Don't worry, I'm starting on my 17th now. And I haven't made a single piece of armor yet. All weapons and trinkets so far. Once you fall into a rhythm.... gotta catch them all!
stats is least appealing part of legendary, mostly look and convenience . by the time you have legendary, you most likely have character/bank tab that only purpose is to hold excessive ascended eq. in my case it is thief
This video is very true, but I actually enjoy having a (legendary) project in GW2. There are so many things to do, that having a goal feels nice. Especially Aurora and Vision were very enjoyable for me.
If you liked crafting those, I highly recommend doing one of the "long" Gen 2s. I've made all 4 and their journeys are truly unique. The rest of the legendaries feel lacking by comparison. Nevermore, Astralaria, Chuka & Champawat and H.O.P.E.
How making legendaries feels like : Step 1 : "I'm making a new legendary, I'm so excited to have this beautiful new shiny thing!" Step 2 : "oh my god, what have I done? It's taking me ages, kill me know plz!" Step 3 : "wow! Look at my new shiny weapon, I look cool as hell!" Step 4 : feeling like an empty shell without goal anymore Step 5 : going for another legendary, go back to step 1. It tooks me 7 years to make my first legendary, and in one year, I've done 1 amulet, 3 weapons and a whole armour set (and each Gen 3 variant for my dagger) send help, I'm addicted!
A common experience I'm gathering! I was the same as well.. Got my first legendary weapon after playing for 6 years, then made 2 armor sets, 4 weapons, and 4 out of the 6 trinkets in half that time. lol
This is how it feels as someone who wants to start and is looking at the step by step instructions. Also, I couldn't stop laughing at the Mystic Toilet.
there is a big sitenote as not all Legendarys are worth buying the precursor in fact some of the precursor hunts will grant you additional benefits like special mini pets, an interesting journey and even unique places to visit + other cosmetics you can't get from anywhere else. And of course you can only buy the precursor for the core game legendarys as well so you need to know what you are looking for.and check if it is worth to buy or better to craft for the benefits. (also achievement points!!!!!) ;P
I'm currently sort-of working on Aurora on and off. I really like that you need to put so much work into it, but at least I know that my legendary won't be useless come next expansion. Still a very true and honest take, though. Made me grin. Thanks for that :)
Pro tip: go to lions arch, and at least START all the precursors collections (when you are able to after unlocking the mastery). That way as you play, you'll unlock random stuff for each by killing whatever nonsense boss or opening various chests, etc.
I spent a year to make my first legendary because I refused to suffer. 😆 Also listen to the advice people, if you can for the one you want, get the precursor.
I vaguely remember the tediousness of getting the gryphon mount and am I'm at the second to last phase(I HOPE) to get the heli- drake, I don't think I'm ready to make a legendary, even after 2.4k hours.
I am currently working on finishing a set of legendary armor from WvW on 2 accounts. This spring I finished the bird stick and space axe [Nevermore and Astralaria]. With all that time spent in WvW I am sitting on a nice stash of gifts of battle. So by the end of this year if every thing goes to plan that will be 14 or more legendary items crafted [ I plan on making some of the new shiny ones that came with with End of Dragons]. .... now back to farming up them pips to get diamond rank
This is why I haven't even considered starting one. The amount of time, materials, gold, and patience required is just not worth the hassle. I simply just cannot be bothered, just looking at the very long road ahead to get it, I just don't go there. It's like everytime I come across a forked road that has the sign: Legendary this way, I swerve and drive in the opposite direction.
I understand it for legendary weapons but you should consider legendary trinkets and backpack. It's usually what people advise to do first since they are easier to craft and more valuable because you will be able to use them on all characters.
