Linsey Murdock Unveils New High End Ascended Gear

[shawn]

https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/l...ascended-gear/

oh god the stats are two points better than exotics and theyre giving away free ones! this game sucks! im cancelling my subscription immediately!!

[Смерть]

Where did it say free?

I am glad that they are putting items in "sooner than later". I hope that the new condition agony, and all these new things (armor chipping off as you hit the enemy) find there way into the original game at some point.

Right now it sounds like we will be making different armor sets for different areas of the game -- which is fine by me, but I would like to use them in more areas than one...though ANet will probably use these armors though for infusions of different types to come in the future for different areas.

[Tru Reptile]

When Shawn meant free he meant grinding the dungeons over and over until it drops. Sounds like fun guyz!!111

[Смерть]

When Shawn meant free he meant grinding the dungeons over and over until it drops. Sounds like fun guyz!!111

Yeah, I'll pass.

Ah...well...I'm going to cancel my subscription too!

[shawn]

Where did it say free?

Towards the end.
" As we introduce the new high-level content, we’ll also roll out complimentary Ascended and Legendary items (to say nothing of the other rewards you can earn by playing the content)."

When Shawn meant free he meant grinding the dungeons over and over until it drops. Sounds like fun guyz!!111

Or you know, as the reward for finishing the dungeon for the first time, like every other dungeon in the game does.

But even if it is by redoing dungeons, heaven forbid high end dungeoneers have something to do other than sit around in lions arch chatting.

[Tru Reptile]

I dunno, man. I have the feeling this is a start to something very bad.

/waitandsee I guess

[shawn]

I don't really see how having more people online and playing the game is a bad thing. Once you've finished world completion and outfitted your character how you want it to look, there's really nothing left to do on your "main" other than log in, walk around LA, get bored, log off.

I fail to see how complaints of 'omg gear grind' are legit when they say there'll be complementary legendaries and ascendeds, along with making legendaries more easily acquired in general.

And again may I add that these new armors are mathematically the same as exotics. 2 stat points don't even make up a percent of increase in the calculations for anything that matters.

[Lady Rhonwyn]

Gg Anet. Let's break the most important change from all those other MMO's out there. Gear progression is here and only because the top players demanded it.

[Смерть]

Wonder if ANet will allow for other armor types previously in the game to become "infused"? Thanks Shawn for the quote.

[Tru Reptile]

Getting more people online playing is obviously good. Doing it through gear grind is pretty bad.

The ring in that picture provides 5 more power, 5 more precision and 7% more magic find. Yes, it seems small when comparing just those 2 rings, but what about a full set of Ascended gear? What about in the future when they add another tier better than Ascended? It becomes a gear treadmill which is what Anet didn't want. They abandoned the great gear system from GW1 for what's done in every other game, and basically shat all over their manifesto.

If you like it then, great. I sure as hell do not.

Remember how awesome this was?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKtGxVj3msM#t=01m22s