Today, Arenanet has announced a new progression pathway moving forward. We’ve all seen the complaints from around the community that there really is no progression once you gain a full set of exotic armor. Well, Arenanet has answered that call with new types of items to collect and gear up with so your character can continue to progress.
As we watch Guild Wars 2 mature in its Live environment, we have found that our most dedicated players were achieving their set of Exotic gear and hitting “the Legendary wall.” We designed the process of getting Legendary gear to be a long term goal, but players were ready to start on that path much sooner than we expected and were becoming frustrated with a lack of personal progression. Our desire is to create a game that is more inclusive for hardcore and casual players alike, but we don’t want to overlook the basic need for players to feel like they are progressing and growing even after hitting max level. Adding item progression is a delicate process normally undertaken in an expansion, but we feel it’s important to strive to satisfy the basic needs of our players sooner rather than later.
Players will be able to collect a set of “Ascended” gear which falls between Exotic and Legendary. On top of that, players will be able to obtain Infusions which will be able to be placed into special gear to augment your playstyle.
There are multiple types of Infusions and Infusion slots. In November, we’ll introduce Offensive, Defensive, and Omni Infusions of Fine rarity from new Mystic Forge recipes. Infusion upgrade types must be paired with their like slot, with the exception of the rare and versatile Omni Infusions which can be slotted into any type of Infusion slot.
You can read the full developer blog over on the official website.
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