MrFrusciante.2438 Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Can someone look into why the new dragonsblood weapon set is time gated behind laurels and does not have a branded mass currency cost like it should. Requiring 80 laurels just to be able to access the heroic ascended set is pretty lazy and a significant time-gate to wait behind. Change it to something map/new season story related instead of just using old code from the laurel vendor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obtena.7952 Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 I don't know what the reason is but ... they choose laurels for that reason. It doesn't make sense to talk like Anet "didn't look into it" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warscythes.9307 Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 > @"MrFrusciante.2438" said: > Can someone look into why the new dragonsblood weapon set is time gated behind laurels and does not have a branded mass currency cost like it should. Requiring 80 laurels just to be able to access the heroic ascended set is pretty lazy and a significant time-gate to wait behind. > > > Change it to something map/new season story related instead of just using old code from the laurel vendor Where did you get it cost 80? It cost 5 laurels. Also yes it cost branded mass as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrFrusciante.2438 Posted January 9, 2019 Author Share Posted January 9, 2019 > @"Warscythes.9307" said: > > @"MrFrusciante.2438" said: > > Can someone look into why the new dragonsblood weapon set is time gated behind laurels and does not have a branded mass currency cost like it should. Requiring 80 laurels just to be able to access the heroic ascended set is pretty lazy and a significant time-gate to wait behind. > > > > > > Change it to something map/new season story related instead of just using old code from the laurel vendor > > Where did you get it cost 80? It cost 5 laurels. Also yes it cost branded mass as well. > > 80 for all 16 weapons. From my understanding you need to have crafted all 16 exotic weapons before the ascended set unlocks from the collection achieve reward. Also I know the weapon itself costs branded. The recipe should cost Branded masses as well instead of a currency that requires us to log in every day for 2 and a half months before we can even start the ascended set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warscythes.9307 Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 > @"MrFrusciante.2438" said: > > @"Warscythes.9307" said: > > > @"MrFrusciante.2438" said: > > > Can someone look into why the new dragonsblood weapon set is time gated behind laurels and does not have a branded mass currency cost like it should. Requiring 80 laurels just to be able to access the heroic ascended set is pretty lazy and a significant time-gate to wait behind. > > > > > > > > > Change it to something map/new season story related instead of just using old code from the laurel vendor > > > > Where did you get it cost 80? It cost 5 laurels. Also yes it cost branded mass as well. > > > > > > 80 for all 16 weapons. From my understanding you need to have crafted all 16 exotic weapons before the ascended set unlocks from the collection achieve reward. You are misinformed. You only need to craft the exotic weapon before unlocking the ability to craft the counterpart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrFrusciante.2438 Posted January 9, 2019 Author Share Posted January 9, 2019 > @"Warscythes.9307" said: > > @"MrFrusciante.2438" said: > > > @"Warscythes.9307" said: > > > > @"MrFrusciante.2438" said: > > > > Can someone look into why the new dragonsblood weapon set is time gated behind laurels and does not have a branded mass currency cost like it should. Requiring 80 laurels just to be able to access the heroic ascended set is pretty lazy and a significant time-gate to wait behind. > > > > > > > > > > > > Change it to something map/new season story related instead of just using old code from the laurel vendor > > > > > > Where did you get it cost 80? It cost 5 laurels. Also yes it cost branded mass as well. > > > > > > > > > > 80 for all 16 weapons. From my understanding you need to have crafted all 16 exotic weapons before the ascended set unlocks from the collection achieve reward. > > You are misinformed. You only need to craft the exotic weapon before unlocking the ability to craft the counterpart. oh? well I hope that is the case, I will see tomorrow when I get laurels. thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memoranda.9386 Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 It seems to work similar to the Stellar/Astral weapons from Domain of Istan. Craft the exotic to unlock the recipe for the Ascended version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eloc Freidon.5692 Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 The laurel cost makes sense because when you finish the collection for the exotic weapon, you get the ascended recipe automatically. Ascended recipes usually cost laurels. True its a backwards way of doing them, but its probably because they want a laurels sink for those not crafting ascended gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashantara.8731 Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 > @"Eloc Freidon.5692" said: > The laurel cost makes sense because when you finish the collection for the exotic weapon, you get the ascended recipe automatically. Wait. You craft the exotic Dragonsblood Greatsword, and upon finishing it, you receive its ascended counterpart's recipe _for free_? Is that correct? :o If so, rejoice, people! That will make things _a lot_ easier than I thought. Still, I feel that [Laurels should be added to the Tyrian Exchange Voucher as a second means of acquisition](https://en-forum.guildwars2.com/discussion/65398/add-laurels-to-the-tyrian-exchange-voucher "Laurels should be added to the Tyrian Exchange Voucher as a second means of acquisition"). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambent.6375 Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Do you need to complete No Way Out before you can make Dragonsblood weapons? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odinens.5920 Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 > @"Memoranda.9386" said: > It seems to work similar to the Stellar/Astral weapons from Domain of Istan. Craft the exotic to unlock the recipe for the Ascended version. I haven't looked into the new weapons yet, but if it does work like the Stellar weapons, you only need to craft 1 exotic weapon to unlock the ability to craft all the ascended weapons. I've made 9 (?) of the Stellar weapons, and can tell you I haven't made the exotic Lunar versions of any of them since the 1st one. edit: unless I'm remembering wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etterwyn.5263 Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 OP is right. They should have required 5 Sigils of Nullification instead. Everyone would have been happy then, right? :s /Anetcantwin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memoranda.9386 Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 > @"Odinens.5920" said: > > @"Memoranda.9386" said: > > It seems to work similar to the Stellar/Astral weapons from Domain of Istan. Craft the exotic to unlock the recipe for the Ascended version. > > I haven't looked into the new weapons yet, but if it does work like the Stellar weapons, you only need to craft 1 exotic weapon to unlock the ability to craft all the ascended weapons. I've made 9 (?) of the Stellar weapons, and can tell you I haven't made the exotic Lunar versions of any of them since the 1st one. > > edit: unless I'm remembering wrong. Yeah I can't remember; it's been awhile. According to the Wiki you do only need to craft one Astral weapon to unlock all Stellar weapon recipes for purchase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucianDK.8615 Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 you need to craft baseline version and do a small collection before you get the ascended recipe x16 times. Personally -not- impressed with the skins. They do not deserve to be showcased as a feature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iris Ng.9845 Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 I just made the staff, and no, nothing is free. The grind is much less than Elegy/Requiem armor but it's heavily time-gated by the amount of Exquisite Serpentine Jewels dropped from meta events. You get between 3 and 0-2 RNG per day, so you can only make maximum1 weapon/day. It takes continuous 32 days to complete the full ascended set. Exotic recipe costs 500 Volatile Magic + 5 laurels Ascended collection unlock (=recipe) costs 5 gold + 100 Branded Mass ![](https://i.imgur.com/jBtfj19.jpg "") ![](https://i.imgur.com/TiDXXkN.jpg "") ![](https://i.imgur.com/NEShpjb.jpg "") ![](https://i.imgur.com/YTNF5EV.jpg "") I feel like it's an easier goal than Stellar/Astral set. Aesthetically, Dragonsblood set is a perfect match to the Requiem armor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seteruss.4058 Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 better than a cheap sigil in tp that doing nothing but feed the whales.... Laurels are free, coming from log in. I see nothing bad here. Way better than the armor collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blocki.4931 Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 I have a couple hundred laurels ready so I don't mind. It's 2 months for every weapon if you have absolutely no laurels, which doesn't sound too unreasonable imo. Most people have them flying around or are saving them like me (oh thanks legendary for making the price of totems and blood double <3 I'm rich btw) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limodriver.4106 Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 never sell ur laurels u never know when they are going to put item in the game that requres it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucianDK.8615 Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 what is the baseline dyes for requiem heavy? It turned blue after using dye remover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sorudo.9054 Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 if it costs laurels i expect the weapon, not some lame recipe.....again.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eloc Freidon.5692 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Vision item replacement is extremely steep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iris Ng.9845 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Don't lose it :scream: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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