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Cow Tale · Dec 09, 2006, 10:51 AM // 10:51

ok earlier today i was doing the Zen mission onm my sin, i had 2 purple armors and a gold armor drop for me! i was excited! after we beat the mission i ran to merch to buy an id kit, and when i id all 3 of them were runeless? they were all unidentified and all droped for me, had never left my possesion and i never salv them. i dunno what happened other than i got totaly jiped. and anet owes me some runes. anyone else had this happen to them?

Smile Like Umean It · Dec 09, 2006, 01:56 PM // 13:56

I saw another thread about this yesterday. Don't know if they found a solution or not though.

Isaac Rahl · Dec 09, 2006, 05:31 PM // 17:31

I read another thread about this. Apparently it has happened to quite a few people. It's a rare occurence but it does happen, just bad luck I suppose.

DeathandtheHealing · Dec 09, 2006, 05:56 PM // 17:56

Well before there was never such a item called plagueborn armor, On my factions monk I got a blue plagueborn that had a minor vigor... It seems like they just added it in and maybe forgot something? lol

Waldir · Dec 09, 2006, 06:08 PM // 18:08

i think it happens when you have the merchant window opened when you id/salvage something... im not sure tho

xiaotsu · Dec 09, 2006, 06:16 PM // 18:16

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Originally Posted by Waldir

i think it happens when you have the merchant window opened when you id/salvage something... im not sure tho

If that's true then I am very lucky. Which I'm not. So it isn't true

Neo Nugget · Dec 09, 2006, 06:16 PM // 18:16

yeah it happened to me too......but later i got a runed gold in a later mission so i was happy:P

Crom The Pale · Dec 10, 2006, 03:15 AM // 03:15

The problem could be with the addition of insignias.
You now have a chance of getting runes, insignias or both on any armor drop.
You may have had an insignia that you could have salvaged but no rune.
Or..
If the AI twitches it could cancel both out.........ouch!

MegaMouse · Dec 10, 2006, 02:30 PM // 14:30

There is another post about this. I have encountered that same thing on occasion. I am not sure if it is a glitch or what, but it does happen from time to time. It is dissappointing when it happens. I think that the new system where the higher your wisdom title is also affects what and if you get anything, NC-SOft has said that titles will play a bigger role in the game once Nightfall gets released.

Mega Mouse

DeanBB · Dec 11, 2006, 03:27 PM // 15:27

All my armors had runes this weekend, blue, purple and gold. Collected quite a few for use on heroes.

valtonray · Dec 11, 2006, 09:46 PM // 21:46

this is most likely a bug that will be fixed quickley.... but don't expect anet to compensate you for the runes/insiginais you missed out on.

Samuel Anders · Dec 12, 2006, 12:20 AM // 00:20

This happened to me a week or so ago in Factions. I forget what type of armor it was, but I do remember it was Purple.

LicensedLuny · Dec 12, 2006, 01:44 AM // 01:44

"Unidentified" armor drops without runes has happened before and was a bug.

The last time I remember getting burned by it was when Factions first came out. Here's the official update archive link

I suspect this is a bug that came with a recent update. You should report it (politely of course) to ANet.

Thanks for the warning though! Sorry it hit you.

Luny

Dec 09, 2006, 10:51 AM // 10:51	#1
Cow Tale Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ocean Shores, Washington Guild: Last Sun Rise Profession: W/Mo	whast up with this? ok earlier today i was doing the Zen mission onm my sin, i had 2 purple armors and a gold armor drop for me! i was excited! after we beat the mission i ran to merch to buy an id kit, and when i id all 3 of them were runeless? they were all unidentified and all droped for me, had never left my possesion and i never salv them. i dunno what happened other than i got totaly jiped. and anet owes me some runes. anyone else had this happen to them?

Dec 09, 2006, 01:56 PM // 13:56	#2
Smile Like Umean It Desert Nomad Join Date: Jul 2006 Profession: E/Rt	I saw another thread about this yesterday. Don't know if they found a solution or not though.

Dec 09, 2006, 05:31 PM // 17:31	#3
Isaac Rahl Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: 2 steps away from reality Guild: The Guardians of Loyalty [HOPE] Profession: R/E	I read another thread about this. Apparently it has happened to quite a few people. It's a rare occurence but it does happen, just bad luck I suppose.

Dec 09, 2006, 05:56 PM // 17:56	#4
DeathandtheHealing Banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Guild: In a PVE GUILD YAY! :P Profession: Me/Mo	Well before there was never such a item called plagueborn armor, On my factions monk I got a blue plagueborn that had a minor vigor... It seems like they just added it in and maybe forgot something? lol

Dec 09, 2006, 06:08 PM // 18:08	#5
Waldir Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Dec 2005 Guild: --------------- Profession: Mo/Me	i think it happens when you have the merchant window opened when you id/salvage something... im not sure tho

Dec 09, 2006, 06:16 PM // 18:16	#7
Neo Nugget Site Contributor Join Date: Jan 2006 Profession: R/	yeah it happened to me too......but later i got a runed gold in a later mission so i was happy:P

Dec 10, 2006, 03:15 AM // 03:15	#8
Crom The Pale Furnace Stoker Join Date: Nov 2006 Guild: Ageis Ascending Profession: W/	The problem could be with the addition of insignias. You now have a chance of getting runes, insignias or both on any armor drop. You may have had an insignia that you could have salvaged but no rune. Or.. If the AI twitches it could cancel both out.........ouch!

Dec 10, 2006, 02:30 PM // 14:30	#9
MegaMouse Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: south mississippi Guild: Warriors Of Melos WOM Profession: E/N	There is another post about this. I have encountered that same thing on occasion. I am not sure if it is a glitch or what, but it does happen from time to time. It is dissappointing when it happens. I think that the new system where the higher your wisdom title is also affects what and if you get anything, NC-SOft has said that titles will play a bigger role in the game once Nightfall gets released. Mega Mouse

Dec 11, 2006, 03:27 PM // 15:27	#10
DeanBB Forge Runner Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Arizona Guild: Wizardry Players Guild, http://4guildwars.7.forumer.com	All my armors had runes this weekend, blue, purple and gold. Collected quite a few for use on heroes.

Dec 11, 2006, 09:46 PM // 21:46	#11
valtonray Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Nashville TN Guild: LFG Profession: N/	this is most likely a bug that will be fixed quickley.... but don't expect anet to compensate you for the runes/insiginais you missed out on.

Dec 12, 2006, 12:20 AM // 00:20	#12
Samuel Anders Academy Page Join Date: Nov 2006 Profession: Me/E	This happened to me a week or so ago in Factions. I forget what type of armor it was, but I do remember it was Purple.

Dec 12, 2006, 01:44 AM // 01:44	#13
LicensedLuny Badly Influenced Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Buying Humps! (No kidding! Check my buy thread) Guild: Hello Kitty Krewe [HKK] Forever!-ish	"Unidentified" armor drops without runes has happened before and was a bug. The last time I remember getting burned by it was when Factions first came out. Here's the official update archive link I suspect this is a bug that came with a recent update. You should report it (politely of course) to ANet. Thanks for the warning though! Sorry it hit you. Luny