Guild Wars 2

Kaimick.5109:

Doomguard.5094:

Kaimick.5109:

Although with that all said and done I also realize that Arena Net gains a 10% profit I believe off of TP so that 2k legendary takes a lot of Gold out of the economy, even at 5% it is a lot. So in a way I understand the methods of why, I just don’t necessary agree with them.

Lol what? Those 10% from TP isn’t ArenaNets profit, what would they need virtual gold for? They already own all of the gold in the game and they can generate more at will, they do not profit from gold, it’s just there to balance the economy.

Really, I constantly say people need to learn to read more and you have proven my case thank you. At the end of your post you state why arena net takes a portion out of the TP transactions.

it’s just there to balance the economy

This is very observant of you, although if you actually read my post you would have seen this

2k legendary takes a lot of Gold out of the economy, even at 5% it is a lot.

Hmmm looks like the same thing was said, please try reading before you decided to retort to something and say the exact same thing.

Also it is profit to a degree, if they are taking 200 gold out of the economy to help balance it from a 2k transaction then they have a way to turn around and sell that 200 gold to players through the gem store exchange. Now it is not a sure profit release as it requires players to purchase gem cards, although making more gold to put into the market is counter productive and destroys the the market with inflation. So in turn Gold sinks in this case in which ever form the company decided to implement it is considered a profit margin for the company, it just happens that this profit margin also helps maintain and balance the in game economy from over inflating.

Are you out of your mind?!
Anet profits from TP fees… lol
They can balance the economy with it yes that’s right but they defenitely don’t profit with it when they put it in gem store exchange :P
It is a program…. they can get as many gold as they kitten want…. There is no virtual Bank that keeps Anet money……….. It’s a game dude =)
You write a program, someone exchanges gems for gold, the program reacts to it and creates gold for the buyer…..

By the way… I like the legendary system and I already have my incinerator and I didn’t buy it on TP….
The only thing that needs fixing is the precursor….

Greatsword, dual sword, Claws and a kitten whip =)

you could also combine whip and claw :P http://www.epilogue.net/cgi/database/art/view.pl?id=98097

What I want to talk about is the possibility of legendary dye colors.
Many people want legendary armor, they would have more visual effects than the exotic ones, so that they would stand out.
I like the possibility of legendary armor, but there are some aspects that I don’t like.
You would need all 6 pieces to stand out and you would have to stick to that particular armor. The effect would be, that over time many people would have these legendary armor skins and they wouldn’t be so legendary anymore…

So I thought, what could be an alternative … and I came up with legendary dye. You could dye every armor skin u want with these dyes so there would be a big variance and the characters could really stand out.
What could these legendary dyes look like?
Well… I think there are many possibilities to that.
They could have glow effects or a liquid style like molten lava or something like that. If they are transferred on a certain armor piece they could also give auras like the visual style of bolt or they could coat you in a dark fog which would be awesome for thiefs or necros.
There are many possibilities to the effects and if you want a certain effect u can have it on light, middle or heavy armor.

What do you think about it? Discuss and give some ideas about effects or flaws to the system.
Cheers!

I love the legendaries and it’s just silly to say they are easy to get….
You have to put some serious work in them…
To obtain them by a simple quest would be way to easy and unfair to those who got them the traditional way…
The precursor system although is another matter… just too lackluster… I got my precursor for the incinerator today and it took me quite some time to get it…
They should still be very hard to get maybe with some kind of tokens so it wouldn’t be lackluster…

xCrusadentx.2784:

I think I could agree with gs on an ele, except for our elite skill; pretty much stole any chance of that happening.

They could transform all skills from the elite to the greatsword fire attunement and remove the elite skill. We are also in desperate need of a good elite….

FateZero.8536:

Anyway, back to the topic. Level cap raising still a possibility. Would love to see more weapon options/skills for each profession too.

New weapons would really be awesome….
I hope they will add some new weapons soon, don’t want to wait until an expansion….
There are so many weapons which would really fit the existing classes and it would defenitely make the classes even more versatile and interesting!

Ele Hammer and Pistol?
:P
Nah… first we want Greatsowrd and Dual Sword then we’ll be fine… torch or Warhorn would also fit…

/sign
I love the potential of the incinerator but it needs some redesign.
As you mentioned, when it’s on the belt there is no effect that’s a no go…. when I’m in the city I want people to see my legendary….
I also think it could use a fire Aura when drawn. Just like Bolt which has really awesome effects.
Give it a firestorm when drawn just like Bolt.
I hope incinerator is next on your fixing list.

