Guild Wars 2

Healix.5819:

Raiding in MMOs is known for its gear grind. ArenaNet couldn’t do that, so they offered legendary armor instead. I wouldn’t count on seeing it elsewhere because it’s needed to coax people into raiding. By the 3rd expansion however, it should be old news, so they might offer another set, assuming they don’t keep releasing them with raids.

SPvP will likely be the next to see legendary armor, but as a tournament reward. I wouldn’t count on WvWing getting any because it’s meant to be a casual playground for PvErs to get into PvP rather than for hardcore WvW.

In the past, a suggestion has been to add the swapping feature to ascended. It could happen one day, but certainly not until a full set of legendary gear has been released.

What will they do after the set is complete? Further raids for it would be pointless, no?

So another set that of Legendary Armour that only 5% of players can get? lol I’m quite relieved I care for neither LA or raiding :-P

Amaimon.7823:

I do fear and think that people might ask for others to have legendary armor pieces for both the convenience of statswaps, as well have at least 1 item to prove theyve invested in raids sufficiently. Saying you need at least 1-3 pieces of legendaries instead of xLI

I hadn’t even thought of that aspect. That would be sad. They already discriminate with Living Insights. For future raids I wouldnt be surprised if they did so with gear.

But, i dont really care about raiding, so whatever.

My primary concern is the utility function of Legendary Armour. I don’t believe this ability should be locked away behind a game mode

vesica tempestas.1563:

conanq.6249:

To be clear, this is not about skins. Please don’t conflate the issue with that aspect.

So, one thing that has concerned(?) me for a while is the utility aspect of legendary armor. The ability to swap stats, without having to go back to the mystic forge, or craft another set, but while you are playing (out of combat obviously). This is a clear advantage in convenience, over all other armor.

But I hear you say, it’s not a big deal, because you’ll still have to swap runes! Two points:

1. If it’s not a big deal then it doesn’t matter if non raid armors have this ability, does it? Because all you guys care about is the skins right? We’ll never change runes anyway because it’s too expensive is the classic comment.
2. What happens when ANet finally get around to solving the rune issue?

Since these armors are currently just prestige items, and skins are the only thing that matters (cause that’s what I’m always told), the armors other feature – i.e. it’s utility function – should not be locked away in raids.

Why does only that game mode get this utility?

the stat swap is the perk of legendary items. Your trying to make this into an issue for raiding when its not related – raiding is merely another source of legendary items (although i believe legendary armor should be achievable by other means.

Well, its not the raiding I care about – I don’t – its the fact that this utility is involved with the only way to get it. Which is raiding.

How else do you talk about it, and not mention raiding? O.o

BlaqueFyre.5678:

Why does Open world Pve have a monopoly on Legendary weapons locked behind it? Why does only that gamemode get this utility?

I agree. You should be able to get them from other game modes.

That’s a good point.

To be clear, this is not about skins. Please don’t conflate the issue with that aspect.

So, one thing that has concerned(?) me for a while is the utility aspect of legendary armor. The ability to swap stats, without having to go back to the mystic forge, or craft another set, but while you are playing (out of combat obviously). This is a clear advantage in convenience, over all other armor.

But I hear you say, it’s not a big deal, because you’ll still have to swap runes! Two points:

1. If it’s not a big deal then it doesn’t matter if non raid armors have this ability, does it? Because all you guys care about is the skins right? We’ll never change runes anyway because it’s too expensive is the classic comment.
2. What happens when ANet finally get around to solving the rune issue?

Since these armors are currently just prestige items, and skins are the only thing that matters (cause that’s what I’m always told), the armors other feature – i.e. it’s utility function – should not be locked away in raids.

Why does only that game mode get this utility?

Note: As pointed out weapons, and in fact any ‘Legendary’ items should be achievable via multiple content streams.

Skins would still be different of course, as thats prestige showing where you got it, but the utility aspect shouldnt be locked behind one game mode.

http://i.imgur.com/6gsqEH1.jpg

Remember when people raised concerns about this website, some months back, and were told “that’ll never happen”?

Turns out they were right.

Ah, ok. That’s all good. I’ll just start the login prizes tomorrow then. Thanks everyone :-)

So, I created an account today (yay!), and it’s fun and all, but I am not getting the login prize. I looked on the panel and it has the last day highlighted (the pink box). I didn’t get that box and their is no items in inventory either.

Do you have to play for a while or be a certain level to get them? How does it work exactly?