Guild Wars 2

Hey guys,

I made a mistake I guess, I just got the wings of the Tequatl living thats going on, and I used it on my Sclerite Karka Shell because I didn’t think it trough, so basicly , I only got wings now, is there anyway I can get my Shell back because I also liked that item very much. I think u should be able to get old living back when u loose or screws it like me.
I really feel bad about this and I hope there is a solution.

Kind regards,

Deflandrex

Deflandrex.4358:

Hey guys,

I made a mistake I guess, I just got the wings of the Tequatl living thats going on, and I used it on my Sclerite Karka Shell because I didn’t think it trough, so basicly , I only got wings now, is there anyway I can get my Shell back because I also liked that item very much. I think u should be able to get old living back when u loose or screws it like me.
I really feel bad about this and I hope there is a solution.

Kind regards,

Deflandrex

You might try buying a transmutation splitter, that might give you back your two original items. If that doesn’t work, then sorry for your loss. Good luck.

Only problem is that the splitter does not return skins. It returns the original item they were transmuted on.
You could try your luck with support but as it is a player mistake (it sucks, I know) there is little chance of getting the item back unless it is available again in the future.

SandraSolace.7682:

Only problem is that the splitter does not return skins. It returns the original item they were transmuted on.
You could try your luck with support but as it is a player mistake (it sucks, I know) there is little chance of getting the item back unless it is available again in the future.

Hmm I’ll try my luck with support, I feel really sad about it but thanks for help.

Deflandrex.4358:

SandraSolace.7682:

Only problem is that the splitter does not return skins. It returns the original item they were transmuted on.
You could try your luck with support but as it is a player mistake (it sucks, I know) there is little chance of getting the item back unless it is available again in the future.

Hmm I’ll try my luck with support, I feel really sad about it but thanks for help.

I don’t think you should try support. They simply don’t have the tools to give you back the original items. So your answer will be no anyways.

In a previous case people has been asked to make a suggestion in the suggestion forums, but so far I haven’t seen one. So you could better invest your time in making such a suggestion.

Out of curiosity, if you have an item and place a skin on it, what do you get when you use a splitter on it? The original item and ….? Or does it simply do nothing. If it does nothing, are you able to use it on something else, or is the splitter’s function no longer viable? There’s nothing in the wiki about it, and the information would be good to know to pass on to those that will inevitably have problems with it.

I am thinking if it doesn’t work on skin-only/items, a warning in the tool-tip might be useful. I am not sure.

It returns the original item before it was transmuted.

From the wiki “Will return the original appearance item and stats item from an existing transmuted item. All items will remain soulbound.”

The problem is that it is a called a transmutation splitter. Although the process of skins being applied on an item is not called transmutating, the end result will say transmuted. So I do think that this items is not clearly thought through.

I am not sure if a warning in the tooltip is the right solution, maybe make a different term for items with a skin on them.

SandraSolace.7682:

It returns the original item before it was transmuted.

From the wiki “Will return the original appearance item and stats item from an existing transmuted item. All items will remain soulbound.”

Yes, I know what the wiki says. My question is: You have a single piece of gear, you put a skin on it, it now says Transmuted ‘Gear’; what happens if you use a transmutation splitter on it? You get the item sans skin, and nothing else? You get the item and the skin? The splitter doesn’t work? If the splitter doesn’t work, did using it on the skinned item destroy it’s usability?

I would do an experiment, but I don’t have several extra skins laying about that I would want to waste, much less back items. =)

I’m confused now too, lol

IC lets make the case more direct with an example.

Say you have a Pearl Broadsword
You use a Zenith Avenger Skin to change it to a Zenith Avenger. The result will say it is transmutated (although the process isn’t called transmutating).

You then use a transmutation splitter on the Zenith Avenger and it will only offer you the Pearl Broadsword.

In this case that isn’t much of an issue cause the skin can be obtained again from the achievement panel. but with other skins it is.

Have you tried it? How do you know this? Just curious. Did it use up the splitter when you only received the broadsword and no skin?

Inculpatus cedo.9234:

Have you tried it? How do you know this? Just curious. Did it use up the splitter when you only received the broadsword and no skin?

I didn’t try it myself,
This vid might help: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wnP-AbP7Qw

Please understand that reports from other players is that they didn’t get the skin back like this guy. I paused the vid and it seems he first had put the skin on lvl 0 gloves and then transmuated to his high level gloves.

The splitter really works as a reverse transmuatation stone. You put the item in, it shows you the components you will recieve and you confirm. only when confirming the splitter gets consumed.