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Well, this is better than a “loot pinata” for some of the smaller bosses, but I hope they at least update the dragonite ore amount (or add new loot) they drop or I’ll pass on them like I have this past week or so.

I think he has smacked me for more than pretty much any enemy, except the champion boar in Queensdale, the boar was glitched and repeatedly spammed his goring move like 5 times in a row without the knockback. This guy hit me for 29k on my full sentinel warrior tank (35k hp w/o buffs and wvw bonus), not sure if it is a % based attack or what, but the zerg lag tends to make it hard to see/dodge as my fps hits about 10 (I know, need a new video card =p). Haven’t died to the guy, but he can hit unusually hard at times.

Thanks Smiley, this makes the forums much more bearable.

This is one from posting this thread:

I seem to be getting this glitch where the overlay of the forums overlaps the current page, which makes some elements near unusable. It might be an issue with Google Chrome at least, but it is my preferred browser. I’ve tried dumping the cache and cookies to no avail. See attached screenshot.

This should be an Ascended level recipe, just because. Or perhaps a burger using grilled cheese sandwiches as buns.

Thanks Josh!

It seems magnificent chests and splendid chests (especially sylvari and asuran styles) reward rather well, but grand and the others seem to be rather poor (the wooden ones that look like normal chests found in open world mostly). It is disappointing getting to the end of tough puzzles just to get 0-4 fragments, while some easy ones net you 7-9. Could we get 7-9 on all/most JP chests by chance? It’d even out the ascended material gather rates a bit more.

Sorry, wasn’t aware of that, but it does seem to be very apparent. Jeez, first time I dip my toe into the lore forum people bite =p.

From the short story “What Scarlet Saw” https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/short-story-what-scarlet-saw/ I would say that possibly exposing the Queen as an illusion was her true intent all along, not just taking a few petty hostages, that was just for “fun”.

Personally, I think the gods’ absence is linked with the elder dragons, Dwayna and Jormag, Lyssa and Kralkatorik, Balthazar and Primordus, Grenth and Zhaitan, Melandru and Mordremoth, Kormir and “Bubbles”. If not a direct relation, the same entity.

Thanks for all the plus +1’s, and you’re welcome. I have an armor list started, but I’d say to start stocking up on Deldrimor Steel and Elonian Leather while they are in decent supply, you’ll need quite a bit if I am correct.

I plan to just make 4 Ascended weapons total, and 2 for an alternate character after those. If only I had stocked up on more Sentinel’s Inscriptions before the patch.

I’m eager to see the new follow-up article. Also, 10 points to Thalador.

I say we go track down these bloodstones and reunite them, to hell with the dragons (for now).

I feel the rate at which we can gather these materials is rather uneven across content.

For example, with Bloodstone Dust, I was able to gather 2100 of this material over two days of champion farming in Queensdale, enough to make several Ascended items.

Dragonite Ore has been rather easy to acquire, I feel it is at a good level, with 30 from Orr temple events, though I think 4-8 from lower level events is rather low, given that supposedly only level 80’s can acquire these items anyway.

Empyreal Fragments are by far the most difficult to acquire unless you repeat dungeon paths, which grant 20 per path. However, most jumping puzzles only seem to grant 0-4, even for difficult ones and ones located in Orr. Oddly enough, some seem to grant upwards of 9-11 with little regard to their difficulty. I’m curious how this was chosen, maybe based on the end chest type? If so, I think these in particular could use another look.

My totals since the release of the patch is 21 bloodstone bricks, 3 dragonite ingots, and 0 empyreal stars. I have yet to find time for doing dungeons for the empyreal stars, but I have gathered almost enough for one star through jumping puzzles.

TL;DR (or in short) I think Bloodstone is a bit too plentiful in champion bags, Dragonite could use a little buff on a number of world bosses, but is quite bearable, and Empyreal is very uneven in content, especially where jumping puzzles are concerned, given that they cannot be repeated like dungeon path rewards, and many give out 0 to very few fragments (see the wiki page here: http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Empyreal_Fragment ).

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/crafting/Ascended-Crafting-Material-List/first

Made this thread before the actual release.

