Shimmering Aurora Weapons Collection

[Zee.1294]

Well then.....Finally after 8 years Anet outdone it self ! Who ever design this skins needs a Christmas bonus...ok ...Well done Anet!!

[AgentMoore.9453]

Honestly, yeah. Both this and the [Dark Matter](https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Dark_Matter_weapon_skins) set are examples of flashy/bright particle designs that actually look alright.

 

Recently I've been pretty let down by messy eye-burning additions like the [Demon Haunted](https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Demon-Haunted_weapons) and [Volcanic Stormcaller](https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Volcanic_Stormcaller_weapons) sets and even the overabundance of sharp teal in some of the [Dragon Slayer](https://wiki.guildwars2.com/images/f/f4/Dragon_Slayer_Shield.jpg) set, but employing the right amount of contrast really made a difference with [shimmering Aurora](https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Shimmering_Aurora_weapon_skins).

 

Nice. Good. I'd enjoy more like this for the shiny things, and more like the [Privateer](https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Privateer_weapon_skins) set for the practical things.

[Sobx.1758]

Dark Matter, Eternal Forged and Dark Wing too imo. Ice Reaver looks good as well, but I'm just not a huge fan of icy theme.

Overally I think a lot of recent skins were solid.

[Veprovina.4876]

What do you need to get them? Besides play Wintersday? Or are they not Wintersday exclusive?

[Danikat.8537]

> @"Veprovina.4876" said:

> What do you need to get them? Besides play Wintersday?

 

They're not actually part of Wintersday, they're the new black lion weapon set. So you either need to open black lion chests and hope you get weapon tickets/scraps, or you can buy them from the Trading Post.

[Veprovina.4876]

> @"Danikat.8537" said:

> > @"Veprovina.4876" said:

> > What do you need to get them? Besides play Wintersday?

>

> They're not actually part of Wintersday, they're the new black lion weapon set. So you either need to open black lion chests and hope you get weapon tickets/scraps, or you can buy them from the Trading Post.

 

Ah i see. I couldn't find the wiki for them, just some video showcasing the skins.

They look really nice. :smile:

[Danikat.8537]

> @"Veprovina.4876" said:

> > @"Danikat.8537" said:

> > > @"Veprovina.4876" said:

> > > What do you need to get them? Besides play Wintersday?

> >

> > They're not actually part of Wintersday, they're the new black lion weapon set. So you either need to open black lion chests and hope you get weapon tickets/scraps, or you can buy them from the Trading Post.

>

> Ah i see. I couldn't find the wiki for them, just some video showcasing the skins.

> They look really nice. :smile:

 

The Wiki is updated entirely by players, so there's always a bit of a delay adding new things, especially when lots of stuff comes out at once. I'm sure they'll get pages soon.

[Veprovina.4876]

> @"Danikat.8537" said:

> > @"Veprovina.4876" said:

> > > @"Danikat.8537" said:

> > > > @"Veprovina.4876" said:

> > > > What do you need to get them? Besides play Wintersday?

> > >

> > > They're not actually part of Wintersday, they're the new black lion weapon set. So you either need to open black lion chests and hope you get weapon tickets/scraps, or you can buy them from the Trading Post.

> >

> > Ah i see. I couldn't find the wiki for them, just some video showcasing the skins.

> > They look really nice. :smile:

>

> The Wiki is updated entirely by players, so there's always a bit of a delay adding new things, especially when lots of stuff comes out at once. I'm sure they'll get pages soon.

 

Yeah i know, that's why i asked here. :smile:

And since they came out on Wintersday or somewhere around this time, i thought they're maybe connected to that.

Anyway, thanks for answering!

[Qori.9671]

Sexy AF !!!!

[AliamRationem.5172]

I already picked up a bunch of the dark matter skins. Most of them look awesome!

[Eramonster.2718]

Best skin imo, kudos :+1: .

Colours, brightness & light particles with trails (stars). That's quality weapon.

 

Just missing the underwater skins.

[Ashantara.8731]

Like with many other shiny weapons, I do not understand why they do not illuminate their surroundings like a torch. That's something that is bugging me about those skins. At least a soft light would be nice, then I would at least consider using them...

[LucianDK.8615]

I just wish that non legendary weapons hid the class trails when swinging. The green necromancer swing clashes with so many weapons.

[Zera Allimatti.2541]

Indeed, it looks so good that I have based the entire look of almost all my characters (20+) on the weapons. It's also the first weapon set I ever cared to complete. Mad kudos to everyone involved in the making of these weapons.

 

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/684428623461220448/788828879682666586/gw025.jpg

[Fueki.4753]

If Arenanet could go back to design decent looking weapons instead of these particle effect annoyances, that'd be great.

 

[Ashantara.8731]

> @"Fueki.4753" said:

> If Arenanet could go back to design decent looking weapons instead of these particle effect annoyances, that'd be great.

 

:+1: However, very few of their past designs were decent. I especially loathe the ridiculous sizes of most of their weapons, something they keep doing to date. Just plain awful.

[Zee.1294]

Perfect skins for guardian !

[Funky.4861]

I know they are themed around the aurora borealis, but i find them quite glaring and the trail is mismatched imo. It's the hard lines around the ribbons of light, i wish they were softer/more blurred and used as the trail instead of this out-of-nowhere starry effect.

[mindcircus.1506]

While the base designs are pretty nice, the particle effects are a complete eyesore.

I really wish they would just reel in the ridiculous effects.... the game doesnt need to give me retinal burn.

[Randulf.7614]

These are nice indeed. I'm normally against such flashy things, but they are very pretty nonetheless. I do have a BL ticket spare, so might grab one if I can find a character it would work on. But I don't really use that colour scheme

 

Yet

[Danikat.8537]

I like the colour scheme, but I think the effects are a bit much for most of my characters most of the time.

 

But I'm tempted to pick some up since I have black lion tickets from somewhere or other, and I suspect this set will be very expensive later on since they seem pretty popular now. The question is whether to get the weapons I'm most likely to use, or the ones likely to be the most expensive later on.

[ugrakarma.9416]

damn that unfair, just when im close to completing my Exordium,

[Danikat.8537]

> @"ugrakarma.9416" said:

> kitten that unfair, just when im close to completing my Exordium,

 

I still think Exordium looks better. I think that's going to be my next legendary, because I love the effects as well as the colours. I might start not long after Wintersday, but I haven't decided yet, but it's going to be a very long time before I finish it, so I'm kind of jealous you're so close to finishing already.

[Eloc Freidon.5692]

Another "yes I'm getting the full set" of skins. Eternal Forged and Lorekeeper also are fantastic unique sets.

 

If I know I'm getting most of the set, I figure I get them all to complete the collection to get 7 full tickets back. Then spend gold on an older set when it drops under 200G total to get another 7.

[The Greyhawk.9107]

Even I kinda like them, and I am *NOT* a fan of over the top particle effects that have become so overly used the last few years. Not sure if I'll get any though, would probably clash with most of my characters looks.