Uberness at its best...
/signed
Real Weapon Customization
Adambomb
Akhilleus
signed, under 1 condition.
the "looks" you select from are totally seperate from dropped swords, so you cant make a sword that looks like a crystaline. this means that the current swords would still maintain thier value among sword collectors, as you cant replicate them, but would give people an ability to make something customized to thier own personal tastes.
and the name of each sword would be your characters name, followed by sword, axe, whatever.
"Akhilleus Pthius' Sword" FTW. (or make it renamable, like pets)
as for the materials, im thinking you have to get a "weapon-liscence" which can be achjieved form some massive, arduous quest that takes multiple people and hours of work.
then, you take it to the forgemaster in the fissure of woe or wherever, and it needs like 500 iron ingots, 50 steel ingots. (wooden planks for an axe) and like a 15k craft cost. and each area the swrd is available in has its own "locational" look.
like a sword crafted form forgemaster would have options on the "eviler" side, one crafted in ascalon region would have a more playful or natural look. that way you end up with sword classes equivilant to fow armor and 15k armor.
that way when someone walks around with a pimp-assed sword design it begs the response "OMFG!"
the "looks" you select from are totally seperate from dropped swords, so you cant make a sword that looks like a crystaline. this means that the current swords would still maintain thier value among sword collectors, as you cant replicate them, but would give people an ability to make something customized to thier own personal tastes.
and the name of each sword would be your characters name, followed by sword, axe, whatever.
"Akhilleus Pthius' Sword" FTW. (or make it renamable, like pets)
as for the materials, im thinking you have to get a "weapon-liscence" which can be achjieved form some massive, arduous quest that takes multiple people and hours of work.
then, you take it to the forgemaster in the fissure of woe or wherever, and it needs like 500 iron ingots, 50 steel ingots. (wooden planks for an axe) and like a 15k craft cost. and each area the swrd is available in has its own "locational" look.
like a sword crafted form forgemaster would have options on the "eviler" side, one crafted in ascalon region would have a more playful or natural look. that way you end up with sword classes equivilant to fow armor and 15k armor.
that way when someone walks around with a pimp-assed sword design it begs the response "OMFG!"
jesh
Personally, I think it's a great idea, and with a little thought, the stupid crystalline/fellblades could keep their value. It's simple; instead of just using iron or steel to forge your blade, you'd have to use something like Adamantine for a fellblade, and Diamond for a crystalline. You could make a dragon sword with Dragon's Dung, and whatever else. The regular looking weapons you could have two options: bring like 3 regular weapons to forge your new one: In other words, scrap material. Or you could just bring a lot of iron/steel. As far as the glowy aura on things, it would sure give a purpose to Glittering Dust, eh? Perhaps 50 dust would be a good price, and have two seperate dye slots on the weapon customization window. One for the dust, and one for the actual weapon. The name of the weapon would be at the top. I'd love to have my bow named "BFG 5000". 
Another thought: there would be a set price for weapons. For instance, a noob weapon would cost 100g to forge, and be something like a 7-11 sword. The medium weapon would be around 500g and be something like a 12-18 sword. The highest option would be 2k for a max damage weapon. This of course doesn't include materials and dyes, but you get the idea. In this way, the person that just started playing GW on their first character can still have their glowing red hammer named "Big Bertha".
Another thought: there would be a set price for weapons. For instance, a noob weapon would cost 100g to forge, and be something like a 7-11 sword. The medium weapon would be around 500g and be something like a 12-18 sword. The highest option would be 2k for a max damage weapon. This of course doesn't include materials and dyes, but you get the idea. In this way, the person that just started playing GW on their first character can still have their glowing red hammer named "Big Bertha".
Ian Savage
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Personally, I think it's a great idea, and with a little thought, the stupid crystalline/fellblades could keep their value. It's simple; instead of just using iron or steel to forge your blade, you'd have to use something like Adamantine for a fellblade, and Diamond for a crystalline. You could make a dragon sword with Dragon's Dung, and whatever else. The regular looking weapons you could have two options: bring like 3 regular weapons to forge your new one: In other words, scrap material. Or you could just bring a lot of iron/steel. As far as the glowy aura on things, it would sure give a purpose to Glittering Dust, eh? Perhaps 50 dust would be a good price, and have two seperate dye slots on the weapon customization window. One for the dust, and one for the actual weapon. The name of the weapon would be at the top. I'd love to have my bow named "BFG 5000".
