question bout purple items... - Guild Wars Forums

skimo · Sep 02, 2005, 07:37 PM // 19:37

So yeah, i was pretty surprised when a couple purple items dropped, considering that im pretty new to the game. ya know, the initial excitement of "wow a great item"...yet this quickly turned to disappointment when i identified them...

why the hell are some items purple if they dont have ANY modifiers or anything? i mean seriously...a purple flame artifact that i identified just showed how much it was....and that wasnt even that great to begin with....ugh.

was this ever supposed to happen

??

Paine · Sep 02, 2005, 07:48 PM // 19:48

Happens sometimes =/

Sorena Mascar · Sep 02, 2005, 08:29 PM // 20:29

Its all random. Sometiems you get crappy purple/gold items with no mods and others you get awesome ones with perfect mods.

I have seen both.

Sorena Mascar

Rahl · Sep 02, 2005, 08:30 PM // 20:30

It also will tell you if it has any modifiers on on with the simple "Unidentified" under the name ^^

You can also tell the same if has none.

Mark Twain · Sep 02, 2005, 08:32 PM // 20:32

if it has no "unidentified" under it, then if you id it, there will be no mods

Red Sonya · Sep 02, 2005, 08:32 PM // 20:32

Hehe it's called surprise you just got screwd! lol

The One True Mango · Sep 02, 2005, 08:35 PM // 20:35

I've had purple items drop that say unidentified but have no mods. its discouraging.

dargon · Sep 02, 2005, 08:50 PM // 20:50

Ok, here's how the color thing works.

There is a table setup which contains the typical drop for mob of level X

For example

Level 20 mob, will typically drop an axe that does from 6-22 dmg to 6-24 dmg (if it drops an axe) with possible mobs to it which will make it a blue item. However, this range is not set. There is a chance of variance here where the drop can be outside this range (usually better, but not always). If mob X is level 20 and it drops an item that would be typical for a Level 22,23 mob, then it will be purple. If the item dropped would be a typical item for a level 23,24, etc mob then it will be gold. The mods on an item don't affect it's color, the stats compared with what dropped the item are what determine it's color.

Sep 02, 2005, 07:37 PM // 19:37	#1
skimo Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jul 2005 Profession: E/Me	question bout purple items... So yeah, i was pretty surprised when a couple purple items dropped, considering that im pretty new to the game. ya know, the initial excitement of "wow a great item"...yet this quickly turned to disappointment when i identified them... why the hell are some items purple if they dont have ANY modifiers or anything? i mean seriously...a purple flame artifact that i identified just showed how much it was....and that wasnt even that great to begin with....ugh. was this ever supposed to happen ??

Sep 02, 2005, 07:48 PM // 19:48	#2
Paine Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2005 Guild: Clan Plus [Plus]	Happens sometimes =/

Sep 02, 2005, 08:29 PM // 20:29	#3
Sorena Mascar Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: none Profession: R/E	Its all random. Sometiems you get crappy purple/gold items with no mods and others you get awesome ones with perfect mods. I have seen both. Sorena Mascar

Sep 02, 2005, 08:30 PM // 20:30	#4
Rahl Furnace Stoker Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Austin, Tx Guild: Mmph Its [Good] Profession: Mo/	It also will tell you if it has any modifiers on on with the simple "Unidentified" under the name ^^ You can also tell the same if has none.

Sep 02, 2005, 08:32 PM // 20:32	#5
Mark Twain Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Aug 2005 Guild: Death To Society	if it has no "unidentified" under it, then if you id it, there will be no mods

Sep 02, 2005, 08:32 PM // 20:32	#6
Red Sonya Desert Nomad Join Date: Jul 2005	Hehe it's called surprise you just got screwd! lol

Sep 02, 2005, 08:35 PM // 20:35	#7
The One True Mango Ascalonian Squire --> Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: New Jersey Guild: Beings of Valour & Insanity Profession: E/N	I've had purple items drop that say unidentified but have no mods. its discouraging.

Sep 02, 2005, 08:50 PM // 20:50	#8
dargon Furnace Stoker Join Date: May 2005 Guild: The Seraphim Knights [TSK] Profession: R/	Ok, here's how the color thing works. There is a table setup which contains the typical drop for mob of level X For example Level 20 mob, will typically drop an axe that does from 6-22 dmg to 6-24 dmg (if it drops an axe) with possible mobs to it which will make it a blue item. However, this range is not set. There is a chance of variance here where the drop can be outside this range (usually better, but not always). If mob X is level 20 and it drops an item that would be typical for a Level 22,23 mob, then it will be purple. If the item dropped would be a typical item for a level 23,24, etc mob then it will be gold. The mods on an item don't affect it's color, the stats compared with what dropped the item are what determine it's color.