Legendary Fractal Armor

[phs.6089]

There was a topic I can't find it now.Let me refresh this request. With upcoming build temples etc, please consider giving us Legendary Fractal Armors.At the moment we can get ascended with selectable stats from fractal vendor. It has default ascended(craft) skins.Would be nice to get fractal themed skins and way to upgrade ascended into legendary.Seriously I don't know any other mod where stat swaps could be used as intense as in fractals. maybe sPvP.But anyway. Game needs mat sink and play-time added for goal(s). Fractals deserve to have own set of legendary armor.

[steki.1478]

Would be nice to fix raid armor first.

[Illconceived Was Na.9781]

After the mixed reaction to raid legendary armor, I doubt ANet's going to ever again try to design another set.

So I think you'd get more traction from ANet (and fans) for a non-legendary armor with a fractal theme and/or a method of obtaining stat-selectable armor from fractal rewards. However, I don't think either are likely any time soon, until there's a substantial fraction of those with excessive fractal relics. I don't expect that ANet will spend a lot of energy creating a reward that competes for relics, given how few have completed the fractal titles.

As a practical matter, it would probably also require challenge modes, and there remain only two fractals with CM as an option.

[VanWilder.6923]

I am all for it. +1

[Shaogin.2679]

I just want the option to get legendary armor from fractals just like it is in sPvP and WvW. Right now if I want legendary armor I have to farm the hell out of PvP, due to my low WvW rank and raids being difficult to work into my schedule. I don't care about new armor skins or anything. I just want basic legendary armor that I can grind for in fractals so I can play the game mode I enjoy the most more.

[phs.6089]

@Illconceived Was Na.9781 said:After the mixed reaction to raid legendary armor, I doubt ANet's going to ever again try to design another set.

So I think you'd get more traction from ANet (and fans) for a non-legendary armor with a fractal theme and/or a method of obtaining stat-selectable armor from fractal rewards. However, I don't think either are likely any time soon, until there's a substantial fraction of those with excessive fractal relics. I don't expect that ANet will spend a lot of energy creating a reward that competes for relics, given how few have completed the fractal titles.

As a practical matter, it would probably also require challenge modes, and there remain only two fractals with CM as an option.

A set of ascended armor from fractals is about 3k relics compared to first tier of attunment 25k it's nothing, then again not everyone running fractals want to get those enrichments.As to be practical, there is no legendary asks for CMs why would fractal one do that?

[Asum.4960]

I always liked the fractal theme of skins like Ad Infinitum or the base Fractal Weapons and would really like to see an armor of that style, worthy of being a legendary.

And although I know I'm part of a very small minority of years long avid Fractal players who have completed pretty much all there is to get from Fractals, such as Ad Infinitum, Omni Potion, Fractal God etc., I have so many Cosmic Essences, Research Pages, Stabilizing Matrices, various Mist Essences and so on piling up in my Bank, that I would love for them to add a new worthwhile sink to the game mode.

In general I enjoy skins that aren't just shiny/expensive, but represent something in the game, such as mastery or commitment to a game mode.

And quite frankly, whenever I end up having to pug Fractals again, I think the game mode really needs some incentive for new people to join to try it out, as well as getting good at it.The amount of decent players who actively play CM's etc., seems to dwindle at an alarming rate, with LFG's, even at prime time, taking obscenely long for a primary endgame game mode.

I can only imagine how hard it is now days to get into Fractals, especially running CM's, with barely any other new players motivated to tackle that content around to grow as players together.

While the Titles are nice for Veteran Fractal players, Fractals, imo, needs a potentially repeatable reward, like Legendary Armor, that is attractive for people who aren't already playing the content and veterans alike, to entice new players as well as retaining veteran players.

[Talindra.4958]

@steki.1478 said:Would be nice to fix raid armor first.

Why fix raids armour?

[steki.1478]

@Talindra.4958 said:

@steki.1478 said:Would be nice to fix raid armor first.

Why fix raids armour?

Because it has bugs and missing features. Examples are transformations that stay even when not in combat and 4th dye channel for aura.

