Guild Wars 2

while doing the secret of southsun events someone linked Consortium whip, it was a blue item i believe a scepter with the skin of a tentacle.

how does one get this item? (it isn’t from the token weapon vender)

Just searched the database, there is nothing called a ‘Consortium Whip’ listed. Perhaps the person was just trolling?

i’ve tried all the venders i can find, even the golem parts guy and omelette guy.

i viewed the item, it was a tentacle in my hand

It is possible that there is a future item that is not yet obtainable.

I hope that if/when they bring whips into the game that it will be a new weapon type.

I think whips should be available to thief (think catwoman), necro (for their minions), ranger (?) and if I have my way, engineer, but I have no excuse for this, I’d jut love to be able to use a whip on my main. It is a ranged weapon after all, even if it is a rather short range.

So I hope it’s not just a scepter skin; I don’t think whips suit guardians or elementalists at all. (Mesmers: debatable for style.)

I just did a sylvari ranger story line quest, around the level 8-10ish mark and was being attacked by a whole mob of enemies using whips.. Couldn’t help wonder why we didn’t have them as weapon options for our characters!

Well, baring the Lightning Whip of course

It’s an NPC item. I linked it in NSP and also in an Overflow in addition to the Karka Backpack. I forget the name of it, but basically it’s unobtainable, it’s just an NPC weapon link.

I believe you speak of the Arah (dungeon) Focus skin, not a scepter.

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remotis that isn’t even close to what i saw and esplen i hope your wrong and there is some way to obtain it, i REALLY want it

Someone on the forums posted an item link to it yesterday or the day before. It’s a flesh colored tentacle with little octopus-like suckers on it.

I assumed it was weapon for NPCs only, though I haven’t seen any using it yet.

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Kajiri.8215:

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Got a link to the GW2DB? (At work so I can’t check that code in game)

It’s the one that the Consortium guys spam consistently in the defense events.

when i posted it yesterday in the game it just displayed
as “[]”. definitely an indicator that it isn’t in the game yet,
as it isn’t named

Crovax.7854:

when i posted it yesterday in the game it just displayed
as “[]”. definitely an indicator that it isn’t in the game yet,
as it isn’t named

Well its in the game, otherwise it wouldn’t even show that way
But yeah I’ll have to check later tonight when I get to play and see what it looks like in game. Can it be previewed?

Robert Hrouda.1327:

Hey folks,

Thanks for liking the whip I created (well, as much as a single designer creates anything that is). Currently the whip is not an item players can use. Thieves can steal a tentacle whip off of some creatures, but I don’t think it is something players can use.

I’ll try to keep in mind that there is interest in that weapon, and see if there’s not people I can talk to about adding more permanent solutions.

Robert, that would be awesome. I’m a big fan of whips myself and would love to be able to use it on one of my characters. (As a non-magic “normal” weapon, i.e. no light whip)

There is a thread in suggestions discussing possible new weapon types and which classes they should go with, in case you would find that type of input helpful.

Edit: Link to discussion https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/gw2/if-you-could-add-any-weapon

Expansion pack, new weapon types for all classes, done deal.

hey man, should add this to the game. lol japanese tentacle fantasiessssss wooooo

Just for giggles you guys should put in a can of mace or taser as an additional weapon type.

Can engies have whip..pleaaase lol They can be powercords or something!

Engineers are an “Adventurer” profession. Indianna Jones is an adventurer. We should have whips so we can pretend to be Indy. BAM, EXCUSE’D.

Robert Hrouda.1327:

Hey folks,

Thanks for liking the whip I created (well, as much as a single designer creates anything that is). Currently the whip is not an item players can use. Thieves can steal a tentacle whip off of some creatures, but I don’t think it is something players can use.

I’ll try to keep in mind that there is interest in that weapon, and see if there’s not people I can talk to about adding more permanent solutions.

I hope it is seriously considered! I’ve talked about several weapons I’d love to see even if only two classes could use them and whip was on that list along with a two-handed battle axe. A great many games overlook the whip as a weapon but others such as Castlevania have proven there is an interest for it in gaming. The whip would be a really different kinda weapon to use with all kinds of possibilities for pulls, throwing elements, and crowd controlling mobs.

