeing the outfits is different from the regular dye system, too. Outfits only give you four “slots” to dye, and that affects the entire outfit.

The positive side to the outfits is that you can toggle it on and off at any time, on any character, without having to pay anything.

When buying from the gem store, be careful to note which is armor skins and which is an outfit!

^yup this.
Made the mistake once, regretted it.
But I’d suggest to wait until 80 before worrying about your look.
I know you want to look absolutely stunning, but you probably don’t have enough skins to make nice mix and you,ll just waste transmutation stone since you’ll change your equipment frequently.
Wait until you have your exotic armor and then style it as you wish.
Don’t fret about seeing insanely amazing good looking people on maps, they probably are downleveled 80 and you’ll soon be amongst them

From the Hero’s Panel:
Equipment
Is what you use on the battle field; it boosts stats, conditions, boons etc.
It is divided in:
-Armor
-Weapons
- Trinkets

Wardrobe
Skins you collected throughout your playing time; you can change the looks of your ARMOR and WEAPONS with those and they require transmutation charges for each change you make.

Dyes
Stuff that is able to colour your ARMOR; each piece of your 6 armor pieces can be dyed separately.

Outfits
Clothes that make you look special. It does NOT remove your armor..It is kinda wearing a costume over your armor

Good news about outfits and dyes..you can change the colour of your OUTFIT too