Electrum is more than likely the new jewler precious metal, the Crystalline Ore/Ingot are more than likely the new jewel base (probably used in conjunction with an ascended jewel recipe to create a specific jewel to determine stats in place of an ascended inscription). The Deldrimor Steel, Elonian Leather, and Damask will most likely be for the armor crafting.

I’m pretty sure the account bound caps at 300%, then the rest would be from food, boosts, infusions, and other temp sources. Currently my MF is at close to 60% from account bound only after these few days, but now I’m requiring close to 500 luck points per 1% MF.

I’ve never had a problem with it, could be a size glitch maybe? There is a lily pad right in front of the door, in case you’re missing the entrance.

I think 5 per open world chest and 10 per Jumping Puzzle would be fair, as it stands though they’re dungeon/open world grind, and it sucks to do a tough JP and get a mere 2 shards. At least champ bags give like 5-9, and I can solo those faster than doing a single jumping puzzle. I thought it might be linked to level, but even Orr JPs gave me 2-4 shards…

Essentially the Deldrimor Steel Ingots, and Spiritwood Planks (and their pre-reqs Mithrillium and Elder Spirit Glob). The Bloodstone Bricks, Empyreal Star, and Dragonite Ingot are not time gated, already made 21 of the bricks today. Pretty much the only stumbling point is time, which is a minimum of 10 days for the least time invested Ascended Weapon.

By crafting about 13 exotics I hit 450, with some being non-discoveries. I bought the inscriptions pre-patch for about 3 gold per, now starting at 5 gold+ per. At 450 you can craft the time gated materials, no real reason to get to 500 right now anyway, it’ll take 10-14 days to craft the whole thing and by then you will likely be at 500.

Did you by chance try to craft in an armor profession? Only ascended weapons are out at the moment.

SplendidDust of AncientSuns.8453:

Just to clarify. One lump of mithrillium requires one ecto. One deldrimor steel ingot or one glob of elder spirit residue requires one lump of mithrillium.

Correct, except it is Spiritwood Plank, and it requires Glob of Elder Spirit Residue. Still, just one ecto per Ingot/Plank, etc.

Also, I am right there with you Aisina, saved up 350+ bags for today just incase.

Unless you have a lot of magic find, I wouldn’t expect to find and exotic very often. I have 2% generally, and find maybe two a week on average, that’ll go up after tomorrow though with the magic find change.

They will be available. They mentioned these as being craftable by obtaining the inscription by salvaging a piece of gear, then using it in an ascended inscription recipe.

rjnemer.7816:

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Deldrimor_Steel_Ingot

This is were i got it from. Imo it makes more sense, but im cool with not having to pay 10 ectos per ingot

Yeah, the wiki is very incorrect on that, so far it looks like most weapons will take 10-14 ectos total. The Deldrimor Steel Plated Dowel requires 3 deldrimor steel ingots and 3 spiritwood planks to craft, nothing else. The 1 ecto per Mithrillium is actually easily seen in the dev video (which requires 50 mithril ingots as well, not 20 steel ingots).

If you bought the ectoplasm refined mats you’d speed up the crafting by quite a bit. The others it depends on how fast you can collect the 500 dust/ore/shards, then crafting would take 5 days for the Ascension Crystal.

Each one is a one day cooldown per account, as per the video.

3. Artificing

-Ascended Focus

1xSpirit Wood Focus Casing (3x spirit wood plank, 5x crystaline dust, 50 Thermocatalytic Reagent)
1xSpirit Wood Focus Core (2x spirit wood plank, 5x crystaline dust, 50 Thermocatalytic Reagent)
1x Vision Crystal (1x augur crystal, 5x empyreal star, 5x dragonite ingot, 5x bloodstone brick)
1x Ascended Inscription (10 dark matter, 1 exotic inscription, 1 deldrimor steel plated dowel, 10 crystalline dust)

