What Is The Point Of Inscriptions? - Guild Wars Forums

Vanchatron · Oct 29, 2007, 09:35 PM // 21:35

People pay a lot of money for a weapon that has an inscription such as "Strength & Honor" etc but what is the point of them?

Kook~NBK~ · Oct 29, 2007, 09:40 PM // 21:40

It can enhance the weapon's abilities among other things - one makes enchantments last x% longer, or maybe an armor bonus.

Hobbs · Oct 29, 2007, 09:42 PM // 21:42

Well, they are inherent bonuses to your equipment. "Strength and Honor" for instance gives you 15% more damage as long as your health is above 50%, which is a great advantage especially to the melee classes. Armour inscriptions also give bonuses like decreasing the damage you take from certain sources (physical, elemental etc.).

Vanchatron · Oct 29, 2007, 09:42 PM // 21:42

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Originally Posted by Kook~NBK~

It can enhance the weapon's abilities among other things - one makes enchantments last x% longer, or maybe an armor bonus.

How do you know what inscription does what?

Biostem · Oct 29, 2007, 09:43 PM // 21:43

Are you playing Nightfall? Prior to that, weapons has "built-in inscriptions". So, a weapon that has a "+15% dmg when health > 50%", in Nightfall, is a weapon w/ a Strength and Honor inscription.

It's yet another way to mod your weapon. A nightfall sword, for example, could have a hilt, cross guard, AND inscription.

Vanchatron · Oct 29, 2007, 09:43 PM // 21:43

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Originally Posted by Togira Ikonaka

Well, they are inherent bonuses to your equipment. "Strength and Honor" for instance gives you 15% more damage as long as your health is above 50%, which is a great advantage especially to the melee classes. Armour inscriptions also give bonuses like decreasing the damage you take from certain sources (physical, elemental etc.).

So strength & honor is basically just a 15^50 upgrade? Why not just put the 15^50 upgrade on instead of the inscription?

Shadow Spirit · Oct 29, 2007, 09:44 PM // 21:44

Inscriptions are a form of weapon modification. Before inscriptions came out weapons often had inherent statistics that you could not change. They could be something like +15% damage while in a stance, or something imperfect like +12% damage vs. Hexed foes.

Now that we have inscriptions and inscribable weapons, we can change the attribute of the weapon. So instead of being dissapointed that the gold sword of leetness that just dropped for you has an attribute of +14^50, you can put a 15^50 Strength and Honor inscription on it.

Wrath Of Dragons · Oct 29, 2007, 09:46 PM // 21:46

each inscription has the description on it.
for instance, if you find a weapon with a "strength and honor" inscription, it will look like this:

Long Sword, req 9 swordmanship
Inscription
Stregnth and Honor
Damage +15% while health is above 50%

Shadow Spirit · Oct 29, 2007, 09:46 PM // 21:46

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Originally Posted by Vanchatron

So strength & honor is basically just a 15^50 upgrade? Why not just put the 15^50 upgrade on instead of the inscription?

The inscription is the upgrade. An inscription is the ONLY kind of upgrade for this.

Vanchatron · Oct 29, 2007, 09:47 PM // 21:47

Oh I get it now, thanks a lot guys, really appreciate it

Savio · Oct 29, 2007, 09:48 PM // 21:48

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Originally Posted by Kook~NBK~

one makes enchantments last x% longer

There is no enchanting inscription.

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Originally Posted by Vanchatron

How do you know what inscription does what?

[wiki]Inscription[/wiki]

Vanchatron · Oct 29, 2007, 09:48 PM // 21:48

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Originally Posted by Shadow Spirit

The inscription is the upgrade. An inscription is the ONLY kind of upgrade for this.

Aaah, I see now, I thought Inscriptions & 15^50 upgrades were two seperate things, because you always see people selling 15^50 upgrades as opposed to just saying "selling strength & honor inscription".

Shadow Spirit · Oct 29, 2007, 09:51 PM // 21:51

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Originally Posted by Vanchatron

Aaah, I see now, I thought Inscriptions & 15^50 upgrades were two seperate things, because you always see people selling 15^50 upgrades as opposed to just saying "selling strength & honor inscription".

That's probably because there are imperfect Strength and Honor inscriptions, such as 13^50 or 14^50. So, if they say 15^50 you know they're selling a perfect inscription.

