mods please move to GW:EN forum if neccessary.
The stats.
The gimmicks:
Bow - The gold guard is very shiny :P
Sword - Animated glow
Staff - The hourglass rotates
Cute stuff!
more pics
Preorder bonus are now activated
lyra_song
stiffler
That staff looks pretty neat.
Acehigh
The sword and staff look nice,don't really like look of that bow though.
Cacheelma
Which part of the bow is supposed to be beautiful? And why call it "Darksteel" when it isn't DARK nor indestructible?
Kook~NBK~
Bow looks - ok
Sword looks - Elegant, quite classy
Staff looks - not so good.
Sword looks - Elegant, quite classy
Staff looks - not so good.
arcanemacabre
Think GW:EN heroes, here.... The Charr Ranger hero is going to look badazzz with that longbow! The staff is generic enough (kinda Frank Lloyd Wright -ish), will probably look sweet in the hands of an Asura...
Redfeather1975
Yah, the staff suits my mesmer. 
He also got his 1 year birthday gift too just now. lol
He also got his 1 year birthday gift too just now. lol
-Loki-
My bow already has a +30 grip and a place in my rangers inventory, but i do wish that you could swap out the string. The sword is awesome - puts the IDS to shame many times over, but I'm not a fan of while enchanted. The staff is pretty much a hero weapon filler for all caster heroes, but it does look rather interesting.
Stealthc
I would so use the bow if it wasn't sundering
Miral
the bow and staff can be dyed
and the longbow is kicking ass in presearing
and the longbow is kicking ass in presearing
dsnesnintendo
kickassery staff i must say(im playing a rit)
Risa
Complaining about the 15^enchanted damage mod on your brand new awesome sword? I've got the solution to your problem!
[skill]Mending[/skill]
In all seriousness, I'm somewhat disappointed that they used that skin on a pre-order... I mean, if it's going to drop as a gold in GW:EN, I'll be as happy as the next guy, but right now, they only way you can get it is as a 15^enchanted. And I know that you can use it as a Conjure Frost warrior, but still...
[skill]Mending[/skill]
In all seriousness, I'm somewhat disappointed that they used that skin on a pre-order... I mean, if it's going to drop as a gold in GW:EN, I'll be as happy as the next guy, but right now, they only way you can get it is as a 15^enchanted. And I know that you can use it as a Conjure Frost warrior, but still...
Griff Mon
Are these like the GOTY items in terms of being able to access them? That is, you can call them up for each of your characters but cannot sell, trade, or give them away? Or can you only request them one time?
Jeremy Untouchable
as many times as you like. And the staff has a hidden bonus on it as well. XD its completely kick-arse
Miral
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as many times as you like. And the staff has a hidden bonus on it as well. XD its completely kick-arse
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Commander Ryker
I love the look of the bow, so much so that all my non-rangers will have it for pulling. I'm not too crazy about the mods tho, I'm more of a zealous barrager.
Meo Yeong
That staff is one of the most interesting animations I have seen in awhile in this game with the hour glass spinning around. They could have made it better though with it spinning in all directions instead of just a plain circle.
And I hope too that that skin for the sword drops because I would like to add a +5 energy sword of that type to my collection. That efect of glowing is what they should have done on the elemental sword for the fiery and icy sides.
The bow is ok.
And I hope too that that skin for the sword drops because I would like to add a +5 energy sword of that type to my collection. That efect of glowing is what they should have done on the elemental sword for the fiery and icy sides.
The bow is ok.
Thunder79
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That staff is one of the most interesting animations I have seen in awhile in this game with the hour glass spinning around. They could have made it better though with it spinning in all directions instead of just a plain circle.
And I hope too that that skin for the sword drops because I would like to add a +5 energy sword of that type to my collection. That efect of glowing is what they should have done on the elemental sword for the fiery and icy sides. The bow is ok. |
I like the bow skin more now that I've seen it in game...and I agree it should look excellent on the Charr hero..
The animation for the hour glass staff is nice and the staff itself will be very useful for all of my casters I don't have greens for.
