Blue vs Purple vs Gold
Mistress Mindbender
I am just curious why the color of an item makes so much of a difference. With the new system introduced with nightfall, why does it still matter? Gold items with crappy inscription and mods are selling for 100k +x ecto, while an identical skin purple item with max inscription and mods is selling for 30 - 40k. Inscriptions / mods aside, are they not the same? Why does it matter?
T N Player
the gold means it is more rare, but i dont know why, not like any1 will be able to tell
Icy DS
Zomg White Is Best Item
Hand of Ruin
well, purples tend to be high req and often not max damage. but you're right a req 9 purple and a req 9 gold, both identicle, the purple will be worth much less.
It's simply because people are vain. No different than two identicle pair of pants, one selling at walmart, the other at the gap... which do you think will cost more?
It's simply because people are vain. No different than two identicle pair of pants, one selling at walmart, the other at the gap... which do you think will cost more?
Rusty Deth
The Buckle.
shirts alone are $50 there.
shirts alone are $50 there.
Muk Utep
It's purely cosmetic. Some people feel good because they know that their weapon is as good, rare, and expensive as it can possibly get. Nothing wrong with it, it's just a matter of taste. It's not like there's a lot of things to spend money on in GW other than eye candy.
Antheus
Gold is rarer.
Hence, higher vanity value. And since it's all about vanity anyway, gold sells.
Stats have always been essentially the same for purple and gold items.
But if you're dishing out over 30k for a weapon, you'll want the best.
Hence, higher vanity value. And since it's all about vanity anyway, gold sells.
Stats have always been essentially the same for purple and gold items.
But if you're dishing out over 30k for a weapon, you'll want the best.
Nickhimself
I have a purple req 9 fellblade, inscribable.
How, aside from the color of the weapon's text, is it any different than my gold req 9 fellblade?
How, aside from the color of the weapon's text, is it any different than my gold req 9 fellblade?
ArTy
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Originally Posted by Nickhimself
I have a purple req 9 fellblade, inscribable.
How, aside from the color of the weapon's text, is it any different than my gold req 9 fellblade? |
Also for some reason the old non-inscribable versions of weapons are worth more, which is probably related to the rarity aswell.
Kai Bryon
There are some weapons (mostly daggers, I believe) that have different skins based on their color. I'm not sure how many kinds do this, but I know that Elonian Daggers have 3 different skins (one for white/blue, one for purple, and one for gold...purple is more detailed than white/blue and gold is more detailed than all the others).
Aside from this one thing, there is no difference between purple and gold (or even blue) if the functionality is the same, which is why I look at blue/purple items first, since I know I can pay less for them.
Aside from this one thing, there is no difference between purple and gold (or even blue) if the functionality is the same, which is why I look at blue/purple items first, since I know I can pay less for them.
Shadow of Light
Maybe people think gold is a prettier colour. ^^
(Though I'm a fan of the vanity explanation.)
(Though I'm a fan of the vanity explanation.)
DOCB22
maby they think if the text is gold there LeeT
Grasping Darkness
its kinda like movies that have run out of and kind of purpose to exist and looking for any bit of creativity to be shat into existance for the reason of attracting attention. i think guru is at the point of being able to be read with nothing new to learn other than whats sticky and the new stuff that comes out on this site is just copy and pasting from guildwars.com and the rest is complaining or pointless common sense. sry i just see what i see
-Loki-
Colour of text and better chance at native mods being better (ie - you'll only see 15% - * on gold weapons aside from a few exceptions like the IDS, purple only goes as high as 14%). But with Elonian weapons, colour of text, since inscriptions mean you can make even a blue have a max native mod..
Mistress Mindbender
So if purple items have a lower chance to be perfect reqs, mods ect....A perfect low req purple is actually more rare than identical weapon in gold.
That means all the vain people have been wrong this entire time.
That means all the vain people have been wrong this entire time.