[Fenom.9457]

I’d really like to see a new legendary armor set (with uniquely legendary skins, not like they did for competitive modes) for fractals or General PvE. They could also do a legendary armor piece for each episode in season 5, assuming it too will have 6 episodes. They’ll be out of weapons by then anyway, unless they revisit underwater ones, which would also be amazing

[Shadowmoon.7986]

Honestly just learn2raid. You dont even need to get gud, you can get 4 li a week from the brain dead encounters, escort, mo, spirit run and twisted castle. The power creep has been so bad that the hot encounters trivial.If fractals need another reward, add a ring or accessory, hell id love a legendary aqua breather before the 4th legendary armor option. Can we please finish all the slots first before we start doubling up.

[phs.6089]

@Fenom.9457 said:I’d really like to see a new legendary armor set (with uniquely legendary skins, not like they did for competitive modes) for fractals or General PvE. They could also do a legendary armor piece for each episode in season 5, assuming it too will have 6 episodes. They’ll be out of weapons by then anyway, unless they revisit underwater ones, which would also be amazing

I'm almost sure this is what going to happen with season 5 maps. They literally have nothing else to offer for maps to stay alive. I might be wrong tho.

@Shadowmoon.7986 said:Honestly just learn2raid. You dont even need to get gud, you can get 4 li a week from the brain dead encounters, escort, mo, spirit run and twisted castle. The power creep has been so bad that the hot encounters trivial.If fractals need another reward, add a ring or accessory, hell id love a legendary aqua breather before the 4th legendary armor option. Can we please finish all the slots first before we start doubling up.

Honestly I don't want to. been there, done that.Fractals deserve to have legendary armor as the most successful group content in game, Way successful then raids, wvw and pvp.

[Cyninja.2954]

I've always been in favor of another legendary set for pve outside of raids. I think I've also mentioned some things which I believe would need to be present such as:

Higher cost versus other game modes and raidsNo, this isn't me being a raid elitist. This is me realizing that legendary armor is a fraction of the cost of ANY other legendary gear. PvE being the main game mode for many people, legendary armor would need some kind of price increase or the incentives for other game modes would be gone.To cheap legendary armor would remove significance of ascended gearTies in to the above, ascended weapons and armor gear costs approximately the same at around 50 gold per piece. Legendary weapons are significantly more expensive (at 1k gold per minimum) versus legendary armor (at around 300 gold per piece). This is partly offset by the time gate.Time gateUnfortunately this would also need to be present. Might be offset by a very high gold price.Armor is more useful than weaponsLegendary armor is more useful than legendary weapons. Armor works for all builds, same as trinkets. Weapons only work for specific builds and are usually role locked too.Maybe Fractals or Living StoryBoth would work, I would prefer fractals to encourage this game aspect, but Maybe a Season 5 special could encourage a lot of players to engage more in living world content.

Now going by how legendary weapons cost around 20 times what ascended weapons costs, we are looking at around 6k gold for an entire armor set. Given how armor is more useful than weapons (and by the price of legendary trinkets being even above weapons). I'd imagine 8-10k gold as target cost. Probably more towards the high end.

[Pirindolo.9427]

I agree, fractals are a very important part of the game in many aspects and the long term effort required for a legendary amor set would encourage people to keep playing them.

[Ayrilana.1396]

I’m in favor of the skins being added but not as part of a new easy legendary armor set.

[Pirindolo.9427]

@"Ayrilana.1396" said:I’m in favor of the skins being added but not as part of a new easy legendary armor set.

Who said "easy"?

[phs.6089]

@Ayrilana.1396 said:I’m in favor of the skins being added but not as part of a new easy legendary armor set.

Legendary back items from fractals is the most grindy and expensive back there is, no one is talking of 'easy'

[Ayrilana.1396]

@Pirindolo.9427 said:

@Ayrilana.1396 said:I’m in favor of the skins being added but not as part of a new easy legendary armor set.

Who said "easy"?

Anything in Fractals or open world would be easy.

@phs.6089 said:

@Ayrilana.1396 said:I’m in favor of the skins being added but not as part of a new easy legendary armor set.

Legendary back items from fractals is the most grindy and expensive back there is, no one is talking of 'easy'

It’s easy because the game mode wouldn’t offer the ability to challenge players.

Although, now that I’m thinking about it more, fractals do have CM’s and I suppose that that could work.