This was me!!! In time, as your bank swells, you may change your mind. Before you know it, you'll end up having half the necessary stuff already just from doing other things. When you reach that point, it becomes a easier task. Then take a couple of months off to replenish and then start eyeballing the next project. That's the best way to approach it to avoid burnout. Once you get to the point where you are farming T4 fractals daily, legendaries become much easier to get due to the loads of gold and mats you get. Not to mention trading fractal currency for clovers to help the process along. It's all about spending your playtime wisely. ;)
@@soulguardian.6203 all legendaries are shared among all characters. You can have them equipped simultaneously - no swapping around. Once you have a legendary, you'll never need another of the same unless dual wielding. Plus free stat swap and sigil swap whenever you want (out of combat). Free transmogs on legendaries, too. Plus... swag! :D
@@soulguardian.6203 It's the system of the legendary armory. When you craft a legendary of anykind it is available for all of your characters to equip at anytime.
More a description of Gen 1 than 2 or 3, (since 2&3 don't require Gift of Exploration) but yes, a lot of that is accurate. However, I never had to throw things in the Mystic Forge on the chance of getting something, not sure what that's about, unless you mean turning Mystic Coins into Clovers?? If so I usually just wait till I have 77 Clovers from log-in and reward tracks. And OMG, yeah the Gift of Battle is so tedious!! And I just buy off TP the Memories of Battle needed. And finally, I like making ones I don't see everyone walking around with. I saw many Moot, so I made Eureka, I saw many Incinerators so I made Claw of Khan-Ur, same w/Dreamer so I made C&C, Nevermore so I got Bifrost, etc etc. Next up since everyone has Predator I'm gonna do HMS Divinity Rifle. It's the best you can do to stay semi-original.
- Finally, I brought you your goddamn Gift of Maguuma! - M-m-hm, good job. I think you've got something on you there... - **Tiredly removes a Pocket Raptor from a buttcheek**
I thought about making a legendary but not one of them look cool enough for the amount of gold and effort required, now every time I see someone in game with one I just think to myself you poor suckers.
Lol, throwing things into the mystic toilet. We can only be greatful that Legendary recipes including the mystic toilet arent rng based. Well, except the clovers anyway. I sympathise with the WvW - it's not my favourite, but with the right boosts, you can condense an eight hour task into just 4 hours! And hey, doesnt matter if everyone else has the same legendary, you can transmog legendaries for free so it can look like whatever you want
Yeah... I understand the "SHINEY" aspect of getting a leggie. But... The year or so of getting the mats, raids, and other stuff? I see all that and go... Nope, Ascended is just as good. Been working on getting my leggies for like 5 years now and each time I start I will farm for a few days and stop then just do world boss trains for like 2 days and get enough mats to make another ascended.
I mean, if you log in everyday you will get the 77 clovers eventually. Also when you make your first legendary you can sell it and make more legendaries.
my tip for legendaries. Find something you enjoy to do that earns you a decent rate of gold per hour. Save up your gold, and use buy orders to get all the materials via the tradepost. Means you can play what you want to play, and only the world completion (or mapping relevant expansion for Gen 2, 2.5, and 3) and the Gift of Battle require you to do something specific. I've crafted 27 legendaries this way and it's never felt like a grind (except for the Gifts of Battle)
Finally, after owning GW2 for a decade, I made my first legendary yesterday; a Gen 1! This came on the heals of recently getting my griffon and then my skyscale. I was a diehard GW1 player, so the transition to GW2 was difficult for me and I resisted…….for about a decade. Lol. Luckily, I have not seen another copy of my legendary, thus far, so I still feel special!!😊
Lol tbh the hardest legendary I made was the WvW backpack, but ultimately, it made me love WvW. I go there most of my time, except for holiday events. And I can’t count how many legendaries I have now… way more than 10. (Got Envoys Herald)
crafting legendaries is not mandatory but wanting to make them can make you want to quit this game on that note, i'm trying to make every Aurene legendary Q_Q and more
And still didnt even scratch the surface of the madness, that is crafting a legendary Specially frustrating reaching near the end feeling you have the way clear for the last steps and finding that there are still things to do that will take you weeks to accomplish.
