Omg..what's that for a fu**** up drop :( - Guild Wars Forums

Witchblade · Aug 27, 2005, 09:29 PM // 21:29

First time i get one of those crap...as rare !
Pretty common for purples..but gold ...
Bug? or not...

Mario 64 Master · Aug 27, 2005, 10:01 PM // 22:01

Uh, you got a rare Foehammer. How is that a bug?

Elena · Aug 27, 2005, 10:14 PM // 22:14

i believe its one of those drops that ore blue or purple or in this case gold but have no special stats at all all i can say is i feel sorry for u

Witchblade · Aug 27, 2005, 10:23 PM // 22:23

never heard of that kinda "stats" for rares...

Tyrent Frath · Aug 27, 2005, 10:31 PM // 22:31

haha, that kind of sucks, has happened to me with several swords that arent even max damage.

Lost · Aug 27, 2005, 10:41 PM // 22:41

I get blank rares all the time. The game likes teasing people.

βlitzkrieg · Aug 27, 2005, 10:45 PM // 22:45

WHat's the 'Gold Value' rating on the sword? Bit of luck you may be able to sell it to a merchant for a bit of gold.

One and Two · Aug 27, 2005, 10:57 PM // 22:57

Uh...so? I'd agree...ID it and sell to merchant

Lukozer · Aug 27, 2005, 11:00 PM // 23:00

I've had that happen to me a couple of times before with gold items. It's happened a load of times with purples too. I just salvaged them every time, like i do with almost any weapon i pick up, no big deal really...

Witchblade · Aug 27, 2005, 11:24 PM // 23:24

kk tks @

Just posted this thread cauz its the very 1st time happening to me

dargon · Aug 28, 2005, 01:23 AM // 01:23

Rare can be like that. For example if a char dropped a weapon thats several levels above it's standard drop, then it would be gold. It could have crappy stats, but still be gold. Rare is based upon the level of the creature dropping it, not the stats on the item.

GreatLich · Aug 28, 2005, 01:31 AM // 01:31

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Originally Posted by One and Two

Uh...so? I'd agree...ID it and sell to merchant

Look again, it IS identified (although it probably wasn't "un-id" in the first place)
This is a gold item, without mods, any mods at all

I get lots of purples without mods, only added value i can think of is that they probably have a higher chance of giving rae crafting materials when salvaging. Or at least by my observation

Lasareth · Aug 28, 2005, 01:32 AM // 01:32

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Originally Posted by GreatLich

Look again, it IS identified (although it probably wasn't "un-id" in the first place)
This is a gold item, without mods, any mods at all

I get lots of purples without mods, only added value i can think of is that they probably have a higher chance of giving rae crafting materials when salvaging. Or at least by my observation

Heh, nope

all identified items have prices on them. This one is shown as it was dropped .

Spartan2 · Aug 28, 2005, 01:36 AM // 01:36

ID and sell/expert salvage for some rare craftables or toss on some mods and try to sell.

Beta Ray Bill · Aug 28, 2005, 01:47 AM // 01:47

Had the same happen to me countless times. Fact is, MOST of the golds I get are crap and merchant-worthy. Best you can do is as stated above: expert salvage (won't necessarily yield rare crafting materials, but ya might get lucky), sell to a merchant for a few gold, or slap on some upgrades and sell to another player.

Sucks, but what can you do?

GreatLich · Aug 28, 2005, 02:20 AM // 02:20

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Originally Posted by Lasareth

Heh, nope

all identified items have prices on them. This one is shown as it was dropped .

<a little off-topic>
Ah ok, let me clarify: I make a distinction only between "unidentified" (un-id, as I called it in my previous post) and "identified", all items that have never been "unidentified" are (at least IMHO) therefore indentified.
To state this again in another way: All items who never had or no longer have "unidentified" on them are (in my opinion/by my definition) thus "identified".

clonmac · Aug 28, 2005, 06:18 PM // 18:18

Don't sell it to a merchant!! You could make a lot more money from it if you find some good mods and put them on it. The price jump from a purple weapon with mods to a gold weapon with mods is crazy on the market. So if you can get some good mods on it, you could sell it for a very decent amount. Not sure what it is, but people like gold weapons regardless of their stats. I think it's kinda dumb if ya ask me. I'd never pay through the nose for a gold weapon, but lots of people will.

Foppe · Aug 28, 2005, 06:34 PM // 18:34

Its not even max dmg so putting good mods on it would really waste some mods.

marios · Aug 28, 2005, 06:35 PM // 18:35

sell it to a merchant or sel it to a noob that doesnt noes and tell him thats very rare !

Numa Pompilius · Aug 28, 2005, 11:05 PM // 23:05

Dargon has explained why its gold & crap: it's better than the other weapons in the low-level area where you found it.

