Can we get rid of prisms please?

[Nezerius]

GW's Transmutation stones are worse and better than the prisms currently, there is just the two types as opposed to the various here (cloth, leather, armor etc.). The stones are also given out like candy (or at least were when I played, I had well over a hundred spare without ever buying any). You can also purchase gems with in-game gold, so that doesn't differ greatly than here, but it is more expensive. Where GW2's system improves upon here is the dye capabilities and the outfit tab / outfits unlocked to account.

Transmutation stones (lvl 1-79) and crystals (lvl 80) haven't been around since the April 2014 update, when they merged them into one type, transmutation charges.

These transmutation charges are from:

• Map completion. (City giving 1 charge, explorable zones giving either 1 charge or 1 black lion chest key)
• WvW/PvP reward tracks (4 charges per reward track)
• Login rewards (3 charges every 28 days)
• Gem store

When buying them with gems, you can get them at these prices: 5/150 gems, 10/270 gems, 25/600 gems. Current exchange rate is 25g 12s for 100 gems, so roughly 7g 53s per transmutation charge. 1g is worth 0.08 USD, meaning 1 charge costs about 60 cents. If you were to transmute an entire set (8-9 slots, depending on twohanded weapon or dualwield) you'd be spending $4.80/$5.40 worth of gold on one set. Or you could explore a city 8-9 times.

There's nothing better about it, it's completely worse than the prism system, it's probably the worst in any MMO. To me, the rest of the transmutation system only barely makes up for it.