Total:
20 Pile of Crystaline Dust
380 Thermocatalytic Reagent
1 Augur Crystal
10 Dark Matter
500 Pile of Bloodstone Dust
500 Empyreal Shard
500 Dragonite Ore
60 Iron Ingot
30 Steel Ingot
60 Darksteel Ingot
150 Mithril Ingot
11 Globs of Ectoplasm
160 soft Wood Plank
160 seasoned Wood Plank
160 Hard Wood Plank
400 Elder Wood Plank
1 Exotic Inscription
30 Obsidian Shard

-Ascended Scepter

1xSpirit Wood Scepter Rod(3x spirit wood plank, 5x crystaline dust, 50 Thermocatalytic Reagent)
1xSpirit Wood Scepter Core (2x spirit wood plank, 5x crystaline dust, 50 Thermocatalytic Reagent)
1x Vision Crystal (1x augur crystal, 5x empyreal star, 5x dragonite ingot, 5x bloodstone brick)
1x Ascended Inscription (10 dark matter, 1 exotic inscription, 1 deldrimor steel plated dowel, 10 crystalline dust)

Total:
20 Pile of Crystaline Dust
370 Thermocatalytic Reagent
1 Augur Crystal
10 Dark Matter
500 Pile of Bloodstone Dust
500 Empyreal Shard
500 Dragonite Ore
60 Iron Ingot
30 Steel Ingot
60 Darksteel Ingot
150 Mithril Ingot
11 Globs of Ectoplasm
160 Soft Wood Plank
160 Seasoned Wood Plank
160 Hard Wood Plank
400 Elder Wood Plank
1 Exotic Inscription
30 Obsidian Shard

-Ascended Staff

1xSpirit Wood Staff Shaft(6x spirit wood plank, 5x crystaline dust, 50 Thermocatalytic Reagent)
1xSpirit Wood Staff Head (2x spirit wood plank, 5x crystaline dust, 50 Thermocatalytic Reagent)
1x Vision Crystal (1x augur crystal, 5x empyreal star, 5x dragonite ingot, 5x bloodstone brick)
1x Ascended Inscription (10 dark matter, 1 exotic inscription, 1 deldrimor steel plated dowel, 10 crystalline dust)

Total:
20 Pile of Crystaline Dust
390 Thermocatalytic Reagent
1 Augur Crystal
10 Dark Matter
500 Pile of Bloodstone Dust
500 Empyreal Shard
500 Dragonite Ore
60 Iron Ingot
30 Steel Ingot
60 Darksteel Ingot
150 Mithril Ingot
14 Globs of Ectoplasm
220 soft Wood Plank
220 seasoned Wood Plank
220 Hard Wood Plank
550 Elder Wood Plank
1 Exotic Inscription
30 Obsidian Shards

-Ascended Trident

1xDeldrimor Steel Trident Head (2x deldrimor steel ingot, 5x crystaline dust, 50 Thermocatalytic Reagent)
1xSpirit Wood Trident Shaft (2x Spirit wood plank, 5x crystaline dust, 50 Thermocatalytic Reagent)
1x Vision Crystal (1x augur crystal, 5x Empyreal star, 5x dragonite ingot, 5x bloodstone brick)
1x Ascended Inscription (10 dark matter, 1 exotic inscription, 1 deldrimor steel plated dowel, 10 crystalline dust)

Total:
20 Pile of Crystaline dust
350 Thermocatalytic Reagent
1 Augur crystal
10 Dark matter
500 Pile of Bloodstone Dust
500 Empyreal Shard
500 Dragonite Ore
100 Iron Ingot
50 Steel Ingot
100 Darksteel Ingot
250 Mithril Ingot
10 Globs of Ectoplasm
100 Soft Wood Plank
100 Seasoned Wood Plank
100 Hard Wood Plank
250 Elder Wood Plank
1 Exotic Inscription
30 Obsidian Shard

-Ascended Harpoongun

1xSpirit Wood Harpoon (2x deldrimor steel ingot, 2x Spirit Wood Plank, 5x crystaline dust, 50 Thermocatalytic Reagent)
1xSpirit Wood Rifle Stock (3x Spirit Wood Plank, 5x crystaline dust, 50 Thermocatalytic Reagent)
1x Vision Crystal (1x augur crystal, 5x Empyreal star, 5x dragonite ingot, 5x bloodstone brick)
1x Ascended Inscription (10 dark matter, 1 exotic inscription, 1 deldrimor steel plated dowel, 10 crystalline dust)

