Guild Wars 2

I made my first ascended armor piece today and I don’t know how to get my rune out, before I used the transmutation stones to move the rune over, but with the new wardrobe change that is no longer possible, the item with the rune in question is a solders piece (bought from WvW so I can’t salvage it to get it out) with my travelers rune in it that I want to move to my new ascended soldiers armor piece,, do I just have to buy the rune again?

Yes

…or, buy the uber-expensive Upgrade Extractor from the Gem Store…..your choice.

Either
1)Salvage the old armor with Black lion salvage kit
2)buy the rune/gem again.
3)Use the upgrade extractor.

Yeah this is one of the problems with the new system, and hopefully they will fix it soon.

Omg.

I have this EXACT same problem, except it was an armour chest from a wxp rank.

Under the old system it was easy enough and now I see that under the new system it all takes a step backwards.

So if I’m not mistaken you’re left weighing the cost of buying the rune again or buying an extractor?

I doubt it needs to be ‘fixed’ I’d say it’s ‘working as intended’ if you have to consider using the gemstore. I would rage and tell you to get %#@%ed, but it would achieve nothing and I’d still have the same problem.

You don’t have to consider the gemstore since it’s never worth the price. The extractor is more expensive than any of the runes or sigils unless you have a sigil of generosity in your weapon or +9 or higher agony infusionsions in your trinkets.