First Obsidian Armor set - can't decide!

First and foremost, punch me in the face if this is in the wrong forum, I scoured through the rest and figured this one would best suit it...

So here's the deal: I'm dead set on buying my first set of Obsidian armor, only problem is I cannot decide to save my life which character I want to get it for.

I'll list what I've got, and some notes regarding them getting the set...

- Male Warrior
>Main character, deserves it the most - most titles, equipment and such - and it would be my final armor set for his Hall of Monuments, but I'm not really too sure on the look - I'd likely end up hiding the chest peice and mixing around with the rest of my sets...

- Male Monk
>Secondary main, almost as deserving as my Warrior. I've gotten the most XP with him, played him the most, and he only has 15k Kurzick and 1k farming tattoos - again, not that much of a fan of the monk armor simply because everyone seems to have it!

- Male Ranger
>First character, barely use him any more. I like the look of the armor, already have the gloves from buying them about two years ago. Problem is I haven't been able to enjoy playing a Ranger that much these days

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These next 3 are all in a very similar situation, in that I absolutely love the armor, but haven't spent nearly enough time on them to consider them deserving of it.

- Male Elementalist
>He has bugger all skills (he was made for farming and farm he does), no other prestige armor nor weapons (just base skin golds). For him to be considered deserving I would need to get him almost all the Elementalist skills, find him some nice skin weapons, and be able to have a lot of fun playing him (wouldn't be hard if I could run any build under the sun).

- Male Ritualist
>I can't have fun with this guy. I just can't find a build I enjoy playing in PvE, and it really annoys me because the male rit armor is my favourite in the entire game. No titles, no gold weapons, I bought him 15k Imperial to try and convince myself to use him more but it fell through after a few weeks of being bored of taking care of spirits. If I could find a couple of builds that were fun to play (see also: effective and useful) I'd consider changing to him as my main, and he'd be worthy of the armor - but right now I just don't want to waste the first set on him.

- Male Dervish
>Almost exactly the same as the Ritualist, except he doesn't have 15k armor already, and I prefer the Rit armor slightly over this one.

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So there you have it, all I ask now is your opinion - who should/could be the first of my characters to have Obsidian armor?

(PS: Bare in mind that one way or another, I will be getting my Warrior Obsidian Armor before GW2 comes out, for the sake of a full Hall of Monuments with Obsidian Armor in it!)

Read again what you wrote here. It answers your question.

On a different note, it perplexes me whenever threads like this one pop up. Nobody in these forums is ever going to see your character...why would we care which armor you buy? Pick the one you will most enjoy staring at, and quit worrying about trying to impress other people with pixels. Trust me, no one else really gives a crap.

The fact that you think certain fictional characters "deserve" armor more so than any other one, leads me to believe you're a little too into this.

Want my advice? Get it for the one that people are going to see the most. If you farm FoW nightly with your ele, but during the day you do quests and skill cap blah blah blah on your warrior you'd be dumb to get it on your warrior unless you have the hots for Tahnkora or something.

All in all, it doesn't really matter. If your going to get it for your war regardless, might as well get it for a different one so you still have a goal to grind towards.

Get it for your warrior first.

Then whoever you like it for after that.

I'll argue against that with the hundreds of times I've seen characters wearing Obsidian armor praised or slandered for the looks (Warriors copping the most lip, of course).

Haha, I used the word "Deserve" as an indication of how much effort I've put into the character. I've been saving for this stuff ever since I found out about it, and I'd rather not blow it on one that looks shitty / will make me regret buying it.

Well when you put it in the "Who will it be seen on" perspective, it's a tie between the Warrior and the Monk.

As a side note, I should clarify that this thread is half asking "What's your favourite FoW armor" and half asking "What's a good, fun build for a Rit or Dervish?"

Get it for your warrior. What if you're not able to get another set to put into the Monument? What if you die or something else bad happens? What if you get bored down the road?


My favorite is FoW for femme mesmers.

Not reason not to get for your main if you are getting one
just wat i think

Well, you are asking for opinions, and my opinion will be kind of harsh. Ranger FoW blows. Unfortunately for you, you made a male warrior and monk, their armors look much better on female characters, the male, just look bulky and kind of ridiculous. The metallic look for elementalists looks decent, but the spikes remind me to much of a goofy professional wrestlers outfit. Ritualists, I really don't know what to say about them with the horns on their head and the things on their shoulders....again, goofy is the best word I can think for them. The male dervish is kind of good, the chest piece is pretty lame but the spiked balls on the chains for the dress they wear looks good. I would get the chest for the Hall of Monuments and then later get a better chest piece. This is a link to the pictures of all these armors for those who are wondering.

If you are fishing for compliments in local chat to stroke the ol' e-peen, maybe GW isn't the right place for you. There are lots of other games where equipment actually matters. Another option would be to cut back on computer time and join a gym. You might even get RL praises then...at least they're worth something.

I am pleased with the female mesmer, monk, and ranger...as well as both genders of paragon. The other sets are mediocre and/or repulsive.

You do not need to buy the armor if you do not like the looks.

If it is just to show others "here, I have FoW armor", you will not be happy with it for too long.

The HoM also does not seem to elevate the armor in any way above other 15k armors so far.



As GW1 is basically done, save your ectos and stuff, buy an armor you like, and wait if there is a special reason to get obsidian armor for GW2, besides vanity in GW1. It might end up being a thing of pure looks, just like tormented weapons which are even worse off and cannot be added to the HoM at all.

If you want a comment on the armors, I think only the main deserves such an expensive armor. And at least the warrior helmet is nice...^^

Getting FoW set was my biggest GW mistake. kinda

learn from my example

Warrior FOW is ugly in my opinion, and there are way too many people with it.

Go for monk, or none at all.

Everyone has FoW warrior and monk.

Ranger.

Everyone? That's an over statement. Everyone who can afford it has it yeah.
Go for the obsidian Ele armor. That's the only male ele armor that's half descent

I didn't say I was hungry for "ooooo shiny" from the populace of the game. I'm getting the armor as a personal achievement milestone. You might have missed the part where I said if I chose to get a set for my Warrior I would likely not wear most of the set.

And come on, you completely ignored the fact it's taken me 2 years to save up for this stuff. Don't go throwing 'step outside' crap at me, you don't even know me.

Finally, this actually helped! All I wanted from you was an opinion on the armors, not a blurred stab at my attitude to the game.

Thanks to everyone else that's posted so far, sounds like most people lean away from the Warrior and more towards the Monk.

warrior is butt ugly
<----monk is the way to go

Get it for your main. But, then no one will group with you in a PuG.

Craft whatever you like, but for the love of god, don't dye it black like everyone. There are some other dyes and dye combos out there.

lol black dyed male warrior FoW

That is like hanging a sign around your neck saying "I suck"

Red or a light blue looks best, or be really wild and dye it orange/green.

Monk or Ranger