It's sad in this game is only really few skins which ppl real dream on. Why anet don't add some new skins? If it would happen every 3 months this game could be still interesting.
Following skins are still worthy to play. I mean those weapon which my reach 100k level excluding low req like q7 or 8.:
AXE:
Serpent Axe - Tyrian Skin
Eaglecrest Axe
HAMMER - Nothing
SWORD:
Crystalline Sword
Eternal Blade
Emerald Blade
Obsidian Edge
SHIELD:
Echovald Shield
Gothic Defender
Ornate Shield
Outcast Shield
Magmas Shield
Draconic Aegis
BOW:
Silverwing Recurve Bow
Dryad Bow
DAGGERS:
Demon Fangs
Storm Daggers
SCYTHE:
Clockwork Scythe
SPEAR:
Voltaic Spear
Demoncreast Spear
STAFF:
Bone Dragon Staff
WAND:
Frog Scepter
OFFHAND
Celestial Compass
I dont count Tormented weapons. Must see its not so much about game prtend to beat up WoW. Shame on You anet...
6 million people and only several desirable weapon skins.
snoozer80
Abedeus
There were never 6 mln people, not even 6 mln accounts.
Only 5,5mln copies sold. Copies = all games, not just Prophecies.
Also, there are no new skins, because they don't have time even for PvP rebalance. And PvP rebalance takes less time than new skins.
Only 5,5mln copies sold. Copies = all games, not just Prophecies.
Also, there are no new skins, because they don't have time even for PvP rebalance. And PvP rebalance takes less time than new skins.
M'Aiq The Liar
First of all, the game's not supposed to be about phat lewt and looking pretty. If you want that, you'll have to wait until GW2, since from what they've shown so far, it looks to be a WoW knockoff.
Second, designing, modeling, and implementing skins isn't exactly a quick and easy process. It'd take at least a week or two in man hours per skin.
Third, they'd have to find a way to make it farm-proof. Right now, the only way they do that is to tie it to dungeons. You must be new, but it wasn't long ago that Colossal Scimitars and Storm Bows were highly coveted. Things come and go, and while they're generally hands off when it comes to farming, as a whole, the community's becoming more and more clever when it comes to farming skins.
Second, designing, modeling, and implementing skins isn't exactly a quick and easy process. It'd take at least a week or two in man hours per skin.
Third, they'd have to find a way to make it farm-proof. Right now, the only way they do that is to tie it to dungeons. You must be new, but it wasn't long ago that Colossal Scimitars and Storm Bows were highly coveted. Things come and go, and while they're generally hands off when it comes to farming, as a whole, the community's becoming more and more clever when it comes to farming skins.
Gforce
I really dont get what your point with this thread is, are you complaining on the amount of nice skins or on the amount of highend skins?
snoozer80
It's almost two years since i started to play GW, so i am not new. And I know some weapons were worthy much more like Elemental Sword. in my opinnion Anet is iddle about GW 1 and this situation they are explaining - "we do nothing with GW 1 cuz we work on GW 2" I don't believe in it. They should respect milion of players.
M'Aiq The Liar
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It's almost two years since i started to play GW, so i am not new. And I know some weapons were worthy much more like Elemental Sword. in my opinnion Anet is iddle about GW 1 and this situation they are explaining - "we do nothing with GW 1 cuz we work on GW 2" I don't believe in it. They should respect milion of players.
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Lagg
Rare and expensive doesn't necessarily mean desirable.
You end up looking like the Wammo with Obsidian armor dyed black, Chaos Gloves, Mask of the Mo Zing, a Crystalline Sword and a Guardian of the Hunt.
I think it looks ridiculous. The epitome of lots of money and no personal taste.
Unless you really like that particular combo, without any peer pressure, you're basically gearing up to show off to other people.
In the end, you'll be happier going for a combination that YOU like.
I have a couple of guildies who are perfectly happy wearing Prophecies starter armor skins from Kaineng Center. They've found the (usually common) weapons and dye combos to match and boast a very personal style that doesn't look cheap in the least.
You end up looking like the Wammo with Obsidian armor dyed black, Chaos Gloves, Mask of the Mo Zing, a Crystalline Sword and a Guardian of the Hunt.
I think it looks ridiculous. The epitome of lots of money and no personal taste.
