miraude.2107 Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 IT IS ONE PER ACCOUNT. THERE IS NO OFFHAND OPTION. Honestly, I find that really really underhanded to release these in this state as there are some classes that don't have that many mainhand options. I hopped onto my guardian because I was like 'Oh I could get the shield and do a sword and board.' Yep, nope. All I have available are mainhand, staff, greatsword and hammer. Now I can't even get a different box because of this. Welcome to Tyria, my kitten. Very very poorly executed and judging from the other posts popping up about this, I'm not the only one miffed about this. 4 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sobx.1758 Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 (edited) 6 minutes ago, miraude.2107 said: IT IS ONE PER ACCOUNT. THERE IS NO OFFHAND OPTION. Honestly, I find that really really underhanded to release these in this state as there are some classes that don't have that many mainhand options. I hopped onto my guardian because I was like 'Oh I could get the shield and do a sword and board.' Yep, nope. All I have available are mainhand, staff, greatsword and hammer. Now I can't even get a different box because of this. Welcome to Tyria, my kitten. Very very poorly executed and judging from the other posts popping up about this, I'm not the only one miffed about this. The npc giving away the weaponboxes specifies those things. Sometimes reading before clicking in mmorpgs pays off. Especially considering that wasn't a whole lot of text to read. Edited October 5, 2021 by Sobx.1758 8 8 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linken.6345 Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 9 hours ago, Sobx.1758 said: The npc giving away the weaponboxes specifies those things. Sometimes reading before clicking in mmorpgs pays off. Especially considering that wasn't a whole lot of text to read. But reading is hard and time consuming 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentMoore.9453 Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 The limitations on the boxes are kinda weird, even with the stuff the NPC says. I've seen people all across the game warning one another about how these boxes work so no one feels shafted, and that seems like something that wouldn't happen if the boxes had an intuitive design to start with. Curious to hear from some new players (3 months or less) to see what they thought about this promotion. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gehenna.3625 Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 11 hours ago, Sobx.1758 said: The npc giving away the weaponboxes specifies those things. Sometimes reading before clicking in mmorpgs pays off. Especially considering that wasn't a whole lot of text to read. Well, you know... lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zentao.6314 Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 I don't understand the problem. You get one weapon free that you don't have to replace until level 78. You can still buy an offhand weapon to pair with. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voidek.5738 Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 what if i checked before and decided what to grab? Still NO GRAB? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danikat.8537 Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 13 minutes ago, voidek.5738 said: what if i checked before and decided what to grab? Still NO GRAB? https://i.imgur.com/zHN6urg.jpg Seriously though go for it. I got a greatsword mainly for the skin but then passed it to my mesmer who I'm levelling up, who will probably end up sharing it with a few others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voidek.5738 Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Danikat.8537 said: https://i.imgur.com/zHN6urg.jpg Seriously though go for it. I got a greatsword mainly for the skin but then passed it to my mesmer who I'm levelling up, who will probably end up sharing it with a few others. im thinking staff for ele since it cover all 5 slots Edited October 6, 2021 by voidek.5738 edit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danikat.8537 Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 1 minute ago, voidek.5738 said: im thinking staff for ele since it cover all 5 slots I got a staff on my free account for similar reasons, it covers all the weapon slots and it's used by a lot of professions. On my main account I got a greatsword just because it's the most expensive skin I didn't already have. (I don't really need levelling items on that account, I normally just use drops, but I can easily buy it or craft it if I need to.) Weirdly the one I'm not sure about is my core-only account. I don't play it often so it probably doesn't matter, and I only have a ranger and engineer so there's no cross-over in weapons they can use and I don't know what other characters I might make. Probably a bow or sword but I haven't decided yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mythical.6315 Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 It’s free and apparently the NPC tells you the disclaimer so I don’t see what the issue is other than it helps to read. If you need other weapons like this then you can through the route that has existed for years. https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Bloodbound_weapons 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FindAndSeek.6728 Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 I feel cheated, lol.Please add Off-hand skins to the roster! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devanear.9520 Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 6 hours ago, mythical.6315 said: If you need other weapons like this then you can through the route that has existed for years. Those are not the weapons skins. These are: https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Daydreamer's_weapon_skins They are Black Lion skins, and I honestly understand why they don't want to give away multiple to a single account. Still, as a new player and altoholic still building my rooster I was hoping to get more of these weapons. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mythical.6315 Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 21 minutes ago, Devanear.9520 said: Those are not the weapons skins. These are: https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Daydreamer's_weapon_skins They are Black Lion skins, and I honestly understand why they don't want to give away multiple to a single account. Still, as a new player and altoholic still building my rooster I was hoping to get more of these weapons. The functionality of those weapons, as described in the blog/news post, are exactly what I had linked. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zebulous.2934 Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 The problem is that the mist stranger talks to you in character. "Character name can only claim this weapon once." If the mist stranger had been willing to break immersion and say you can only get one weapon per account that would have been better. There are plenty of story elements that a single character can't repeat, but that can be repeated on alt characters. if the mist stranger had addressed me by my account name or had mentioned once per account then I would have cancelled the conversation. Using character names for account wide decisions isn't good. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahkaskar.3906 Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 (edited) 8 hours ago, Zebulous.2934 said: The problem is that the mist stranger talks to you in character. "Character name can only claim this weapon once." If the mist stranger had been willing to break immersion and say you can only get one weapon per account that would have been better. There are plenty of story elements that a single character can't repeat, but that can be repeated on alt characters. if the mist stranger had addressed me by my account name or had mentioned once per account then I would have cancelled the conversation. Using character names for account wide decisions isn't good. Yeah I think this was the confusing thing to me--it being in character, I didn't know if they meant: * once per character * once per class * once per account Turns out it was the last one. Not that I need the weapon, but I didn't know what the limitation was until I had already claimed the box. Edited October 7, 2021 by Ahkaskar.3906 include quote 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luthan.5236 Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 (edited) Why would you NOT get it at all? You just need to be more careful. First I thought they'd give out the Bloodbound weapons (from faction provisioner, scalling with level) cause apparently one of them has a unique skin - the hammer. According to wiki. When I saw that they used different skins - I did not care anmore. (Cause the other stuff - having a weapon that levels with you - is not that important to me.) Was surprised though that actually hammers were available. With the "main-hand" I thought they'd give away 1-handed main hand weapons. Not 2-handed weapons (that use both hands) as well. I guess the focus was on offering something that you can use to attack + also having the auto-attack. Off-hand would mean only skills 4 and 5 with longer cooldown. Edited October 7, 2021 by Luthan.5236 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Red Killian.3946 Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Thank you Anet, for providing a free weapon and skin. I won't use the weapon as I have lvl 80 and legendaries, but the free skin is appreciated. Oh wait... am I on the wrong post? 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sobx.1758 Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 (edited) 13 hours ago, Zebulous.2934 said: The problem is that the mist stranger talks to you in character. "Character name can only claim this weapon once." No, he doesn't use your character name (at least didn't for me?). He says "I will grant you a selection of main-hand weapons appropriate for a [class] (if you're using espec, he will use the name of the espec), but only once. Be confident in your choice." And then you have to pick an answer that says: "➡️Give me a [class] weapon". You're making a choice in regards of the class here. It's only further confirmed by the only other option you can select, which says "✖️ I've been thinking of trying other professions. Let me get back to you.". Edited October 7, 2021 by Sobx.1758 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deatine.2498 Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 (edited) From the Mist Strangers text, I thought it meant one per class. Like I can come back with a Ranger and get a bow, too. Thinking about it, that would of course be unfair for players who don't have 9 character slots. I'm just kind of sad that the torch skin isn't available this way. Edited October 9, 2021 by deatine.2498 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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