Vanchatron · Oct 29, 2007, 09:55 PM // 21:55

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Originally Posted by Shadow Spirit

That's probably because there are imperfect Strength and Honor inscriptions, such as 13^50 or 14^50. So, if they say 15^50 you know they're selling a perfect inscription.

Oh ok, thanks for clearing that up

Quaker · Oct 29, 2007, 10:56 PM // 22:56

Also, before there were inscriptions, people would refer to a weapon as having 15^50 and the term sort of stuck.

Dante the Warlord · Oct 29, 2007, 11:27 PM // 23:27

Yea inscriptions are really great and i don't know why they didn't have them sooner. Now we can actually craft a weapon, only worrying about the skin. And plus we can take them out...etc. Basically works just like a mod, but....itsn't lol.

Kook~NBK~ · Oct 29, 2007, 11:54 PM // 23:54

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Originally Posted by Savio

There is no enchanting inscription.

[wiki]Inscription[/wiki]

D'oh! - I hadn't had my coffee yet.

Oct 29, 2007, 09:35 PM // 21:35	#1
Vanchatron Banned Join Date: May 2007 Guild: [MNM] Profession: E/Me	What Is The Point Of Inscriptions? People pay a lot of money for a weapon that has an inscription such as "Strength & Honor" etc but what is the point of them?

Oct 29, 2007, 09:40 PM // 21:40	#2
Kook~NBK~ Grotto Attendant Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: A little chalet outside Drok's Guild: Natural Born Killaz	It can enhance the weapon's abilities among other things - one makes enchantments last x% longer, or maybe an armor bonus.

Oct 29, 2007, 09:42 PM // 21:42	#3
Hobbs Desert Nomad Join Date: May 2006 Guild: Organised Spam [OS] Profession: W/	Well, they are inherent bonuses to your equipment. "Strength and Honor" for instance gives you 15% more damage as long as your health is above 50%, which is a great advantage especially to the melee classes. Armour inscriptions also give bonuses like decreasing the damage you take from certain sources (physical, elemental etc.).

Oct 29, 2007, 09:43 PM // 21:43	#5
Biostem Jungle Guide Join Date: Oct 2007	Are you playing Nightfall? Prior to that, weapons has "built-in inscriptions". So, a weapon that has a "+15% dmg when health > 50%", in Nightfall, is a weapon w/ a Strength and Honor inscription. It's yet another way to mod your weapon. A nightfall sword, for example, could have a hilt, cross guard, AND inscription.

Oct 29, 2007, 09:44 PM // 21:44	#7
Shadow Spirit Krytan Explorer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Chicago Guild: your cat eats dog food [pup] Profession: N/E	Inscriptions are a form of weapon modification. Before inscriptions came out weapons often had inherent statistics that you could not change. They could be something like +15% damage while in a stance, or something imperfect like +12% damage vs. Hexed foes. Now that we have inscriptions and inscribable weapons, we can change the attribute of the weapon. So instead of being dissapointed that the gold sword of leetness that just dropped for you has an attribute of +14^50, you can put a 15^50 Strength and Honor inscription on it.

Oct 29, 2007, 09:46 PM // 21:46	#8
Wrath Of Dragons Burninate Stuff Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New Mexico Profession: E/Mo	each inscription has the description on it. for instance, if you find a weapon with a "strength and honor" inscription, it will look like this: Long Sword, req 9 swordmanship Inscription Stregnth and Honor Damage +15% while health is above 50%

Oct 29, 2007, 09:47 PM // 21:47	#10
Vanchatron Banned Join Date: May 2007 Guild: [MNM] Profession: E/Me	Oh I get it now, thanks a lot guys, really appreciate it

Oct 29, 2007, 10:56 PM // 22:56	#15
Quaker Hell's Protector Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Canada Guild: Brothers Disgruntled	Also, before there were inscriptions, people would refer to a weapon as having 15^50 and the term sort of stuck.

Oct 29, 2007, 11:27 PM // 23:27	#16
Dante the Warlord Desert Nomad Join Date: Jul 2006 Profession: W/R	Yea inscriptions are really great and i don't know why they didn't have them sooner. Now we can actually craft a weapon, only worrying about the skin. And plus we can take them out...etc. Basically works just like a mod, but....itsn't lol.