Glad to see it is being looked into.

i don’t know what you are all talking about whip-weapons,
it looks like a focus to me, and that would be the most appropriate
choice of weapon type imo.

Robert Hrouda.1327:

Hey folks,

Thanks for liking the whip I created (well, as much as a single designer creates anything that is). Currently the whip is not an item players can use. Thieves can steal a tentacle whip off of some creatures, but I don’t think it is something players can use.

I’ll try to keep in mind that there is interest in that weapon, and see if there’s not people I can talk to about adding more permanent solutions.

Whip should be RANGERS only!!!

(there are several posts on Ranger forum about whips……..)

DaMunky.6302:

Engineers are an “Adventurer” profession. Indianna Jones is an adventurer. We should have whips so we can pretend to be Indy. BAM, EXCUSE’D.

I’m glad I’m not the only one who thinks of it that way!

Crovax.7854:

i don’t know what you are all talking about whip-weapons,
it looks like a focus to me, and that would be the most appropriate
choice of weapon type imo.

But whips are existing, non-magical ranged weapons. It makes little sense to limit them to magical classes.

Robert Hrouda.1327:

Hey folks,

Thanks for liking the whip I created (well, as much as a single designer creates anything that is). Currently the whip is not an item players can use. Thieves can steal a tentacle whip off of some creatures, but I don’t think it is something players can use.

I’ll try to keep in mind that there is interest in that weapon, and see if there’s not people I can talk to about adding more permanent solutions.

Hey, I don’t know if you did it but thanks for the whip in SAB. That was a cool gesture and—call me weird—but I loved the animation. I don’t know if you guys remember the whip animation in SAB but it was hysterical. To me, that indicated that you guys heard “we want whips!” and said “who cares about the animation? Let’s get them a whip” and that’s just plain cool. You guys rock.

Oh, and thanks for the apothecary back. Some people might not see the little things you guys do but I notice them. TY!

Chopps.5047:

Robert Hrouda.1327:

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Hey, I don’t know if you did it, but thanks for the whip in SAB. That was a cool gesture and—call me weird—but I loved the animation. I don’t know if you guys remember the whip animation in SAB but it was hysterical. To me, that indicated that you guys heard “we want whips!” and said “who cares about the animation? Let’s get them a whip” and that’s just plain cool. You guys rock.

I loved the SAB whip animation, it really felt like it came straight out of the early Castlevania games.

I’ve always wanted Whips to be a new weapon class, ever since GW1. It would be amazing, and could function as a one-handed weapon on many different classes.

DaMunky.6302:

Engineers are an “Adventurer” profession. Indianna Jones is an adventurer. We should have whips so we can pretend to be Indy. BAM, EXCUSE’D.

Pistol Main Hand, Whip Offhand! Need an attack where you wrap the whip around enemy and then shoot it in the face.

The whips that you use in the Sylvari storyline are awesome, and probably a bit OP for PvP and WvW since they have (from memory) a pull, a push an immobilise and a stun.

If they do add them it should probably be to warriors first, they are a weapon suited to gladiators and arena combat.

I think Rangers should be the ones to get Whips because next to Engineers, they need the most love. Ranger needs more main hand weapons. We are blessed with amazing offhands, but the worst mainhands in the game…

A necro wouldn’t be too shabby with a whip either, because of the whole masochism thing from gw1.

Indiana, I’d have to say, strikes me more as a thief than an engineer. And in Crystal Skull, he’s obviously a high-level rogue with Evasion in D&D terms.

There’s also the distinction that it’s generally rogues, warriors and rangers that perform skillful tricks with their weapons – engineers are more about teching them up. So the tricks that Indy pulls with a whip would fit the thief theme much better. If an engineer was to use a whip, it’d be an engineered-up whip that’s doing weird things with its skills rather than just performing tricks with a whip.

awe extender.1908:

Whip should be RANGERS only!!!

(there are several posts on Ranger forum about whips……..)

No regular, conventionally equip-able weapon in the game is exclusive to one profession. The closest are hammers, maces, rifles, and the two types of bows, which are currently all used by two professions each.

Thayel.1236:

DaMunky.6302:

Engineers are an “Adventurer” profession. Indianna Jones is an adventurer. We should have whips so we can pretend to be Indy. BAM, EXCUSE’D.