P A L P H R A M O N D
^Brilliant!^
Darkobra
I have a fire staff that I'd kill for. (Well, technically I did kill for it.) I made it from a collector's staff WAY back in Prophecies when I just started playing. Anyway, this staff was 20/20 fire magic recharge and cast. I spent 2 hours killing ice imps for Frigid Hearts just to get it. Then a year later, I added a +5 insightful staff head and a 20% enchanting wrapping. Some one asked why I used this staff over Rago's. Maybe because the staves do exactly the same thing and I MADE it? Yeah, I always make my own weapons to perfection. Cheap, easy and does exactly the same thing as its gold counterpart. Let people spend over 200k on weapons, for I will spend 2k making mine.
Alleji
I like gold colour more. Of course, skin takes precedence and if I have a purple item with a skin I like, I'll use that over a gold with a skin I don't like.
Also, I don't care about req where it's irrelevant (unlike most people who like golds). Meaning I'll use my req 13 platinum blade and sell a req 8, because you're retarded if you're running less than 15 mastery anyway, but I'll try to get a req 8 strength shield, since that gives me a small edge over PvP shields which are req 9.
Also, I don't care about req where it's irrelevant (unlike most people who like golds). Meaning I'll use my req 13 platinum blade and sell a req 8, because you're retarded if you're running less than 15 mastery anyway, but I'll try to get a req 8 strength shield, since that gives me a small edge over PvP shields which are req 9.
dr love
you guys want to know something that will blow your minds?
perfect blue req 9 inscribable items are rarer than the gold versions...
perfect blue req 9 inscribable items are rarer than the gold versions...
Made In Ascalon
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Originally Posted by Nickhimself
I have a purple req 9 fellblade, inscribable.
How, aside from the color of the weapon's text, is it any different than my gold req 9 fellblade? |
Whiplashr
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Originally Posted by dbulger
you guys want to know something that will blow your minds?
perfect blue req 9 inscribable items are rarer than the gold versions... |
Nexus Icon
Hey, as long as idiots perceive there to be a difference, that's FINE by me.
It means I can get certain nice skins for bargain basement prices.
I have a req 9 Avian axe and a req 10 Fiery Gladius, both purple, both with skins that aren't any different to their gold equivalents.
But at the same time, I do find people's ignorance on this issue irritating.
No-one else is going to see the gold text unless they're shown the weapon in trade, so there's not really even a vanity problem here.
Perhaps that's exactly why ANet have left it this way?
Let the idiots with more gold than sense fritter away their money for pointless reasons?
Tell me, if I had a req 9 inscribable Crystalline Sword that just so happened to be purple, exactly HOW is this different to a gold one?
You can bet your ass that I wouldn't be able to charge normal Crystalline Sword prices for it.
Hell, I bet most people out there would refuse to pay anywhere near even 100K for such a sword, let alone the ridiculous prices that most gold ones go for.
It's positively farcicle.
I think Nightfall more than any previous chapter has highlighted the stupidity of the masses in regards to these things.
As has been mentioned, before Nightfall, purple weapons with perfect inscriptions were highly unlikely. This meant that there was a purpose to the colour grading system. Purple weapons in general WERE inferior.
That difference has gone, yet the opinions on which is better persist.
It means I can get certain nice skins for bargain basement prices.
I have a req 9 Avian axe and a req 10 Fiery Gladius, both purple, both with skins that aren't any different to their gold equivalents.
But at the same time, I do find people's ignorance on this issue irritating.
No-one else is going to see the gold text unless they're shown the weapon in trade, so there's not really even a vanity problem here.
Perhaps that's exactly why ANet have left it this way?
Let the idiots with more gold than sense fritter away their money for pointless reasons?
Tell me, if I had a req 9 inscribable Crystalline Sword that just so happened to be purple, exactly HOW is this different to a gold one?
You can bet your ass that I wouldn't be able to charge normal Crystalline Sword prices for it.
Hell, I bet most people out there would refuse to pay anywhere near even 100K for such a sword, let alone the ridiculous prices that most gold ones go for.
It's positively farcicle.
I think Nightfall more than any previous chapter has highlighted the stupidity of the masses in regards to these things.
As has been mentioned, before Nightfall, purple weapons with perfect inscriptions were highly unlikely. This meant that there was a purpose to the colour grading system. Purple weapons in general WERE inferior.