Total:
20 Pile of Crystaline dust
380 Thermocatalytic Reagent
1 Augur crystal
10 Dark matter
500 Pile of Bloodstone Dust
500 Empyreal Shard
500 Dragonite Ore
100 Iron Ingot
50 Steel Ingot
100 Darksteel Ingot
250 Mithril Ingot
13 Globs of Ectoplasm
160 Soft Wood Plank
160 Seasoned Wood Plank
160 Hard Wood Plank
400 Elder Wood Plank
1 Exotic Inscription
30 Obsidian Shard

-Ascended Torch

1xDeldrimor Steel Torch Head (3x deldrimor steel ingot, 5x crystaline dust, 50 Thermocatalytic Reagent)
1xSpirit Wood Torch Handle(2x spirit wood plank, 5x crystaline dust, 50 Thermocatalytic Reagent)
1x Vision Crystal (1x augur crystal, 5x empyreal star, 5x dragonite ingot, 5x bloodstone brick)
1x Ascended Inscription (10 dark matter, 1 exotic inscription, 1 deldrimor steel plated dowel, 10 crystalline dust)

Total:
20 Pile of Crystaline Dust
360 Thermocatalytic Reagent
1 Augur Crystal
10 Dark Matter
500 Pile of Bloodstone Dust
500 Empyreal Shard
500 Dragonite Ore
120 Iron Ingot
60 Steel Ingot
120 Darksteel Ingot
300 Mithril Ingot
11 Globs of Ectoplasm
100 soft Wood Plank
100 seasoned Wood Plank
100 Hard Wood Plank
250 Elder Wood Plank
1 Exotic Inscription
30 Obsidian Shard

-Ascended Warhorn

1xSpirit Wood Harpoon (1x deldrimor steel ingot, 2x Spirit Wood Plank, 5x crystaline dust, 50 Thermocatalytic Reagent)
1xDeldrimor Steel Warhorn Mouthpiece (1x Deldrimor Steel Ingot, 5x crystaline dust, 50 Thermocatalytic Reagent)
1x Vision Crystal (1x augur crystal, 5x Empyreal star, 5x dragonite ingot, 5x bloodstone brick)
1x Ascended Inscription (10 dark matter, 1 exotic inscription, 1 deldrimor steel plated dowel, 10 crystalline dust)

Total:
20 Pile of Crystaline dust
380 Thermocatalytic Reagent
1 Augur crystal
10 Dark matter
500 Pile of Bloodstone Dust
500 Empyreal Shard
500 Dragonite Ore
100 Iron Ingot
50 Steel Ingot
100 Darksteel Ingot
250 Mithril Ingot
10 Globs of Ectoplasm
100 Soft Wood Plank
100 Seasoned Wood Plank
100 Hard Wood Plank
250 Elder Wood Plank
1 Exotic Inscription
30 Obsidian Shard

-Ascended Greatsword

1x Deldrimor Steel Greatsword Blade (3x deldrimor steel ingot, 5x crystaline dust, 50 Thermocatalytic Reagent)
1x Deldrimor Steel Greatsword Hilt (3x deldrimor steel ingot, 5x crystaline dust, 50 Thermocatalytic Reagent)
1x Vision Crystal (1x augur crystal, 5x empyreal star, 5x dragonite ingot, 5x bloodstone brick)
1x Ascended Inscription (10 dark matter, 1 exotic inscription, 1 deldrimor steel plated dowel, 10 crystalline dust)

Total:
20 Pile of Crystaline dust
370 Thermocatalytic Reagent
1 Augur crystal
10 Dark matter
500 Pile of Bloodstone Dust
500 Emperyal Shard
500 Dragonite Ore
180 Iron Ingot
90 Steel Ingot
180 Darksteel Ingot
450 Mithril Ingot
12 Globs of Ectoplasm
60 Soft Wood Plank
60 Seasoned Wood Plank
60 Hard Wood Plank
150 Elder Wood Plank
1 Exotic Inscription
30 Obsidian Shard