@@theheavyhat Particularly when you have to craft one component but to craft that component it require 3 other components that require 3 other components and 1 of the components on each of those 3 components you need 25 of but you can only craft 1 a day. So you either have to spend 75 days crafting those components or go on a gold run to get the over 200G that would cost you. And thats only one part of one part of 60 steps
Got a full Medium armor, Vision, Aurora, Amulet, and one Conflux, still working on the second conflux, and then the backpack.... then i gotta do all the weapons! and then the other 2 full armors.... yeah this will take a while I hate doing the mystic tribute omg i never have enough mystic coins! And i don't even like most of the legendaries skins! i do it for the stat select haha!
After making two gen2 weapons, sigil, gen3 rifle and getting the jormag variant and buying a gen1 I thought I wasn’t going to do anymore, hERE I AM WORKING ON ANOTHER GEN 2 AND AURORA AT THE SAME TIME 🫠
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Meanwhile I'm on my 6th legendary. Send help. Or gold.
🤣🤣 One of us. One of us. One of us! 🤣🤣
Gotta be be purple in every hole. Well, except Aquabreather slot.
@@borgsie Hoping Cantha brings that to us!
Don't worry, I'm starting on my 17th now. And I haven't made a single piece of armor yet. All weapons and trinkets so far. Once you fall into a rhythm.... gotta catch them all!
I stopped making legendaries to do Vision and he other trinkets, soooo many materials!
Normal people: Craft legendaries for convenience and access to all stat combinations.
Me: Craft legendaries to get fancy footsteps.
I made Frostfang just for the frozen arm and footsteps. LoL
It's all about the footfalls
Well basically... projectiles or footsteps
Me: craft Legendaries for free transmutations for fashion wars
stats is least appealing part of legendary, mostly look and convenience . by the time you have legendary, you most likely have character/bank tab that only purpose is to hold excessive ascended eq. in my case it is thief
I don't know what's more ridiculous, effort needed to craft legendaries or the price of convenience items in the gem store.
"i don't think she sleeps" yea 37 legendaries later i dont think i've given her a break
Laughs in 15+ Gifts of exploration just doing nothing in my bank because i enjoy doing world completion and farming black lion chest keys
This video is very true, but I actually enjoy having a (legendary) project in GW2. There are so many things to do, that having a goal feels nice. Especially Aurora and Vision were very enjoyable for me.
If you liked crafting those, I highly recommend doing one of the "long" Gen 2s. I've made all 4 and their journeys are truly unique. The rest of the legendaries feel lacking by comparison. Nevermore, Astralaria, Chuka & Champawat and H.O.P.E.
@@chavian0 I can vouch for that, I did C&C and HOPE and C&C was the most fun I had making a Leggie, it was so cool!
@@R_SENAL not to mention you get extra stuff!
@@chavian0 True! I can now visit my tiger babies any time I want!!
Cool. Now you go playing some ele and you can earn your title, Legendary Masochist.
And people say there is no progression in gw2 after one legendary. Oh… I don’t even have a precursor and I feel pain
How making legendaries feels like :
Step 1 : "I'm making a new legendary, I'm so excited to have this beautiful new shiny thing!"
Step 2 : "oh my god, what have I done? It's taking me ages, kill me know plz!"
Step 3 : "wow! Look at my new shiny weapon, I look cool as hell!"
Step 4 : feeling like an empty shell without goal anymore
Step 5 : going for another legendary, go back to step 1.
It tooks me 7 years to make my first legendary, and in one year, I've done 1 amulet, 3 weapons and a whole armour set (and each Gen 3 variant for my dagger) send help, I'm addicted!
A common experience I'm gathering! I was the same as well.. Got my first legendary weapon after playing for 6 years, then made 2 armor sets, 4 weapons, and 4 out of the 6 trinkets in half that time. lol
This is how it feels as someone who wants to start and is looking at the step by step instructions. Also, I couldn't stop laughing at the Mystic Toilet.
lol this is very accurate when your working on your first legendary
Miyani is the most important npc in all of Tyria.
