负责 GW2 crafting and items 的游戏设计师 Linsey Murdock 在官网上发表了一篇介绍新装备等级Ascended的文章 https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/linsey-murdock-unveils-new-high-end-ascended-gear/?utm_source=client 缩: http://tinyurl.com/atn5vjo 这边大致翻译一下(都用第一人称) Greetings citizens of Tyria! My name is Linsey Murdock. Some of you may remember me as the Guild Wars Live Team Lead before the lovely and talented John Stumme took up the cause so I could work on other projects. As a game designer for Guild Wars 2, I primarily work on crafting and items, which is why I am here to talk to you today about some exciting new features coming up for items progression that my team has been working on. 自我介绍跳过 As we watch Guild Wars 2 mature in its Live environment, we have found that our most dedicated players were achieving their set of Exotic gear and hitting “the Legendary wall.” We designed the process of getting Legendary gear to be a long term goal, but players were ready to start on that path much sooner than we expected and were becoming frustrated with a lack of personal progression. Our desire is to create a game that is more inclusive for hardcore and casual players alike, but we don’t want to overlook the basic need for players to feel like they are progressing and growing even after hitting max level. Adding item progression is a delicate process normally undertaken in an expansion, but we feel it’s important to strive to satisfy the basic needs of our players sooner rather than later. 观察GW2目前的玩家生态 比较投入的玩家都已经搞到了全套橘装(Exotic)，并且很多人面临所谓的"传武障碍" 其实根据原本的设计，追求传武应该算是一条长期的道路 但是玩家们踏上这条路的速度超乎我们预期，因为这一步跳太快了，也导致玩家很多挫折 我们的目标是创造一个同时满足休闲和hardcore玩家的游戏 但我们也不想忽略玩家们追求不断提升的渴望 所以呢，虽然加进一个新的道具等级是一步险棋 但这步棋早晚都要下，所以当然越早越好啦 We have always worked hard to create a sense of satisfying progression rather than gear grind and this new item progression initiative is no exception. By adding challenging new combat mechanics to end-game content and ways to mitigate those mechanics through gear progression for high-end players, we can add personal progression without making the game feel like an endless treadmill of gear that is just out of your reach. Original Guild Wars fans may recognize that we took a familiar approach to our new progression. The first end game mechanic we will introduce is Agony, which will be encountered in the Fractals of the Mists dungeon, and is mitigated by Infusions. New Condition: Agony 但是我们一直都很努力让这游戏不要变成单纯的农装备游戏，这次也不例外 而我们的方法就是增加各种挑战到end-game里面，缓和装备逐步的进程 让玩家不要觉得只是永远追不到红萝卜的马儿，GW一代老玩家就会很熟悉这种做法 而这次我们要增加的挑战就是Agony 这是在新副本the Fractals of the Mists里会遇到的一种新condition In the upcoming Fractals of the Mists dungeon, we’ll introduce a new monster condition called Agony. This extremely dangerous condition ticks percentages of player health away and can’t be cleansed by normal means. Players who wish to delve deep into the Fractals will find that Agony makes progress increasingly difficult, until they reach the point where some defense against this condition is a must. The only way to mitigate Agony damage is by building up resistance through Infusions, a new type of upgrade component that can be acquired in the Mystic Forge. 这种新的monster condition会让玩家按比例扣减生命值，不能用一般方式解除 导致在新副本走得越远难度越高 唯一能够对抗Agony的方式就是透过新的升级素材Infusions 这种素材可以在熔炉合成 New Upgrades: Infusions Infusions are a special new type of Upgrade Component that can only be slotted into special Infusion slots on gear. There are multiple types of Infusions and Infusion slots. In November, we’ll introduce Offensive, Defensive, and Omni Infusions of Fine rarity from new Mystic Forge recipes. Infusion upgrade types must be paired with their like slot, with the exception of the rare and versatile Omni Infusions which can be slotted into any type of Infusion slot. For now, Infusions slots can only be found in gear of a new rarity type: Ascended. Infusions是一种新的升级素材，只能安装在有Infusion slot的装备上 有各种不同类型的Infusions，也有对应类型的Infusion slot 这次改版将开放攻型(Offensive)、受型(Defensive)、和攻受皆可型(Omni) 对应类型的Infusions只能插到对应类型的slot上面，不过攻受皆可型可接受所有配对 目前，只有Ascended这种等级的装会提供Infusion slot New Rarity Type: Ascended In November we’ll unveil the first Ascended items. This new rarity type falls between Exotic and Legendary on the spectrum of rarity and has slightly higher stats than Exotics. Ascended gear works a little bit differently than other gear types. The stats and functionality normally added to gear through upgrade components are actually built into Ascended items. Instead of upgrade slots, Ascended gear has Infusion slots, and rarer versions of the items also come with additional Agony Resistance built into them. Players will be able to acquire Ascended Rings in the Fractals of the Mists dungeon, and Ascended items worn on the back can be acquired through special Mystic Forge recipes. Ascended是介於Exotic和Legendary之间的道具等级，能力会比Exotics略高 Ascended道具不能用现有的升级素材(例如珠宝)做升级，他会直接内建较高的能力 (也就是说比Exotics略高的意思是比插入宝石後的Exotics略高) 而Ascended道具会提供Infusion slot，比较稀有的Ascended道具甚至内建Agony抗性 新副本可以打到Ascended ring，而熔炉可以合成Ascended back The Future of Items Progression This is just the beginning. In November, we’re only adding the first level of Infusions and Ascended Rings and Back slots, so that leaves us a lot of room to build upon these levels of Item progression in future content. As we release more new end game content in the future, you’ll see more Infusions and Ascended item types being added to the game. Eventually, you’ ll be able to kit yourself out with a full set of Ascended gear and high end Infusions to help give you the edge in end game content. 这只是开始而已，这次改版只会增加Ascended的ring和back 之後还会有很多新玩意，新的end-game内容，新的Infusions和Ascended道具 You’ll also see more Legendary items in the future and an update to our existing Legendary weapons. Legendary items were always intended to be on par with other “best-in-slot” items. So fear not, all existing Legendary weapons, which are currently on par with Exotics, will be upgraded to be on par with Ascended weapons at the same time that we add Ascended weapons to the game. Thus Legendaries will remain “best-in-slot” items. All Legendary items going forward will be of Ascended power. We also have plans to add more fun ways to acquire Legendary precursor items with a more “scavenger hunt” feel than they are acquired currently. The new additions in November are just the start of our item progression initiative. We’re going to add tons of new high-level content to Guild Wars 2 in the future. As we introduce the new high-level content, we’ll also roll out complimentary Ascended and Legendary items (to say nothing of the other rewards you can earn by playing the content). I hope you are all as excited about these new items as I am! 未来也会有新的Legendary道具，以及现存传武的升级 而且Legendary道具的数值永远维持顶尖 目前Legendary=Exotics，改版後Legendary=Ascended 未来也会新增一些传武素材的入手方式，使追求传武变得比较有趣 ==== 总之就是 新副本会有新condition Agony 新升级道具Infusions会提供Agony抗性 新装备等级Ascended才能用来插Infusions --

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