Another thought: there would be a set price for weapons. For instance, a noob weapon would cost 100g to forge, and be something like a 7-11 sword. The medium weapon would be around 500g and be something like a 12-18 sword. The highest option would be 2k for a max damage weapon. This of course doesn't include materials and dyes, but you get the idea. In this way, the person that just started playing GW on their first character can still have their glowing red hammer named "Big Bertha". |
first of all, i agree with the whole: "cant let a short sword become a fellblade" thing. totally destroys the fun of having one of those, because everyone has one. second of all, names. i agree with both akhilleus and Dean on this one. upon customization, the weapon would become (Characters Name)'s Sword of (your suffix choice). Mods still create the same name changes so it could be a: Dead Joe's Vampiric Fiery Sword of Noob-slaying. Third, location. once again, im with dean. its unrealistic enough that theres an armor crafter in FoW just standing by unharmed. not going to throw in a weapon customizer. these customizers would be in TOWNS ONLY. and as i mentioned earlier, your choises expand as the game goes on. so a recently ascended but rich noob cant make the awesome glowing flamberge that the guy at droknars can. Fourth. in case i didnt make it clear enough, this is CUSTOMIZATION. you are not under any circumstances crafting your own weapon. this is an existing drop that you think would look better with a bigger blade, or a ruby in the hilt (finally a use for them) No stat changes, no mods added, and color changes for individual sections WOULD be allowed, (maybe a small box to place dye next to the dropdown menu) any more questions, once again, post em and we'll answer.
Ian Savage
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taking DeanBB idea of keep the same basic weapon and adding on to it you can't make a weapon biger but you can make it smaller like you can turn a long sword into a short sword
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Egis The Ranger
/signed for sure. That would be great.
Korg The Unfriendly
/singed
I'm filled with wo0tiful wo0tness... oh yes
***farts happily***
I'm filled with wo0tiful wo0tness... oh yes
***farts happily***
Sol_Vie
/signed
I too was disappointed.
I too was disappointed.
Ristaron
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/signed for awsomness
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/SIGNED FOR AWESOMENESS!
jesh
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and as i mentioned earlier, your choises expand as the game goes on. so a recently ascended but rich noob cant make the awesome glowing flamberge that the guy at droknars can. Fourth. in case i didnt make it clear enough, this is CUSTOMIZATION. you are not under any circumstances crafting your own weapon. this is an existing drop that you think would look better with a bigger blade, or a ruby in the hilt (finally a use for them) No stat changes, no mods added, and color changes for individual sections WOULD be allowed, (maybe a small box to place dye next to the dropdown menu) any more questions, once again, post em and we'll answer.
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Another idea is to use COLLECTOR ITEMS for this. For example, spiked crests would add cool spike things to the crossguard, or something.
As for the location thing, I can see that, because of the fact that this game has nothing as far as rewards go. The final crafter, I say, should be at Abaddon's Mouth, not at the forge. People can get run there, and dang near anywhere else, I should know. I have a runner.
As far as the mods, I can see the concern there.. so I propose a truce. If you have a sword that gives +13% when enchanted, but you don't use any enchantments, I think it'd be nice to change it to +13% while in stance, or whatever else. For a fee, of course.
RedHorn
Too add to my previous statement I think that if you get a fellblade you should have different customization features, then if you were to have a shortsword or long... This would take care of the shortsword into long by not giving the certain option to make it longer. It would still keep the "OMG" factor because pwople would semi be able to id it but still be in "Aww."
I also like the idea of having the names preselected this would stop Anet from having to worry about banning people for their swords and people complaining why there sword was deleted or what not. The given names should be plentiful and they too should have different places to get them from. Even create a "NameTraders" almost like skill traders. Possibly be willing to add more names on request.
I also like the idea of having the names preselected this would stop Anet from having to worry about banning people for their swords and people complaining why there sword was deleted or what not. The given names should be plentiful and they too should have different places to get them from. Even create a "NameTraders" almost like skill traders. Possibly be willing to add more names on request.
Guardian of the Light
Well I think by now the devs are realizing everyone that read this is signing and so far I have seen no not sign things.
harshal
i would love for that to happen
Allanon Dark
/signed on 1 condition
They make sure that the customization options are unique to that place. you could have up to four forgers each with different options for customization. Like one place has certain hilts, one place the blades, etc. The options couldnt be from existing weapons either. i dont want someone walking around with a skinned short sword that looks like a fellblade (i like mine too much).
The materials would be obvious. however i would like to see the implementation of some, like dust, to make a weapon glow or something else special. Ecto or Shards could be a possible crafting material. gives people another use for em besides the FoW armor.
(in case you got lost and missed it)
My one condition is that the skins have cant be from existing weapons.
