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Vision is not a legendary ring.

Please fix the missing stats in Chest of Insignia / Inscriptions as well!

Just because a build isn't on SC, doesn't means it's not an option. Vale Guardian and Cairn don't really have DPS checks so just play whatever you want. As long as you don't die and you do 12k+ damage, you should be fine. Maybe post some logs if you want direct feedback on gameplay?

Only problem is cairn rest can be easily bought.I didn't say they weren't easy. Only that they can't really be straight out bought, because they do need you to play through the encounter without dying. So, no, it's not comparable to buying a legendary weapon off TP. I thought the problem with legendary armor was difficulty.Yesterday i finished first precursor for legendary ring. Havent done it for a long time and one of the reasons was that I need griffon for the last part. I didnt want to buy and more importantly run in open world more that was nececary so I payed someone to port me. Still I had to be there. Same conceptThe problems in the context of this thread are a mix of the following: People think raid armor is prestigious when its "prestige" doesn't reallly mean much.People want legendary looking armor and unfortunately raid armor is the only set that transforms. These two issues together lead to nonRaiders only wanting to raid to get stat swap and prestige, not to play raids for fun or to grow their skills which is closer to raid mentality. The complaints about difficulty are just a symptom of the player's wants not aligning with the reward system. Honesty it seems we just need another PvE set that requires all achievements in LS season 2+3+4 or something. The biggest challenge will be convincing Anet to create another set of unique armor since raiders still whine about envoy to this day.

When I search the last year for legendary armor, the only posts I see in this subforum are people complaining about the look of the envoy set and people asking for fractal armor, both of which seem in the proper subforum. I also see threads in the PvP forum talking about their set, wvw talking about their set, and General asking for a generic set. I don't see any threads in this subforum asking for legendary gear not associated with Dungeons, Fractals, or Raids. Do you have a link to those moved threads?

Are you asking for the specific skins or the stat/upgrade swap? Or both? Zedd already covered the other options for the stats swap. I don't think Anet will suddenly change "legendary raid skin from doing raids" to "legendary raid skin from doing arbitrary stuff outside raids." In the same fashion Ad Infinitum will stay locked behind fractals and Aurora will stay locked behind LS season 3. Skins. It can be extremely hard content from comepitive or fractals or a ton of grinding in PvE.The Raid specific skin should stay raid locked just as Ad Infinitum should stay fractal locked and Aurora should stay Season 3 locked. Those rewards are intertwined with their respective content and related collection steps. Perhaps a new set with a new look could be locked behind content other than PvP, WvW, Raids, and Fractals.It needn’t be as prestigious as the raid versionI can't tell you what to think, but trust me when I say very few people think the raid specific look is prestigious, much less the process of acquisition. @Fenom.9457 said: Why? Always hopeful I wasnt making myself clear. Why are you hoping for that? All other "locked" rewards are fine but this one isnt? [...] I just want an armor set with uniquely legendary skins obtainable anywhere besides raids I like this idea, but I don't think this forum is going to gain the traction for such an ask. Although, what truly worries me about a new type of legendary armor is the extremely monotonous and time gated tasks it'll require, similar to Aurora and the Diviner's jewel. Yes just to be clear, I am not asking for the raid set to be obtainable anywhere else, a new set associated with some other content is what I’d like. Something more accessible than raids but still very hard to acquire since it’s legendary. Maybe a time commitment rather than the hardest content in game? Grinding over beating top of the line tough stuff less times? Wvw armor is already the grinding legendary armor set over beating the top of the line tough go get it. I would, but the skins look the same as ascended correct? So if I do so in the interest of (visually as well as functionally) getting all legendary gear, that wouldn’t work. Am I wrong about the skins being ascended too? It sounds like you want armor that looks unique and "legendary" but the only skin that meets these requirements is the raid armor because... it transforms? WvW has the tendrils which look pretty unique. And the convenience of stat swap is not as important because you'd already have WvW or PvP armor? While not gw2e is not 100% accurate, it's interesting to see Requeim Plate and Perfected Envoy Breastplate are both at ~3.44% unlock rate while Sublime Mistforged Triumphant Hero's Raiment is only 1.04%. Yes, that's exactly what I want, is a specifically legendary skin. The same way that, if you could upgrade ascended weapons to legendary more easily than craft an existing legendary weapon, I'd still make the weapons with uniquely legendary skins. I did notice the chest piece for the WvW armor is unique, and have thought about making it. Unfortunately, the rest of the set is the same as ascended. But, maybe I've overestimated how prestigious a skin is based off just its rarity. I already have the full requiem set for my main, and that's just as rare? Perhaps I have all the prestige I need (plus requiem is a bit cooler, yes?)IMO none of these armor sets are prestigious because requiem is just time/money gated; envoy armor can essentially be bought and the requirements aren't anything challenging if you do weekly clears; and rarity doesn't equate to prestige. I think the monthly automated tournaments gizmos are the only prestigious thing left that one can still acquire, and even a few of these have been bought! But at least acquiring one still requires dedication and skill much higher than any PvE/WvW armor. If you define prestige based on rarity I think the PvP legendary gear is even more "prestigious" with a ~.34% unlock rate. So if you want really rare armor and stat swap, PvP legendary is the way to go!

