Guild Wars 2

Does it bother anyone else when you see a shoulder piece that looks amazing but it only applies to just one shoulder. I know anet likes to make their one-sided shoulder pieces, but i was kinda hoping that wouldn’t be the case for the herald shoulders. It just doesn’t make much sense, the warriors body would be completely off balance and weighed down to one side. I would like to see them change that for just this one shoulder piece at least so that it applies to both sides. Let me know if you agree or disagree.

I agree the asymmetry bothers me but there is some precedent

It makes a lot of sense for the Heralds to only have one pauldron on his mainhand. Since in the Offhands he has a Shield which makes any armor on the offhand useless, including up to the shoulder.

The same reason females have armor covering their melons but would be instantly taken out to a single thrust to their exposed midriff

To be entirely honest, in many cases I prefer the look of the asymmetrical shoulder piece.

And like the guy above said, in some cases it could be justified. A shield would likely be heavier because it would be built for durability, whereas a sword wielded alongside it would probably be lighter to allow for swift strikes to cut through enemies more quickly.

where can i see the elite spec shoulders skins?

It looks rad as kitten, 1 shoulder 4 lyf.

No, because having 2 big kiTTen shoulder pieces means one of them gets in the way of my shield kappa :P.

I’ve never been a fan of symmetry though it would be rather impressive if Anet could implement an option on which shoulder to show 1 or apply on both ect.

I love asymmetrical outfits, so no, I’m in favor.

Synosius.9876:

I agree the asymmetry bothers me but there is some precedent

Do I get the chest piece? ;o

… We are arguing about a shoulder pad made out of crystals…

… In a game where we have made great-swords out of colloquial time references (Sunrise, Twilight, Eternity)…

Wut? Y U Do Dis?!

I also like the look of the one sided armor in this case, the only thing that really bothers me is that I don’t have a matching gauntlet to go with it the rest of the way down my arm.