They make sure that the customization options are unique to that place. you could have up to four forgers each with different options for customization. Like one place has certain hilts, one place the blades, etc. The options couldnt be from existing weapons either. i dont want someone walking around with a skinned short sword that looks like a fellblade (i like mine too much).
The materials would be obvious. however i would like to see the implementation of some, like dust, to make a weapon glow or something else special. Ecto or Shards could be a possible crafting material. gives people another use for em besides the FoW armor.
(in case you got lost and missed it)
My one condition is that the skins have cant be from existing weapons.
CHunterX
Dunno if this has been suggested, but at least when you customize (+20% damage) a weapon, it should have your name IN the title. As in: Cruel Spiked Axe of Fortitude + Customized = Nyamo Kurosawa's Spiked Axe. I don't think this would take much to implement, and it would be a step in right direction to what the OP was suggesting.
/signed
/signed
Glaekenjz
/signed Great Idea
SlayerD
/signed That sound awsome lokk forward for making really really longbow, if it ever happen...........
d4nowar
Maybe we could have comically sized objects like a 20 foot tall sword or a 1 inch shield.
I would totally do it then.
I would totally do it then.
Symeon
since everyone is /signing this can it be made sticky? like almost a petition.
xBakox
/signed
awesome idea.
Only thing I would like is almost none of the weapons looking exactly the same. At first when i read this,I thought you meant completely "making" it, but I understand now. As much as I would liek to completely make it, it wont happen. So, the weapons would keep their main outline. But you could add a whole mix of thigns with hundreds and hundreds of possibilities. Say you added Spiked Crests to your remedy, your weapon, as someone said, would become spikey. But taken a step further, say yu add 50 crests instead of 10, it would be much more spikey. That way, even if everyone wanted spieky weapns, they would all be at differnet levels. And lets say you can add 3 things to it + the original cost and dye. So if it cost 100 iron, you could also add 10 spieky crests, 10 griffon wings, and 50 glittering dust, and a blue dye (which its affect would be wing-like hilt with spikes and glowing blue.
I would LOVE this feature. Anet make it for chp 2 please!
awesome idea.
Only thing I would like is almost none of the weapons looking exactly the same. At first when i read this,I thought you meant completely "making" it, but I understand now. As much as I would liek to completely make it, it wont happen. So, the weapons would keep their main outline. But you could add a whole mix of thigns with hundreds and hundreds of possibilities. Say you added Spiked Crests to your remedy, your weapon, as someone said, would become spikey. But taken a step further, say yu add 50 crests instead of 10, it would be much more spikey. That way, even if everyone wanted spieky weapns, they would all be at differnet levels. And lets say you can add 3 things to it + the original cost and dye. So if it cost 100 iron, you could also add 10 spieky crests, 10 griffon wings, and 50 glittering dust, and a blue dye (which its affect would be wing-like hilt with spikes and glowing blue.
I would LOVE this feature. Anet make it for chp 2 please!
Rancour
I'm all for it! I don't think it'll happen, but oh the possibilities...
I too was dissappoined when they wrote "cutomization" and it turned out to be just the ability to put on a new mod. I had really hoped to be able to put on different hilts with different looks and stuff, but... Oh well...
A suggestion? Well, most has been said but I'd think it'd be great if you could name your weapon or shield. This would, of course, customize the weapon automatically. Why? Because if I met someone with a really cool weapon I'd like to buy, I'd walk away immidiately if it was called "the poopslinger" or something like that. I dunno about you, but I noticed how many people have ridiculous names for characters. I won't want that on some cool-ass weapon.
Oh yeah, /übersigned
I too was dissappoined when they wrote "cutomization" and it turned out to be just the ability to put on a new mod. I had really hoped to be able to put on different hilts with different looks and stuff, but... Oh well...
A suggestion? Well, most has been said but I'd think it'd be great if you could name your weapon or shield. This would, of course, customize the weapon automatically. Why? Because if I met someone with a really cool weapon I'd like to buy, I'd walk away immidiately if it was called "the poopslinger" or something like that. I dunno about you, but I noticed how many people have ridiculous names for characters. I won't want that on some cool-ass weapon.
Oh yeah, /übersigned
Riplox
/signed x infinity! lol
I think this would be so good for the game, and it may even rekindle some peoples' intrest in it. And having the crafter require materials and having better looking mods as you progress is the way to go.
I think this would be so good for the game, and it may even rekindle some peoples' intrest in it. And having the crafter require materials and having better looking mods as you progress is the way to go.
