Ideas for legendary weapons!

Hello everyone, its Damokles once again!

So, i once again had some free time, and as a highly enthusiastic crafter dreamed about legendary weapons once more.
Here are some of the drafts, share your opinions on them and tell everyone how you would like to see legendary weapons implemented in the game.
Should they have special effects, or maybe even special weaponskills?

Ratman (Potionl.) - They shall all come down with the Sickness!
- Special Effect: Attacks inflict poison, bleeding and slow debuff on all hit enemies.

Apocalypse (2h-Mace) - Playtime never ends.
- Special Effect: Melee attacks and abilities have a cleave effect and inflict bleeding on hit enemies.

Headsmasher (1h-Mace) - Playing Whack-a-mole for days.
- Special Effect: Melee attacks have a 50% chance to stun the enemy for .1sec.

Bloodthirst (2h-Axe) - The party has just begun!
- Special Effect: Melee attacks and abilities heal the user for x% of damage dealt.

Shieldbreaker (1h-Axe) - Here comes daddy!
- Special Effect: Attacks stack a 5% armour reduction debuff (up to 5 times)

Mountain Splitter (2h-Sword) - No enemy too big.
- Special Effect: Attacks deal x% of the targets % of remaining hp (highest damage bonus against full hp targets).

Thorn (1h-sword) - Even the most beautifull flowers have thorns.
- Special Effect: Each time that someone attacks user in melee combat, deal x% of that damage back to enemy.

Thin Line of Justice (Dagger) - There is a thin line between justice and corruption.
- Special Effect: Every second attack detonates the target, dealing x amount of damage to surrounding enemies and inflicting them with a slow (two melee aoes detonate all enemies hit).

The Problemsolver (Polearm) - I have 99 problems, and you are none.
- Special Effect: User deals increased damage for number of enemies surrounding him. (Can stack up to 99 times)

Thunderbolt (Spear) - As fast as lightning.
- Special Effect: Users attacks can pull him to his target, if it is within 3m range.

Last Whisper (Longbow) - A last caress before the end.
- Special Effect: Slight aim correction/increased critical hitchance depending on distance to target.

Lovers Embrace (Shortbow) - Who doesnt want to die in the arms of his loved one?
- Special Effect: Deals increased damage for each meter that you are close to the target.

Boltthrower 3000 (Crossbow) - Have you ever wondered how a porcupine feels?
- Special Effect: Deals stacking damage to target (stacks decay if you change target).

The Embalmer (Scepter) - I see they already removed their brain?
- Special Effect: Attacks and spells inflict a debuff on target, that drains lifeforce and mana for 3sec.

The Hierophants Folly (Staff) - The higher they are, the harder their fall.
- Special Effect: Deals increased damage, depending on the hp difference between user and target.

Zip-Zap (Wand) - You point from left to right, they go Zip and Zap.
- Special Effect: Mark an enemy. If you attack another enemy with spells or attacks, then cast a copy of on the marked target for reduced damage.

The Necronomicon (Spellbook) - You shall have soooo many friends on the other side.
- Special Effect: Spells have a 25% chance to summon a little demonic servant that charges your target and implodes on impact.

Palantir (Orb) - Those that seek power always ignore the fine print.
- Special Effect: Periodically returns all debuffs to the enemy caster that inflicted them upon you.

Aegis (Shield) - Never cower, stick out your chest and be proud!
- Special Effect: User recives for each attack a stacking hot (can stack up to 10 times).

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Damokles

Sarevok wrote: »

I liked GW2's initial approach to legendary weapons. I only played the first year of the game before WvWvW got stale but their differences from exotic to legendary was about a 5-7% difference in stats but usually had a sweet look and animation. It needs to stand out in some way so other players know but the weapon shouldn't carry the player. As long as you don't make the weapons that much more powerful then leave it up to the player to make the legendary shine.

I liked their compendium approach the best. Collect materials or complete tasks to fill out your 3-4 compendia, craft the necessary parts and then combine them.

