HoM ruins weapons! Warning!

Dzan

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

The Black Dye Cartel

Hey all.

I got my destroyer axe. Went to the HoM to put it on display. It gives me the line about "blah blah will customize the weapon." Ok fine. I don't plan on selling it. Anyway, I click accept and what do I see?



Customized, but WITHOUT the 20% damage. I went to a weaponsmith and sure enough, I can't customize it for the damage. Amazing. Thanks a lot, I wasted a lot of time and effort getting this only to have a completely worthless item. Excellent job.

pingu666

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2006

guildhall

[DETH]

DOH. u try wildblowing test dummies to see if its just missing from the description?

wacka

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2006

CuLT

W/

u can still try to salvage out the mods i guess

dun have GWEN yet, so this is as far as my knowledge goes

Maria The Princess

Maria The Princess

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2006

Aequitas Deis

ok.... and what if the weapon is alredy custumised in the past (by weaponsmith with the 20% damage) can you still put it there and will it overwrite the old custumisation (remove the 20%)?

just making sure, dont wantto loose the 20% on my lovely mursaat bow

Dzan

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

The Black Dye Cartel

Quote:
Originally Posted by pingu666
DOH. u try wildblowing test dummies to see if its just missing from the description? Yep. -72 with a normal customized axe and -60 with this. GG me. Let this be a lesson for everyone.

Bryant Again

Bryant Again

Hall Hero

Join Date: Feb 2006

Wow, that totally sucks.

Bolded for emphasis!: Do not put weapons into the Hall of Monuments as you will not receive the customized (+20% damage) bonus!!!

Reflect

Reflect

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2007

Varna,Bulgaria

Glob Of Ectospasm [GoE]

W/

u CAN`T add mursttat bow
only destoyer sh*ts go there, as they are "the greates", 5 times cheaper then most better items ...

My Sweet Revenga

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2005

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Dzan
Hey all.

I got my destroyer axe. Went to the HoM to put it on display. It gives me the line about "blah blah will customize the weapon." Ok fine. I don't plan on selling it. Anyway, I click accept and what do I see?



Customized, but WITHOUT the 20% damage. I went to a weaponsmith and sure enough, I can't customize it for the damage. Amazing. Thanks a lot, I wasted a lot of time and effort getting this only to have a completely worthless item. Excellent job. Thankfully you can use the perfect salvage kit to get those mods off.....

Dzan

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

The Black Dye Cartel

Yeah except the mods cost 20k and the axe itself costs 100K+

unknown1

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2005

Mo/

its about the axe more then the mods though lol isnt it. the gems cost more then the mods

also what is considered highend? (except the destroyer weapons)

Kinn

Kinn

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2007

Englandshire, England.

The International Association of Mending Wammos

R/

Common sense says that I'm pretty sure this is an oversight and will be fixed in an update.

Dzan

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

The Black Dye Cartel

It would make my day if in the next update you see "All customized weapons gain the 20% damage bonus even if not customized at a weaponsmith" or something like that. Hopefully Anet pays attention, I'm sure I'm not the only one.

pingu666

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2006

guildhall

[DETH]

yeah just leave it and hope they fix it. vamp/zealous is better for axe anyways

Longasc

Longasc

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2005

This... sucks!

Keep it and write to support. They will fix this.

Wait for some days and vent your anger at the next noob that crosses your path in the mean time.

KamikazeChicken

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

Mo/

Have you tried taking it to a weaponsmith to customize it properly?

[DE]

[DE]

Hugs and Kisses

Join Date: Oct 2005

Scars Meadows

Quote:
Originally Posted by KamikazeChicken
Have you tried taking it to a weaponsmith to customize it properly?
Did you even read the OP?

Quote:
Originally Posted by Dzan
I went to a weaponsmith and sure enough, I can't customize it for the damage.

Cathode_Reborn

Cathode_Reborn

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2006

All that work just to be screwed over. The mods won't even come up to 25k and the axe itself is 100k+.

For those that don't know, the 20%+dmg on a customized weapon is similar to sundering on every hit.

Sasuke The Betrayer

Sasuke The Betrayer

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2006

Los Angeles

Pink Pearl

Mo/Me

Would everyone stay calm, god damn. It was something they overlooked, they can fix it, and you don't have to overreact. The HoM isn't perfect anyways, considering you can ONLY put in Destroyer weapons.

LifeInfusion

LifeInfusion

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

in the midline

E/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Cathode_Reborn
All that work just to be screwed over. The mods won't even come up to 25k and the axe itself is 100k+.

For those that don't know, the 20%+dmg on a customized weapon is similar to sundering on every hit. Actually better since it is 20% of 28 damage.


BUT this just suggests there are a ton of bugs waiting to be fixed.

brosse

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2006

Yep, you're not the only one, just came to the same shocking conclusion
Well I'm pretty sure they'll fix it. Everyone start bugging em about it.

Mordakai

Mordakai

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Aug 2005

Kyhlo

W/

Overeact much?

This will be fixed...

but even if not, isn't the main point of this weapon to be kept for GW2?

I mean, it's not like these are unique stats. Keep the weapon to show off the skin, then switch to a real axe once the battle begins.

VitisVinifera

VitisVinifera

Banned

Join Date: Nov 2005

Northern California

HoTR

N/Me

wow example #3452652 of how Anet messed up HoM.

did ANY thought go into this, other than how to hype it in as many magazines and web sites as possible?

MercenaryKnight

MercenaryKnight

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2006

Wolf of Shadows [WoS]

P/

My guess is that it's a bug. We've all seen plenty of bugs in gw:en so they will probably change it to add 20% damage, or to make it still customizable at the crafter.

