Update Exotic Weapons and Armor Vendor

[beansNcornbread.6708]

For nine years there has been a weapons and armor vendor in wvw offering several stat options in exchange for badges. Could these "stat locked" weapons and armor be replaced with exotic gear that has selectable stats, or perhaps add another tab with these options based on wvw rank? I realize there are purchasable exotics with selectable stats for tickets and memories, but once the ascended items have been unlocked it doesn't make sense to spend tickets and memories for these exotics. It seems like a more rewarding system to give wvw players; with the appropriate rank, access to exotics with selectable stats for badges or badges and karma, so they can continue to manage their builds in the game mode they enjoy the most that isn't going to break the bank. What does the community think?

 

 

Edited July 11, 2022 by beansNcornbread.6708

[devastoscz.9851]

Good idea actually, make HoT, PoF, EoD tabs for equipment badge vendors and let players buy those for badges too... so long as they have the Expacs. Its pointless to restrict access when the stats have been out for as long as they've been. Plus we need a badge sink urgently both for newer and veteran players.

 

I have 63 thousand badges and nothing to spend them on, already have full WvW legendaries for all weight classes.  Getting siege and cheap food from provisioner is not enough.

[Svarty.8019]

47 minutes ago, beansNcornbread.6708 said:

For nine years there has been a weapons and armor vendor in wvw offering several stat options in exchange for badges. Could these "stat locked" weapons and armor be replaced with exotic gear that has selectable stats, or perhaps add another tab with these options based on wvw rank? I realize there are purchasable exotics with selectable stats for tickets and memories, but once the ascended items have been unlocked it doesn't make sense to spend tickets and memories for these exotics. It seems like a more rewarding system to give wvw players; with the appropriate rank, access to exotics with selectable stats for badges or badges and karma, so they can continue to manage their builds in the game mode they enjoy the most that isn't going to break the bank. What does the community think?

 

 

Yet another suggestion that takes effort. Could you kindly remove all prospect of someone working from your suggestion and post it again? #MainenanceMode

[Xenesis.6389]

1 hour ago, beansNcornbread.6708 said:

I realize there are purchasable exotics with selectable stats for tickets and memories, but once the ascended items have been unlocked it doesn't make sense to spend tickets and memories for these exotics.

Why would you care about the value of exotics when you have ascended unlock? I mean sure testing builds, but you could buy most weapons for cheap on the tp or make them anyways, other than insane celestial.

 

Never the less, never understood why they gave us free stat select exotic gear from rewards tracks, but only gave rare weapons. If anything they should change the https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Hero_Weapon_Box to exotics, to match the https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Triumphant_Armor_Reward_Track and https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Crystal_Desert_Reward_Track and https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/End_of_Dragons_Reward_Track

 

49 minutes ago, devastoscz.9851 said:

I have 63 thousand badges and nothing to spend them on, already have full WvW legendaries for all weight classes.  Getting siege and cheap food from provisioner is not enough.

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Badge_of_Tribute

[Hotride.2187]

Slap on celestial like they did for the lvl 80 boost and call it a day.

[devastoscz.9851]

21 hours ago, Xenesis.6389 said:

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Badge_of_Tribute

I appreciate you linking the wiki here, if only for reference. I think there could be better / useful rewards for long term WvW players. A sink that has a long term goal, distinct to WvW (think in line with fractal relics).

This besides the exotic weapons/armor for badges.

 

[Xenesis.6389]

15 minutes ago, devastoscz.9851 said:

I appreciate you linking the wiki here, if only for reference. I think there could be better / useful rewards for long term WvW players. A sink that has a long term goal, distinct to WvW (think in line with fractal relics).

This besides the exotic weapons/armor for badges.

Badges are the lowest currency for wvw, they're mass farmable with no limit. It's like karma for pve, you're not going to get top self stuff for it. That's why we also have heroics, memories, and tickets, these are the controlled long term currencies used to buy the good stuff. Use the badges for the tribute and make some gold off it.

[devastoscz.9851]

23 hours ago, Xenesis.6389 said:

Badges are the lowest currency for wvw, they're mass farmable with no limit. It's like karma for pve, you're not going to get top self stuff for it. That's why we also have heroics, memories, and tickets, these are the controlled long term currencies used to buy the good stuff. Use the badges for the tribute and make some gold off it.

Oh I absolutely agree with you, make whatever the reward is also cause memories and/or tickets. By no means should it be badges only. Just give me something worthwhile to spend the badge on (in combination with x).