Feedback:User/Wicca/Fix to Staves, Wands and Foci

Fix to Staves, Wands and Foci
User	Wicca
Categories	Items → Weapons

The Problem

I'm here to suggest that something be done about the state of staves, wands and foci in the game. Currently, the selection that is available is very large, however, the selection of usable staves, wands and foci are much smaller. There are many skins in the game that are only available through primary attributes, select attributes (factions staves and wands) and many are uninscribable and cannot be upgraded. Inscribable versions of some of these sough after skins can only be obtained through PvP Rewards, however, meeting the requirement to make these weapons are too great and are simply not worth it. The Zaishen Chest does not drop inscibable versions of these wands and staves. Here is a page detailing some of the issues that are present: http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/User:Grown_Up_Gwen

Many people are annoyed at the limited choices they can make with staves, wands and foci. There are very little desirable skins and those that are desirable, have some sort of limitation to them that prevents them from being obtained.

An Example

For example, I have always wanted to get my hands on a Celestial Scepter for my monk. I love the skin but it is impossible for me to obtain it since it drops in factions, therefore uninscribable, it is not available in Healing and Protection prayers as stated in the link, I cannot get it through the Zaishen Chest and I can't make it using PvP rewards. The only way to make this weapon under PvP rewards is if I first create 50 basic weapons, then 50 fancy weapons - all of which will cost either tournament rewards points which are exclusive to GvGers or ZCoins, which is impossible due to how painfully slow it will take. I can only get about 6 silver coins a day if I did the zaishen quests on multiple characters but it costs more just to make 1 basic weapon. It cost 12 silver coins per basic weapon and 24 per fancy weapon and I need 50 of each. The celestial scepter and many other nice skins are at the third tier - exotic weapons. This means I need to gather 1800 silver coins before I can work on the 36 coins needed for the celestial scepter. Putting this into perspective based on my stats, it will take me 300 days to reach the required tier for the Celestial Scepter. If only HB were back, the ATs' will make reaching these tiers so much more convenient.

More Concerns

Also, there are just too many wands and foci that look the same and are just dull looking. This isn't an opinion that only I hold. I know for a fact that people are frustrated at how few "cool" looking skins there are in the game.

To add to that, there are tons of weapons skins that are locked into PvP Rewards rendering them impossible to obtain as explained earlier.

The Solutions

• Remove the tier system in PvP Rewards so that non-gvgers have a chance at obtaining these weapon skins in PvP.
• Make skins locked into PvP Rewards (and some Green skins too!) available somehow through other means. This is so that PvE characters can use these skins too.
• Allow Tyrian and Factions skins to be inscribable and upgradable.
• Make it so that the weapon requirements do not neglect certain attributes (such as wands and staves not dropping with protection/healing attribute).

The Winds of Change will need some sort of rewards right? How about an NPC that will offer staff, wand and focus skins in all the possible attributes and inscribable? New skins are also welcomed but a fix to the older, desirable skins would be much more appreciated.

Another solution which I don't feel is necessary if the above is achieved is that, make all of the wand, staff and focus skins drop from the Zaishen Chest. This way inscribable versions of many desirable skins can be obtained, which they currently can't.

Thank you for reading my suggestion.

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