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[Stelgard]

I can confirm this still works perfectly

[RDarken]

Wow, I am glad I read this thread! I did not know that the only hood we could get was the starter one. Will have to keep that in mind while leveling the thief.

[Thorfinnr]

I confirm as well...got Hood back for my theif just last night(10/9/12)...still contemplating getting one for my ranger...but may just stick with thief...

[Draycon]

I have one for my engineer, it looks quite strange.

[ownagejuiceee]

hey guys i have a question will this method work with items that are bound by faction like for example my thief is in the whispers but i really want the vigil shoulder piece, will i be able to make a new character get the shoulder piece and then use this method to get it to my thief? thanks guys

[Thorfinnr]

ownagejuiceee, on 11 October 2012 - 06:32 AM, said:

hey guys i have a question will this method work with items that are bound by faction like for example my thief is in the whispers but i really want the vigil shoulder piece, will i be able to make a new character get the shoulder piece and then use this method to get it to my thief? thanks guys

I'm not sure it will...it would be interesting to try, but that's an awfult lot of time and in-game expense to test out a theory... Either way good luck, and if it does work, please let us know!

[MazingerZ]

On one hand... this feels wrong.  Especially since the resulting item in question still says 'Soulbound.'

But on the other hand, HOODIE!

I hope they just let us get access to them via gems or some legit way so I stop feeling like I'm breaking the game.

[theredviola]

So, I just tried to transmute my hood, it I didn't work. :S I even used the hood I have on my own character. Is anyone else having issues with it?

[LOCOMOFO]

theredviola, on 12 October 2012 - 04:21 AM, said:

So, I just tried to transmute my hood, it I didn't work. :S I even used the hood I have on my own character. Is anyone else having issues with it?

You may have missed a step.

Just follow the OP's instructions exactly.

[ownagejuiceee]

thanks for the post btw

Edited by ownagejuiceee, 13 October 2012 - 03:22 AM.

[darkk zhaitan]

ownagejuiceee, on 11 October 2012 - 06:32 AM, said:

hey guys i have a question will this method work with items that are bound by faction like for example my thief is in the whispers but i really want the vigil shoulder piece, will i be able to make a new character get the shoulder piece and then use this method to get it to my thief? thanks guys

Well apparently someone in this thread http://www.guildwars...ce-armor-skins/ did it so I would assume it is possible unless a patch made it otherwise.

In the thread, scroll down to Ravrohan's posts.  In one he posts a pic, and then in another he says it's a mix of vigil and prioiry and states he used the same method as the one posted here to get the hood.

Hope that helps.

[Red_Falcon]

Ah, good thing I kept the hood.

Still wondering why almost all medium armors are ranger-like coats and why there are very few hoods.

[Threx]

Method still works. Just did it last night (about 12 hours before the time of this post).

[Minion]

Why do the mods suck at stickying threads in sub-forums?

[Hankey]

Thanks for this! got the hoodie and mask one for my asura back
deserves a sticky!!

[JinSaotome]

Does anyone know if this method works with level 80 Karma gear?
I would try it myself but I currently don't have the necessary funds.
Working on it though.

[Verity]

So I tried this for my Asura elementalist today, and had a weird result... I tried with both the fire and air themed "eyes" they start with. The item transmuted fine, and I was able to equip it, but it does not show up in game(and yes, I checked and unchecked the show/hide headgear option lol). Oddly, it does show up in the character selection screen. If I preview the item, it doesn't show up either.

Edited by Verity, 21 October 2012 - 02:52 PM.

[AEnesidem]

Verity, on 21 October 2012 - 02:05 PM, said:

So I tried this for my Asura elementalist today, and had a weird result... I tried with both the fire and air themed "eyes" they start with. The item transmuted fine, and I was able to equip it, but it does not show up in game(and yes, I checked and unchecked the show/hide headgear option lol). Oddly, it does show up in the character selection screen. If I preview the item, it doesn't show up either.

couldn't it be a loading issue? i'm having some problems that when i equip a new piece of armor it doesn't appear right away and it can take up to a minute before i see it, as well in preview as on my character.

[Caledore]

AEnesidem, on 22 October 2012 - 11:00 AM, said:

couldn't it be a loading issue? i'm having some problems that when i equip a new piece of armor it doesn't appear right away and it can take up to a minute before i see it, as well in preview as on my character.

It's not. The starting elementalist headgear just doesn't show in-game when transmuted - I've had this exact same problem with the Storm Eye, and I've read others who have had the same issue with the other starting Ele headgear. It seems to just be a strange bug.

[russviruz]

DOESNT work for me :-((((
all masks have an item lv of 10.. but ur new created thief is lv 2 and it doesnt want to transmute things, that are over ur level..

or am I doing somehting wrong? HELP PLS!

[caruray]

russviruz, on 23 October 2012 - 02:40 PM, said:

DOESNT work for me :-((((
all masks have an item lv of 10.. but ur new created thief is lv 2 and it doesnt want to transmute things, that are over ur level..

or am I doing somehting wrong? HELP PLS!