-Asended Spear

1xDeldrimor Steel Spear Head (3x deldrimor steel ingot, 5x crystaline dust, 50 Thermocatalytic Reagent)
1xLarge Spirit Wood Haft (2x spirit wood plank, 5x crystaline dust, 50 Thermocatalytic Reagent)
1x Vision Crystal (1x augur crystal, 5x empyreal star, 5x dragonite ingot, 5x bloodstone brick)
1x Ascended Inscription (10 dark matter, 1 exotic inscription, 1 deldrimor steel plated dowel, 10 crystalline dust)

Total:
20 Pile of Crystaline Dust
360 Thermocatalytic Reagent
1 Augur Crystal
10 Dark Matter
500 Pile of Bloodstone Dust
500 Empyreal Shard
500 Dragonite Ore
120 Iron Ingot
60 Steel Ingot
120 Darksteel Ingot
300 Mithril Ingot
11 Globs of Ectoplasm
100 soft Wood Plank
100 seasoned Wood Plank
100 Hard Wood Plank
250 Elder Wood Plank
1 Exotic Inscription
30 Obsidian Shard

-Ascended Mace

1xDeldrimor Steel Mace Head (3x deldrimor steel ingot, 5x crystaline dust, 50 Thermocatalytic Reagent)
1xSmall Spirit Wood Haft (2x spirit wood plank, 5x crystaline dust, 50 Thermocatalytic Reagent)
1x Vision Crystal (1x augur crystal, 5x empyreal star, 5x dragonite ingot, 5x bloodstone brick)
1x Ascended Inscription (10 dark matter, 1 exotic inscription, 1 deldrimor steel plated dowel, 10 crystalline dust)

Total:
20 Pile of Crystaline Dust
360 Thermocatalytic Reagent
1 Augur Crystal
10 Dark Matter
500 Pile of Bloodstone Dust
500 Empyreal Shard
500 Dragonite Ore
120 Iron Ingot
60 Steel Ingot
120 Darksteel Ingot
300 Mithril Ingot
11 Globs of Ectoplasm
100 soft Wood Plank
100 seasoned Wood Plank
100 Hard Wood Plank
250 Elder Wood Plank
1 Exotic Inscription
30 Obsidian Shard

-Ascended Hammer

1xDeldrimor Steel Hammer Head (3x deldrimor steel ingot, 5x crystaline dust, 50 Thermocatalytic Reagent)
1xLarge Spirit Wood Haft (2x spirit wood plank, 5x crystaline dust, 50 Thermocatalytic Reagent)
1x Vision Crystal (1x augur crystal, 5x empyreal star, 5x dragonite ingot, 5x bloodstone brick)
1x Ascended Inscription (10 dark matter, 1 exotic inscription, 1 deldrimor steel plated dowel, 10 crystalline dust)

Total:
20 Pile of Crystaline Dust
360 Thermocatalytic Reagent
1 Augur Crystal
10 Dark Matter
500 Pile of Bloodstone Dust
500 Empyreal Shard
500 Dragonite Ore
120 Iron Ingot
60 Steel Ingot
120 Darksteel Ingot
300 Mithril Ingot
11 Globs of Ectoplasm
100 soft Wood Plank
100 seasoned Wood Plank
100 Hard Wood Plank
250 Elder Wood Plank
1 Exotic Inscription
30 Obsidian Shard

2. Huntsman

-Ascended Shortbow

1xSpirit Wood Short-Bow Stave (4x spirit wood plank, 5x crystaline dust, 50 Thermocatalytic Reagent)
1xElonian String (3x Cured Elonian Leather Square, 5x crystaline dust, 50 Thermocatalytic Reagent)
1x Vision Crystal (1x augur crystal, 5x empyreal star, 5x dragonite ingot, 5x bloodstone brick)
1x Ascended Inscription (10 dark matter, 1 exotic inscription, 1 deldrimor steel plated dowel, 10 crystalline dust)

