Guild Wars 2

Recently I’ve noticed that when I have my sword equipped and zone, I end up with my scepter and focus after completing the zoning.

I am not happy to have my weapons change over without my doing it myself. If i wanted my scepter and focus out, I would have equipped them. But to have my sword equipped when I step into the zone and end up with my scepter and focus equipped at the other end, is not what I want.

Why do these weapons keep swapping like that whenever I zone somewhere?

Bugged reported several times in-game, but so far I have not even received a reply. Obviously, its not been fixed either.

Two screen shots, 1 just before stepping into the portal and the other after getting out at the other end.

They seem to have it configured so zoning is like a reset. If you are on your Weapon Set #2 and zone, then you are placed in the new zone back on Weapon Set #1. Same thing for bonuses you have stacked from sigils (bloodlust, etc.) getting removed upon zoning, mini pets getting despawned, and transforms being removed. I haven’t tried, but I wouldn’t be surprised if you zone in towns clothes, yet come through back in your armor. However, I have noticed that skill cooldowns persist across zone transitions…so I guess the ‘important’ stuff doesn’t get reset. -_-

It seems the entire concept of zone transitioning is just poorly implemented with little thought or concern to consistency or the player. I suppose it was just easier and took less time and code to simply reset the player to a default state upon zoning than to actually do it properly.

That is really silly. Why on earth have the character reset in the process of zoning?

I remember on my Ranger how my pet would not come through the portal with me…I had to constantly resummon him and that was a pain. But weapon resets? Please…this is very annoying and I do not see the need or reasoning behind it.

Well, that explains why I end up wielding daggers instead of a staff randomly. I hadn’t noticed zoning caused it but now that you mention it, it makes sense.