"Do it daddy, use me!"
- I never thought those words would be the stuff of nightmares until now.
I'll bet you'll never look at your credit card the same now, eh? Lol
Along the journey, one feels like throwing themselves into the mystic toilet.
Lol I've crafted around 10 legendaries and I've always enjoy the process
*cries in exotic gear*
my adhd cant handle the process of gathering everything for legendarys so i just mindlessly run through fractals and boss trains now lmao
making a lengendary is just like going into labor
you kinda forget how painful the process was after you hold it in your hand
there is a big sitenote as not all Legendarys are worth buying the precursor in fact some of the precursor hunts will grant you additional benefits like special mini pets, an interesting journey and even unique places to visit + other cosmetics you can't get from anywhere else. And of course you can only buy the precursor for the core game legendarys as well so you need to know what you are looking for.and check if it is worth to buy or better to craft for the benefits. (also achievement points!!!!!) ;P
You can also buy precursors for gen 3 legendaries, too. Very good points, though. For me, it's the journey, not the destination. ;)
You definitely needed to be more bloody (plus crying) after returning from WvW. 😆
I'm currently sort-of working on Aurora on and off. I really like that you need to put so much work into it, but at least I know that my legendary won't be useless come next expansion. Still a very true and honest take, though. Made me grin. Thanks for that :)
*Draconis Mons flashbacks*
"I don't think she sleeps", lol
Love the new dwarf beard, very fancy 🧔
Oh man, i don't wanna go that path just yet.
The best way of the legendary crafter: make a legendary and skin it like starter gear
To be honest - starter gear has kind of the best skins for me xD
@@DreiSchwerterZorro Agreed! I use only non-shiny skins, they look better (since you can actually look at them)
I'm nearly done crafting eternity. Crafted sunrise yesterday. All i need are Spirit shards now. Dragon stand Is da way!!!!!
Pro tip: go to lions arch, and at least START all the precursors collections (when you are able to after unlocking the mastery). That way as you play, you'll unlock random stuff for each by killing whatever nonsense boss or opening various chests, etc.
This is solid advice!
I spent a year to make my first legendary because I refused to suffer. 😆 Also listen to the advice people, if you can for the one you want, get the precursor.
No you missed the collections Part with 4 Tiers and collect 55 items per tier locked by jumping puzzles bugged events and more jumping puzzles.
I vaguely remember the tediousness of getting the gryphon mount and am I'm at the second to last phase(I HOPE) to get the heli- drake, I don't think I'm ready to make a legendary, even after 2.4k hours.
man i have a almost 10 year old account and never seen the whole world yet
I am currently working on finishing a set of legendary armor from WvW on 2 accounts. This spring I finished the bird stick and space axe [Nevermore and Astralaria]. With all that time spent in WvW I am sitting on a nice stash of gifts of battle.
So by the end of this year if every thing goes to plan that will be 14 or more legendary items crafted [ I plan on making some of the new shiny ones that came with with End of Dragons].
.... now back to farming up them pips to get diamond rank
Leg armor (6), pvp leg backpack, aurora, lw amulet, twilight and now on Flameseeker
This is why I haven't even considered starting one.
The amount of time, materials, gold, and patience required is just not worth the hassle. I simply just cannot be bothered, just looking at the very long road ahead to get it, I just don't go there.
It's like everytime I come across a forked road that has the sign: Legendary this way, I swerve and drive in the opposite direction.
I understand it for legendary weapons but you should consider legendary trinkets and backpack. It's usually what people advise to do first since they are easier to craft and more valuable because you will be able to use them on all characters.
@@maximetauran3415 All my characters... but only one at the time, right?
Or does it work like shared inventory?
