Guild Wars 2

Zorion.7504:

Im really trying to understand the reason for adding that gear tier.
There are tooooooons of exotic skins, both for armors and weapons.
And there are… pathetically few ascended skins, and I guess more will be added, but it will probably never reach the amount of exotic skins.

And a question, do runes/sigils work in ascended gear, if not thats just sick, that takes away so much from the game.

So again, what was the reasoning for adding this tier, what was the developers explanation, I had a break when it was added so Ive missed it.

I am not 100% on the reason, but I can answer some of your questions.

-The skins are not too crazy, however most just use a transmutation stone.
-The stats are a bit higher. An ascended staff will have the same stat level as a legendary staff. The difference-
Legendary weapons- you can change the stats to anything you want, as many times as you want. Plus they look way cool!
Ascended weapons-you are stuck with what you crafted unless you want to craft another to transmute the stats over.

Yes you can use sigils and runes on them. You also have a slot for an infusion. http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Infusion

I feel ascended weapons were added almost so that players could have the same stats without breaking their bank.
I also do fractals of the mists a lot. The infusion allows you to get agony resistance which agony can own you in higher fractals.

The drop rate on ascended weapon chests and armor chests rock if you do fractals of the mists with high enough personal level. Temple runs I see them drop once in awhile and have even seen them come from champ train boxes.

Milkduds.7109:

Not only is it lame from a gameplay perspective, but from a social perspective it doesn’t bring people together in a meaningful way (Read: Marionette), and it doesn’t lend itself to a believable world. It’s just lame. Let me be as blunt as possible with my feelings here: Fix it. Nerf it. Burn it. Better yet: make something better. Maybe Orr was supposed to be the intended “end game” farming zone? If so, then make some sweeping changes to Orr. The potential is there, but like I said, as of now for whatever reason the zone is empty. I haven’t been playing the game long enough to comment on the subtle reasons why, but I know that the Queensdale champ train appears to be pure boring mode. Will I be penalized for not taking part in such activities?

I am wondering if maybe you are just not on the right server. The champ trains you really are not missing out on much if at all. Queensdale train I believe is more for leveling than money. Frostgorge train I know is used tons by some of my guild members who may only have 20 minutes to play and need a little extra cash. It definitely is not the best or fastest way to make money so you are not missing out there either.

I know I would be crushed if they took out Orr. This is where most of my favorite people hang out. We get full temple runs going at least 3 times a day and almost always have an overflow during reset runs. Usually after many runs someone else takes over and then does a world boss train or like today, we go and do a jump puzzle train for the monthly. People go crazy for this ’Temple Time* and although they may get a little feisty at times, for the most part everyone is laughing and having fun.

Yell at me in game some time and I will show you how fun the zone can be! I would love the chance to change your mind about the zone I love most of all.

I have given 100g multiple times. Also at Christmas I sent out tons of gifts-some worth way over 100g. If you have nothing to hide I would not be too scared. The fact I was never auto banned makes me believe they must have someone looking over things, checking history, etc.

On Borlis Pass we always do 2-3 Temple runs a day, can be fun way to make money if you don’t want to run alone or like big groups of people.

If any servers are open this evening I’d love to know!! Been waiting anxiously for my shards.