Purple & gold is relative to the average weapons of the area.

Aug 27, 2005, 09:29 PM // 21:29	#1
Witchblade Polar Bear Attendant Join Date: May 2005	Omg..what's that for a fu up drop :( First time i get one of those crap...as rare ! Pretty common for purples..but gold ... Bug? or not...

Aug 27, 2005, 10:01 PM // 22:01	#2
Mario 64 Master wats going on Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Trumbull, Connecticut Guild: Nuclear Launch Detected [Nu] Profession: W/Mo	Uh, you got a rare Foehammer. How is that a bug? __________________

Aug 27, 2005, 10:14 PM // 22:14	#3
Elena Desert Nomad Join Date: May 2005 Location: Belgium	i believe its one of those drops that ore blue or purple or in this case gold but have no special stats at all all i can say is i feel sorry for u

Aug 27, 2005, 10:23 PM // 22:23	#4
Witchblade Polar Bear Attendant Join Date: May 2005	never heard of that kinda "stats" for rares...

Aug 27, 2005, 10:31 PM // 22:31	#5
Tyrent Frath Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2005 Guild: [ECTO] Profession: Mo/W	haha, that kind of sucks, has happened to me with several swords that arent even max damage.

Aug 27, 2005, 10:41 PM // 22:41	#6
Lost Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Hell's Precipice	I get blank rares all the time. The game likes teasing people.

Aug 27, 2005, 10:45 PM // 22:45	#7
βlitzkrieg Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: New Zealand Guild: The Obsidian Kings Profession: Me/N	WHat's the 'Gold Value' rating on the sword? Bit of luck you may be able to sell it to a merchant for a bit of gold.

Aug 27, 2005, 10:57 PM // 22:57	#8
One and Two Jungle Guide Join Date: Aug 2005	Uh...so? I'd agree...ID it and sell to merchant

Aug 27, 2005, 11:00 PM // 23:00	#9
Lukozer Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: IRG	I've had that happen to me a couple of times before with gold items. It's happened a load of times with purples too. I just salvaged them every time, like i do with almost any weapon i pick up, no big deal really...

Aug 27, 2005, 11:24 PM // 23:24	#10
Witchblade Polar Bear Attendant Join Date: May 2005	kk tks @ Just posted this thread cauz its the very 1st time happening to me

Aug 28, 2005, 01:23 AM // 01:23	#11
dargon Furnace Stoker Join Date: May 2005 Guild: The Seraphim Knights [TSK] Profession: R/	Rare can be like that. For example if a char dropped a weapon thats several levels above it's standard drop, then it would be gold. It could have crappy stats, but still be gold. Rare is based upon the level of the creature dropping it, not the stats on the item.

Aug 28, 2005, 01:36 AM // 01:36	#14
Spartan2 Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: May 2005 Location: The Intarweb Guild: Wrath of Nature [WoN] Profession: E/Mo	ID and sell/expert salvage for some rare craftables or toss on some mods and try to sell.

Aug 28, 2005, 01:47 AM // 01:47	#15
Beta Ray Bill Academy Page Join Date: May 2005 Location: The Frozen North	Had the same happen to me countless times. Fact is, MOST of the golds I get are crap and merchant-worthy. Best you can do is as stated above: expert salvage (won't necessarily yield rare crafting materials, but ya might get lucky), sell to a merchant for a few gold, or slap on some upgrades and sell to another player. Sucks, but what can you do?

Aug 28, 2005, 06:18 PM // 18:18	#17
clonmac Academy Page Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: Shadowknights Profession: N/	Don't sell it to a merchant!! You could make a lot more money from it if you find some good mods and put them on it. The price jump from a purple weapon with mods to a gold weapon with mods is crazy on the market. So if you can get some good mods on it, you could sell it for a very decent amount. Not sure what it is, but people like gold weapons regardless of their stats. I think it's kinda dumb if ya ask me. I'd never pay through the nose for a gold weapon, but lots of people will.

Aug 28, 2005, 06:34 PM // 18:34	#18
Foppe Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: COLD, Cold Snap	Its not even max dmg so putting good mods on it would really waste some mods.

Aug 28, 2005, 06:35 PM // 18:35	#19
marios Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Cyprus Guild: souls of the sea Profession: W/Mo	sell it to a merchant or sel it to a noob that doesnt noes and tell him thats very rare !

Aug 28, 2005, 11:05 PM // 23:05	#20
Numa Pompilius Grotto Attendant Join Date: May 2005 Location: At an Insit.. Intis... a house. Guild: Live Forever Or Die Trying [GLHF] Profession: W/Me	Dargon has explained why its gold & crap: it's better than the other weapons in the low-level area where you found it. Purple & gold is relative to the average weapons of the area.