Which one do you prefer? Inscribed items or non-inscribed items?

milias

milias

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Nov 2005

Defected back to America

Me/E

Just wondering, which one do you prefer, inscribed items or non-inscribed items, provided everything else's equal? Personally, I prefer non-inscribed items, i.e. the 15>50 mod (or whatever mod) is built-in. What about you?

Would you pay more for a non-inscribed version?

Mourne

Mourne

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

North Carolina, US

The Arctic Marauders [TAM]

W/

You would have to pay more for a non-inscribed weapon because they are harder to come by. I guess that is also why I like non-inscribed weapons.

Corwin_Andros

Corwin_Andros

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2005

Florida

Wayward Wanderers

W/E

Personally I like the ioprions provided by inscriptions better.. for me at least.. weapon choice is all about how much I like the look and the overall functionality. I would much prefer to find a weapon I like, with the appropriate damage/req and add the inscription of my choice, rather than spend loads of money on one the looked and did the same things, but was uninscribed and hrder to come by.

I could care less about rarity or popularity.. It's all about how satisfied I am with what my characters lug around with them. Other peoples' opinions are all but irrelevant in these matters

Of course my favorite current weapon is the smiting rod my monk carries.. It happens to be uninscribed and only purple, but hey it's max damage and looks badass.. hehe

EDIT: \/\/\/ I don't know about newer players either.. I'd guess the people that only started with NF won;'t know much better. Personally, I've been playing for almost two years now and find the new system a nice improvement over the old one.

milias

milias

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Nov 2005

Defected back to America

Me/E

The reason why I like non-inscribed items is because they're the original. But I guess newer players probably don't care about that as much.

EternalTempest

EternalTempest

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

United States

Dark Side Ofthe Moon [DSM]

E/

Inscribed, I can mod them latter or get there mods.

I still use non-inscribed but looking to replace them with inscribed as I come across them.

rezabm

rezabm

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

Nightshift Resurrection

R/

Inscribed are better IMO. Having an option to change stats is always better then fixed stats. It's no brainer.

Jetdoc

Jetdoc

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Jul 2005

The Eyes of Texas [BEVO]

D/A

1. Inscribed, but only if it allows me a combination NOT possible with a non-inscribed weapon.

2. For all others, non-inscribed are definitely better due to their rarity, IMO.

dansamy

Chasing Dragons

Join Date: May 2005

Lost in La-La Land

LFGuild

Mo/Me

For me, functionality > rarity.

Terra Xin

Terra Xin

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Mar 2006

New Zealand

Me/R

either, or. They both have their qualities.

Sid Soggybottom

Banned

Join Date: Oct 2006

Inscribed items are far better, in my opinion, than a non-inscribed one. I really dont care for such superficial value such as rarity, especially in a video game. Functionality over rarity!

Seef II

Seef II

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

US

R/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by dansamy
For me, functionality > rarity.
Function over form indeed.

Ole Man Bourbon

Ole Man Bourbon

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2005

Atlanta

GONG

W/E

Inscribed would be a no-brainer for me, except for the fact that max weapons that are inscribable seem never to drop.

If I'm using a weapon that I farm with a ton I want it to look good, otherwise, decent is good enough for me.

reetkever

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

Mo/E

non-inscribed of course. IF I want a good weapon I'll get a collector's weapon/green. If I want a rare weapon I want somethign I can be proud of. Like a 15^50 rare skinned weapon. Not with some crazy mod but the 15^50 on it. It just means something and has it's rarity.

Sure, functionality > rarity

But don't complain,

funcionality: greens/collectors, they can have 15^50 as well as perfect other mods.

Rarity: rare mods, nice skin, gold, something that catches the eye. That's where the gold weapons come on, and the perfect mods.

big papi

big papi

Town Dweller

Join Date: Dec 2005

on the LOST island

[SMS]

gladly pay more for non inscribed

like reetkever said we have collectors/greens if we need something for use, if im going to buy something i want something rare

Eet GnomeSmasher

Banned

Join Date: Apr 2005

In my head

It's pretty amusing seeing how some people look down on anything that's not a perfect rare gold non-inscribed item.

Inscribed is definately better than non-inscribed for me. The ability to change the inherant mod versus an unchangeable weapon? It's a no brainer.

Yawgmoth

Yawgmoth

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2005

Easy choice - inscribed items are common, perfect noninscribed are rare so not hard to guess which are worth more. Why would anyone want to change an inherent mod if its already perfect +15^50?
But for own use ill stick with inscribed ones as i'm just cheap, the rarities are good for selling

strcpy

strcpy

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2005

One of Many [ONE]

I wouldn't pay more for either. I will not pay extra for gold either. If I find them then that's great and I use them, otherwise I purchase crafter/collector weapons or use drops.

However, if the choice is between exactly what I want non-inscribed vs inscribed then I would take the non-inscribed. If the weapon is not exactly what I want then inscribed as I can make it exactly what I want.

Apple

Apple

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

N/Mo

Inscribed items for use (in pvp), but i'll still pay more for a non-inscribed item (WANT KRYTAN AXE )

-.-

-.-

Banned

Join Date: Oct 2006

Rarity can go RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GO itself up the ass for all I care. I rather have the item I seek and not pay huge amount of money for it.

Count to Potato

Count to Potato

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2006

Imagination Land

I Swear She Was Eighteen [Gwen]

W/

It really depends for me on the inscriptions on the item, focus wise i don't care, but shield wise i do

Eclair

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2005

I'd take the non-inscribed, sell it, and get an inscribed one and have left over money. I mean, it comes to a point where they'd look identical unless you try to expert salvage it. No point in paying for something like that.

arcanemacabre

arcanemacabre

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Feb 2006

North Kryta Province

Angel Sharks [As]

This kinda question really separates the intelligent from the elitist, doesn't it?

Oh yeah, my answer: Inscribed, duh!

Ulivious The Reaper

Ulivious The Reaper

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2006

The Shadowed Assassins

W/Mo

Inscribed because if i EVER get a skin i like better than bam, take the inscription off the older wepon then put it on my new more favorite skin.. ^^

besides getting 14^50 non inscribable wepons is bad and no one likes bad

Orinn

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2006

Defiant Dragons

I use weapons for their function. I have no problems walking around with collector's weapons, or greens. No preference, and I'll use them both.