The glacial blade looks good with that glow animation and it'll be nice to have a sword for Koss...for some reason I just can't make him a hammer hero with the Rhino's Charge (which can have a hammer grip added now)...I don't know why I just don't like hammers...
milan
Loving the staff. have put it on all my heroes that had dodgy staffs. Did the changes to the weapons to allow mods not affect these new ones?
Arteful Dodger
OK, I've ordered the Prerelease package and entered the key. My question is after reading the posts here is: are the weapons available now and if so how do I get them? I've tried the /bonus but when I do that I get the weapons from the Nightfall upgrade.
EDIT: Please disregard. I see now that they've activated the new weapons along with the ones from Nightfall. Too bad they put the negative energy on the bow. Doubt if I will have much use for it.
EDIT: Please disregard. I see now that they've activated the new weapons along with the ones from Nightfall. Too bad they put the negative energy on the bow. Doubt if I will have much use for it.
scrinner
I like how they locked the requirements to a professions primary attribute for the Hourglass staff.
Thunder79
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Loving the staff. have put it on all my heroes that had dodgy staffs. Did the changes to the weapons to allow mods not affect these new ones?
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I tested this on a Rhino's Charge....and I could add a grip to it but couldn't add a haft (because it already has a sundering haft).
milan
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I believe they did exactly what people asked for...they made it possible to upgrade the parts of weapons that don't have a mod...meaning if a weapon doesn't have a grip, a grip can be added. For the new weapons I believe the sword can only be upgraded with a pommel and the bow can only be upgradeed with a grip...the staff cannot be upgraded.
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Stormlord Alex
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hidden bonus? o.O
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When you attack with it, there's a gust of wind, too
Loving the weapons. Glacial Blade... looks sweet, and I'm running Conjure Frost Cripslash just to use it ^_^
Bow... Stormlord's new pulling bow.
And the staff? All my caster heroes wield 'em. Funnily enough... I lug MoR around everyhwere too
Jongo River
The sword is really nice - it's replaced all my Koss collector machetes and found a home with my new warrior, too.
The bow looks great too - particularly good against ancient armour. I don't think the pics actually do it justice. It's got a nice sheen and I like the red bits on the ends. It's a shame about the -5e, though, as I generally avoid mods like that. Still, I've stuck a 25% vs Charr mod on, that I was saving and it's replaced a near unused Vampiric bow in my fourth slot.
The hourglass is great, too - no complaints about the stats (OK, I'm an energy hound and would have gone with an extra 5e/50, but no biggie). I'm not sure about having multiple casters wielding such a "individual" looking piece, though. Zhed, Olias and Talhkora look like they're part of some time obssessed cult now.
Between them, they've allowed me to merch a few K's worth of collector weapons, clear storage of several collector item types and stop farming collector stuff for my remaining heroes. Basically, a lot of hassle/clutter removed and they're generally better than what I was using.
The bow looks great too - particularly good against ancient armour. I don't think the pics actually do it justice. It's got a nice sheen and I like the red bits on the ends. It's a shame about the -5e, though, as I generally avoid mods like that. Still, I've stuck a 25% vs Charr mod on, that I was saving and it's replaced a near unused Vampiric bow in my fourth slot.
The hourglass is great, too - no complaints about the stats (OK, I'm an energy hound and would have gone with an extra 5e/50, but no biggie). I'm not sure about having multiple casters wielding such a "individual" looking piece, though. Zhed, Olias and Talhkora look like they're part of some time obssessed cult now.
Between them, they've allowed me to merch a few K's worth of collector weapons, clear storage of several collector item types and stop farming collector stuff for my remaining heroes. Basically, a lot of hassle/clutter removed and they're generally better than what I was using.
T1Cybernetic
Loving that bow, i think i might have to get me one of them
makosi
The staff is great hero food. I'm not fond of the other two items though.
Muspellsheimr
The only real gripe I have (and I do seriously hope they change this) is that when wielded, the animation for the Glacial Blade is a little different from it's animation on your inventory figure - and significantly brighter.
Otherwise, badass.
Otherwise, badass.
Kryth
It is so nice to see so much positive feedback about the pieces and particularly the staff 
I"m so excited to get my hands on my own staff
10 days to go for that
I"m so excited to get my hands on my own staff
10 days to go for that
spellsword
They look nice, the stats suck though.