Guild Wars 2

So I know how crafting works, but I am really confused on how you are supposed to get the pieces you want. I just spent a few hours grinding out 3,000 glory and I bought 3 golden deer chests. I bought them because people said you can get rare mats by salvaging gear from those chests.

So I salvaged each and every one of the armor\weapon from those chests and got all Arcane Powder. I also have 3 10 slot leather bags and 2 dyes I already own.

What is the usual technique for getting gear? I feel this is very inefficient and incredibly frustrating.

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/PvP_reward

Click an item and it’ll tell you what mats you need to make it.

I know how to get gear, but I’m wondering if it supposed to be this frustrating.

Yes. Yes it is.

Some people are lucky. At rank 3 I had full tourny (Armageddon) gear. At r25 now I’m still using the same gear, so its been pretty stale for me since lol

Sladeakakevin.4162:

I know how to get gear, but I’m wondering if it supposed to be this frustrating.

Yes, apparently that part is working as intended. The fun part is getting up to the next level of gear only to discover that it’s just as/more hideous than what you were already wearing. Unless you love tattered trenchcoats, that is.