Sarevok

Damokles wrote: »

Sarevok wrote: »

I liked GW2's initial approach to legendary weapons. I only played the first year of the game before WvWvW got stale but their differences from exotic to legendary was about a 5-7% difference in stats but usually had a sweet look and animation. It needs to stand out in some way so other players know but the weapon shouldn't carry the player. As long as you don't make the weapons that much more powerful then leave it up to the player to make the legendary shine.

I liked their compendium approach the best. Collect materials or complete tasks to fill out your 3-4 compendia, craft the necessary parts and then combine them.

Yep! I did enjoy that method but I do hope they build on that idea a little more because iirc that was really RNG at the end of the day when you would combine x amount of items together in hopes you proc'd a legendary.

I did notice on the wiki that items will have something called an attachment to add flair. Maybe legendary items can be more focused on the stats and add a particle effect but leave it up to the player to add whatever attachment they want to give that item their own personal look?

Damokles

Sarevok wrote: »

Damokles wrote: »

Sarevok wrote: »

I liked GW2's initial approach to legendary weapons. I only played the first year of the game before WvWvW got stale but their differences from exotic to legendary was about a 5-7% difference in stats but usually had a sweet look and animation. It needs to stand out in some way so other players know but the weapon shouldn't carry the player. As long as you don't make the weapons that much more powerful then leave it up to the player to make the legendary shine.

I liked their compendium approach the best. Collect materials or complete tasks to fill out your 3-4 compendia, craft the necessary parts and then combine them.

Yep! I did enjoy that method but I do hope they build on that idea a little more because iirc that was really RNG at the end of the day when you would combine x amount of items together in hopes you proc'd a legendary.

I did notice on the wiki that items will have something called an attachment to add flair. Maybe legendary items can be more focused on the stats and add a particle effect but leave it up to the player to add whatever attachment they want to give that item their own personal look?

They already did that

The first compendium generation only gave the primer right? The second and third gives the direct legendary i believe.

Sarevok

Damokles wrote: »

Sarevok wrote: »

Damokles wrote: »

Sarevok wrote: »

I liked GW2's initial approach to legendary weapons. I only played the first year of the game before WvWvW got stale but their differences from exotic to legendary was about a 5-7% difference in stats but usually had a sweet look and animation. It needs to stand out in some way so other players know but the weapon shouldn't carry the player. As long as you don't make the weapons that much more powerful then leave it up to the player to make the legendary shine.

I liked their compendium approach the best. Collect materials or complete tasks to fill out your 3-4 compendia, craft the necessary parts and then combine them.

Yep! I did enjoy that method but I do hope they build on that idea a little more because iirc that was really RNG at the end of the day when you would combine x amount of items together in hopes you proc'd a legendary.

I did notice on the wiki that items will have something called an attachment to add flair. Maybe legendary items can be more focused on the stats and add a particle effect but leave it up to the player to add whatever attachment they want to give that item their own personal look?

They already did that
The first compendium generation only gave the primer right? The second and third gives the direct legendary i believe.

Something like that. That was years ago for me. All I can recall is that it was still heavily RNG based.

WarlockofCode

I would love a system similar to Achaea or another mmo a friend told me about (Lineage 2?) where Legendaries or Legendary grade items are either just found in the open world through exploring or through server wide events (demon lord invading, cleansing ritual, etc). Only one copy of the weapon or item can be held by any player, at any given time. Each item has incredible power or unique abilities such as enhanced damage, ressurection skills, health/mana leeching, wide-cone knockback, greater stun chance, or even odd things like increased gold or item drop.

The trade off for wielding such an awesome item would be a 7 day max time limit and being flagged for PvP while claiming ownership of it. Dropping it by choice despawns the item for the next event and being slain drops the item for the killers to loot for a limited time, thus starting the cycle over again. At the end of 7 days, the item naturally dissapears.

In this system, Legendaries do provide a great benefit for the owner while not becoming a crutch in game play. The owner, for a time, can feel special since they have a one-of-a-kind item at their disposal. If they log and try to horde the item, it'll just reset in a week. It can provide conflict between players and especially guilds, and create interesting sieges!

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