Pistol Main Hand, Whip Offhand! Need an attack where you wrap the whip around enemy and then shoot it in the face.

omg, THIS ^ !!!

Robert Hrouda.1327:

Hey folks,

Thanks for liking the whip I created (well, as much as a single designer creates anything that is). Currently the whip is not an item players can use. Thieves can steal a tentacle whip off of some creatures, but I don’t think it is something players can use.

I’ll try to keep in mind that there is interest in that weapon, and see if there’s not people I can talk to about adding more permanent solutions.

You could add environmental whip in Southsun, also a whip toy.

Pixelpumpkin.4608:

I think whips should be available to thief (think catwoman)…

I REALLY try not to, Halle Berry or not.

A whip for my Necro’,yes please.My Minions will wish they had never been summoned. Muwhahaha.

Robert Hrouda.1327:

Hey folks,

Thanks for liking the whip I created (well, as much as a single designer creates anything that is). Currently the whip is not an item players can use. Thieves can steal a tentacle whip off of some creatures, but I don’t think it is something players can use.

I’ll try to keep in mind that there is interest in that weapon, and see if there’s not people I can talk to about adding more permanent solutions.

You could always hold the skin until we got the Whip as official expansion in the future… Battleaxe and Whip sounds like good inclussions for future expansion And I think it would fit more as a “Whip” weapon than as a scepter skin.

Judging by discussion on the forums, Whips and Polearms seem to be the most wanted weapons for an expansion.

Polearm: Warrior, Guardian (paragon-style), Engineer

Whips: Ranger, Thief, Necromancer.

Preferably for both, a new 1h weapon? (Ranger and Engineer desperately needs a new MH…)

Kraggy.4169:

My Necromancer wants one of these whips .. to go with her thigh-length black leather boots and …

… I think I need go lie down for a bit.

That’ll raise some minions lol.

Robert Hrouda.1327:

Hey folks,

Thanks for liking the whip I created (well, as much as a single designer creates anything that is). Currently the whip is not an item players can use. Thieves can steal a tentacle whip off of some creatures, but I don’t think it is something players can use.

I’ll try to keep in mind that there is interest in that weapon, and see if there’s not people I can talk to about adding more permanent solutions.

I’d love it if you could somehow get it added as a skin or drop. And as we don’t have whips, adding it as a Scepter-skin/weapon would be great!

Pretty much a done deal now.
Next expansion, new class – Tyriaologist, new weapon – Dolyak whip.

Yup.

Atlas.9704:

Kraggy.4169:

My Necromancer wants one of these whips .. to go with her thigh-length black leather boots and …

… I think I need go lie down for a bit.

That’ll raise some minions lol.

And on that day everyone summoned their flesh wurm and got their death novas off.

Andele.1306:

Atlas.9704:

Kraggy.4169:

My Necromancer wants one of these whips .. to go with her thigh-length black leather boots and …

… I think I need go lie down for a bit.

That’ll raise some minions lol.

And on that day everyone summoned their flesh wurm and got their death novas off.

Well what can I say?
Blood is power.

Robert Hrouda.1327:

Hey folks,

Thanks for liking the whip I created (well, as much as a single designer creates anything that is). Currently the whip is not an item players can use. Thieves can steal a tentacle whip off of some creatures, but I don’t think it is something players can use.

I’ll try to keep in mind that there is interest in that weapon, and see if there’s not people I can talk to about adding more permanent solutions.

I’d love to see whips added as a new weapon type with new skills.
The game is long due for some new abilities.

As long as Engis get to use whips .

let’s not turn GW2 into RuneScape, think a whip would be a silly weapon in this game as much as the legendary bows that shoot rainbows out of a unicorn…

I could see a whip as being an interesting new weapon with crowd control abilities like pull and knockdowns. There are lots of other weapons like spears and such that would be good too, but whips could be fun.

By the way, Robert? If you’re lobbying to get the pink tentacle whip as an option for player characters; would it be possible if you could also add a single Sclerite Tentacle (like the ones on the back item) as another version?

I think that having a Sclerite tentacle (scepter) combined with the Sclerite Back would look awesome!! Especially on Dread Cathulu (my Charr Necromancer)