Curse

Kalidon · Sep 06, 2006, 05:10 PM // 17:10

Both dropped in UW.

I know purp's quality has been upgraded lately, but these are 1 point from perfection 100k+ items...damm Anet

kvndoom · Sep 06, 2006, 05:15 PM // 17:15

And what's really sad that if you tried to sell them, people will turn them down or offer you less simply because they're purple and not gold. If they were gold with the same stats, the same folks would be tripping over their own feet in the mad rush to buy them. People, I swear...

Indian · Sep 06, 2006, 05:17 PM // 17:17

had 9 14 > 50 mursaat hammers
16 mursaat hornbows 14 > 50 :P

Saphatorael · Sep 06, 2006, 05:18 PM // 17:18

Yeh, i got a req 8 14^50 Barbed Broadsword of Fortitude (+29hp)

The sad part is, getting it sold is pretty impossible, people only like shiny goldens or expensive greens

lyra_song · Sep 06, 2006, 05:18 PM // 17:18

Beautiful

Soccer55 · Sep 06, 2006, 05:23 PM // 17:23

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Originally Posted by kvndoom

And what's really sad that if you tried to sell them, people will turn them down or offer you less simply because they're purple and not gold. If they were gold with the same stats, the same folks would be tripping over their own feet in the mad rush to buy them. People, I swear...

Which is funny to me because they're the same type of people that ctrl click their weapon set(s) at the beginning of a mission.....and no one is ever going to know whether their weapon is blue, purple, or gold unless they announce it.

-Tom

Sekkira · Sep 06, 2006, 05:31 PM // 17:31

I have a gold eternal bow with the same stats I can't get rid of :\

Fifithedestroyer · Sep 06, 2006, 05:35 PM // 17:35

iv had 2 count em 2 req 9 14^50 fellblades that were purple
sold em for 10k each (had a req 11 14^50 gold 1 sold for 35k)
how sad indeed
also had a firestaff that had a fire req with dual 18%'s on fire that was purple
ended up merching that 1 though

nomercy · Sep 06, 2006, 05:38 PM // 17:38

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Originally Posted by kvndoom

And what's really sad that if you tried to sell them, people will turn them down or offer you less simply because they're purple and not gold. If they were gold with the same stats, the same folks would be tripping over their own feet in the mad rush to buy them. People, I swear...

Yea cant believe that either. I honestly dont give a f*ck if its purple or gold.

Burton2000 · Sep 06, 2006, 05:38 PM // 17:38

Found a nice +14^50 chaos axe req 9 purple drop for me in fow. Decided to keep it as i like the skin.

Gun Pierson · Sep 06, 2006, 05:48 PM // 17:48

Well I think purple should represent quality items. The colour purple was fancied during history and represented elite. During roman times, the colour came from a type of snail. I looked it up in the meantime:

'Tyrian purple (Koine Greek: πορφυρα, porphura), also known as royal purple or imperial purple, is a purple-red dye made by the ancient Canaanites/Phoenicians in the city of Tyre, from a mucus-secretion of the hypobranchial gland of a marine snail known as the Murex brandaris or the spiny dye-murex.

The Phoenicians also made a purple-blue indigo dye, called royal blue or hyacinth purple, which was made from a related species of marine snail, called the Murex trunculus or the banded dye-murex.

Tyrian purple was expensive: the fourth-century BCE historian Theopompus reported, "Purple for dyes fetched its weight in silver at Colophon" in Asia Minor.

The fast, non-fading dye was an item of luxury trade, prized by Romans, who used it to colour ceremonial robes.'

I would like to have a perfect purple item.

milias · Sep 06, 2006, 05:51 PM // 17:51

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Originally Posted by kvndoom

And what's really sad that if you tried to sell them, people will turn them down or offer you less simply because they're purple and not gold. If they were gold with the same stats, the same folks would be tripping over their own feet in the mad rush to buy them. People, I swear...

Aye, but alas, that is the nature of the beast.

Fred Kiwi · Sep 06, 2006, 06:20 PM // 18:20

Gold is pwetty.

milias · Sep 06, 2006, 06:31 PM // 18:31

It's about status and vanity, really. Just as in real-life, why would you prefer a gold necklace to a silver one that's identical in every way, except that it's silver?

reetkever · Sep 06, 2006, 06:32 PM // 18:32

Really, I couldn't care less about purples having 14^50.

A weapon is cool to have if its gold and has excelent stats (gold = rare, as the game stated itself some months back)

Of course, I'll never USE the 'bling bling' weapons, but come on, I think everyone can afford a good green to use.

Of course there are always people who say 'who cares if its purple or gold' etc. Well I do, there has to be SOME use in gold items, and thats the bling bling. (since no1 actually USES gold weapons, but prefer greens)

Let's be honest everyone, if you had the choice between a gold 15^50 Storm Bow, and a purple 15^50 one, which would you choose?

Gun Pierson · Sep 06, 2006, 06:43 PM // 18:43

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Originally Posted by reetkever

Let's be honest everyone, if you had the choice between a gold 15^50 Storm Bow, and a purple 15^50 one, which would you choose?

I'll ask you a question, if the purple one would have one extra custom mod ability(total of three) would you still prefer your yellow one with two custom mods?

lyra_song · Sep 06, 2006, 06:47 PM // 18:47

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Originally Posted by reetkever

Let's be honest everyone, if you had the choice between a gold 15^50 Storm Bow, and a purple 15^50 one, which would you choose?

Whichever was cheaper.

Feminist Terrorist · Sep 06, 2006, 06:48 PM // 18:48

Bah, I pick weapons based on usability and stats. I don't give a flying you know what what color it is. I'm also cheap, which usually puts me out of the loop to buy things. Sometimes I'll splurge, but not often.

Renegade26 · Sep 06, 2006, 06:52 PM // 18:52

The real question is, how much may I buy the storm bow for? My noob mate started GW, and he likes it, and I told him about Storm bow's cool skin, and would really like to get him one.

Soccer55 · Sep 06, 2006, 06:53 PM // 18:53

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Originally Posted by milias

It's about status and vanity, really. Just as in real-life, why would you prefer a gold necklace to a silver one that's identical in every way, except that it's silver?

Ah, but the difference between real life and GW is that no one can tell what color your weapon is (blue, purple, gold) unless you announce it or show it off somehow (dropping it on the ground or opening trade with someone). In real life, you can see the difference between gold and silver necklaces.

-Tom