I just did it today. It doesn't matter if the mask is level 10 and your new thief is level 2. You must not forget to click on the item you wish to keep along with its stats.

1.double click transmute stone
2.drag hood in one box then drag the mask on the other box
3.click the hood, the mask will disappear
4.on the bottom square you will see stats,click the one you would like to keep. I guess it doesn't matter since you're going to transmute it again anyways.
5.now the greyed out transmute button will be active and you're all set.
6.After the transmute it will say soulbound but put it in the bank anyways.
7.go to your main character and repeat steps 1-5

In my case my main is level 40 so my mask has an upgrade slot with rune in it, you have to click that too for the transmute to work.

Have fun!

[Verity]

AEnesidem, on 22 October 2012 - 11:00 AM, said:

couldn't it be a loading issue? i'm having some problems that when i equip a new piece of armor it doesn't appear right away and it can take up to a minute before i see it, as well in preview as on my character.

I wish! It's been 48 hours and is still invisible in-game. Even tried it on my human mesmer to see if it was a race thing.

Caledore, on 22 October 2012 - 02:30 PM, said:

It's not. The starting elementalist headgear just doesn't show in-game when transmuted - I've had this exact same problem with the Storm Eye, and I've read others who have had the same issue with the other starting Ele headgear. It seems to just be a strange bug.

Ah. Well, at least I know it's not just me which is slightly comforting.

[Dulci Ti]

Alright, I've learned a ton. I didn't even know transmute stones existed before reading this thread. I am going to see if I can do this procedure tonight with a level 40ish item. Keeping fingers crossed. If I am successful (doubtful), I'll post here.

One question, will the hood go away the next time I find an item I would rather wear or do I just do the transmute thing again to retain the hood with the new item's stats?

[nublets]

thanks man this works great. i bought a level 79 blue hat and had my new thief transmute it. I dont believe this is an exploit, it's only a skin, its  not economy breaking  or anything like that.

Edited by nublets, 27 October 2012 - 02:41 PM.

[Eliirae]

Doesn't work and has not worked for a very long time.  I've tried it multiple times across various characters and thief mules.

Soulbound means soulbound.  And the hoods are soulbound on character creation.

[nublets]

Eliirae, on 27 October 2012 - 04:14 PM, said:

Doesn't work and has not worked for a very long time.  I've tried it multiple times across various characters and thief mules.

Soulbound means soulbound.  And the hoods are soulbound on character creation.

Im sorry but this does work, please dont leave people misinformed. Try to bring more than, oh i tried it and it doesn't work ao now it wont work for anyone, I know for a fact it works because i tried it yesterday. All you have to do is follow the instructions exactly.

have you looked at the screenshot i posted?

[Eliirae]

nublets, on 27 October 2012 - 04:41 PM, said:

Im sorry but this does work, please dont leave people misinformed. Try to bring more than, oh i tried it and it doesn't work ao now it wont work for anyone, I know for a fact it works because i tried it yesterday. All you have to do is follow the instructions exactly.

have you looked at the screenshot i posted?

Technically, your screenshot means nothing.  You're using runes of infiltration, which gives +% damage to low health enemies, plus precision.  For all we know, you could be a thief with a backstab/heartseeker build posting a screenshot of your hood you transmuted all the way to 80.

Aside from that, I have tried multiple times and had it not work.  However, just today I decided to give it one more go, and this time it worked.  Odd.  It probably has something to do with the character's race, since the last couple failed attempts the characters were different races, and none of them worked.

So yeah, I'm an engineer with a hood now.

[MrForz]

AEnesidem, on 07 October 2012 - 10:33 PM, said:

Good to know i had a significance in the history of this game :')
now rangers engineers and thieves shall gloriously wear hoods!

Hell no. The monocle is just better for the sake of not looking like a certain assassin.
(PS; Oh, and the Krytan mask too)

Edited by MrForz, 27 October 2012 - 08:53 PM.

[Kerishan]

Is possible to pass the skin on another player? i mean another account? Or i can pass hood only via bank?

[carnifex2005]

Dulci Ti, on 26 October 2012 - 02:17 PM, said:

Alright, I've learned a ton. I didn't even know transmute stones existed before reading this thread. I am going to see if I can do this procedure tonight with a level 40ish item. Keeping fingers crossed. If I am successful (doubtful), I'll post here.

One question, will the hood go away the next time I find an item I would rather wear or do I just do the transmute thing again to retain the hood with the new item's stats?

You'll have to keep transmuting it if you want to keep it while leveling. The good thing is that regular transmute stones are pretty plentiful while leveling (as long as you do 100% completion of a zone or sometimes you can get them from daily achievements). Even if you don't have the stones now, you'll have them when you level to 80, then you can make your choice. I'm an 80 with about 70 regular transmute stones and 10 fine (80 only) transmute stones.
I was able to get the hood today by making another thief character the same race as mine and transferring it to the bank. i then deleted that new thief character. Even though the hood says "Soulbound" I was able to use it on my main thief.

Edited by carnifex2005, 30 October 2012 - 10:00 AM.