Nightfall Armour and Insignias - Guild Wars Guru archive powered by Guild Wars Legacy

Luciora

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2006

Prophecy

E/Mo

30 Oct 2006 at 09:56 - 1

Ok so I know about the change but exactly how does it apply in game?

I mean I buy a set of armour in Nightfall for my Ele, now I need to apply the insignias that I want. Do they stack or is it only for that piece of armour that you apply the insignia to?

Sorry if this is the wrong place, been searching all over but I don't think the puppy likes my search phrases

pett998

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2005

N/E

30 Oct 2006 at 14:41 - 2

this is an attempt (maybe better than nothing).. but please excuse me if im wrong about particulars

When you buy nightfall armor, it has no stats like <+5 when controlling 1 minion> or anything like that. Just the AL, and the inherant energy bonus for each class. You can then buy new runes like Vitae and Attunement if you want some added energy or health at the cost of your other minor runes on your armor. there are also ones to help with certain conditions, but i dont know the names. Then you can get insignias. Think of them like runes, but they dont overwrite runes. You get an insignia, you apply to a piece of armor, and whammo, there's your complete armor. you CAN put an insignia and a rune in one piece of armor. And Vitae runes DO stack with Vigor runes just not in the same piece, obviously

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anyway, hope that helped a little

Luciora

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2006

Prophecy

E/Mo

30 Oct 2006 at 14:56 - 3

Ok so one insignia covers the whole armour set? Or do you still need to apply an insignia to each piece of the armour to get the stats all over?

SnipiousMax

Perfectly Elocuted

Join Date: Sep 2005

30 Oct 2006 at 15:04 - 4

Each piece. And for the record, you CANNOT change the insignia without destroying the insignia unless you want to chance destroying your armor. Considering the price of some insignias, it's sometimes cheaper to replace the armor.

Argon

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2005

30 Oct 2006 at 15:12 - 5

so do insignias apply only to nightfall armour or to all new armour crafted in any of the previous 2 games?

SnipiousMax

Perfectly Elocuted

Join Date: Sep 2005

30 Oct 2006 at 15:30 - 6

^Only Nightfal armor. Think of them like Gems going into sockets in Diablo 2. You can only use them on armor that has an empty spot. The Bonuses on the armor from Prophecies and Cantha already have stats equivalent to nightfall armor + insignias.

Kimaru

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2006

Voices In The Wind

A/Mo

30 Oct 2006 at 17:20 - 7

But where can i get those insignia, do i have to find them or can i buy them at a NPC in a town??

SnipiousMax

Perfectly Elocuted

Join Date: Sep 2005

30 Oct 2006 at 17:34 - 8

^ You buy them from a Rune Trader (good luck... they've been out since NF went live

) or you find them on Gold Armors dropped by mobs.

ShadowbaneX

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2006

Heroes of the Horn

A/Me

30 Oct 2006 at 20:24 - 9

Quote:

Originally Posted by SnipiousMax

^ You buy them from a Rune Trader (good luck... they've been out since NF went live

) or you find them on Gold Armors dropped by mobs. not always. I found a Knight's Insignia on a purple drop that also contained a major absorption rune ie it was purple.

Tobias Funke

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2006

The Following of Xanthar

Me/N

30 Oct 2006 at 20:46 - 10

I've found insignias on blues. It is possible when you get a magical armor drop to salvage the rune, the insignia and still have the armor that dropped to either sell or salvage for materials. This makes keys a much better option for making money. I've gotten many purple armor drops that I was able to make money over the the price of a key because I was able to sell all three.

Amity and Truth

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2006

W/N

30 Oct 2006 at 20:59 - 11

Give it some time.
In a week or two the supply should be high enough to finally get it at the Rune Trader. It's just that many people don't know about Insignies and being able to sell/buy them at the Rune Trader yet.
Plus the trader offers a ridiculously low amount of money for it, even though he is completely out of stock.

Relnor

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

W/

30 Oct 2006 at 21:00 - 12

Quote:

Originally Posted by SnipiousMax

Each piece. And for the record, you CANNOT change the insignia without destroying the insignia unless you want to chance destroying your armor. Considering the price of some insignias, it's sometimes cheaper to replace the armor. So lets say I get some shiney new armor for my warrior, and I put the energy insignia on it (to make it like glads). If I decide I want dreadnaights AL bonus insted of the +energy, can I just put a dreadnaught insig over the glads one?

Basicly, do they work just like runes?

Tobias Funke

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2006

The Following of Xanthar

Me/N

30 Oct 2006 at 22:19 - 13

Yes. Yes they are just like runes.

lennymon

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

Seattle

Odin's Hammer [OH] - Servant's of Fortuna [SoF]

R/

30 Oct 2006 at 22:29 - 14

At least it explains the sometimes lowered prices of armor (ie the 1k in command post, 5k, 10k armors). You 'can' get armor insignias on any blue/purple/gold armor drop now, sometimes with rune, blues seem to be one or the other though as I have yet to find a blue with both rune and insignie.

supaet

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

30 Oct 2006 at 22:49 - 15

won't inisias just cost a few hundred gold? in a few week that is

NinjaKai

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2006

UK

Duality Of The Dragon

30 Oct 2006 at 23:33 - 16

Quote:

Originally Posted by supaet

won't inisias just cost a few hundred gold? in a few week that is Whenever I check the highest they've been is 250g. So like runes they are fairly cheap.

Sidra

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Mar 2006

CT

NITE

R/

31 Oct 2006 at 02:47 - 17

All of my currently 7 insignias (some repeats, so only 3 unlocked) have come from blue weapons found around the first 2 or 3 newbie zones.

SnipiousMax

Perfectly Elocuted

Join Date: Sep 2005

31 Oct 2006 at 04:39 - 18

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShadowbaneX

not always. I found a Knight's Insignia on a purple drop that also contained a major absorption rune ie it was purple. You're right, since posting this, I've actually gotten more off of blue armors than gold ones.

Jeff Highwind

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2006

Grenth's Rejects [GR]

R/Mo

31 Oct 2006 at 07:12 - 19

I got a Insignia in a purple drop at Desolation. Nothing special though.

I am dissapointed though that there aren't any Necro Insignias yet. Farmers need to pick up the pace!