Navaros

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2005

Mo/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Maria The Princess
ok.... and what if the weapon is alredy custumised in the past (by weaponsmith with the 20% damage) can you still put it there and will it overwrite the old custumisation (remove the 20%)?
I wanna know the answer to this too. At least then others' weapons will not suffer the same fate as the OP's via this workaround method.

Can someone please verify whether you can customize it at a weaponsmith and then put it in HOM and keep the damage bonus or not, then post the answer here. Thanks.

Darkobra

Darkobra

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2006

Scotland

Type like an idiot, I'll treat you like an idiot

E/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Dzan
I went to a weaponsmith and sure enough, I can't customize it for the damage. In the very first post.

acidic

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2005

Welcome to beta testing! O wait you paid. NVM!

Navaros

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2005

Mo/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Darkobra
In the very first post.
That's not what we are asking. We are asking if you can customize it at a weaponsmith before it goes into the HOM, and then put it in the HOM and retain the damage bonus.

OP did it in a different order.

Darkobra

Darkobra

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2006

Scotland

Type like an idiot, I'll treat you like an idiot

E/Me

I seriously doubt it. Then again, we don't know just how bugged the hall is as it stands.

Government Flu

Government Flu

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2007

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Paradoxa Zoloft Asylum [PXZ]

W/R

Personally, I don't see what the big deal is. Yes, it's a glitch that ArenaNet should fix. But personally, since re-inventing my warrior I've never bothered to customize any weapon, noting its resale value. +20% gives you a definite edge in PvP, but doesn't amount to much in PvE since it all relies on build setup and knowledge of the enemy.

I'm sure some others would argue an extra 12 damage makes all the difference in the world when you're fighting in a full party but...I've beaten the first three games using heroes that still had their starting weapons on them with no problem.

So if I get a good weapon that the monument accepts but ArenaNet hasn't yet fixed the glitch...I'll still go ahead and make it into a statue. (Or whatever it gives you. I've only activated the hero/title/armor monument as of now.)

Vanessa Dwager

Vanessa Dwager

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2005

N/R

Does everyone remember when everyone hated the hall for not having pve title additions? Now it does.

It'll probably change later.

evilkingsky

evilkingsky

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2007

California

Resurrect Me [Help]

N/Mo

seems like a small problem that wasn't intentional, they're very likely to fix this.

OlMurraniKasale

OlMurraniKasale

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2006

Seattle

Zaishen Order

Rt/

Destroyer weapons only so far heh? I guess the green obtained from killing a god won't suffice, heh? Hard to imagine . . ..

Friar Khan

Friar Khan

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2006

California

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kinn
Common sense says that I'm pretty sure this is an oversight and will be fixed in an update. I agree 100%

genofreek

genofreek

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2007

USA

Jenova's Apocolyptic Remains [JAR]

D/

I REALLY hope this is an oversight and soon to be fixed. Jeez, all these careless mistakes, cut corners, and bugs... I would have gladly waited an extra month or so for Anet to work this crap out before releasing GW:EN and charging for it.

iridescentfyre

iridescentfyre

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2006

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kinn
Common sense says that I'm pretty sure this is an oversight and will be fixed in an update.
QFT. This is obviously just a bug.

Quote:
Originally Posted by genofreek
I REALLY hope this is an oversight and soon to be fixed. Jeez, all these careless mistakes, cut corners, and bugs... I would have gladly waited an extra month or so for Anet to work this crap out before releasing GW:EN and charging for it. Errrr, this is nothing. I'd like to direct your attention to anything in Sony's online gaming arsenal.

Scutilla

Scutilla

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2005

Tyrian Explorers League

R/P

Quote:
Originally Posted by Sasuke The Betrayer
Would everyone stay calm, god damn. It was something they overlooked, they can fix it, and you don't have to overreact. The HoM isn't perfect anyways, considering you can ONLY put in Destroyer weapons. Quoted for truth. This sounds like something that should be retroactively fixable, like the planned update to change minipet customization.

Enko

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2006

VA

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Scutilla
Quoted for truth. This sounds like something that should be retroactively fixable, like the planned update to change minipet customization. they actually said they were going to change minipet customization? link please?

flettir

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2007

Kabal of the Righteous [Seed]

Mo/

well, about waiting another month to smooth out all the bugs...honestly, this is how they find out about them. a dev team would take a year to find all the little things...but give it to 4 million players and they find all that stuff relatively fast.

so, i'm sure this'll be fixed, in the meantime just live with 20% less dmg that most people would usually not have (few pve'ers customize their weapons).

=HT=Ingram

=HT=Ingram

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2005

Anchorage Alaska

Haz Team [HT]

R/W

So... seems lesson on this one is Go to weapon smith first and customize it, THEN go to HoM with it? I have not found one yet but I expect thats what you will want to do since HoM will customize it anyway...


BW guys it normally takes them 2 to 3 months to make any major revisions to something like HoM. I made my feed back threads with that in mind... I don't really expect them to "Tweak" anything in that regard until around Christmas... Basically Minipet holder for customized pets (like festive hats guy) and a better title organization tool... as well as possibly other maxed titles in HoM...

Crowell The Fallen

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2006

Australia

Know Your Enemy [PMS]

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Sasuke The Betrayer
Would everyone stay calm, god damn. It was something they overlooked, they can fix it, and you don't have to overreact. The HoM isn't perfect anyways, considering you can ONLY put in Destroyer weapons. Exactly. It is obviously a bug, not a feature.
Write to support or something where you can tell them that you found a bug. It's that simple. I'm sure they will be giving us a nice big update soon to fix all the other bugs that show up in the game.

Pretty much every game on earth has bugs when they are released. Then they get patches. Just a little patience...