[phs.6089]

@Ayrilana.1396 said:

@Pirindolo.9427 said:

@Ayrilana.1396 said:I’m in favor of the skins being added but not as part of a new easy legendary armor set.

Who said "easy"?

Anything in Fractals or open world would be easy.

@phs.6089 said:

@Ayrilana.1396 said:I’m in favor of the skins being added but not as part of a new easy legendary armor set.

Legendary back items from fractals is the most grindy and expensive back there is, no one is talking of 'easy'

It’s easy because the game mode wouldn’t offer the ability to challenge players.

Although, now that I’m thinking about it more, fractals do have CM’s and I suppose that that could work.

It can't be easier then slaking in wvw or afking in pvp

[Ayrilana.1396]

@phs.6089 said:

@Ayrilana.1396 said:

@Pirindolo.9427 said:

@Ayrilana.1396 said:I’m in favor of the skins being added but not as part of a new easy legendary armor set.

Who said "easy"?

Anything in Fractals or open world would be easy.

@phs.6089 said:

@Ayrilana.1396 said:I’m in favor of the skins being added but not as part of a new easy legendary armor set.

Legendary back items from fractals is the most grindy and expensive back there is, no one is talking of 'easy'

It’s easy because the game mode wouldn’t offer the ability to challenge players.

Although, now that I’m thinking about it more, fractals do have CM’s and I suppose that that could work.

It can't be easier then slaking in wvw or afking in pvp

Those were only added only because players complained long enough about how unfair that it was that PvE got legendary armor. I could understand it being added to WvW but what does an sPvP need with it? WvW offer little opportunity to test skill, compared to PvE, so of course it’s end up being basically a grind/time sink.

[phs.6089]

@Ayrilana.1396 said:

@phs.6089 said:

@Ayrilana.1396 said:

@Pirindolo.9427 said:

@Ayrilana.1396 said:I’m in favor of the skins being added but not as part of a new easy legendary armor set.

Who said "easy"?

Anything in Fractals or open world would be easy.

@phs.6089 said:

@Ayrilana.1396 said:I’m in favor of the skins being added but not as part of a new easy legendary armor set.

Legendary back items from fractals is the most grindy and expensive back there is, no one is talking of 'easy'

It’s easy because the game mode wouldn’t offer the ability to challenge players.

Although, now that I’m thinking about it more, fractals do have CM’s and I suppose that that could work.

It can't be easier then slaking in wvw or afking in pvp

Those were only added only because players complained long enough about how unfair that it was that PvE got legendary armor. I could understand it being added to WvW but what does an sPvP need with it? WvW offer little opportunity to test skill, compared to PvE, so of course it’s end up being basically a grind/time sink.

What on earth legendary armor that is convenient item does with skill test. In any other game my top tier gear, weapon had something to offer and I had to go and test my skills, get that BiS and have my games pride cherished.What is legendary anything offers here beyond convenience? Nothing that is all.

[Ayrilana.1396]

@phs.6089 said:

@Ayrilana.1396 said:

@phs.6089 said:

@Ayrilana.1396 said:

@Pirindolo.9427 said:

@Ayrilana.1396 said:I’m in favor of the skins being added but not as part of a new easy legendary armor set.

Who said "easy"?

Anything in Fractals or open world would be easy.

@phs.6089 said:

@Ayrilana.1396 said:I’m in favor of the skins being added but not as part of a new easy legendary armor set.

Legendary back items from fractals is the most grindy and expensive back there is, no one is talking of 'easy'

It’s easy because the game mode wouldn’t offer the ability to challenge players.

Although, now that I’m thinking about it more, fractals do have CM’s and I suppose that that could work.

It can't be easier then slaking in wvw or afking in pvp

Those were only added only because players complained long enough about how unfair that it was that PvE got legendary armor. I could understand it being added to WvW but what does an sPvP need with it? WvW offer little opportunity to test skill, compared to PvE, so of course it’s end up being basically a grind/time sink.

What on earth legendary armor that is convenient item does with skill test. In any other game my top tier gear, weapon had something to offer and I had to go and test my skills, get that BiS and have my games pride cherished.What is legendary anything offers here beyond convenience? Nothing that is all.

Unique skin if added to fractals.

