Checking unidentified items... - Guild Wars Forums

heppy · Feb 09, 2006, 01:31 AM // 01:31

Correct if I'm wrong, which I probably am, but can't you take an unidentified item outside a city somewhere and equip it to test the mods? Like to determine if it is zealous, fortitude, something?

sledgeunderhill · Feb 09, 2006, 01:34 AM // 01:34

Yes, you can do exactly that and in some cases you don't need to take it out of town if you note things like fortitude.

Other mods like "while enchanted" or "in stance" or zealous/vampiric will require going out of town.

heppy · Feb 09, 2006, 01:37 AM // 01:37

well you can never tell the damage bonus really could you?

Nilator · Feb 09, 2006, 01:39 AM // 01:39

Technically you could. It would just take alot of math and you still might get it wrong. It would require an average, which is never always right.

sledgeunderhill · Feb 09, 2006, 02:04 AM // 02:04

Unless it was something that you could use Wild Blow with (Melee Weapon) - because that skill will always cause a critical hit.

Still, if it was to pre-id something for potential unlocks, then you stand a good chance of being able to guess some upgrades. Sundering mods might be a bit difficult to figure out, same as knowing which element an upgrade might be.

Would it be worth it? If I had a gold fellblade, I'd spend half a day figuring it out to determine req and stats!

Lichtenberg · Feb 09, 2006, 03:12 AM // 03:12

theres a thread that shows how to do this already...

unienaule · Feb 09, 2006, 03:17 AM // 03:17

Search, it's everywhere you want to be.

There's a thread about this in Riverside already with details and discussion on how to do so. Search for it, and you will find the answers you seek.

Feb 09, 2006, 01:31 AM // 01:31	#1
heppy Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jan 2006 Guild: Death Kittens Profession: R/E	Checking unidentified items... Correct if I'm wrong, which I probably am, but can't you take an unidentified item outside a city somewhere and equip it to test the mods? Like to determine if it is zealous, fortitude, something?

Feb 09, 2006, 02:04 AM // 02:04	#5
sledgeunderhill Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: Gathering of Friends [GoF]	Unless it was something that you could use Wild Blow with (Melee Weapon) - because that skill will always cause a critical hit. Still, if it was to pre-id something for potential unlocks, then you stand a good chance of being able to guess some upgrades. Sundering mods might be a bit difficult to figure out, same as knowing which element an upgrade might be. Would it be worth it? If I had a gold fellblade, I'd spend half a day figuring it out to determine req and stats! Last edited by sledgeunderhill; Feb 09, 2006 at 02:09 AM // 02:09..

Feb 09, 2006, 01:34 AM // 01:34	#2
sledgeunderhill Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: Gathering of Friends [GoF]	Yes, you can do exactly that and in some cases you don't need to take it out of town if you note things like fortitude. Other mods like "while enchanted" or "in stance" or zealous/vampiric will require going out of town.

Feb 09, 2006, 01:37 AM // 01:37	#3
heppy Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jan 2006 Guild: Death Kittens Profession: R/E	well you can never tell the damage bonus really could you?

Feb 09, 2006, 01:39 AM // 01:39	#4
Nilator Jungle Guide Join Date: Dec 2005 Profession: Mo/	Technically you could. It would just take alot of math and you still might get it wrong. It would require an average, which is never always right.

Feb 09, 2006, 03:12 AM // 03:12	#6
Lichtenberg Furnace Stoker Join Date: Sep 2005 Guild: Mass Delusion [LARP]	theres a thread that shows how to do this already...

Feb 09, 2006, 03:17 AM // 03:17	#7
unienaule I dunt even get "Retired" Join Date: Aug 2005 Guild: Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]	Search, it's everywhere you want to be. There's a thread about this in Riverside already with details and discussion on how to do so. Search for it, and you will find the answers you seek.