Unless you really like that particular combo, without any peer pressure, you're basically gearing up to show off to other people.
In the end, you'll be happier going for a combination that YOU like.
I have a couple of guildies who are perfectly happy wearing Prophecies starter armor skins from Kaineng Center. They've found the (usually common) weapons and dye combos to match and boast a very personal style that doesn't look cheap in the least.
Shadow Kurd
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I think I speak for most of the people here when I say that we could do without new skins for a while if it meant that GW2 was a better game with an earlier release date because of it.
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Shadowfox1125
It's all subjective.
jayson
How come I didn't get the memo where it states snoozer80 is now THE deciding factor on what skins are now worthwhile? I'm so out of touch...
mathiastemplar
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It's all subjective.
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12chars.
BJuno
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. They've found the (usually common) weapons and dye combos to match and boast a very personal style that doesn't look cheap in the least.
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Apollo Smile
I'd care less what a weapon looks like, as long as it has the right stats and mods to do the job.
Rothan Celt
we all need to go back to Sorrows furnace greens as prestige weps 
pumpkin pie
crystaline sword ROFLMAO looks like a jelly cutting kitchen knife.
Eragon Zarroc
lawl, most of the current rare skins that u listed came from design-a-weapon contest. would be cool if another one was held i suppose. anet kinda busy though if they are actually working on gw2. this thread should be in sardelac, suggestion.
Sedna
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HAMMER - Nothing
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Fril Estelin
Most people don't QQ on weapon skins because: 1) most people don't care about the skin or are happy with what they've got (taste is a subjective thing, whatever the market says!); 2) this is not a central part of the game.
There are clearly enough skins, I think what you're arguing for is more "rare skins", which is pointless. If you want to become a (power)trader, look at the new BBC show Million Dollar Trader ;P.
More cookies!
EDIT: I didn't see you only mention BDS for Staff, that's utter non-sense!
There are clearly enough skins, I think what you're arguing for is more "rare skins", which is pointless. If you want to become a (power)trader, look at the new BBC show Million Dollar Trader ;P.
More cookies!
EDIT: I didn't see you only mention BDS for Staff, that's utter non-sense!
Lord Sojar
Subjectivity is key here. Snoozer, your opinion is just that, your own. You list NOTHING under hammers, but spikey warhammer skin is nice, as is Tetsubo (gorgeous by many people's standards).
This thread is a giant pile of opinion blanketing a simple fact: you are bored of GW. Take a break from the game, play something else. Fallout 3 is great fun on PC if you have a machine that can really push the graphics. Play a different MMO, something.
However, throwing your opinion on something that is the personal taste of each individual is not constructive, nor worth the time. There is no shame to ANET here, only to you for suggesting it. ANET has given players so many options; they try to suit everyone's tastes. At least you like some of them... don't condemn them for this... you can condemn them for a lot of other things, but not weapon skins. That is just cruel.
This thread is a giant pile of opinion blanketing a simple fact: you are bored of GW. Take a break from the game, play something else. Fallout 3 is great fun on PC if you have a machine that can really push the graphics. Play a different MMO, something.
However, throwing your opinion on something that is the personal taste of each individual is not constructive, nor worth the time. There is no shame to ANET here, only to you for suggesting it. ANET has given players so many options; they try to suit everyone's tastes. At least you like some of them... don't condemn them for this... you can condemn them for a lot of other things, but not weapon skins. That is just cruel.
makosi
The weapon skins in the opening post are all rare, which is pretty much dictating their desirability rather than their appearances.
The economy would be very flat and predictable without rare items but I 'desire' less than a quarter of those listed. I'm happy with Bone Staves, Feathered Longbows, pvp-skinned monk items and a host of other inexpensive items.
The need for people to wear their wealth is what causes us to have torrents of black-dyed Obsidian, ninja-chaos-failure monks with Bone Dragon Staves. For those without a sense of personal style and taste, they'll trust big numbers of ectos over their own eyes.
Edit: I forgot to mention the Obsidian Edge/Voltaic Spear + Tormented Shield defensive combo on those clone monks.
The economy would be very flat and predictable without rare items but I 'desire' less than a quarter of those listed. I'm happy with Bone Staves, Feathered Longbows, pvp-skinned monk items and a host of other inexpensive items.