This was me!!! In time, as your bank swells, you may change your mind. Before you know it, you'll end up having half the necessary stuff already just from doing other things. When you reach that point, it becomes a easier task. Then take a couple of months off to replenish and then start eyeballing the next project. That's the best way to approach it to avoid burnout. Once you get to the point where you are farming T4 fractals daily, legendaries become much easier to get due to the loads of gold and mats you get. Not to mention trading fractal currency for clovers to help the process along. It's all about spending your playtime wisely. ;)
@@soulguardian.6203 all legendaries are shared among all characters. You can have them equipped simultaneously - no swapping around. Once you have a legendary, you'll never need another of the same unless dual wielding. Plus free stat swap and sigil swap whenever you want (out of combat). Free transmogs on legendaries, too. Plus... swag! :D
@@soulguardian.6203 It's the system of the legendary armory. When you craft a legendary of anykind it is available for all of your characters to equip at anytime.
More a description of Gen 1 than 2 or 3, (since 2&3 don't require Gift of Exploration) but yes, a lot of that is accurate. However, I never had to throw things in the Mystic Forge on the chance of getting something, not sure what that's about, unless you mean turning Mystic Coins into Clovers?? If so I usually just wait till I have 77 Clovers from log-in and reward tracks.
And OMG, yeah the Gift of Battle is so tedious!! And I just buy off TP the Memories of Battle needed. And finally, I like making ones I don't see everyone walking around with. I saw many Moot, so I made Eureka, I saw many Incinerators so I made Claw of Khan-Ur, same w/Dreamer so I made C&C, Nevermore so I got Bifrost, etc etc. Next up since everyone has Predator I'm gonna do HMS Divinity Rifle. It's the best you can do to stay semi-original.
Crafting Dawn be like: OOPS! All Deldrimor Ingots!
- Finally, I brought you your goddamn Gift of Maguuma!
- M-m-hm, good job. I think you've got something on you there...
- **Tiredly removes a Pocket Raptor from a buttcheek**
For Gen 2 I now go for Gift of Desert Mastery if the weapon takes it cause it's cheaper/easier for me.
Ew.
3:55 hah nice and creative :D
they should really make a legendary called eye cancer
Pro'bly a rifle...
Oh this is comedy gold right there x'D
Thank you!
For what, did you fart?😂
Is it bad if my only thought was: "oh, this is the plot of Skyward Sword."?
Do this quest to get the item for this quest to unlock this part of the region to do this quest!
I thought about making a legendary but not one of them look cool enough for the amount of gold and effort required, now every time I see someone in game with one I just think to myself you poor suckers.
Lol, throwing things into the mystic toilet. We can only be greatful that Legendary recipes including the mystic toilet arent rng based. Well, except the clovers anyway.
I sympathise with the WvW - it's not my favourite, but with the right boosts, you can condense an eight hour task into just 4 hours! And hey, doesnt matter if everyone else has the same legendary, you can transmog legendaries for free so it can look like whatever you want
Gen 2's will always be the most prestigious.
Yeah...
I understand the "SHINEY" aspect of getting a leggie. But... The year or so of getting the mats, raids, and other stuff? I see all that and go... Nope, Ascended is just as good.
Been working on getting my leggies for like 5 years now and each time I start I will farm for a few days and stop then just do world boss trains for like 2 days and get enough mats to make another ascended.
I mean, if you log in everyday you will get the 77 clovers eventually. Also when you make your first legendary you can sell it and make more legendaries.
my tip for legendaries. Find something you enjoy to do that earns you a decent rate of gold per hour. Save up your gold, and use buy orders to get all the materials via the tradepost. Means you can play what you want to play, and only the world completion (or mapping relevant expansion for Gen 2, 2.5, and 3) and the Gift of Battle require you to do something specific. I've crafted 27 legendaries this way and it's never felt like a grind (except for the Gifts of Battle)
Finally, after owning GW2 for a decade, I made my first legendary yesterday; a Gen 1! This came on the heals of recently getting my griffon and then my skyscale. I was a diehard GW1 player, so the transition to GW2 was difficult for me and I resisted…….for about a decade. Lol. Luckily, I have not seen another copy of my legendary, thus far, so I still feel special!!😊
Lol tbh the hardest legendary I made was the WvW backpack, but ultimately, it made me love WvW. I go there most of my time, except for holiday events.