[phs.6089]

@Ayrilana.1396 said:

@phs.6089 said:

@Ayrilana.1396 said:

@phs.6089 said:

@Ayrilana.1396 said:

@Pirindolo.9427 said:

@Ayrilana.1396 said:I’m in favor of the skins being added but not as part of a new easy legendary armor set.

Who said "easy"?

Anything in Fractals or open world would be easy.

@phs.6089 said:

@Ayrilana.1396 said:I’m in favor of the skins being added but not as part of a new easy legendary armor set.

Legendary back items from fractals is the most grindy and expensive back there is, no one is talking of 'easy'

It’s easy because the game mode wouldn’t offer the ability to challenge players.

Although, now that I’m thinking about it more, fractals do have CM’s and I suppose that that could work.

It can't be easier then slaking in wvw or afking in pvp

Those were only added only because players complained long enough about how unfair that it was that PvE got legendary armor. I could understand it being added to WvW but what does an sPvP need with it? WvW offer little opportunity to test skill, compared to PvE, so of course it’s end up being basically a grind/time sink.

What on earth legendary armor that is convenient item does with skill test. In any other game my top tier gear, weapon had something to offer and I had to go and test my skills, get that BiS and have my games pride cherished.What is legendary anything offers here beyond convenience? Nothing that is all.

Unique skin if added to fractals.

I'll take them faceless as well.

[Ayrilana.1396]

@phs.6089 said:

@Ayrilana.1396 said:

@phs.6089 said:

@Ayrilana.1396 said:

@phs.6089 said:

@Ayrilana.1396 said:

@Pirindolo.9427 said:

@Ayrilana.1396 said:I’m in favor of the skins being added but not as part of a new easy legendary armor set.

Who said "easy"?

Anything in Fractals or open world would be easy.

@phs.6089 said:

@Ayrilana.1396 said:I’m in favor of the skins being added but not as part of a new easy legendary armor set.

Legendary back items from fractals is the most grindy and expensive back there is, no one is talking of 'easy'

It’s easy because the game mode wouldn’t offer the ability to challenge players.

Although, now that I’m thinking about it more, fractals do have CM’s and I suppose that that could work.

It can't be easier then slaking in wvw or afking in pvp

Those were only added only because players complained long enough about how unfair that it was that PvE got legendary armor. I could understand it being added to WvW but what does an sPvP need with it? WvW offer little opportunity to test skill, compared to PvE, so of course it’s end up being basically a grind/time sink.

What on earth legendary armor that is convenient item does with skill test. In any other game my top tier gear, weapon had something to offer and I had to go and test my skills, get that BiS and have my games pride cherished.What is legendary anything offers here beyond convenience? Nothing that is all.

Unique skin if added to fractals.

I'll take them faceless as well.

Why not just grind out WvW or sPvP then?

[phs.6089]

@Ayrilana.1396 said:

@phs.6089 said:

@Ayrilana.1396 said:

@phs.6089 said:

@Ayrilana.1396 said:

@phs.6089 said:

@Ayrilana.1396 said:

@Pirindolo.9427 said:

@Ayrilana.1396 said:I’m in favor of the skins being added but not as part of a new easy legendary armor set.

Who said "easy"?

Anything in Fractals or open world would be easy.

@phs.6089 said:

@Ayrilana.1396 said:I’m in favor of the skins being added but not as part of a new easy legendary armor set.

Legendary back items from fractals is the most grindy and expensive back there is, no one is talking of 'easy'

It’s easy because the game mode wouldn’t offer the ability to challenge players.

Although, now that I’m thinking about it more, fractals do have CM’s and I suppose that that could work.

It can't be easier then slaking in wvw or afking in pvp

Those were only added only because players complained long enough about how unfair that it was that PvE got legendary armor. I could understand it being added to WvW but what does an sPvP need with it? WvW offer little opportunity to test skill, compared to PvE, so of course it’s end up being basically a grind/time sink.

What on earth legendary armor that is convenient item does with skill test. In any other game my top tier gear, weapon had something to offer and I had to go and test my skills, get that BiS and have my games pride cherished.What is legendary anything offers here beyond convenience? Nothing that is all.

Unique skin if added to fractals.

I'll take them faceless as well.

Why not just grind out WvW or sPvP then?

Why not support my idea and let me get convenient item from the mod I like doing?