My purple items - Guild Wars Forums

Tigjaw · Feb 09, 2006, 05:13 PM // 17:13

Hello,
I'm quite new to Guild Wars, I've only just entered post searing and I need a bit of advice.

I've picked up 2 purple items but I'm not exactly what being purple does for the item. Does it make them more valuable or something?

Here are my items, please tell me what I should do with them...

Thanks
Josh

fiery · Feb 09, 2006, 05:16 PM // 17:16

the first one is a gear, use a expert salvage to get the rune.

as for color it goes white>blue>purple>gold eh green i guess can go after gold. just shows in order of rarity.

beanerman_99 · Feb 09, 2006, 05:16 PM // 17:16

the top item is actually a rune. If you use an expert salvage kit on it, it will create a rune that increases a monks smiting prayers by +1 when you use the rune on a piece of armor.

edit: Fiery beat me to it and fixed type of salvage kit

Jetdoc · Feb 09, 2006, 05:17 PM // 17:17

Nope - just indicates how good the mods are.

If you can't use them, both need to be sold to the merchant.

Cherno · Feb 09, 2006, 06:45 PM // 18:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by beanerman_99

If you use a salvage kit on it, it will create a rune that increases a monks smiting prayers by +1 when you use the rune on a piece of armor.

Expert Salvage kit. If you use a regular salvage kit, you will get common crafting materials

Tigjaw · Feb 09, 2006, 07:39 PM // 19:39

Thanks guys, how much do runes go for? or better, how much would that one go for?
I've found some new purple items since;

What should I do with them?

Don't worry I'm not gonna ask you this every time I find a purple item, heh I just need to make a reference for myself so I know what to merchant, what to keep, what to salvage and what to try to sell to players etc...

LiQuId StEeL · Feb 09, 2006, 08:07 PM // 20:07

Mostly everything you get will go to a merchant of some sorts. Runes (if salvaged using thr EXPERT kit that you can get later on) should be sold to the Rune Trader, and weapons that you don't use go to the merchant or if you have a decent amount of money (to pay for armor and miscelanious things) you can salvage the weapons and other drops to get Materials that you will need later on in the game.

Tigjaw · Feb 09, 2006, 09:38 PM // 21:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by LiQuId StEeL

Mostly everything you get will go to a merchant of some sorts. Runes (if salvaged using thr EXPERT kit that you can get later on) should be sold to the Rune Trader, and weapons that you don't use go to the merchant or if you have a decent amount of money (to pay for armor and miscelanious things) you can salvage the weapons and other drops to get Materials that you will need later on in the game.

I see, so there's not much point in purple items then... seing as they can actually cost you money to salvage etc.

Oh well, thanks for the advice everybody!

beanerman_99 · Feb 09, 2006, 09:44 PM // 21:44

There are good purple items out there...you just have to find them. but for example, you were were playing a mesmer and had a real crappy cane, then the one you found would be decent replacement.

The trick to this game is trying to figure out what mods are blah, which are ok, which are good, and which are great! Most of the time, if they are not great then the are hardly worth trying to sell to others IMO. Same goes for gold items. Some have good/great mods and some are just plain useless.

Feb 09, 2006, 05:13 PM // 17:13	#1
Tigjaw Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Feb 2006	My purple items Hello, I'm quite new to Guild Wars, I've only just entered post searing and I need a bit of advice. I've picked up 2 purple items but I'm not exactly what being purple does for the item. Does it make them more valuable or something? Here are my items, please tell me what I should do with them... Thanks Josh

Feb 09, 2006, 05:16 PM // 17:16	#2
fiery Banned Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: maryland Guild: InYurFace Gaming [IYF] Profession: R/	the first one is a gear, use a expert salvage to get the rune. as for color it goes white>blue>purple>gold eh green i guess can go after gold. just shows in order of rarity. Last edited by fiery; Feb 09, 2006 at 05:18 PM // 17:18..

Feb 09, 2006, 05:16 PM // 17:16	#3
beanerman_99 Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: In the clouds Guild: [Sage] Profession: E/	the top item is actually a rune. If you use an expert salvage kit on it, it will create a rune that increases a monks smiting prayers by +1 when you use the rune on a piece of armor. edit: Fiery beat me to it and fixed type of salvage kit Last edited by beanerman_99; Feb 09, 2006 at 09:45 PM // 21:45..

Feb 09, 2006, 05:17 PM // 17:17	#4
Jetdoc Hell's Protector Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: The Eyes of Texas [BEVO] Profession: D/A	Nope - just indicates how good the mods are. If you can't use them, both need to be sold to the merchant.

Feb 09, 2006, 07:39 PM // 19:39	#6
Tigjaw Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Feb 2006	Thanks guys, how much do runes go for? or better, how much would that one go for? I've found some new purple items since; What should I do with them? Don't worry I'm not gonna ask you this every time I find a purple item, heh I just need to make a reference for myself so I know what to merchant, what to keep, what to salvage and what to try to sell to players etc...

Feb 09, 2006, 08:07 PM // 20:07	#7
LiQuId StEeL Desert Nomad Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: /u/liquidsteel30 Guild: Ego Trip From Rank [ZERO] Profession: W/Mo	Mostly everything you get will go to a merchant of some sorts. Runes (if salvaged using thr EXPERT kit that you can get later on) should be sold to the Rune Trader, and weapons that you don't use go to the merchant or if you have a decent amount of money (to pay for armor and miscelanious things) you can salvage the weapons and other drops to get Materials that you will need later on in the game.

Feb 09, 2006, 09:44 PM // 21:44	#9
beanerman_99 Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: In the clouds Guild: [Sage] Profession: E/	There are good purple items out there...you just have to find them. but for example, you were were playing a mesmer and had a real crappy cane, then the one you found would be decent replacement. The trick to this game is trying to figure out what mods are blah, which are ok, which are good, and which are great! Most of the time, if they are not great then the are hardly worth trying to sell to others IMO. Same goes for gold items. Some have good/great mods and some are just plain useless.