When do you customize your weapons?

Do you customize every weapon you use to remain on the edge, do it rarely as it's a waste of money, etc?

A general rule of thumb for me is to only customize weapons that I wouldn't consider to be used as hand me downs i.e. low-grade weapons and my incredibly fantastic final weapon(s).

This way at least I'll be able to give the weapons away to guildmates, friends, my other chars or just simply sell them off once I've finished with them.

i only customize armor, because if u customize a 5k gold sword and when a new sword comes out that is stronger you will be stuck with ur old 5k gold sword and u cant sell it or give it away.

thats what salvage kits are for

i only customize swords till i get into higher than 12 min dmg, then save till i get a good hilt and whatnot to customize anything bigger, because they sell for a nice amount

As weapons drop often, I customise every weapon I use.


But until you find/buy that new 'stronger' sword, your 5k sword will be doing 20% less damage than it could.

yeah, since i don't really change weapons much, I customize it when i get a good one, and don't change it in unless that one does more than mine +20%

I customised only the non-unique weapons I would pick up until I started finding the special Fire staffs (those were worth more to trade/sell). The 20% dosent do much for casters unless you run out of energy, but it still made me feel special when I had a 5-7dmg wand.

For warrior and rangers, I guess it would be a bonus since your damage is directly related to your weapons rather than spells.

I suppose it would come down to sell/salvage anything that isnt better than what you have and if you are next to a town when you find something better, go customize it.

Word ... I was going to write almost the exact same response

Sounds cool

I customize any weapon I consider I'll be using for a few levels. If I am playing a Ranger/Necro, I am sure as hell won't need a sword. Additional 20% damage on a bow might save my life one day.

Now when everyone says "customize your weapons" that means?

Bring your weapon to a weaponsmith and pay to have it "customized". Presumably he's adjusting the pommel or grip to fit your hand exactly and other such things. In any case, it only costs 10gp, and afterwards, the weapon does +20% damage. However, it's no longer usable by anyone else at that point, only you can use it.

My philosophy is, if it's worth wielding, it's worth customizing. If I find something better, I just sell it to the outfitter or salvage it. I wouldn't dream of using any weapon uncustomized for any real length of time.

What does salvage it mean. And when on your quest.. how do you collect money?

Recommended reading:

Salvaging Guide

And since you appear to be new to the game:

The Road to Level 10

And all the other articles in the New Player Center. Enjoy!