Exactly, if you want to play your way, you can lead your own group. If you want to tank at 1005, just tag up and enforce your rules with a clear LFG message. If you are tired of getting kicked because you have 1500+ toughness and don't want to tank, start your own group and find a tank with higher toughness with a clear LFG message.

Are you asking for the specific skins or the stat/upgrade swap? Or both? Zedd already covered the other options for the stats swap. I don't think Anet will suddenly change "legendary raid skin from doing raids" to "legendary raid skin from doing arbitrary stuff outside raids." In the same fashion Ad Infinitum will stay locked behind fractals and Aurora will stay locked behind LS season 3. Skins. It can be extremely hard content from comepitive or fractals or a ton of grinding in PvE.The Raid specific skin should stay raid locked just as Ad Infinitum should stay fractal locked and Aurora should stay Season 3 locked. Those rewards are intertwined with their respective content and related collection steps. Perhaps a new set with a new look could be locked behind content other than PvP, WvW, Raids, and Fractals.It needn’t be as prestigious as the raid versionI can't tell you what to think, but trust me when I say very few people think the raid specific look is prestigious, much less the process of acquisition. @Fenom.9457 said: Why? Always hopeful I wasnt making myself clear. Why are you hoping for that? All other "locked" rewards are fine but this one isnt? [...] I just want an armor set with uniquely legendary skins obtainable anywhere besides raids I like this idea, but I don't think this forum is going to gain the traction for such an ask. Although, what truly worries me about a new type of legendary armor is the extremely monotonous and time gated tasks it'll require, similar to Aurora and the Diviner's jewel. Yes just to be clear, I am not asking for the raid set to be obtainable anywhere else, a new set associated with some other content is what I’d like. Something more accessible than raids but still very hard to acquire since it’s legendary. Maybe a time commitment rather than the hardest content in game? Grinding over beating top of the line tough stuff less times? Wvw armor is already the grinding legendary armor set over beating the top of the line tough go get it. I would, but the skins look the same as ascended correct? So if I do so in the interest of (visually as well as functionally) getting all legendary gear, that wouldn’t work. Am I wrong about the skins being ascended too?It sounds like you want armor that looks unique and "legendary" but the only skin that meets these requirements is the raid armor because... it transforms? WvW has the tendrils which look pretty unique. And the convenience of stat swap is not as important because you'd already have WvW or PvP armor? While not gw2e is not 100% accurate, it's interesting to see Requeim Plate and Perfected Envoy Breastplate are both at ~3.44% unlock rate while Sublime Mistforged Triumphant Hero's Raiment is only 1.04%.

I started HKing recently on my chrono and for safety I went with minstrels to ensure I can handle the damage pressure with high effective HP and some boon duration on my prot and alacrity. As I get better at the rotation, I'll be lowering the toughness by switching to more Magi. Every group I'm in I say "17xx but can go lower" but the tank always just goes higher. When I started raiding last year I started in full exotic givers (because it was cheap on the TP) and I just accepted that I would always be tank until I got better gear. If someone cannot go lower than 1500, just tell them to tank or leave. :)

Are you asking for the specific skins or the stat/upgrade swap? Or both? Zedd already covered the other options for the stats swap. I don't think Anet will suddenly change "legendary raid skin from doing raids" to "legendary raid skin from doing arbitrary stuff outside raids." In the same fashion Ad Infinitum will stay locked behind fractals and Aurora will stay locked behind LS season 3. Skins. It can be extremely hard content from comepitive or fractals or a ton of grinding in PvE.The Raid specific skin should stay raid locked just as Ad Infinitum should stay fractal locked and Aurora should stay Season 3 locked. Those rewards are intertwined with their respective content and related collection steps. Perhaps a new set with a new look could be locked behind content other than PvP, WvW, Raids, and Fractals.It needn’t be as prestigious as the raid versionI can't tell you what to think, but trust me when I say very few people think the raid specific look is prestigious, much less the process of acquisition. @Fenom.9457 said: Why? Always hopeful I wasnt making myself clear. Why are you hoping for that? All other "locked" rewards are fine but this one isnt? [...] I just want an armor set with uniquely legendary skins obtainable anywhere besides raidsI like this idea, but I don't think this forum is going to gain the traction for such an ask. Although, what truly worries me about a new type of legendary armor is the extremely monotonous and time gated tasks it'll require, similar to Aurora and the Diviner's jewel.

It seems this thread is under the "Fractals, Dungeons, and Raids" section, so maybe the people asking for stat swap on gear that's obtained outside of "Fractals, Dungeons, and Raids" should start a thread in that respective forum? :)

Are you asking for the specific skins or the stat/upgrade swap? Or both? Zedd already covered the other options for the stats swap. I don't think Anet will suddenly change "legendary raid skin from doing raids" to "legendary raid skin from doing arbitrary stuff outside raids." In the same fashion Ad Infinitum will stay locked behind fractals and Aurora will stay locked behind LS season 3.

Also, please enable it in raids.