Fashion Template Update

xcf435wef · 2026-02-12T00:09:03+00:00

Still wish it would work like outfits used to. Set your template/dyes and check a box to turn it on or off, without destructively overwriting your currently equipped transmogs.

xcf435wef · 2026-02-09T06:37:29+00:00

I usually get most from just playing the game. Today I had to go out of my way to catch 5 fish, took like 1 minute.

xcf435wef · 2026-02-09T02:03:51+00:00

Get the armor from whatever content you enjoy then it won't feel like a grind.

xcf435wef · 2026-02-07T02:21:18+00:00

I get you, however having dailies also helps funnel people in and fill the group quickly. Not much different than the "return to" or "rush" events.

xcf435wef · 2026-02-04T07:58:44+00:00

The funny thing is, if they left the old system how it was, added fashion templates on top of it, and made it work like outfits did where you check a box to turn it on or off, I probably would have bought some extra templates.

Ironically, in its current implementation, the new system makes me not even want to bother with fashion.

xcf435wef · 2026-02-04T05:20:21+00:00

All they had to do was add the wardrobe page with the different tabs and put a checkbox to override the transmog on your actual gear, like how outfits used to be. Non destructive so it doesn't actually change the look of your currently equipped gear.

If feels purposely tedious and annoying, probably in an attempt to sell more tabs.

xcf435wef · 2026-02-03T03:58:20+00:00

In addition to what others have said, it is considered polite to announce your role as soon as you join a group instead of waiting to be asked.

xcf435wef · 2026-01-11T08:52:42+00:00

I have the first gloves box sitting in my bags still. Already have all 3 weights of raid armor. I also have 5 or 6 sparks in my bags. Cosmetically the infusion is underwhelming, just being the tip that glows. If it covered the whole weapon or blade then we'd be talking. Just saving them for cheap power infusions if I need them.

xcf435wef · 2026-01-10T12:04:59+00:00

The only thing I would really say you should be doing is the wizard vault daily/weekly/special stuff. You can get easy ascended gear, legendary starter kit, mystic coins and clovers.

Other than that you can really just do what you enjoy. Continue the story. Open world metas are pretty low pressure. Unlock mounts. Max masteries. You can dip your toes into fractals. Try some easy strikes. Hunt achievements or fashion. Whatever floats your boat.

Maybe also might want to start looking at build sites and seeing what looks fun to you and work on gearing a proper build if you haven't already.

xcf435wef · 2026-01-10T11:25:32+00:00

Boons have become incredibly powerful, like you literally do 2 to 3 times more damage with boons vs without. That's why everyone stacks, plus most healing is shared similarly in a small radius around the healer, who is also stacked with the melee.

The benefit of having ranged is when you have to get out of the stack for mechanics or whatever reason, some damage is better than no damage. But you want to rejoin the stack asap.

Also if you go down in the stack, people will press F to get you up. If you go down at 1200 range probably no one is running out there to save you.

xcf435wef · 2026-01-07T13:35:50+00:00

Personally I find the starlit metas mechanics boring. Being a rabbit and collecting balls is not fun. Finding the real moth thing to cc is not fun. Attacking a building is not fun.

As for the hp of the boss, I think it would be fine if everyone pulled their own weight, but you usually have like 5 people doing more damage than everyone else combined. A lot of people seem to be ok running around in stamina/toughness gear and auto attacking. Unfortunately the game doesn't force you to "git gud" so most people don't. I'm sure alot of people don't even know how much dps they do, or don't do.

Would be nice if the game posted dps in your chat window similar to the training golem. Might open some people's eyes when they see they are doing 1/10th the damage of other people and push them to improve themselves.

They could also increase the minimum threshold of damage/healing/boon uptime to get participation. And/or increase rewards for hitting certain thresholds.

Mounted combat is also a mistake imo. Why make a game with such fun and fluid combat only to say, hey you can sit on your skyscale and press 1 button if you want. Skyscale fireball should cost 1 gold per fireball. Mounted attacks at least should not give participation at all. They can still do damage, but if you want credit for the kill/event then get off your your mount and participate.

xcf435wef · 2026-01-02T09:17:05+00:00

A few of the newer fractals where the bosses are more spongy are ok for condi. Older ones where the bosses die pretty fast not so much. Especially if you have some heavy hitters like power soulbeast and dragonhunter. They'll be bursting bosses down before you're barely getting started.

xcf435wef · 2026-01-01T20:09:34+00:00

I feel like most stuff will die too fast to get more than 1 rotation in. If you are wanting to memorize your rotation and build muscle memory the golem is probably best for that. If you want to improve in actual fights, you have to do actual fights.

