"Legendary" Black Lion Set [Merged]

[Saniyah.1984]

I thought this too like 1 aurene weapon ok but 16??? That is soo cheap

I loved the design but please make unique ones too. You can transmute legendary for free now

so why??? OMG QQ

Edited July 27, 2021 by Saniyah.1984

[Lonecap.4105]

I was also so sad.

[Firebeard.1746]

I have really mixed feelings. ON the one hand, I see why players might think it's low-effort or budget given that the theme is the same on all.

On the other hand, I really don't like how random some of the legendaries are. At least we have crystal armor for S4 E6 that would probably match this really nicely. Like the legendaries in game, especially the weapons, don't seem to really fit any themes and are kind of tacky on their own/dont' always seem to fit any other gear.

Edited July 27, 2021 by Firebeard.1746

[Gregg.3970]

2 hours ago, ZeftheWicked.3076 said:

Seriously... 16 weapons that look the same? How is that different looks wise from a Black Lion Skin set?

And you try to put this on the level of things like Predator, Xiuquatl, The Shining Blade or Twilight....
edit: or Chuka and Chumpawat! Shooting Tigers is bad kitten!

 

Actually I'm happy with the new Gen 3 set as it means all the Mystic Clovers & tons of T6 mats i've been stashing I no longer have to save them for the new weps: I'll simply use them to craft the remaining Gen 2 Weps i don't yet have and craft a few Gen 1's to sell, so its a win-win situation !  

 

( Clearly design, and implementation has been done on a shoe-string budget to make 16 Legendaries all on the same theme - that's pretty awful imo by Anet's own standards and simply no match for the uniqueness and individuality we had with Gen 1 and Gen 2: If that's how Anet is rolling out 16 Gen 3's as Black Lion Equivalent skins then I'd rather they abandon them entirely and concentrate on releasing ~ 4 Gen 3 Leggies: GS, Axe, Staff, Scepter or whichever are most used as standalone, individually unique designs: And then buys them time at later date they can design and implement the other ones if the issue here seems to be lack of staffing, resources, budget etc ).

Edited July 27, 2021 by Gregg.3970

[Digger.8659]

So the newest set of legendary weapons is basically just a set of black lion weapon skins?  The Aurene weapons are better off being bought for gold/claim tickets, not being made as a legendary weapon set.  Every single legendary had their own unique style, but going with one theme for legendary weapons is just lazy designing.  I honestly hope it gets reworked.

[Blocki.4931]

It's either this or waiting 4 years for a full set. I'm 100% fine with this. They look legendary enough, definitely moreso than some other weapons.

[ReaverKane.7598]

I'm ok with them having a set, in fact i'm sad it took this long, its not awesome having a legendary weapon and not being able to match it with others.
Especially the shields.

[ChronoPinoyX.7923]

This actually makes it better. Gen 1 and Gen 2 have their own unique designs per weapon, now Gen 3 breaks that mould with matching sets so that players can aesthetically match their weapons rather than having mismatched pieces, especially for One-Hand and Off-Hand weapons

[Farohna.6247]

I like the set, it's different than the randomness of the others.  Having a matching main hand and off hand would be welcome.

[ugrakarma.9416]

where i can see them?

[Laivine.9308]

I love the set and the animations/aura of it. I hate having weapons that don't match and the random green scepters or blue axes, plus love anything that has to do with Aurene and crystals. Ty Anet, it was about time. 

[JustTrogdor.7892]

6 minutes ago, ugrakarma.9416 said:

where i can see them?

 

They only showed the Greatsword in game during the live stream and some concept art of others.  Here is the link to the YT video where you can see what they showed:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilt8HPmPWnU&t=2234s

 

[Ashantara.8731]

I couldn't disagree more with those too lazy to find weapon skins that go well together, so they are actually happy about non-unique looking legendaries rather than reskinning the old legendaries (which is for free now nonetheless since the introduction of the Legendary Armory).

 

Totally beyond me how someone can consider shiny kitsch (that doesn't go well with anything and looks totally alien) worthy of the title "legendary."

[Konjo.4981]

Legendary weapons should be unique. I was really hyped to see some unique Shing Jea/Kaineng/Echovald/Jade Sea themed legendaries. Disappointed for now. I hope they turn them into a black lion set and make new legendaries weapons or I hope they simply trolled us.

Edited July 27, 2021 by Konjo.4981

[Rogue.8235]

I'm happy for a set.  I like matching stuff, so matching legendaries is a huge plus for me.  I don't mix weapon skins, which is why I collect entire sets if I want to use a few of the skins (just in case).  

