Unidentified Runes? How? - Guild Wars Forums

giroml · Sep 01, 2005, 06:48 PM // 18:48

I see people trying to sell Unidentified Superior Rune of X. How do they know it is of type X if it's unidentified?

Red Sonya · Sep 01, 2005, 06:59 PM // 18:59

What they mean to say is "unsalvaged". You can identify a piece of armor to determine what rune it has, but, it remains an unlocked rune of x until it is salvaged. So, some people will buy them that way to unlock the rune for their pvp characters, although it is soooo easy now to unlock runes with pvp faction it's hardly worth the purchase prices some of these people are asking for them.

nailz · Sep 01, 2005, 07:02 PM // 19:02

wow...Sonya for all the "superior elitist" comments you make that post truly identified how little you actually know.

A rune unlocks when you identify it. If you pick up a piece of armor that is either Blue(always minor) Purple (Always major) or gold (sometimes superior...most often major. I don't know how true it is but I've found that armor level 40 and higher tend to salvage into Superior more often than armor level 39 and below do) you should expert salvage the rune out before you identify it. This will allow you to tell what type of rune it is(judged by the image it shows)....and decide if you want to identify it and keep it/sell it to vendor or if you think it has a better chance of being sold to a PvP player looking to unlock it.

Autumn_Leaf · Sep 01, 2005, 07:02 PM // 19:02

no they mean unid'd. they expert salvage them to find out what type the rune is( ele, warrior, mes, etc.)

never heard that u could unlock a rune by salvaging it.

Mr Zun · Sep 01, 2005, 07:03 PM // 19:03

No it means "Salvaged" but not identefied u can tell its a sup rune by the look of it and tell for what class couse it sais Sup (class) rune

mr_boo · Sep 01, 2005, 08:59 PM // 20:59

nailz hit it on the head

ayb · Sep 01, 2005, 09:03 PM // 21:03

too bad purple isn't "always major"

Kool Pajamas · Sep 01, 2005, 09:18 PM // 21:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by ayb

too bad purple isn't "always major"

Yeah, i was about to say that too. I've gotten lots of purple minor runes. More often than major.

Algren Cole · Sep 01, 2005, 10:19 PM // 22:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kool Pajamas

Yeah, i was about to say that too. I've gotten lots of purple minor runes. More often than major.

ouch, that's rough. but now that I think about it I've gotten a few purple armors that weren't majors as well. I think I'll go armor farming and see if I can't find anything worth posting about Armor Levels and what Runes they normally salvage into.

thanks for the correction guys.

Sep 01, 2005, 06:48 PM // 18:48	#1
giroml Academy Page Join Date: Jul 2005	Unidentified Runes? How? I see people trying to sell Unidentified Superior Rune of X. How do they know it is of type X if it's unidentified?

Sep 01, 2005, 06:59 PM // 18:59	#2
Red Sonya Desert Nomad Join Date: Jul 2005	What they mean to say is "unsalvaged". You can identify a piece of armor to determine what rune it has, but, it remains an unlocked rune of x until it is salvaged. So, some people will buy them that way to unlock the rune for their pvp characters, although it is soooo easy now to unlock runes with pvp faction it's hardly worth the purchase prices some of these people are asking for them.

Sep 01, 2005, 07:02 PM // 19:02	#3
nailz Banned Join Date: Aug 2005	wow...Sonya for all the "superior elitist" comments you make that post truly identified how little you actually know. A rune unlocks when you identify it. If you pick up a piece of armor that is either Blue(always minor) Purple (Always major) or gold (sometimes superior...most often major. I don't know how true it is but I've found that armor level 40 and higher tend to salvage into Superior more often than armor level 39 and below do) you should expert salvage the rune out before you identify it. This will allow you to tell what type of rune it is(judged by the image it shows)....and decide if you want to identify it and keep it/sell it to vendor or if you think it has a better chance of being sold to a PvP player looking to unlock it.

Sep 01, 2005, 07:02 PM // 19:02	#4
Autumn_Leaf Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Taunton, Mass.	no they mean unid'd. they expert salvage them to find out what type the rune is( ele, warrior, mes, etc.) never heard that u could unlock a rune by salvaging it.

Sep 01, 2005, 07:03 PM // 19:03	#5
Mr Zun Academy Page Join Date: Aug 2005 Guild: Twin Dragons Profession: E/N	No it means "Salvaged" but not identefied u can tell its a sup rune by the look of it and tell for what class couse it sais Sup (class) rune

Sep 01, 2005, 08:59 PM // 20:59	#6
mr_boo Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: May 2005 Location: San Diego, CA US Guild: SoF Profession: Mo/	nailz hit it on the head

Sep 01, 2005, 09:03 PM // 21:03	#7
ayb Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: WTS SOUL PST Guild: Order of the Fly Profession: Mo/R	too bad purple isn't "always major"