Guild Wars 2

I’m not sure if this is a bug or not, but I just recently started using a shield on some occasions. When I have my weapons stowed (so the shield is on my back), my backpiece does NOT show up. I am currently using the Sclerite Karka Shell backpiece skin. When the shield is on my back, the backpiece does not show up. When I draw my weapons, the backpiece suddenly appears. Stowing my weapons again removes the backpiece again.

Not sure if this is the case with other backpieces.

Been like that since launch.

Ugh, I thought so. Doubt anything is going to be done about it then. Thank you!

though… if you keep an eye on it… when you draw your shield, the backpiece appears ON the shield while it is in your hands for a few moments then gets teleported to you back… same when you stow it… just sayin’ :P

I made a post in the suggestion forum about this just yesterday:

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/suggestions/Shield-not-removing-backpack-when-stowed/first#post2491964

I hope there’ll be some kind of fix for this where we’ll be able to use a shield and still show our awesome back items when out of combat. Every non-shield-wielder can.

God no,that would look absolutely ridiculous.A Rox Quiver ontop of a shield… ? Egghh no.

Caedmon.6798:

God no,that would look absolutely ridiculous.A Rox Quiver ontop of a shield… ? Egghh no.

No but we could have a choice.

Hopefully this’ll happen before the Engineer Kits overriding Backpieces gets addressed – otherwise, you’ll be waiting until sometime in 2017, at this rate.