Fred Kiwi
I can just imagine all those "your mom" people out there:
"I'm wielding Your Mom!" etc
despite that /signed * 99999999
"I'm wielding Your Mom!" etc
despite that /signed * 99999999
Optime
/signed
Great idea! I would love to be able to customise my weapon to make the aesthetics suit my liking! :P
Also, it would be great for fans of the anime Bleach. /swordname Zangetsu
Great idea! I would love to be able to customise my weapon to make the aesthetics suit my liking! :P
Also, it would be great for fans of the anime Bleach. /swordname Zangetsu
Fred Kiwi
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Naming the weapon concerns me a bit. Right now people get banned for poor name choices for their characters, now we're going to throw item names into the mix? And who wants to be slain in PvP by "Ogre The Leet's Wet Noodle" uber sword? Perhaps there are a lot of prefixes and suffixes to choose from, I don't know? And not just the names of the mods, like fiery and fortitude: smiting, striking, hacking, harpooning, of death, of bashing, of noob-slaying...
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Ian Savage
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Dunno if this has been suggested, but at least when you customize (+20% damage) a weapon, it should have your name IN the title. As in: Cruel Spiked Axe of Fortitude + Customized = Nyamo Kurosawa's Spiked Axe. I don't think this would take much to implement, and it would be a step in right direction to what the OP was suggesting.
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upon customization, the weapon would become (Characters Name)'s Sword of (your suffix choice). Mods still create the same name changes so it could be a: Dead Joe's Vampiric Fiery Dragon Sword of Noob-slaying.
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Ian Savage
Noooo! Dont Die! My Beloved!
darkdragon99
i think this is the most liked suggestion i've ever seen for anygame
BigRedsFro
/signed
Wow this would make life great. Items that are good because their stats, not their looks would become the highest priced! Now my falchion with the same stats as a fellblade will sell at the same price because you can make them look as cool as you want. Sweet.
Wow this would make life great. Items that are good because their stats, not their looks would become the highest priced! Now my falchion with the same stats as a fellblade will sell at the same price because you can make them look as cool as you want. Sweet.
lord_shar
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signed, under 1 condition.
the "looks" you select from are totally seperate from dropped swords, so you cant make a sword that looks like a crystaline. this means that the current swords would still maintain thier value among sword collectors, as you cant replicate them, but would give people an ability to make something customized to thier own personal tastes. and the name of each sword would be your characters name, followed by sword, axe, whatever. "Akhilleus Pthius' Sword" FTW. (or make it renamable, like pets) as for the materials, im thinking you have to get a "weapon-liscence" which can be achjieved form some massive, arduous quest that takes multiple people and hours of work. then, you take it to the forgemaster in the fissure of woe or wherever, and it needs like 500 iron ingots, 50 steel ingots. (wooden planks for an axe) and like a 15k craft cost. and each area the swrd is available in has its own "locational" look. like a sword crafted form forgemaster would have options on the "eviler" side, one crafted in ascalon region would have a more playful or natural look. that way you end up with sword classes equivilant to fow armor and 15k armor. that way when someone walks around with a pimp-assed sword design it begs the response "OMFG!" |
darkdragon99
i thought this so everyone including ppl like me who don't just farm all day or go through the hole game in 2 days could do it too.
y is it ppl always want to limit what you can do to how much gold you have?!
y is it ppl always want to limit what you can do to how much gold you have?!
Catalin Dracul
/signed
No...
Only the rich people and the people who play Guild Wars like a religion would be able to achieve these weapons that way.
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As for the materials, I’m thinking you have to get a "weapon-licence" which can be achieved form some massive, arduous quest that takes multiple people and hours of work.
Then, you take it to the forgemaster in the fissure of woe or wherever, and it needs like 500 iron ingots, 50 steel ingots. (Wooden planks for an axe) and like a 15k craft cost. |
Only the rich people and the people who play Guild Wars like a religion would be able to achieve these weapons that way.
Arcien Trueflight
/signed to the uber max times two
This is, hands down, a fantastic idea. I would love to be able to name my bow something better then "Fiery Ascalon Bow of Fortitude" and to be able to fiddle with it's looks, maybe add some runic symbols or something like that...That'd be hot.
A step in a very cool direction, to be sure.
This is, hands down, a fantastic idea. I would love to be able to name my bow something better then "Fiery Ascalon Bow of Fortitude" and to be able to fiddle with it's looks, maybe add some runic symbols or something like that...That'd be hot.
A step in a very cool direction, to be sure.
