new item rarity

[JohnnieBlue]

Hi 4um,

can someone explain the new ascension rarity and how it fits into the whole scheme of things. Is legendary still going to be the top?

thanks.

ps. - working on my legendary predator rifle is a pain....but going to so worth it...pew pew pew

[Lucread]

From what I gather...

Legendary items will be buffed to remain the best items in the game. The new Ascended rarity will be a new tier added above the Exotic rarity. The new content coming in the Lost Shores, specifically the new "random" Dungeon, will be scaled to a new difficulty level, where previously "max stat" exotics are practically a requirement to complete, and will be the home of such items within the new rarity.

Basically, this is all just creating new stuff for people to do at the "end game" and is providing a sense of continued growth after 80, akin to what was seen in various armors and stat boost missions and quests the occurred after 20 in the original Guild Wars, or any amount of raid sequences in other MMO's that continue to upgrade your character growth after max level.

Honestly, I don't understand why people are freaking out. I mean, its not like what they've done is going to be undone, there's just going to be more stuff to do in the game after you're done with that. Plus, like I said, Legendary items are going to be buffed to ensure that they are still the best in the game, so its not like your grind has been for naught.

I really don't see how this is anything but good.

[Alexanian]

From what I gather...

Legendary items will be buffed to remain the best items in the game. The new Ascended rarity will be a new tier added above the Exotic rarity. The new content coming in the Lost Shores, specifically the new "random" Dungeon, will be scaled to a new difficulty level, where previously "max stat" exotics are practically a requirement to complete, and will be the home of such items within the new rarity.

Basically, this is all just creating new stuff for people to do at the "end game" and is providing a sense of continued growth after 80, akin to what was seen in various armors and stat boost missions and quests the occurred after 20 in the original Guild Wars, or any amount of raid sequences in other MMO's that continue to upgrade your character growth after max level.

Honestly, I don't understand why people are freaking out. I mean, its not like what they've done is going to be undone, there's just going to be more stuff to do in the game after you're done with that. Plus, like I said, Legendary items are going to be buffed to ensure that they are still the best in the game, so its not like your grind has been for naught.

I really don't see how this is anything but good.

The majority of the complaints about this come from the wvw community. They dont want to pve for the BiS gear and I dont blame them. anet approached this with the anser that it will be available eventually in wvw but that is apparently not soon enough for them.

My take on things,

good talk!