Total:
45 Pile of Crystaline Dust
380 Thermocatalytic Reagent
1 Augur Crystal
10 Dark Matter
500 Pile of Bloodstone Dust
500 Empyreal Shard
500 Dragonite Ore
60 Iron Ingot
40 Steel Ingot
60 Darksteel Ingot
150 Mithril Ingot
13 Globs of Ectoplasm
140 soft Wood Plank
140 seasoned Wood Plank
140 Hard Wood Plank
350 Elder Wood Plank
60 Cured Thin Leather Square
60 Cured Coarse Leather Square
60 Cured Rugged Leather Square
150 Cured Thick Leather Square
1 Exotic Inscription
30 Obsidian Shard

1. Weaponsmith

-Ascended Dagger

1xDeldrimor Steel Dagger Blade (3x deldrimor steel ingot, 5x crystaline dust, 50 Thermocatalytic Reagent)
1xDeldrimor Steel Dagger Hilt (2x deldrimor steel ingot, 5x crystaline dust, 50 Thermocatalytic Reagent)
1x Vision Crystal (1x augur crystal, 5x Empyreal star, 5x dragonite ingot, 5x bloodstone brick)
1x Ascended Inscription (10 dark matter, 1 exotic inscription, 1 deldrimor steel plated dowel, 10 crystalline dust)

Total:
20 Pile of Crystaline Dust
360 Thermocatalytic Reagent
1 Augur Crystal
10 Dark Matter
500 Pile of Bloodstone Dust
500 Empyreal Shard
500 Dragonite Ore
160 Iron Ingot
80 Steel Ingot
160 Darksteel Ingot
400 Mithril Ingot
11 Globs of Ectoplasm
60 soft Wood Plank
60 seasoned Wood Plank
60 Hard Wood Plank
150 Elder Wood Plank
1 Exotic Inscription
30 Obsidian Shard

-Ascended Shield

1xDeldrimor Steel Shield Boss (2x deldrimor steel ingot, 5x crystaline dust, 50 Thermocatalytic Reagent)
1xDeldrimor Steel Shield Backing (2x deldrimor steel ingot, 5x crystaline dust, 50 Thermocatalytic Reagent)
1x Vision Crystal (1x augur crystal, 5x Empyreal star, 5x dragonite ingot, 5x bloodstone brick)
1x Ascended Inscription (10 dark matter, 1 exotic inscription, 1 deldrimor steel plated dowel, 10 crystalline dust)

Total:
20 Pile of Crystaline dust
350 Thermocatalytic Reagent
1 Augur crystal
10 Dark matter
500 Pile of Bloodstone Dust
500 Empyreal Shard
500 Dragonite Ore
140 Iron Ingot
70 Steel Ingot
140 Darksteel Ingot
350 Mithril Ingot
10 Globs of Ectoplasm
60 Soft Wood Plank
60 Seasoned Wood Plank
60 Hard Wood Plank
150 Elder Wood Plank
1 Exotic Inscription
30 Obsidian Shard

-Ascended Axe

1xDeldrimor Steel Axe Head (3x deldrimor steel ingot, 5x crystaline dust, 50 Thermocatalytic Reagent)
1xSmall Spirit Wood Haft (2x spirit wood plank, 5x crystaline dust, 50 Thermocatalytic Reagent)
1x Vision Crystal (1x augur crystal, 5x empyreal star, 5x dragonite ingot, 5x bloodstone brick)
1x Ascended Inscription (10 dark matter, 1 exotic inscription, 1 deldrimor steel plated dowel, 10 crystalline dust)

Total:
20 Pile of Crystaline Dust
360 Thermocatalytic Reagent
1 Augur Crystal
10 Dark Matter
500 Pile of Bloodstone Dust
500 Empyreal Shard
500 Dragonite Ore
120 Iron Ingot
60 Steel Ingot
120 Darksteel Ingot
300 Mithril Ingot
11 Globs of Ectoplasm
100 soft Wood Plank
100 seasoned Wood Plank
100 Hard Wood Plank
250 Elder Wood Plank
1 Exotic Inscription
30 Obsidian Shard