Quinn
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that way when someone walks around with a pimp-assed sword design it begs the response "OMFG!" |
Lots of fun reading this thread. Let's see if someone picks it up /signed
Ian Savage
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/signed to the uber max times two
This is, hands down, a fantastic idea. I would love to be able to name my bow something better then "Fiery Ascalon Bow of Fortitude" and to be able to fiddle with it's looks, maybe add some runic symbols or something like that...That'd be hot. A step in a very cool direction, to be sure. |
annoying, though most likely nessicary. im more than open to suggestions on how to solve this problem. because if you can make it look like you, you should be able to name it.
Khadgar of Dalaran
hmm, sounds like what u can do in Neverwinter Nights' Aurora Toolset; i like it
-I WANT THE OPTION TO MAKE WEAPONS WITH GLOWING EFFECTS (ie Icy glows with a blue-white aura...if u've played NWN you sorta know what i mean...when u add a visual effect on a weapon:Evil glows red, Holy glows yellowish-white, etc)
@Anet
if u do do this, allow for more than 5 possible graphics
-I WANT THE OPTION TO MAKE WEAPONS WITH GLOWING EFFECTS (ie Icy glows with a blue-white aura...if u've played NWN you sorta know what i mean...when u add a visual effect on a weapon:Evil glows red, Holy glows yellowish-white, etc)
@Anet
if u do do this, allow for more than 5 possible graphics
Red Sonya
Since the elitists are looking for anything to make them stand out amonst the rest of the pack (even though the stats of a weapon can be the same), the LOOKS is everything to an elitists. From Armor upgrades that are 15k each to special weapons with LOOKS that are "rare". To open a customization shop would destroy the elitists and we just can't have that now. Since everything in the game is so near the same gotta keep those few elitists ways to show one has done more or gotten "luckier" than the next person.
Something like a custom shop might work in a mmorpg, but, this is more a mmog or corpg as Anet puts it. Not a mmorpg which so many are trying to trun it into from all the whinning and crying and complaining that Joe Blow's got more than I got and it just isn't FAIR! lol
EDIT: Oh btw the next EXPANSION is going to have kewl NEW WEAPON LOOKS (some even player designed there's a contest running now read the official webpages sometimes) and NEW ARMOR LOOKS, so the old guild wars stuff will eventually come down in prices (just like good ole everquest did when every new expansion came out) and the NEW stuff is gonna be HOT and EXPENSIVE. Can't wait for the next expansion. I been saving all those (what are these for) resources just incase some of them are useable in the 2nd chapter and those of us who been saving them will at least get some kewl LOOKing collector gear.
Something like a custom shop might work in a mmorpg, but, this is more a mmog or corpg as Anet puts it. Not a mmorpg which so many are trying to trun it into from all the whinning and crying and complaining that Joe Blow's got more than I got and it just isn't FAIR! lol
EDIT: Oh btw the next EXPANSION is going to have kewl NEW WEAPON LOOKS (some even player designed there's a contest running now read the official webpages sometimes) and NEW ARMOR LOOKS, so the old guild wars stuff will eventually come down in prices (just like good ole everquest did when every new expansion came out) and the NEW stuff is gonna be HOT and EXPENSIVE. Can't wait for the next expansion. I been saving all those (what are these for) resources just incase some of them are useable in the 2nd chapter and those of us who been saving them will at least get some kewl LOOKing collector gear.
darkdragon99
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Since the elitists are looking for anything to make them stand out amonst the rest of the pack (even though the stats of a weapon can be the same), the LOOKS is everything to an elitists. From Armor upgrades that are 15k each to special weapons with LOOKS that are "rare". To open a customization shop would destroy the elitists and we just can't have that now. Since everything in the game is so near the same gotta keep those few elitists ways to show one has done more or gotten "luckier" than the next person.
Something like a custom shop might work in a mmorpg, but, this is more a mmog or corpg as Anet puts it. Not a mmorpg which so many are trying to trun it into from all the whinning and crying and complaining that Joe Blow's got more than I got and it just isn't FAIR! lol |
if you haven't ever noticed they are such ***holish pricks who think they are better than everyone els just cause they are little better or have something rare.
ghostlyranger
it destroy the fun , if everyone had nice looking weapon.
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Red Sonya
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your so wrong that's just what we need to do destroy the elitits.
if you haven't ever noticed they are such ***holish pricks who think they are better than everyone els just cause they are little better or have something rare. |
It's part of the American and even some European ways now. Having more than the next guy, standing out, LOOKING important, even though you may be an ignorant dog. Rich people/poor people, it's that way in all of life, even games online. So I have to vote negative on changes like this also. Need to have something post 20 that shows one has earned/done more than the next guy. It gives something for the lower 80% to work and strive for even though only 2% will ever make it.