Guild Wars 2

I just bought the following items:

[Knight’s Masquerade Gloves]
[Knight’s Masquerade Boots]
[Valkyrie Masquerade Leggings]
[Valkyrie Masquerade Raiments]

All of these say “Soulbound on use”.

I purchased 4x [Major Rune of the Doylak].

These items became [Knight’s Masquerade Gloves of the Doylak], etc.

They still say “Soulbound on use”.

Since I’m a warrior (Heavy) I cannot use these items, and bought them for my girlfriends elementalist.

When I try to mail them to her, the slot is red and I cannot mail them.

This is extremely misleading if this isn’t a bug.

Did I just waste my 5 gold?

Thanks, very irritated.

It isn’t a bug that they become bound. The bug is in not changing the display. Any upgrades applied will make an item bound. They are account bound until you equip them.

The popup that comes up every time you apply an upgrade DOES warn you about making the item soulbound.