Oct 30, 2006, 09:56 AM // 09:56
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Krytan Explorer
Join Date: May 2006
Guild: Prophecy
Profession: E/Mo
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Nightfall Armour and Insignias
Ok so I know about the change but exactly how does it apply in game?
I mean I buy a set of armour in Nightfall for my Ele, now I need to apply the insignias that I want. Do they stack or is it only for that piece of armour that you apply the insignia to?
Sorry if this is the wrong place, been searching all over but I don't think the puppy likes my search phrases
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Oct 30, 2006, 02:41 PM // 14:41
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#2
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Ascalonian Squire
Join Date: May 2005
Profession: N/E
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this is an attempt (maybe better than nothing).. but please excuse me if im wrong about particulars
When you buy nightfall armor, it has no stats like <+5 when controlling 1 minion> or anything like that. Just the AL, and the inherant energy bonus for each class. You can then buy new runes like Vitae and Attunement if you want some added energy or health at the cost of your other minor runes on your armor. there are also ones to help with certain conditions, but i dont know the names. Then you can get insignias. Think of them like runes, but they dont overwrite runes. You get an insignia, you apply to a piece of armor, and whammo, there's your complete armor. you CAN put an insignia and a rune in one piece of armor. And Vitae runes DO stack with Vigor runes just not in the same piece, obviously ...
anyway, hope that helped a little
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Oct 30, 2006, 02:56 PM // 14:56
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#3
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Krytan Explorer
Join Date: May 2006
Guild: Prophecy
Profession: E/Mo
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Ok so one insignia covers the whole armour set? Or do you still need to apply an insignia to each piece of the armour to get the stats all over?
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Oct 30, 2006, 03:04 PM // 15:04
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#4
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Perfectly Elocuted
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Each piece. And for the record, you CANNOT change the insignia without destroying the insignia unless you want to chance destroying your armor. Considering the price of some insignias, it's sometimes cheaper to replace the armor.
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Oct 30, 2006, 03:12 PM // 15:12
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#5
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Ascalonian Squire
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so do insignias apply only to nightfall armour or to all new armour crafted in any of the previous 2 games?
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Oct 30, 2006, 03:30 PM // 15:30
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#6
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Perfectly Elocuted
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^Only Nightfal armor. Think of them like Gems going into sockets in Diablo 2. You can only use them on armor that has an empty spot. The Bonuses on the armor from Prophecies and Cantha already have stats equivalent to nightfall armor + insignias.
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Oct 30, 2006, 05:20 PM // 17:20
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#7
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Ascalonian Squire
Join Date: May 2006
Guild: Voices In The Wind
Profession: A/Mo
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But where can i get those insignia, do i have to find them or can i buy them at a NPC in a town??
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Oct 30, 2006, 08:24 PM // 20:24
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#9
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Wilds Pathfinder
Join Date: Jun 2006
Guild: Heroes of the Horn
Profession: A/Me
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SnipiousMax
^ You buy them from a Rune Trader (good luck... they've been out since NF went live ) or you find them on Gold Armors dropped by mobs.
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not always. I found a Knight's Insignia on a purple drop that also contained a major absorption rune ie it was purple.
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Oct 30, 2006, 08:46 PM // 20:46
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#10
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Lion's Arch Merchant
Join Date: Mar 2006
Guild: The Following of Xanthar
Profession: Me/N
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I've found insignias on blues. It is possible when you get a magical armor drop to salvage the rune, the insignia and still have the armor that dropped to either sell or salvage for materials. This makes keys a much better option for making money. I've gotten many purple armor drops that I was able to make money over the the price of a key because I was able to sell all three.
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Oct 30, 2006, 08:59 PM // 20:59
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Jungle Guide
Join Date: Jun 2006
Profession: W/N
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Give it some time.
In a week or two the supply should be high enough to finally get it at the Rune Trader. It's just that many people don't know about Insignies and being able to sell/buy them at the Rune Trader yet.
Plus the trader offers a ridiculously low amount of money for it, even though he is completely out of stock.
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Oct 30, 2006, 09:00 PM // 21:00
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#12
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Lion's Arch Merchant
Join Date: Feb 2006
Profession: W/
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SnipiousMax
Each piece. And for the record, you CANNOT change the insignia without destroying the insignia unless you want to chance destroying your armor. Considering the price of some insignias, it's sometimes cheaper to replace the armor.
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So lets say I get some shiney new armor for my warrior, and I put the energy insignia on it (to make it like glads). If I decide I want dreadnaights AL bonus insted of the +energy, can I just put a dreadnaught insig over the glads one?
Basicly, do they work just like runes?
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Oct 30, 2006, 10:19 PM // 22:19
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#13
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Lion's Arch Merchant
Join Date: Mar 2006
Guild: The Following of Xanthar
Profession: Me/N
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Yes. Yes they are just like runes.
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Oct 30, 2006, 10:29 PM // 22:29
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#14
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Forge Runner
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Seattle
Guild: Odin's Hammer [OH] - Servant's of Fortuna [SoF]
Profession: R/
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At least it explains the sometimes lowered prices of armor (ie the 1k in command post, 5k, 10k armors). You 'can' get armor insignias on any blue/purple/gold armor drop now, sometimes with rune, blues seem to be one or the other though as I have yet to find a blue with both rune and insignie.
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Oct 30, 2006, 10:49 PM // 22:49
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#15
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Lion's Arch Merchant
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won't inisias just cost a few hundred gold? in a few week that is
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Oct 30, 2006, 11:33 PM // 23:33
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#16
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Forge Runner
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: UK
Guild: Duality Of The Dragon
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Quote:
Originally Posted by supaet
won't inisias just cost a few hundred gold? in a few week that is
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Whenever I check the highest they've been is 250g. So like runes they are fairly cheap.
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Oct 31, 2006, 02:47 AM // 02:47
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#17
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Jungle Guide
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: CT
Guild: NITE
Profession: R/
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All of my currently 7 insignias (some repeats, so only 3 unlocked) have come from blue weapons found around the first 2 or 3 newbie zones.
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Oct 31, 2006, 04:39 AM // 04:39
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#18
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Perfectly Elocuted
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ShadowbaneX
not always. I found a Knight's Insignia on a purple drop that also contained a major absorption rune ie it was purple.
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You're right, since posting this, I've actually gotten more off of blue armors than gold ones.
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Oct 31, 2006, 07:12 AM // 07:12
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#19
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Forge Runner
Join Date: Jul 2006
Guild: Grenth's Rejects [GR]
Profession: R/Mo
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I got a Insignia in a purple drop at Desolation. Nothing special though.
I am dissapointed though that there aren't any Necro Insignias yet. Farmers need to pick up the pace!
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