What do Item Colors Mean? - Page 2 - Guild Wars Forums

Maia · May 03, 2005, 07:28 PM // 19:28

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Originally Posted by C-Tzar

Finally, we have proof!!

lol, man that has to be the fastest I have ever seen someone do a hack job on a picture, upload it and post it somewhere ever. hehe.

The IOU · May 03, 2005, 07:37 PM // 19:37

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Originally Posted by C-Tzar

Finally, we have proof!!

lol - figured someone would do that eventually

C-Tzar · May 03, 2005, 07:48 PM // 19:48

Yeah, who didn't see it coming? But it still had to be done.

Grimdar · May 03, 2005, 07:52 PM // 19:52

I'm color blind, and confuse blue and purple VERY easily. This sucks

Zaklex · May 03, 2005, 08:01 PM // 20:01

It's not red people, the four colors(white doesn't count) are:
Blue
Purple
Yellow
Orange/Gold(which can be mistaken for Red under the right circumstances, adjust your color settings properly)

Morgan19 · May 03, 2005, 08:26 PM // 20:26

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Originally Posted by Erod

The text color

I can see the misinturpritation.. but honestly.. when have you ever seen a purple battle axe? I mean.. come on?

You could dye it purple.

m19

Galatea · May 03, 2005, 09:48 PM // 21:48

purple doesn't ALWAYS unlock something. both my bf and i found purple salvagable item drops while killing charr, and when we used the expert kit on them - it just gave us 2 raw cloths. -_-;;

DeadEnder · May 03, 2005, 10:19 PM // 22:19

I thought I had a cool salvageable in a purple armor from a semi nasty Charr. I ended up with 2 raw cloths. Did I do something wrong?

Harvey Blade · May 03, 2005, 10:31 PM // 22:31

Did you ID it first? You've never got a 100% chance of getting the unlocked items out of a salvage item, but I think you've got to ID it to have any chance at all.

Dyeeo · May 03, 2005, 10:37 PM // 22:37

Hmm I found 3 items, 2 are purple and one is yellow. They are all salvage items from silverpeak. That means I cant really do anything with them. Just identifying all three of them gave me three runes. Now what should I do? Just salvage all three?

Weezer_Blue · May 03, 2005, 10:41 PM // 22:41

White = Normal Item. Nothing Special
Blue = Something special about it. Use ID kit to see what it is.
If you get a blue piece of enemy armour (like an Ettin's Pauldron or something like that), make sure you ID it. If when you ID it, it unlocks an item for your PvP characters are says "blah blah of Smiting Prayers +1", then make sure to use an expert salvage kit on it (may also say "Fiery bow" or "bow of defense" and so on.)
... Mods like "+11% vs hexed foes" can't be salvaged. Either sell it, use it, or salvage it for raw materials.

As for Yellow and Purple... I'm not really sure. Something about their rarity.

vai demine · May 19, 2005, 10:35 PM // 22:35

Going to resurrect an old thread for two reasons--to answer a question in it and to put a new question out there.

First, you are never guaranteed of salvaging a rune/weapon mod from an item, even if you unlocked it. Unlocking only means that you will have that item available for a pre-made PvP character. Salvage Kits give you a certain percentage chance to salvage the rune, and Expert Salvage Kits give you a higher chance.

Second, I never saw this before the last update (May 11) but I've seen it a few times now. I will get a purple drop and when I go to ID the item, there is nothing special about it. No magical (or other) modifiers at all. In my mind, this is tied somehow to the fact that the last update included a "balancing" of rare items (i.e. nerfing riverside, drakes, underworld and increasing rare drops in explorable areas). I haven't tried salvaging any of them yet because they had no modifiers or anything that I wanted, and I didn't need the crafting materials that they would have provided. Would this be a bug, or is it pretty common. Like I said, I never saw it before the update but I see it now.

Vai

Jade · May 20, 2005, 01:44 PM // 13:44

Ya, I had a staff like that. It did have requirements though, something like 5 domination I think. It was crappy, I salvaged it with an expert kit and got 2 bones. No big loss really.

TheUncleanOne · May 20, 2005, 01:51 PM // 13:51

I've had one or 2 purple items with no mods/unlocks.. but generally I get upto one unlock from a blue, and upto 2 unlocks from a purple... I haven't seen enough yellow/gold to know what these are like... And as previously stated, use an Expert Kit for your best possible salvage (which still isn't 100%).

Bandin · Jun 06, 2005, 10:18 PM // 22:18

Mind showing us the difference between a Yellow and an Orange/Gold?

Jade · Jun 07, 2005, 07:04 AM // 07:04

There is no difference, when people say yellow they should be saying gold.

