Solori.6025 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 I would love to know how many players are proudly using these weapons and showing them off My opinion ( though it seems to be shared by a few) These weapons are trash. They look like rushed jobs that were put together to say " look we added WvW content". It's honestly a little sad how these look vs the skins you released for tickets on the same day. The obsidian was a cool texture, but honestly I think they ultimately need to go back to the drawing board. Maybe for future WvW items, you could do a community poll on reddit and the official forums as to what style the majority of players like? Would probably be better than releasing weapons like you did and basically giving kitten to the community Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemonSeed.3528 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Maybe if they wanted them to represent colors better they could've gone for an effect more like that found on cobalt greatsword? To this day I still haven't run into anyone (ally/enemy) with an obsidian weapon. Make it also have an effect on unsheathe like some crazy aura blast, kind of like your servers warcry in aura form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biofrog.1568 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 [https://gw2efficiency.com/account/unlock-statistics?filter.key=skins&filter.search=Obsidian](https://gw2efficiency.com/account/unlock-statistics?filter.key=skins&filter.search=Obsidian "https://gw2efficiency.com/account/unlock-statistics?filter.key=skins&filter.search=Obsidian") nb: you might need to copy/paste the link.. can't get it to post without escaping the & Basically if you own one, you should at least be proud of owning a pretty rare skin.. which was probably transmuted anyway :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illconceived Was Na.9781 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Regardless of the aesthetics, it costs 350 skirmish tickets. Anyone working on legendary armor isn't likely to want to "waste" those tickets on an ascended weapon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawdler.8521 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 I dont have any obsidian weapons which confirms that 100% of players I personally know have no obsidian weapons and by extention, no one else in WvW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovalkvadratcylinder.9365 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 I bought one and made instantly made a ticket for a refund. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossaber.8934 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 They don't look like trash, they made YOU look like clown. IMO the weapon should not cost 350 ticket, instead it should give player 350 free tickets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamondgirl.6315 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 They are horribly ugly. They barely even match the art style of the game. I will personally bring pizza, ice cream, and a bottle of vodka over to the person who had a terrible day and designed them to make them feel better, if ANet just pretends those weapons never happened and gives us something nicer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Visionary.1705 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 I haven’t seen a single person with them or using the skins. And I do wvw only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDchiaScrub.3241 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 I suppose technically it's subjective taste, also...technically it's an incomplete weapon set. Remember this. D: P.S. I think I bought the exotic version dagger to see what it was about. I am not proud about it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kash.9213 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 I have the dagger which actually looks pretty good in game except I wish the handle and pommel were a little sleeker, they look like they were taken off another dagger. The color effect on the blade is cool though, the actual obsidian part and server color effect should be the design for the most part, the other weapons have the best parts crowded out by the bulky trash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamondgirl.6315 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 > @"kash.9213" said: > the other weapons have the best parts crowded out by the bulky trash. This is something I have noticed about their weapon design in general. Bulky, awkward, clumsy, thick, etc. Many sets have one or two very beautifully balanced pieces, and the rest look like giant cardboard cutouts (see Lovestruck sword, which is gorgeous, and Lovestruck longbow, which looks like a piece of architecture wrenched off of a ceiling). The Obsidian weapons show this tendency off to an unfortunate extreme, but I am not really surprised by it. They seem to get a really great idea for a piece or two, and then just mash the rest together