Yeah but when the ascended weapons come, u can use their stats and the legendary skin, so that’s not a big problem…
The real problem is the lack of skins.
Greatswords are fine and you can choose which skin u want. U want to play a dark kitten warrior? Take Twilight. You want to play a shiny holy knight? Take sunrise… that is a great system and works for the greatsword… but the other?!

You want to play a dark staff necro? Yeah Bifrost really doesn’t fit that style.
You want to play a kitten thief? Yeah Dreamer is really great for that… Unicorns really fit that style…. lol….

We need more skins to choose from or everyone will wield a sword/greatsword as legendary because the others…. well I think the skins speak for themselves..

Yeah Ele really needs some diversity in weapons… We have our attunements sure but a few more weapons wouldn’t hurt…
I would really like to see a torch on a Ele, but I would also like to see a GS ele and main Hand / Off Hand Sword.
If these weapons were added to the ele… i’m totally satisfied =)
But I think we have to wait for the 1st expansion to see them coming…

QuartzMoped.2370:

Just wanted to add that I wish they would have done a legendary system in that you could design it yourself. Pick your weapon type, then pick from a variety of special skins for that weapon, then pick maybe two or three special properties (particle effects, special glows, the footprints, the making you look metallic) and then name it yourself.

In my opinion a system such as that would blow away the current legendary situation.

That would be an awesome system and it would deserve the title “legendary”

But I doubt they would make something like this…. Athough it shouldn’t be too hard…
I Would be satisfied with 2 or 3 legendaries per weapon type and I would really like to have a comment when we can expect more legendaries… 2 months ago they said there will be more but not when…. First make them horney and then suffer from it … don’t like that kind of politics….

No it’s not just you.
Although i’m only bored with twilight… it’s great looking but way too many have it. Why is it? Because it is the best looking legendary in my opinion and in many others.
What we need is more legendaries…. Great looking staffs, bows etc.
The swords are finde… the rest… well not that great some of them are ok like the hammer but twilight, sunrise and bolt are really looking great.

If they would add like 2 or 3 versions for every weapon you wouldn’t see one of them too often…

Well not everyone has to like the legendaries, there will always be some aspects to them that we won’t like. BUT the themes of some legendaries are just a really bad joke.
As you just said… a thief with a Unicorn bow? That’s not even funny that’s emberrasing….

Some people like them because they think it’s funny. But everyone who wants to play a serious MMO could be really offended by that design….
A Necro with Bifrost? …. Yeah really great thumps up! It’s ok for Ele, but it doesn’t suit a necro…
I Just want to know if there will be other themes to the legendaries a reply would be really helpul!
If you say there will be new legendaries in a post, then at least give us a hint when we can expect them…

Shade.4702:

She did not say “legendary weapons.” She said “legendary items.” That could mean anything. Legendary earrings, legendary helmets, legendary runes…

Yeah it could mean that there will be other legendary items apart from weapons, but in that case a statement would be great, because many people are waiting for new legendary weapons like me.
If there won’t be new weapons I’d like to know and spent my money elsewhere…

But if she didn’t meant weapons it could only mean armor, because the difference between legendary and exotic is only the appearance, the stats are the same, so legendary rings wouldn’t make sense.

No one said that they should ignore Bugs, events etc….. You have to understand that there are many people at Anet who are working on many different things.

One of those are new weapon skins. And I really think it’s important to create an alternative skin for every weapon, so that there is at least a choice between rainbow/flower/unicorn etc. skins and some darker skins like the greatsword choice.

You don’t have to worry that they wouldn’t fix bugs because of legendary weapons….

On November 13th Linsey Murdock said in this thread: https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/linsey-murdock-unveils-new-high-end-ascended-gear/

that there will be new legendary weapons. So far there were no more infos. I just wanted a statement when we can expect new legendary skins, because some weapons are in dire need of one…

You had a good system on the greatsword where one could choose between a light and a dark skin…. I Hope you will do the same with the other weapons so that everyone can choose at least between 2 skins of the same weapon.

I hope you will give us some infos about that topic because the announcement was 2 months ago…

Well I don’t like the elites eather…. some aspects of them are fine but the package doesn’t fit at all…

2 Tomes? One is pure offense the other pure defense…. eather way I am stuck with that playstyle while I am in Tome stance….
Either I am totally vulnerable or no threat at all… doesn’t seem balanced to me…
1 tome would be enough … make it balanced in offense and defense 2 heals and 3 offense skills for example….

Renewed Focus? :P Yeah great one :P Not even as a utility skill….