Shield Modding Question - Guild Wars Forums

Arabian_Night · Nov 29, 2006, 01:53 AM // 01:53

Is anyone else unable to mod the handle of shields they aquired prior to the release of NF? Before the update, I purchased a Magmas Shield with a -2(stance) mod and a +43(enchanted mod). After the update, those mods would correspond to the core and the handle respectively. However, unlike most other weapons which were updated with inscriptions upon the release, I cannot mod the handle of the shield (switching out the +43(enchanted) for a +45(stance) handle.) Needless to say, I would really like to make that switch, as having a perfect Magmas Shield would be rather nice

. So does anyone know a way to go about doing this or know anything about it, or will I simply have to wait for a-net to act in my favor, which of course is highly unlikely.

Thanks

Sorry if I posted a question that has already been answered on the forum. I searched for "Sheild Mod" and all variations of those two words, and nothing usefull came up.

Former Ruling · Nov 29, 2006, 02:47 AM // 02:47

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However, unlike most other weapons which were updated with inscriptions upon the release

No weapons were updated with inscriptions >_>.

You cannot add Shield Handles to sheilds not dropped from Elona.

Batou of Nine · Nov 29, 2006, 03:17 AM // 03:17

Only items dropped in Elona can be modified with Inscriptions.

ALSO, as Former Ruling said: You can ONLY modify shields that drop in Elona. Shields from any other continent/chapter (ie Tyria or Cantha) canNOT be modified.

Redundancy FTW! Sorry i don't know why i had to be redundant... lol Former Ruling wins...

Cheers!

Arabian_Night · Nov 29, 2006, 10:36 PM // 22:36

I realize that it is impossible to mod the shield, but does anyone know of any plans by a-net to update the game to allow these modifications to be done, or do they plan to leave it as is?

Nestaron · Nov 29, 2006, 11:05 PM // 23:05

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Originally Posted by Arabian_Night

I realize that it is impossible to mod the shield, but does anyone know of any plans by a-net to update the game to allow these modifications to be done, or do they plan to leave it as is?

I doubt they'll update it, it's sort of an incentive to buy Nightfall. If they added it to all the other games then it would be one less reason to buy NF for some people... and that isn't A-nets objective.

Arabian_Night · Nov 30, 2006, 12:48 AM // 00:48

Yes, however all those of us who bought or found near perfect weapons from prophecies and factions are at a clear disadvantage. How does it promote the equality that guild wars possesses if the nf weapons have superior modding capabilites? A-net should really make the mod changes retroactive.

dansamy · Nov 30, 2006, 01:30 AM // 01:30

They also said storage upgrade was Cantha only & then changed that close to NF release. I presume that closer to Ch4 release, they will allow some "retrofitting".

Nov 29, 2006, 01:53 AM // 01:53	#1
Arabian_Night Academy Page Join Date: Oct 2006 Guild: The Pink Clan [Pink] Profession: W/	Shield Modding Question Is anyone else unable to mod the handle of shields they aquired prior to the release of NF? Before the update, I purchased a Magmas Shield with a -2(stance) mod and a +43(enchanted mod). After the update, those mods would correspond to the core and the handle respectively. However, unlike most other weapons which were updated with inscriptions upon the release, I cannot mod the handle of the shield (switching out the +43(enchanted) for a +45(stance) handle.) Needless to say, I would really like to make that switch, as having a perfect Magmas Shield would be rather nice . So does anyone know a way to go about doing this or know anything about it, or will I simply have to wait for a-net to act in my favor, which of course is highly unlikely. Thanks Sorry if I posted a question that has already been answered on the forum. I searched for "Sheild Mod" and all variations of those two words, and nothing usefull came up.

Nov 30, 2006, 01:30 AM // 01:30	#7
dansamy Chasing Dragons Join Date: May 2005 Location: Lost in La-La Land Guild: LFGuild Profession: Mo/Me	They also said storage upgrade was Cantha only & then changed that close to NF release. I presume that closer to Ch4 release, they will allow some "retrofitting". __________________ Former Gladiator's Arena Moderator. Retired. Awaiting GW2.

Nov 29, 2006, 03:17 AM // 03:17	#3
Batou of Nine Desert Nomad Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: California, USA Guild: Angel Sharks [AS] (RiP [KaiZ] T__T") Profession: Mo/E	Only items dropped in Elona can be modified with Inscriptions. ALSO, as Former Ruling said: You can ONLY modify shields that drop in Elona. Shields from any other continent/chapter (ie Tyria or Cantha) canNOT be modified. Redundancy FTW! Sorry i don't know why i had to be redundant... lol Former Ruling wins... Cheers!

Nov 29, 2006, 10:36 PM // 22:36	#4
Arabian_Night Academy Page Join Date: Oct 2006 Guild: The Pink Clan [Pink] Profession: W/	I realize that it is impossible to mod the shield, but does anyone know of any plans by a-net to update the game to allow these modifications to be done, or do they plan to leave it as is?

Nov 30, 2006, 12:48 AM // 00:48	#6
Arabian_Night Academy Page Join Date: Oct 2006 Guild: The Pink Clan [Pink] Profession: W/	Yes, however all those of us who bought or found near perfect weapons from prophecies and factions are at a clear disadvantage. How does it promote the equality that guild wars possesses if the nf weapons have superior modding capabilites? A-net should really make the mod changes retroactive.