Guild Wars 2

Hello, first, I know there are issues with kit and backpieces and I didn’t play much with my engi yet, so I’m not aware of all details about thoses issues.
I wanted to get the spinal blades backpiece for my engi, got the masterwork one to be sure, and the backpiece disapear completly when I use a kit, and get back when I put the kit down.
It was like that before ? It’s the same on other backpiece ? I though the issue was about kit covering the backpiece and causing clipping.
I don’t mind much about clipping on this one, but I don’t wanna craft a backpiece if I can’t see it when fighting.
Thanks.

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/engineer/Hobo-Sacks-A-Terrible-Fashion-Statement/page/12#post3665029

Backpacks either disappear when you swap to Hobosacks, or they clip through the Hobosack itself & become part of it. Been around since launch

Backpack skins just are not meant for engineers to show off.

Its been like that since forever.

Engineers are poorly represented in the way of character customization because your backpiece and weapons are constantly being hidden and replaced by default kit skins.

Yeah I find it very annoying. My main is an Engi and this back piece looks so awesome on him. Not only do kits mess it up by not showing at all or clipping, if you run pistol/shield, the shield on your back does the same thing. There is a toggle to show/hide the back piece slot. If you have it set on it really should override and force the back slot item to show regardless of whatever else is on your back.

I for once like kit backpacks. I don’t want them removed. A toggle on/off option would be OK with me.

I wonder if a toggle could be easily implemented using the currently-existing show/hide feature for the back item.
For example, on engineers, if the back item slot is shown, it will always overwrite kit backpacks. When the back item slot is hidden, you will always see your kit backpack. So basically we would choose to always see our back slot item (even when a kit is equipped) or always see our kit backpack (or nothing when main weapons are equipped).

Toggle or bust.

I would be heartbroken if I lost my flameybook light on my kits.