Creating PvP armor - hidden stats? - Guild Wars Forums

Sisyphean · Apr 20, 2007, 08:58 PM // 20:58

I've noticed in a number of places, particularly on guildwiki's armor and builds pages, people make reference to some types of PvP armor giving a specific stat bonus - for example, guildwiki's shock axe build advises you:

Quote:

Use full Gladiator's Armor with Stoneskin Gauntlets to raise your energy pool and extend your knockdown.

Now when I look at the Gladiator's stats in the armor creation pane in game, I don't see anything that indicates that it effects my energy pool. After looking around a bit, it seems like the above quote is referring to armor with full radiant insignia... but I can put radiant insignia on any armor I want in PvP.

Is this just an unclear way to say that when I create my PvP armor I should put Radiant Insignia on whatever armor skin I like? Or is there some hidden stat that I'm not noticing? My assumption at this point is that this is a holdover from PvE or earlier PvP armor systems, and that I should indeed just make my armor of choice with Radiants, but I thought I'd check here.

Thanks in advance.

Zui · Apr 20, 2007, 09:12 PM // 21:12

The article was probably written before the PvP equipment menu (J Menu) was created. The refrence to "Gladiator's Armor" is the exact same thing as radient insignias, as the property of Gladiators armor is/was + energy.

HawkofStorms · Apr 21, 2007, 01:07 AM // 01:07

What Zui said. Gladiator's armor was the phrophecies warrior armor that was (and still is) equivalent to radiant armor.

Lotrfish · Apr 21, 2007, 02:56 AM // 02:56

Before insignia's existed each armor skin gave a different bonus.

Yanman.be · Apr 21, 2007, 07:49 AM // 07:49

Oi oi guess what links from this: http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Gladiator%27s_Armor

Apr 20, 2007, 09:12 PM // 21:12	#2
Zui Desert Nomad Join Date: Mar 2006 Guild: The Benecia Renovatio [RenO] Profession: Mo/	The article was probably written before the PvP equipment menu (J Menu) was created. The refrence to "Gladiator's Armor" is the exact same thing as radient insignias, as the property of Gladiators armor is/was + energy.

Apr 21, 2007, 01:07 AM // 01:07	#3
HawkofStorms Hall Hero Join Date: Aug 2005 Profession: E/	What Zui said. Gladiator's armor was the phrophecies warrior armor that was (and still is) equivalent to radiant armor.

Apr 21, 2007, 02:56 AM // 02:56	#4
Lotrfish Krytan Explorer Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: 1337ville, California Guild: Generic Name [Tag] Profession: R/	Before insignia's existed each armor skin gave a different bonus.

Apr 21, 2007, 07:49 AM // 07:49	#5
Yanman.be Banned Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Belgium Guild: [ROSE] Profession: A/	Oi oi guess what links from this: http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Gladiator%27s_Armor