And I can’t count how many legendaries I have now… way more than 10. (Got Envoys Herald)
I'm doing that now. The grind of wvw levels is killing me inside.
@@theheavyhat get as much exp boosters as you can! Hope you got that candy corn gobbler!
crafting legendaries is not mandatory but wanting to make them can make you want to quit this game
on that note, i'm trying to make every Aurene legendary Q_Q and more
Great vid! Made me laugh during a stressful morning. Keep em coming.
31 Legendaries in and it is still painful every time. Totally worth it 😂😅👌
...I guess you couldn't really show the bit where you run around for three days looking at your footfalls filming in your game room lol fun video
And still didnt even scratch the surface of the madness, that is crafting a legendary
Specially frustrating reaching near the end feeling you have the way clear for the last steps and finding that there are still things to do that will take you weeks to accomplish.
Some of those time gated parts. Eek!
@@theheavyhat Particularly when you have to craft one component but to craft that component it require 3 other components that require 3 other components and 1 of the components on each of those 3 components you need 25 of but you can only craft 1 a day.
So you either have to spend 75 days crafting those components or go on a gold run to get the over 200G that would cost you.
And thats only one part of one part of 60 steps
haha jokes on you NPC I started my Bifrost at 98% map completion!
( but I had like 15g tho ;-; )
Bwahahaha!!!! Soooo funny, yet soooo true!!
is Gift of Battle need to all Legendaries? weapon, armor, trinkets?
WvW is love, everyone knows this!
Very Nice and funny video!! new subscriber! 😂👌
Thank you!
this is magnum opus xDDD
it didnt say magnus, shut up
Got a full Medium armor, Vision, Aurora, Amulet, and one Conflux, still working on the second conflux, and then the backpack.... then i gotta do all the weapons! and then the other 2 full armors.... yeah this will take a while
I hate doing the mystic tribute omg i never have enough mystic coins!
And i don't even like most of the legendaries skins! i do it for the stat select haha!
The stat selection part is phenomenal
Tá hata orn! Sláinte! :)
Hey, at least your legendary isn't gonna be obsolete the next patch rolls over unlike some other MMO.
Painfully Accurate!
World exploration in GW2 is EASY.
Try to get Tyrian Grandmaster Cartographer in Guild Wars 1...
Bruh...legendary cartographer and legendary vanquisher distinguished boy from man. what a time...
so accurate 😂
4:47 JOKES ON YOU TALKING CREDIT CARD! I'VE BEEN SUBSCRIBED FOR AT LEAST 3 MONTHS AT THIS POINT!
*AH - HAHAHAHAHAHA!* ...What did I win?
I can offer you a heart upvote with my logo next to it? Lol
@@theheavyhat OH HELL YEAH! :D
top notch content
Nailed it!
Buy the precursor... laughs in gen 2 (especially early gen 2)
Legendaries are also the best way to burn out from the game
I agree with that. If you hard focus on a legendary it'll burn you out quick. It's definitely something to do slowly over a long time.
Yup
My opinion:
Don't even try to get a legendary unless you have at least 77 Mystic Clovers and a precursor. Those two are the most rng bs crap ever xP
The clover exchange rate from vendors is nuts lol. Definitely take advantage of the final log in rewards for legendary!
not worth it for me nope nope NOPE !
and thats why a lot are doing more GEN 2 legendary hahahahahahahahahahahaha
After making two gen2 weapons, sigil, gen3 rifle and getting the jormag variant and buying a gen1 I thought I wasn’t going to do anymore, hERE I AM WORKING ON ANOTHER GEN 2 AND AURORA AT THE SAME TIME 🫠