The need for people to wear their wealth is what causes us to have torrents of black-dyed Obsidian, ninja-chaos-failure monks with Bone Dragon Staves. For those without a sense of personal style and taste, they'll trust big numbers of ectos over their own eyes.
Edit: I forgot to mention the Obsidian Edge/Voltaic Spear + Tormented Shield defensive combo on those clone monks.
Arduin
So are those skins expensive because they are pretty and coveted that much, or just because they are rare and people just want to show off their 'hard-earned' equipment.
Seriously, I still think my Shadow Bow tops the Silverwing anytime, and the Tengu Sword/Shield combo ANY Emerald or Obsidian. Which is a good thing, as soon as one of those weapons on your list drops for me I'm able to sell it for phat loot, being glad I got rid of the ugliness.
Seriously, I still think my Shadow Bow tops the Silverwing anytime, and the Tengu Sword/Shield combo ANY Emerald or Obsidian. Which is a good thing, as soon as one of those weapons on your list drops for me I'm able to sell it for phat loot, being glad I got rid of the ugliness.
Latham
This is so pointless, you just listed all the high-end items, as items that 'look good' . Just because they are rare, doesn't mean that the majority of people find them desirable. It's your own opinion that counts, not the opinion of how many ectos it is worth.
Ate of DK
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There were never 6 mln people, not even 6 mln accounts.
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dread slayer
The said skins are only expensive because of their demand/rarity, it doesn't necessarily mean that several amongst us would like those skins, I mean I like the vertebreaker skin than a ghostly sword, but that's just my opinion.
It's all in the person's taste.
It's all in the person's taste.
FengShuiDove
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This is so pointless, you just listed all the high-end items, as items that 'look good' . Just because they are rare, doesn't mean that the majority of people find them desirable. It's your own opinion that counts, not the opinion of how many ectos it is worth.
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Go to wiki, pick a weapon class, and look through all of them to find one that you truly desissireable for you to you.
Shursh
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In the end, you'll be happier going for a combination that YOU like.
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no need to bother development right now, although if GW2 never releases i'm gonna be pissed lol.
papryk
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BDS looks like shit ~~
??iljo
Hammer->Mursaat
and no,not the one from bmp
and no,not the one from bmp
Aldric
They may be expensive but most of those skins are truly hideous imo. The Obsidian Edge / Silverwing bow are 2 that i might take but i certainly wouldnt pay over the top prices for them and it would really depend on them fitting into the armour/weapon look that i want to achieve.
Using items becuase they are rare/expensive just shows how much of a sheep you are in my view. Most of the really expensive combos just earn a laugh at the stupidity of the player.
Design your chars around how you like them to look not what you think people will say about your massive e-wang.
Using items becuase they are rare/expensive just shows how much of a sheep you are in my view. Most of the really expensive combos just earn a laugh at the stupidity of the player.
Design your chars around how you like them to look not what you think people will say about your massive e-wang.
cataphract
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That's what this "it's all subjective" really is. Hype.
I find it hard to believe that so many people like the over-used armor/weapon combos. The argument "they wear them to stand out" fails when you take into consideration that a very large number of people wear them. How can one stand out from a throng of black-obsi-chaos-gloves-wearing monks by wearing the same?
And what's the deal with black dye? It sucks as hell since the dyes were updated. Old black looks waaaaaay better because it doesn't destroy material textures like the new one does.
My impression is that people flaunt their wealth, just as they do in RL, without thinking about aesthetics. To them money equals good looking. GW manifestation of this philosophy are hordes of black-obsi-chaos-gloves-torment-shield-voltaic-spear users. IRL you have botox parties and women with large implants.
In both GW and RL this philosophy results in unnatural and plain ugly.
Kook~NBK~
No Storm Bow? That's one of the best looking skins of all weapons. I guess it's not 100K + ectos it doesn't meet the OPs parameters of "desireable." (even though when I'm playing my ranger with others - yeah, I PUG! - someone always comments on how good it looks, they want one, etc.
No celestial staff? Another pretty cool looking weapon that fails to meet the OP's high expectations!
Who cares if a weapon costs a boat-load? If it looks hideous, the only reason to have it would be to boost one's e-peen. And has been pointed out by several others, this usually makes the person's character look just plain silly.