and paint them the same color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ubi.4136 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 I've only known 2 people to have gotten one weapon each this whole time, and they got them just to test whether the color change worked when we went from red to blue a month or more back. No one uses them, I doubt that other than the most die-hard Pokemon style collectors have any of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turk.5460 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 > @"Ubi.4136" said: > I've only known 2 people to have gotten one weapon each this whole time, and they got them just to test whether the color change worked when we went from red to blue a month or more back. No one uses them, I doubt that other than the most die-hard Pokemon style collectors have any of them. I have 6 of each. Just like my Pidgeys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ugrakarma.9416 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 i use the torch , because the flame is bigger than torch body, which can hardly be noticed. and yeah, theyre ugly. I would prefer that instead of these weapons, they would resurrect mistwarden weapons. https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Mistbreaker_(skin) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solori.6025 Posted February 22, 2018 Author Share Posted February 22, 2018 > @"biofrog.1568" said: > [https://gw2efficiency.com/account/unlock-statistics?filter.key=skins&filter.search=Obsidian](https://gw2efficiency.com/account/unlock-statistics?filter.key=skins&filter.search=Obsidian "https://gw2efficiency.com/account/unlock-statistics?filter.key=skins&filter.search=Obsidian") > nb: you might need to copy/paste the link.. can't get it to post without escaping the & > > Basically if you own one, you should at least be proud of owning a pretty rare skin.. which was probably transmuted anyway :) > Thank you this. Basically the most popular weapon is the dagger in it's rare and exotic form. at .595 % of the playerbase counted on GW2 efficiency ( 942 of 158,282 (0.595%) Slumbering Obsidian Dagger Unknown 942 of 158,282 (0.595%) Obsidian Dagger Unknown 942 of 158,282 (0.595%) Slumbering Obsidian Staff Unknown 557 of 158,282 (0.352%) Obsidian Staff Unknown 557 of 158,282 (0.352%) Obsidian Torch Unknown 487 of 158,282 (0.308%) Slumbering Obsidian Torch Unknown 487 of 158,282 (0.308%) Obsidian Shield Unknown 340 of 158,282 (0.215%) Slumbering Obsidian Shield Unknown 340 of 158,282 (0.215%) Mistforged Obsidian Dagger Unknown 260 of 158,282 (0.164%) Slumbering Mistforged Obsidian Dagger Unknown 260 of 158,282 (0.164%) Slumbering Mistforged Obsidian Staff Unknown 75 of 158,282 (0.047%) Mistforged Obsidian Staff Unknown 75 of 158,282 (0.047%) Slumbering Mistforged Obsidian Torch Unknown 60 of 158,282 (0.038%) Mistforged Obsidian Torch Unknown 60 of 158,282 (0.038%) Slumbering Mistforged Obsidian Shield Unknown 23 of 158,282 (0.015%) Mistforged Obsidian Shield Unknown 23 of 158,282 (0.015%) . . . which ever dev said these look great. Don't let them make fashion decisions anymore :open_mouth: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xDudisx.5914 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 I have the obsidian dagger. It is a cool skin, but having no color in pve is a major flaw. Wvw needs other ticket sinks. Maybe some minis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solori.6025 Posted February 22, 2018 Author Share Posted February 22, 2018 For reference. These are the new Alchemist Weapon stats from GW2efficiency And this set is brand kitten new. Alchemist Greatsword 53g89s99c 2,545 of 158,282 (1.608%) Alchemist Sword 53g98s97c 2,302 of 158,282 (1.454%) Alchemist Scepter 54g00s00c 2,284 of 158,282 (1.443%) Alchemist Axe 53g97s99c 2,214 of 158,282 (1.399%) Alchemist Staff 51g51s51c 1,940 of 158,282 (1.226%) Alchemist Pistol 55g94s99c 1,871 of 158,282 (1.182%) Alchemist Dagger 53g99s00c 1,863 of 158,282 (1.177%) Alchemist Torch 55g62s78c 1,738 of 158,282 (1.098%) Alchemist Focus 55g00s00c 1,587 of 158,282 (1.003%) Alchemist Shield 50g70s01c 1,393 of 158,282 (0.880%) Alchemist Hammer 52g00s00c 1,331 of 158,282 (0.841%) Alchemist Warhorn 53g00s89c 1,227 of 158,282 (0.775%) Alchemist Longbow 51g99s99c 1,168 of 158,282 (0.738%) Alchemist Rifle 52g98s99c 1,122 of 158,282 (0.709%) Alchemist Mace 50g00s00c 1,075 of 158,282 (0.679%) Alchemist Short Bow 52g99s99c 1,069 of 158,282 (0.675%) > @"ugrakarma.9416" said: > i use the torch , because the flame is bigger than torch body, which can hardly be noticed. and yeah, theyre ugly. > > I would prefer that instead of these weapons, they would resurrect mistwarden weapons. > > https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Mistbreaker_(skin) > > I agree that would be awesome, much better than the things they released for WvW currently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemonSeed.3528 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 > @"xDudisx.5914" said: > I have the obsidian dagger. It is a cool skin, but having no color in pve is a major flaw. Wvw needs other ticket sinks. Maybe some minis? Ok, I had no idea they don't have a glow in pve, which is even more off putting. It would probably be an easy fix though, they can still have it show up that persons current server color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kash.9213 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 > @"diamondgirl.6315" said: > > @"kash.9213" said: > > the other weapons have the best parts crowded out by the bulky trash. > > This is something I have noticed about their weapon design in general. Bulky, awkward, clumsy, thick, etc. Many sets have one or two very beautifully balanced pieces, and the rest look like giant cardboard cutouts (see Lovestruck sword, which is gorgeous, and Lovestruck longbow, which looks like a piece of architecture wrenched off of a ceiling). The Obsidian weapons show this tendency off to an unfortunate extreme, but I am not really surprised by it. They seem to get a really great idea for a piece or two, and then just mash the rest together and paint them the same color. > There has to be a few disconnects along the way from concept to design to implementation because most gear in this game looks pretty bad when not with other items from their set. Using Warbeast Medium legs with Medium Glorious Chest leaves a bright glow from warbeast effect at the waist because whoever designed that set didn't care about how each piece might look without the rest of the set and didn't know we can sport anything but trench coats and heavy rags. Whoever designed these Obsidian weapons threw on a bunch of gaudy chunks of what looks like plastic or 3d printed metal similar to the slightly disconnected and extra large protruding pieces all over our Triumphant gear. If they took off all of the chunks that don't really need to be there most of that gear and these new weapons would look alright and some would look awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solori.6025 Posted February 22, 2018 Author Share Posted February 22, 2018 > @"kash.9213" said: > > @"diamondgirl.6315" said: > > > @"kash.9213" said: > > > the other weapons have the best parts crowded out by the bulky trash. > > > > This is something I have noticed about their weapon design in general. Bulky, awkward, clumsy, thick, etc. Many sets have one or two very beautifully balanced pieces, and the rest look like giant cardboard cutouts (see Lovestruck sword, which is gorgeous, and Lovestruck longbow, which looks like a piece of architecture wrenched off of a ceiling). The Obsidian weapons show this tendency off to an unfortunate extreme, but I am not really surprised by it. They seem to get a really great idea for a piece or two, and then just mash the rest together and paint them the same color. > > > > There has to be a few disconnects along the way from concept to design to implementation because most gear in this game looks pretty bad when not with other items from their set. Using Warbeast Medium legs with Medium Glorious Chest leaves a bright glow from warbeast effect at the waist because whoever designed that set didn't care about how each piece might look without the rest of the set and didn't know we can sport anything but trench coats and heavy rags. Whoever designed these Obsidian weapons threw on a bunch of gaudy chunks of what looks like plastic or 3d printed metal similar to the slightly disconnected and extra large protruding pieces all over our Triumphant gear. If they took off all of the chunks that don't really need to be there most of that gear and these new weapons would look alright and some would look awesome. I would also vote to change the white and red coloring on the hilts to either a metal grey or black with the red cloth. White,red, and black looks like the colors for a bad clown comedy skit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobie Kytty.1425 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Horrendous looking. Take them back to the drawing board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blockhead Magee.3092 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 I imagine that only the folks who like to have complete collections would want anything to do with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solori.6025 Posted February 22, 2018 Author Share Posted February 22, 2018 > @"Blockhead Magee.3092" said: > I imagine that only the folks who like to have complete collections would want anything to do with them. based on the numbers their arent many lol 23 people for the shield. 23 people own the ascended WvW shield, out of a pool of over 100k that is beyond sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenesisII.1540 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Wouldn't waste tickets on these, even if I was done collecting all the other stuff I needed with the tickets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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