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Urcscumug · Mar 08, 2011, 09:35 AM // 09:35

You can try not to put an expensive rune and an expensive insignia on the same armor piece. Then salvage the more expensive one when the time comes and that's that.

As for dye... I think lots of players have their moments when they go for looks over practicality. I bought my proph warrior 5 red dyes instead of runes and insignia

just because it looked awesome on the Charr hide armor, especially on the helmet (with red around the fangs and eyes). And it's not just the dye; I'm probably completely silly, but it bothers me a little when I go into the Shiverpeaks wearing skimpy armor that looks half naked.

I felt better for having the Charr hide armor. And what better way to put the fear into the Charr!

I tried to be practical once and bought my Factions warrior Ascalon max armor because that's what I could afford (material-wise). So I had max armor and I even scraped a little more cash and dyed it brown (bit better than that god-awful default grey). But I still totally hated the way it looked. And it was a while until I managed to replace it. :/

End result: I payed for max armor twice. How's that for practical?

Don't underestimate the people's sense of style, that's all I'm saying...

Quaker · Mar 08, 2011, 03:07 PM // 15:07

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Don't waste dyes on lowbie armor,

This depends, of course, on whether or not it's your first character. I just recently took an ex-storage, level2, post-searing character partially through Prophecies and I dyed her armor every time, using up some of the 80+ green and brown dyes I have.

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and only use a Rune or an Insignia (but not both) on each piece.

Many Runes only cost 100g - atm, there's a lot of fluctuation because so many people are outfitting extra Heroes, but things will settle down soon.
Anyway, it's well worth it to buy cheap 100g runes whenever you want and not worry about salvaging them.

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Also, who uses Majors?

I do. That post-searing Ranger I mentioned uses Major Marksmanship, for example, and some of my other characters also use a Major, depending upon the break-points in the skill set.
I'd have to admit though, that it was not my 1st character and therefore, I had lots of money to buy Major Vigor (at 6k!) and any other Runes/Insignias I wanted. Also, Tomes meant that she had a decent (Barrage-ish) skill bar from the get-go, and a set of max bows.

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And class-specific insigs tend to be pretty meh, too, with a few exceptions (*cough* Bloodstained *cough*).

Yes, but most of them are (or will again be) very cheap. It's better to use a 100g "meh" Insignia than no insignia at all.

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Personally, I would just use whatever insignias you pick up,

That's a recipe for disaster.

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And you don't necessarily need to buy Radiant or Survivor insigs - you'll probably find quite a few along the way, so being a little patient can save quite a bit of cash.

On the other hand, buying the Runes can make the game go easier, leading to more fun and more cash. It's a matter of risk/reward, etc.

Qing Guang · Mar 08, 2011, 08:42 PM // 20:42

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That's a recipe for disaster.

I didn't mean just throw whatever you find on, I meant if you find something you think would be useful put it on.

I guess it's a matter of playstyle, really. I grew up in Factions where this whole intermediate armor thing never really was a big deal, so I'm more inclined towards just getting max quickly and then decking it out properly.

HotSoup · Mar 09, 2011, 02:17 PM // 14:17

I would also like to note that you may be finding it very hard to get most runes/inscriptions from the rune trader at the moment, and that they are rather expensive. This is usually not the case. We recently received an update that allows people to run around with 7 heroes, which has caused everyone to buy up a ton of runes/insigs to put on said heroes, and basically crash that market. It will take a bit to settle, so don't freak out when you realize they are more expensive than they should be, or that they dont have them at all.

Mar 08, 2011, 09:35 AM // 09:35	#21
Urcscumug Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jan 2011 Guild: UNO Profession: W/	You can try not to put an expensive rune and an expensive insignia on the same armor piece. Then salvage the more expensive one when the time comes and that's that. As for dye... I think lots of players have their moments when they go for looks over practicality. I bought my proph warrior 5 red dyes instead of runes and insignia just because it looked awesome on the Charr hide armor, especially on the helmet (with red around the fangs and eyes). And it's not just the dye; I'm probably completely silly, but it bothers me a little when I go into the Shiverpeaks wearing skimpy armor that looks half naked. I felt better for having the Charr hide armor. And what better way to put the fear into the Charr! I tried to be practical once and bought my Factions warrior Ascalon max armor because that's what I could afford (material-wise). So I had max armor and I even scraped a little more cash and dyed it brown (bit better than that god-awful default grey). But I still totally hated the way it looked. And it was a while until I managed to replace it. :/ End result: I payed for max armor twice. How's that for practical? Don't underestimate the people's sense of style, that's all I'm saying... Last edited by Urcscumug; Mar 08, 2011 at 09:39 AM // 09:39..

Mar 09, 2011, 02:17 PM // 14:17	#24
HotSoup Academy Page Join Date: Nov 2010	I would also like to note that you may be finding it very hard to get most runes/inscriptions from the rune trader at the moment, and that they are rather expensive. This is usually not the case. We recently received an update that allows people to run around with 7 heroes, which has caused everyone to buy up a ton of runes/insigs to put on said heroes, and basically crash that market. It will take a bit to settle, so don't freak out when you realize they are more expensive than they should be, or that they dont have them at all.