- someone always comments on how good it looks, they want one, etc.No celestial staff? Another pretty cool looking weapon that fails to meet the OP's high expectations!
Who cares if a weapon costs a boat-load? If it looks hideous, the only reason to have it would be to boost one's e-peen. And has been pointed out by several others, this usually makes the person's character look just plain silly.
Nightow
Aww' come on! No love for the BMP weapon skins? 
Fril Estelin
Interesting fact: you see quite a number of people in AB asking, at the start of the game, what's the skin of your weapon? (I'm one of them as I don't know many skins)
When I got my stormbow (r9!) from zchest, tried it and loved it very much. Then discovered it can fetch a nice (though not huge) price. I don't care. Also love my celestial shield with ele sword, that once had "value". Their value to me is, as the credit card ad says, "priceless".
Agree Kook~NBK~ celestial staff is beautiful. Also loved the dryad bow.
When I got my stormbow (r9!) from zchest, tried it and loved it very much. Then discovered it can fetch a nice (though not huge) price. I don't care. Also love my celestial shield with ele sword, that once had "value". Their value to me is, as the credit card ad says, "priceless".
Agree Kook~NBK~ celestial staff is beautiful. Also loved the dryad bow.
Tullzinski
Snoozer, sounds like you will be leaving GW soon due to the lack of cool skins and dissatisfaction of new skins not being produced by ANET. Before you go please leave me all your money, items, minis and anything else you deem valuable. I promise you I will get some extra milage out of your old stuff. 
Thanks for your consideration.
Thanks for your consideration.
Quaker
I think the OP was talking about high "value" skins (ones that go for 100k+). This is not a subjective thing - it's easy enough to see what skins go for a lot of money.
However, I think the OP is missing an important point - as M'Aiq pointed out - these skins are valuable because they are rare AND hard to get. Simply making new skins won't make them worth anything if, for example, they drop in some easy to farm dungeon like CoF. So, to make new "high value" skins, ANet would not only have to design the skins, but figure out ways to make them hard to get.
(And, naturally enough, the former "high value" skins would become less valuable because people would now want the new skins.)
However, I think the OP is missing an important point - as M'Aiq pointed out - these skins are valuable because they are rare AND hard to get. Simply making new skins won't make them worth anything if, for example, they drop in some easy to farm dungeon like CoF. So, to make new "high value" skins, ANet would not only have to design the skins, but figure out ways to make them hard to get.
(And, naturally enough, the former "high value" skins would become less valuable because people would now want the new skins.)
crazybanshee
My favorite skin on my ele is the tenchu staff from the bonus back (basically free)
I've gotten several compliments on it, even people askin what it is because they want one.
I've gotten several compliments on it, even people askin what it is because they want one.
MirkoTeran
Time for someone to post kitten with pancake image.
carnage-runner
There are tons of weapons with desireable skins. I put a collection list together for JUST swords... came up with 20 swords I would like to own. albeit r8 15^50.. none the less they are nice skins. Axes have plenty, hammer has plenty.. etc etc...
Don't cry over spilt milk that.. wasn't actually spilt. There are plenty of very very interesting and cool looking weapons/offhands for all classes that are easy enough to obtain. The really cool stuff should be hard to obtain because it's A) high in demand.. B) low in supply... Using your brain you should surmise that that means they are hard to get.
GW1 has tons of great weapons, I can't wait to see what GW2 has instore..
Gothic dual axe from my dream last night?!?! Gothic axe blade design.. 6 foot long handle. 2 foot long blades..
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Don't cry over spilt milk that.. wasn't actually spilt. There are plenty of very very interesting and cool looking weapons/offhands for all classes that are easy enough to obtain. The really cool stuff should be hard to obtain because it's A) high in demand.. B) low in supply... Using your brain you should surmise that that means they are hard to get.
GW1 has tons of great weapons, I can't wait to see what GW2 has instore..
Gothic dual axe from my dream last night?!?! Gothic axe blade design.. 6 foot long handle. 2 foot long blades..
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Enar.
Too bad. Those named weapons are ugly ._. not worth over 100k ever. Tho that's my idea.
And yes BMP still rocks. They would have rock more if Anet wouldn't have re-sell the BMP.
And yes BMP still rocks. They would have rock more if Anet wouldn't have re-sell the BMP.
Nightow
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