This item only has value as part of a collection.....

[Jia Shen.4217]

I know this is not a recent change by any means but the thought occurred to me today while playing.... Why were these even made as items? For instance I just did most of Cin Business achievement. Most of these items came from ground interacts. But the game is capable of advancing and achievement without creating an item. Example several achievements that you find badges throughout a zone. And there is no additional flavor created by them being items: The only text on the item is that of the thread title. It just seems strange to have made the items. I mean I could be wrong but I would think that it would have involved more coding for them to have been items over simply advancing the achievement. Thoughts?

[Crab Fear.1624]

They are like 10s to 2g sometime

[Acheron.4731]

I think some of the random seeming items dropped in gw2 are actually throwbacks from some things in the game from Gw1.Probably is used for nostalgia effect for some. You know, like little details most people would overlook.But, yeah, i get what you are saying.

[Tukaram.8256]

My problem with it is not knowing which items are in a collection. I wonder how many I sold, without right clicking on it to notice it was part of a collection. They should at least auto-add to the collection...

[perilisk.1874]

@Tukaram.8256 said:My problem with it is not knowing which items are in a collection. I wonder how many I sold, without right clicking on it to notice it was part of a collection. They should at least auto-add to the collection...

They do?

[Acheron.4731]

Yes, they do

[Gop.8713]

Not always. Usually if it can be sold on the tp it must be bound in order for it to count towards a collection. Otherwise we could just pass one item around the tp and everyone could complete the collection off it. The good news is if you sold a collection item in the past, there are likely fewer players who have not completed the collection now than there was then, and there are likely more examples of the item in the world. So you can probably buy it back for significantly less than you sold it for . . .

[Yamazuki.6073]

I wouldn't mind them being items if they were labeled as junk so tell all instantly sell, rather than clicking on them individually.

[perilisk.1874]

@Gop.8713 said:Not always. Usually if it can be sold on the tp it must be bound in order for it to count towards a collection. Otherwise we could just pass one item around the tp and everyone could complete the collection off it. The good news is if you sold a collection item in the past, there are likely fewer players who have not completed the collection now than there was then, and there are likely more examples of the item in the world. So you can probably buy it back for significantly less than you sold it for . . .

I guess I was thinking of one-off items, but yeah. Of course, if you right click an item, it will show the associated collection, if any.

[Game of Bones.8975]

Items in an open collection flash in the lower right corner when it is added to the collection and the progress, xx of xx. I don't need to see it in my inventory unless I can sell/salvage/use it later.I have too many inventory slots taken up by things I'm questioning whether I will regret trashing it now. I shouldn't have to go to wiki for each item.