Guild Wars 2

Hey there,

A few people have noted that once you upgrade(infuse) your ascended back piece, any infusions that have been inserted are removed. Crafted infusions that offer stat bonuses are not cheap to make so I’m wondering whether or not this is intentional or a bug.

I spent gold and skillpoints making a precise infusion for my back piece because I was under the impression it would be around no matter what. Now that I’ve heard you lose it once you upgrade it via the mystic forge, i’m having second thoughts.

Is it this way on purpose? If so. Why?

That’s a good point. When I first started working on fractals and geared up for my ascended back brace I wondered what would become of the upgrade after I infuse it.

I immediately thought that it was unnecessary for ANET to add in an additional 60+ recipes and 70 unique outcomes to the MF.

But then I thought, is it intended we drop 250 ectos to get our ascended back braces infused before utilizing the infusion slot?
Who would have the gold to do such a thing?
Why is an infusion slot even offered before the ascended item is infused?

So, are we intended to put an infusion upgrade into an un-infused ascended back brace with the full understanding that the upgrade will be wasted when we infuse the armor?

and another 250 ectos if you want your kitten stroked by having shiny backpieces.

It’s not a matter of kitten, having a shiny, it is REQUIRED gear for fractals above a certain number, you just cannot progress without it so you can forget that notion.

The fact that it costs a great deal to get the mats to craft an infusion to put in the ascended back piece that costs 1850 relics, which is a huge investment in time, SHOULD guarantee that it stay when you get a further infusion. What’s the point otherwise?

The REAL issue though, is not the materials as you can buy them, its the Skillpoints. 50 SP takes a fair amount of time to accrew when you are at 100% map.

Shouldnt the item stay identical except for adding a further +5 resist? Why should you lose a further bunch of mats and another 50SP to craft another infusion when you already made one?

I would be surprised if this is not a bug as it would be insanity if it isnt. Then again, look at the requirements for the back in the 1st place, its a HUGE amount of time involved in getting one piece of ascended gear, by the time there are all 12 slots out, ppl will have put in 1000hrs to get a set of it, tell me that is NOT a treadmill….

So is it a bug or intentional?

Farm your skill points on Alts?

You can buy skill points with fractal relics, y’know.

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