-Ascended Sword

1x Deldrimor Steel Sword Blade (3x deldrimor steel ingot, 5x crystaline dust, 50 Thermocatalytic Reagent)
1x Deldrimor Steel Sword Hilt (3x deldrimor steel ingot, 5x crystaline dust, 50 Thermocatalytic Reagent)
1x Vision Crystal (1x augur crystal, 5x empyreal star, 5x dragonite ingot, 5x bloodstone brick)
1x Ascended Inscription (10 dark matter, 1 exotic inscription, 1 deldrimor steel plated dowel, 10 crystalline dust)

Total:
20 Pile of Crystaline dust
370 Thermocatalytic Reagent
1 Augur crystal
10 Dark matter
500 Pile of Bloodstone Dust
500 Emperyal Shard
500 Dragonite Ore
180 Iron Ingot
90 Steel Ingot
180 Darksteel Ingot
450 Mithril Ingot
12 Globs of Ectoplasm
60 Soft Wood Plank
60 Seasoned Wood Plank
60 Hard Wood Plank
150 Elder Wood Plank
1 Exotic Inscription
30 Obsidian Shard

You will probably want to craft when you hit 80 to get the max level gear, otherwise it will be a rare drop (ascended weapons, and armor later this year). Otherwise it is cheaper to get equipment from the auction house.

On the other hand though, you can level faster by crafting if you have the cash, and there are guides on http://gw2crafts.net/ that make leveling crafts a breeze, just don’t refresh the page as it updates to the cheapest possible, which may be different by the time you buy the mats.

As per the video and article, yes. In the cases of non-craftable gear you can salvage an inscription from the non-craftable stat combos to use with ascended crafting.

From a non-condition based standpoint with berserker’s armor, you’d want blood lust till it reaches 25 stacks, then switch out to a force sigil weapon. On critical hit sigils also pair well with Berserker sets due to the high crit rates.

Easy fix would be to make 2-h weapons infusable, so they have +5 agony resistance on the item, in addition to the possible infusion slot. If it can be done with rings, surely it could be done for these weapons.

It depends on the build you’re going for. I enjoy 2x axes with my tank juggernaut build, which relies on axe 5 for speedy adrenaline gain as well as additional AoE damage (which also fuels Healing Surge and Adrenal Health), and I use axe 4 before using Eviscerate since my build lacks critical chance. Axe/Mace is a good combo for providing vulnerability though, as well as knockdown, leading to general better group support and extra dps.

I would level crafting while the getting is good, only 6-13 gold to max out a weapon profession, I do not doubt that will rise a fair sum with the release of the patch. http://gw2crafts.net/

Seeing as Flame and Frost was more than likely a one off event and the dungeon may return in fractal form, I don’t expect to see it drop these items. Will we be seeing this stat option again, perhaps as a general craft? I’m personally a fan of it, and right now the price to craft a set are enormous since it hasn’t been available for almost half a year now. Also, will Legendary/Ascended weapons get this stat option? I can see how Celestial can stick around with the wealth of the recipes and quartz on the TP in addition to the home node and the possibility to come back in the future as the festival returns, but I’m curious about this particular set’s future.

Due to the event gold is really devalued right now, as well as the new champion bag drops from coin purses, gear boxes, and ritual bags. Dulfy lists the items that drop from the bags: http://dulfy.net/2013/08/06/gw2-champion-weapon-skins/ . Also, usually morning in EST (gmt -5) is the best time to buy items, while evening is the best time to sell I’ve noticed.

Fairly common looking I suppose, but I enjoy my heritage armor and glyphic weapons.

Zouka Aegis in his Tanky Juggernaut glory.

Tank Juggernaut: http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fIEQRApe3XjcOFvJPCQ4wBE0jroK2CThfI9IMGw1A-jkyAo8ioRTMAJHKz0HAKBUOvIas11ioxq0Jiq1LYe8ioVLDA7YA-w

Currently I just have rare sentinel gear w/exotic sentinel gems, but I will upgrade to exotic when it is re-released (doubtful I will buy at current TP prices). The build has a lot of tank to it as well as power, but with many benefits as well. I primarily designed it to fit my wants in PvE situations as well as small group teamwork WvW. The main weak spot is that it lacks the critical chance of heavy dps builds, but fury supplements that somewhat with an extra 20%.

