don't see Flamethrower Backpack

don't see Flamethrower Backpack

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Posted by: RNKot.3956

RNKot.3956

Back from long not playing.
On my engineer can’t turn on backpack from the flamethrower weapon kit skill.
The one that appeared on back while using flamethrower
https://wiki.guildwars2.com/images/e/ec/Flamethrower_render.jpg
Turned on and off costume etc.
How to show this backpack?

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Posted by: CaelestiaEmpyrea.2617

CaelestiaEmpyrea.2617

Engineer kits no longer display backpacks. The reason behind the change is that a lot of players complained the kit backpacks hid their existing backpack, and Anet has started pushing cosmetic backpack skins in the gem store. Personally, I hated the kit backpacks and am glad for the change, but I guess not everyone is.

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Posted by: RNKot.3956

RNKot.3956

Better we had an option to show cosmetic backpack or skill or equiped one…
Ok, I got the poit.
Thanks for the info.
Pity.

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Posted by: Sagramor.7395

Sagramor.7395

The long and short of it was that Anet in their infinite wisdom didn’t think having cosmetic back items and a profession part of who’s aesthetic was an back item override would be an issue. Anet’s answer (after a long history of complaints by a vocal portion of the community) was to remove the backpack portion of the kits altogether instead of making a toggle. I’m still crossing my fingers that they come back (mostly EG and FT), since they were part of the reason I mained an Engineer for so long.

Thanks for bring this up. I was one of those hoping that we’d get to keep our hobosacks.

Pity indeed.

On the plus side we got these yesterday:
Upset:

  • English: /upset /facepalm
  • Spanish: /enfadado /enfadada
  • German: /ärgerlich /verärgert
  • French: /fâché
    Sad:
  • English: /sad
  • Spanish: /triste
  • German: /traurig
  • French: /triste

To this day I’m unsure why a compromise (e.g. Toggle) wasn’t the resolution.