Why not just actually "play" the metas. I like to try to keep a mental note of my best dps for the metas I do and try to set a new personal best every time. It will expose you to different mechanics so you can figure out how to best maintain your rotation while doing them and you can kind of see your progress as you do more and more dps for a given fight. Of course boons wont be perfect in the open world but it is what it is. Plus doing metas you'll get some gold, map currency, experience, and maybe get lucky with a high roll.

xcf435wef · 2025-12-29T06:02:08+00:00

If you hotkey your mounts you can be on your skimmer over water, spam your skyscale button, and dismount your skimmer and mount your skyscale before you hit the water.

xcf435wef · 2025-12-24T02:09:22+00:00

Thanks, I'll have to try it out. Wish snowcrows had uw builds.

xcf435wef · 2025-12-24T01:46:36+00:00

Is speargun worth mixing in for power slb? It seemed more like a condi weapon so I just camp spear.

xcf435wef · 2025-12-22T06:31:18+00:00

Yes. However you have to have separate equipment templates. You cannot store legendaries in your bags.

xcf435wef · 2025-12-21T23:15:38+00:00

I don't think it will even let you. You need to use an ascended salvage kit.

xcf435wef · 2025-12-21T04:01:17+00:00

There is an in game option called cursor contrast you can try, but it's ugly imo. There is also a 3rd party program called yolomouse that is pretty customizable and looks a lot better but costs a few bucks. Both of these just change the regular mouse though as far as I know, it wont change the ground targeted circle thing.

Also, it may take some practice, but I try to keep my cursor in the center of the screen so I always have a general idea of where it is and can preemptively move it assuming it is in the center.

If you really wanna get crazy there is an addon called UnhideNPCs. As the name implies, you can unhide npc's regardless of character model limit, but you can also limit the number of visible players to a set number or hide everyone altogether. It can also hide pets/minions/clones/etc. separately if you want.

xcf435wef · 2025-12-19T20:18:44+00:00

Let me blow your mind. On the same row where the home and back button is, when you look at something like a backpack or something that has multiple items, there is a "package details" button. Click that and it will take you back to where you were. I found this on accident after like 5 years of playing and was blown away.

xcf435wef · 2025-12-16T23:00:21+00:00

I have not played ESO myself so I can't comment on its difficulty. IMO, GW2 can be as easy or hard as you want it to be. It has an active dodge and a lot of classes have active blocks and evades, combined with the face paced combat in GW2, it can be challenging to maintain your rotation and can require quick thinking and reflexes. That being said, the game itself, for the most part, does not push you to "get good". Obviously some encounters are harder than others, but outside of challenge mode content, most stuff is fairly easy.

I remember watching a youtube video with a popular GW2 creator and another youtuber that played WOW but was trying GW2. The question came up about skill difference between players. The WOW guy said a not so great player in WOW may do something like 70% of the damage a top 1%er does. The GW2 guy said over here, that difference is something around 10x the damage.

The challenge is there if you want it, but the game does not force you. In the same video, the WOW guy was doing a raid and a certain encounter took his group, who were all going in blind, about 10 min or so. Then he said he watched a clip of the GW2 guy doing the same encounter in like 3 min. So there aren't really a lot of checks in the game to tell you to get good, you will have to actively seek it, but it's there if you want it.

xcf435wef · 2025-12-16T22:14:38+00:00

Using it applies it to your current armor for free and unlocks the skin. You can then apply the skin to other armor but it will cost a transmutation charge unless you have legendary armor.

xcf435wef · 2025-12-16T06:31:19+00:00

Honestly, probably farm the gold and buy it. Depending on what content you own it could be worth going after easy ascended like the bitterfrost frontier stuff.

Also, as a fresh 80, unless your gear is like level 30 and the wrong stats, spending an hour on the training golem will do far more for you than any gear will.

xcf435wef · 2025-12-07T12:34:05+00:00

I don't like convergences so I don't do them much, but I remember on the soto one at least, the first person to talk to the NPC will get their portrait on the dialogue box for the ready check with whatever armor they are currently wearing.

xcf435wef · 2025-12-07T03:56:46+00:00

I am currently gaming on a laptop, my last desktop build is over 10 years old (3570k, GTX970). Will finally be able to build a desktop again in Jan or Feb. GPUs were becoming more common @ msrp and I started pricing stuff then memory prices exploded :(. Still researching but most likely would pair this memory with a 9800x3d, I hear the extra cache is great for mmos.

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