Features: 35k hp, 3k attack, 3.3k armor, 30% boon duation, 10% conditition duation, 4% critical chance. (With my rare armor, I run about 33k hp, 2.9k attack, and 3.1k armor)

-Auto condition removal (30 sec cooldown), adrenaline spent removes one condition per bar.
-Auto invulnerability for 4 seconds at 25% hp (around 8k hp)
-Supports allies with might and fury, as well as banner effects (regeneration traited), and revives allies instantly with elite banner. Also a decent reviver with built in “rune of mercy” and general tankiness.
-Regens hp very well with adrenaline, which also benefits healing surge. Choose when to use burst wisely or when you can generate adrenaline fast (such as axe 5).
-Has ranged cripple and AoE vulnerability with axes, stuns and blocks with mace/shield.
-Build can solo quite a few champions with axes alone, for others you can tank with shield at the cost of dps if you want to.

I’d approve of this change. Its not like 10-15 gold can’t get you 20 levels by craft leveling anyway. I have some level 10-14’s, who will likely not even use the scroll unless it is changed. I might save it for a rainy day when I decide to buy another char slot and save some time/gold on leveling.

I would like to see a more defensive melee weapon, but a longer range weapon like longbow/rifle would be cool for the robin hood/sniper aspect. Fans would also be a neat weapon class overall (useful for elementalists and mesmers, as well as being a defensive weapon for thieves).

Sources say about 15 levels from lvl 1, and about 10 levels from that point after per each tradeskill. I’ve only done it to skip about 20 levels before, and each craft did bring me to about 10 lvls per when I started at lvl 50. A crafting booster would probably help lessen the number of materials needed as well.

I don’t think it would be very viable in a dungeon, but WvW and World Events I think it will do pretty well. In the Queen’s Jubilee I’ve been reviving and supporting about 80% of the time and doing about 1/10th of the damage I did with my berserker set and pulling gold participation. The WvW role would be to support a small group of allies with the cripples, buffs, healing, and stealth, and zergs with the stealthy healing and revives to get people back on their feet and avoid getting stomped.

Build “Dr. McNinja”- http://en.gw2skills.net/editor/?fYAQNAV6alUmaPXeS9E+5EBniiyUPFelsdPyqV1KA-jAyA4NioZqBMtZIapxioxWHLiGrqBTrSEV7EKiWtQAOXAA-e\

The sigil I use on one of the pistols is the newly added Sigil of Renewal, which hasn’t been added to the build editor yet. I’ve always considered the “Magi” stat combination a bit odd, but it benefits this build with the high critical rate for Sigil of Water. Using the pistol skill Unload should almost guarantee it to proc, with the weapon swap heal as a nice bonus. Shortbow should be used most of the time for the blast effect and evasion ability, and the skill set will provide buffs and healing to your party, and conditions to your enemies. Runes could be switched out to a healing rune set, but mercy doesn’t see much use and I’ve been focusing on reviving in zerg situations with it so far.

This build might seem a bit niche or unusual as it isn’t very DPS focused, but I enjoy trying to think outside of the box. If you know of any similar builds or have suggestions, I’d like to hear them.

Personally I’d like to see a heavy armored Dervish counterpart, along with new a new polearm weapon category, so they can wield scythes, halberds, lances, etc. (in addition to existing classes that they would work with). They could have avatar stances to activate for specific buffs/conditions for a limited time as the class mechanic. I believe the name “Revenant” would be appropriate, I have a document that goes into detail on design, but I haven’t had the drive to finish it and post it, plus there is the issue with the Charr not believing in any gods now, but I suppose that could change.

I vote for “Woden the Potato Farmer” as an npc easter egg/dedication. It has lore flavor . Could even make him a karma vendor of potatoes and wooden objects.

The x/50 means you’ve uncovered x of 50 areas in that region. For 100% complete you need to do all of the hearts, skill challenges, waypoints, points of interest, vistas, etc. in the game. When you 100% complete an area you will get a chest, your map legend should indicate if you’ve gotten it yet when you’re in that area. http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Map_completion