 

I'm not sure how many players think the same way, preferring a cohesive set rather than random one-offs that don't match anything.  

 

But yeah, this subjective determination of aesthetics has no basis in fact.  We like what we like and dislike what we don't.  Nothing to do but shrug shoulders and move on.

[Rogue.8235]

37 minutes ago, Ashantara.8731 said:

I couldn't disagree more with those too lazy to find weapon skins that go well together, so they are actually happy about non-unique looking legendaries rather than reskinning the old legendaries (which is for free now nonetheless since the introduction of the Legendary Armory).

 

Totally beyond me how someone can consider shiny kitsch (that doesn't go well with anything and looks totally alien) worthy of the title "legendary."

 

 

I like the idea of a cohesive set of legendaries.  It's beyond me how anyone can like completely random legendaries that match nothing else in the game.

 

Completely subjective opinions are completely subjective.  However, I'm very certain anet will hvae the metrics to see which preference is more prevalent in the player base.  Seems like they tried something new to see how the community takes it.  

 

Could be that that future sets go back to what you prefer if the majority of the community has the same preference.  I'm glad they made a cohesive set, but that's just me.

[LucianDK.8615]

I cant help but think that this underwhelming set was made with the free precursor in mind.

I suspect greatsword will be the prime picked legendary.

[Dunroy.1058]

Personally I disliked most legendaries anyway, regardless of appearance. For me, weapons like The Shining Blade, Flameseeker Prophecies, and Claw of the Khan-Ur are deserving of the title legendary as we know their history and lore. They feature prominently in the franchise as a whole, as weapons that defined entire arcs of history. 

 

Then you get stuff like Eternity, which looks "legendary" but is just a cool sword. I think the term legendary weapon is used too liberally to begin with in this game, but I know they need to have a weapon of each type per generation and not every weapon type has a historically important entry, so it is what it is.

 

Along this vein, since the Commander is helping Aurene to define this period in Tyria's history, I actually think the weapons based on her are more fitting of the title than random entries like Incinerator, despite visuals being lackluster. 

Edited July 27, 2021 by RegnieRiku.4102
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[Shadowmoon.7986]

I enjoyed that every weapon in gen 1 and 2 were unique. Currently the new set looknlike aurene is just pooping out legendaries left in right, 16 weapon and 1 amulet. I prefer the feel that each legendary has its own story, which was explored in the gen 1 and first 4 gen 2 precursor collections. Again bad decision making locked people out of those collection, which really gave good flavor to each weapon.

[Substance E.4852]

 

3 hours ago, Blocki.4931 said:

It's either this or waiting 4 years for a full set.

They've been working on this for 2 years and killed IBS to get it done, but okay

Edited July 28, 2021 by Substance E.4852

[quaniesan.8497]

I absolutely agree that this design trend is simply lazy and unimaginative.  I hope you all remembered that we just HAD  a crystal legendary greatsword.   For those of you who are content with this level of design,  Don't you ever at least ponder that  we should have Cantha theme legendary weapons?

Edited July 28, 2021 by quaniesan.8497

[Bast.7253]

Yeah, I like Aurene so I'm not butt hurt about it. But let's not pretend gemstore weapons won't have the same effects as they start to get more desperate for money.

I mean just look at some of the vermillion skins with their unsheathe animations. The only difference is the animation is slightly flashier and they have an aura. Even the new demon axe looks more impressive than Frostfang.

And to give them all the same effects? I don't really gaf but it's clear they just wanted something to advertise as "legendary" and pumped up the particle effects on some gemstore weapons. We're going to land rich in so much lore with decades of storytelling leading up to it, and they boast about legendary weapons all themed after the same thing that likely look mostly identical?

 

[redux.1502]

I completely understand mild disappointment in not getting new Legendaries that are ALL unique. HOWEVER, we also had the MOST sporadic release cadence for the previous set of weapons. Like it took YEARS to get them all. If this grouping them all up allows for a quicker (say every 6 months) release cadence for a set of awesome looking Legendaries? Hell yeah, I'll take that over the previous iteration any day. 

[DeanBB.4268]

We have complaints about "more of the same" and complaints about "things should be the same." Anet can't win. 😐

 

Perhaps this will be a starter set for EoD and we'll see Canthan themed legendaries come during the Seasons that follow. Anet hasn't said, we don't know.

[Manasa Devi.7958]

Oh well, they'll come with free reskinning.