15 replies to this topic

[Daesu]

If you have done the "Blast from the Past" personal storyline, you would receive a masterwork backpack with an exquisite jewel in it.  So would you still use your act2 backpack then since its stat is inferior to this one from your personal storyline?  If yes, what upgrade would you insert into your act2 backpack?

By the way, I started another thread http://www.guildwars...our-act-2-book/ and I am surprised that people still keep their candy-powered matter meter and act1 book.  Keeping all the backpack and stuff would be a stress on my inventory space.

Edited by Daesu, 04 November 2012 - 04:58 PM.

[Incendia]

Can't backpacks be transmuted?

[Limbo]

Yeah, I've seen people transmute the Act 2 book skin to the Guild Backpack.

[AngryTom]

Incendia, on 04 November 2012 - 08:35 PM, said:

Can't backpacks be transmuted?

Yes they can.

[NuijaMas]

Im actually using act 2 backpack even though i have better one available. I tried to buy upgrade component for it but for some reason i couldn't use any of them on that book. Well at least it looks good

[XionValkyrie]

NuijaMas, on 04 November 2012 - 08:41 PM, said:

Im actually using act 2 backpack even though i have better one available. I tried to buy upgrade component for it but for some reason i couldn't use any of them on that book. Well at least it looks good

There's no level req on the act 2 backpack so you can only use the basic upgrade component.

[Milennin]

Nope, first cause I don't like the stats on it. Second because the looks of book don't really go with any of the my characters.

[Darkobra]

I got the act 2 backpack on a level 5 thief simply because it will last me until the personal story one. The second I get that, bye bye book! Although I do admit, I've grown fond of it simply because it lights up the area better than a fiery dragon sword and can help a lot in areas like the pirate jump puzzle. I may very well transmute it.

[Valkaire]

NuijaMas, on 04 November 2012 - 08:41 PM, said:

Im actually using act 2 backpack even though i have better one available. I tried to buy upgrade component for it but for some reason i couldn't use any of them on that book. Well at least it looks good

To use a high level upgrade component on it you need to transmute it to another stat set, either the guild backpack or the personal story reward. That's only if you want the skin though (I don't really care for it).

[NuijaMas]

XionValkyrie, on 04 November 2012 - 09:01 PM, said:

There's no level req on the act 2 backpack so you can only use the basic upgrade component.

Valkaire, on 04 November 2012 - 11:14 PM, said:

To use a high level upgrade component on it you need to transmute it to another stat set, either the guild backpack or the personal story reward. That's only if you want the skin though (I don't really care for it).

Thank you both for clarification =)

[Arquenya]

Daesu, on 04 November 2012 - 04:57 PM, said:

If you have done the "Blast from the Past" personal storyline, you would receive a masterwork backpack with an exquisite jewel in it.  So would you still use your act2 backpack then since its stat is inferior to this one from your personal storyline?  If yes, what upgrade would you insert into your act2 backpack?

I guess it's personal taste but I never felt the desire to transform my character into a glowing hunchback

[B3aT]

I think so, yes. Even if will look horible outside the halloweeen event, I will keep it for the torch effect it generates it (light around you), I found it usefull in many situations.

[Daesu]

Arquenya, on 05 November 2012 - 11:05 AM, said:

I guess it's personal taste but I never felt the desire to transform my character into a glowing hunchback

I don't know about that, it looks kind of fitting with my HoM fiery gauntlet.

The biggest problem with the book, that I found, was that it doesn't clip well with my norn warrior's double braided longhair.  It looks like her braids just go through the book which looks horrible.

I wish they would make a backpack that looks like a quiver of arrows for my ranger.  That would really fit well with her bow animations.  

Edited by Daesu, 05 November 2012 - 06:19 PM.

[Tregarde]

Right now all my characters have the Act 2 backpack equipped because it's got the best stats of any back-slot item I've gotten so far. But the book is not visible because, in my opinion, a book belongs IN a backpack, not AS a backpack.

I figure eventually, when I got some gold to spare, I'll get the high-end guild backpacks, and actually make them visible.

Daesu, on 05 November 2012 - 06:07 PM, said:

I wish they would make a backpack that looks like a quiver of arrows for my ranger.  That would really fit well with her bow animations.  

Oh yeah, that would rock!

Hopefully ArenaNet knows that people want this!

[grimmer]

i'm confused. aren't the only backpacks in the game with appearances to transmute the guild ones? does the personal storyline one we get at lvl 80 have a graphic? the one i just received at lvl 33 certainly does not..

[Lordkrall]

grimmer, on 06 November 2012 - 07:17 AM, said:

i'm confused. aren't the only backpacks in the game with appearances to transmute the guild ones? does the personal storyline one we get at lvl 80 have a graphic? the one i just received at lvl 33 certainly does not..

Nope it does not.
People are however talking about transmuting the Book skin to the Guild stats. Seeing as the Book stats are rather bad.