May 03, 2005, 10:19 PM // 22:19	#28
DeadEnder Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Don't mess with Texas Guild: Knights of Kronos Profession: W/Mo	yeah me too... totally bummed I thought I had a cool salvageable in a purple armor from a semi nasty Charr. I ended up with 2 raw cloths. Did I do something wrong?

May 03, 2005, 10:41 PM // 22:41	#31
Weezer_Blue Elite Guru Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Just a Box in a Cage Guild: Hurry Up The Cakes [Oven]	White = Normal Item. Nothing Special Blue = Something special about it. Use ID kit to see what it is. If you get a blue piece of enemy armour (like an Ettin's Pauldron or something like that), make sure you ID it. If when you ID it, it unlocks an item for your PvP characters are says "blah blah of Smiting Prayers +1", then make sure to use an expert salvage kit on it (may also say "Fiery bow" or "bow of defense" and so on.) ... Mods like "+11% vs hexed foes" can't be salvaged. Either sell it, use it, or salvage it for raw materials. As for Yellow and Purple... I'm not really sure. Something about their rarity. __________________

May 03, 2005, 07:48 PM // 19:48	#23
C-Tzar Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2005 Location: North AL, USA Profession: E/Mo	Yeah, who didn't see it coming? But it still had to be done.

May 03, 2005, 07:52 PM // 19:52	#24
Grimdar Ascalonian Squire Join Date: May 2005	I'm color blind, and confuse blue and purple VERY easily. This sucks

May 03, 2005, 08:01 PM // 20:01	#25
Zaklex Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA, USA Guild: Remnants of Ascalon	It's not red people, the four colors(white doesn't count) are: Blue Purple Yellow Orange/Gold(which can be mistaken for Red under the right circumstances, adjust your color settings properly)

May 03, 2005, 09:48 PM // 21:48	#27
Galatea Core Guru Join Date: Feb 2005 Guild: The Drifters [DRFT] Profession: E/Me	purple doesn't ALWAYS unlock something. both my bf and i found purple salvagable item drops while killing charr, and when we used the expert kit on them - it just gave us 2 raw cloths. -_-;;

May 03, 2005, 10:31 PM // 22:31	#29
Harvey Blade Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Hoboken, NJ Guild: The Forged Legion Profession: Me/W	Did you ID it first? You've never got a 100% chance of getting the unlocked items out of a salvage item, but I think you've got to ID it to have any chance at all.

May 03, 2005, 10:37 PM // 22:37	#30
Dyeeo Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: May 2005 Location: San Diego Guild: Lost Children Profession: E/Mo	Hmm I found 3 items, 2 are purple and one is yellow. They are all salvage items from silverpeak. That means I cant really do anything with them. Just identifying all three of them gave me three runes. Now what should I do? Just salvage all three?

May 19, 2005, 10:35 PM // 22:35	#32
vai demine Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: A Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy Guild: Servants of Fortuna [SoF] Profession: Mo/R	Going to resurrect an old thread for two reasons--to answer a question in it and to put a new question out there. First, you are never guaranteed of salvaging a rune/weapon mod from an item, even if you unlocked it. Unlocking only means that you will have that item available for a pre-made PvP character. Salvage Kits give you a certain percentage chance to salvage the rune, and Expert Salvage Kits give you a higher chance. Second, I never saw this before the last update (May 11) but I've seen it a few times now. I will get a purple drop and when I go to ID the item, there is *nothing* special about it. No magical (or other) modifiers at all. In my mind, this is tied somehow to the fact that the last update included a "balancing" of rare items (i.e. nerfing riverside, drakes, underworld and increasing rare drops in explorable areas). I haven't tried salvaging any of them yet because they had no modifiers or anything that I wanted, and I didn't need the crafting materials that they would have provided. Would this be a bug, or is it pretty common. Like I said, I never saw it before the update but I see it now. Vai

May 20, 2005, 01:44 PM // 13:44	#33
Jade Jungle Guide Join Date: May 2005 Location: Canada...... Eh!	Ya, I had a staff like that. It did have requirements though, something like 5 domination I think. It was crappy, I salvaged it with an expert kit and got 2 bones. No big loss really.

May 20, 2005, 01:51 PM // 13:51	#34
TheUncleanOne Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: USA	I've had one or 2 purple items with no mods/unlocks.. but generally I get upto one unlock from a blue, and upto 2 unlocks from a purple... I haven't seen enough yellow/gold to know what these are like... And as previously stated, use an Expert Kit for your best possible salvage (which still isn't 100%).

Jun 06, 2005, 10:18 PM // 22:18	#35
Bandin Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jun 2005	Mind showing us the difference between a Yellow and an Orange/Gold?

Jun 07, 2005, 07:04 AM // 07:04	#36
Jade Jungle Guide Join Date: May 2005 Location: Canada...... Eh!	There is no difference, when people say yellow they should be saying gold.