That difference has gone, yet the opinions on which is better persist.
Darkobra
Exactly, and I'll be playing on this stupidity when I buy a beautiful cheap purple elemental sword. One man's junk is my gold mine.
korcan
i truly believe that the reasons for price differences are psychological. if you choose to use the word "vanity", that would imply that it is strictly appearance related. if it is in fact appearance, no one is able to see the stats of a gold or purple item except for the skin. since the skin is the only feature of a weapon other players area able to see, i dont understand why a purple item would sell for so much less then a gold with the equivalent stats. its all very strange and incomprehensible to me.
Xiaxhou of Trinity
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Originally Posted by Nexus Icon
It's positively farcicle.
I think Nightfall more than any previous chapter has highlighted the stupidity of the masses in regards to these things. As has been mentioned, before Nightfall, purple weapons with perfect inscriptions were highly unlikely. This meant that there was a purpose to the colour grading system. Purple weapons in general WERE inferior. That difference has gone, yet the opinions on which is better persist. |
The idea of perfect low req blue or purple items being actually rarer than gold items is plausible, in fact true (boy if i ever get one of those i'm selling top dollar no matter what ppl say) Anyways, in conclusion it's just the perception of the item by the consumers that sets the price on the item; which brings me to another point: why is there such a thing as "price check"? Why is there even a guide on how much items are in the game? (excluding the items pertaining to traders, since the traders give us some sort of idea on how much crafting materials and etc are worth through the supply and demand method) Why is it that this mod or that green is 5k or 50k? Should the price not be negotiable between the buyer and seller? This price checking items like mods weps and shields cause the overfarming of one green or another. When a green is overfarmed, it's price declines and Anet tries to make it more valuable by nerfing the solo builds designed to farm the certain boss and thus trying to limit the number of that particular green in the game= rarity is increased. I would say Anet would not have to do this if the price set by the community on non-trader relevant items did not exist. This way the price is agreed upon by the buyer and seller, not by the PC on Guru.
-My thoughts =]
Arkantos
I can buy a plain white shirt for say $5 at some random store. Or I could go to foot locker and buy a plain white shirt BUT the tag says foot locker on it for $15. Nobody knows the difference but me, yet I find that foor locker is more popular then a random store. Same thing with weapons. I could have a blue 15^50 sword, but I'd rather have a gold 15^50 sword because I know it's more rare.
leprekan
For those that have been playing long enough to remember ... gold items actually used to say "rare" (insert favorite item) when they were dropped. Call it early conditioning to think gold meant better=p
I for one would like them to go back to saying rare since when you open around 8 thousand chests ... gold items become damn rare.
I for one would like them to go back to saying rare since when you open around 8 thousand chests ... gold items become damn rare.
Milennin
Because golden letters look rarer and cooler than blue and purple.
And I must admit that when I'm looking for a weapon I always want a golden, even if there's a player offering a perfect purple.;P
And I must admit that when I'm looking for a weapon I always want a golden, even if there's a player offering a perfect purple.;P
Captain Arne Is PRO
Wanna know something else that will blow your mind?
A blue 15^50 IS more powerful because people are more likely to personalize the crappy cheap Walmart brand Storm Bow.
A blue 15^50 IS more powerful because people are more likely to personalize the crappy cheap Walmart brand Storm Bow.
Jijimuge
For some items, the skin used depends on the colour.
Elonian Daggers are a case in point - the blue version is just a curved blade; the purple version has a couple of holes in it and the gold version has the 2 holes, a couple of notches and 2 triangular gaps in the blade too.
I think there's a similar mechanic at work with ancient scythes, with blue=1 head, purple = 2 claws, gold = 4 claws
There are probably others too...
However, for the majority of items, there's no difference in the skin used between blue/purple/gold, so this factor is only a consideration for a very small number of weapon skins.
Elonian Daggers are a case in point - the blue version is just a curved blade; the purple version has a couple of holes in it and the gold version has the 2 holes, a couple of notches and 2 triangular gaps in the blade too.
I think there's a similar mechanic at work with ancient scythes, with blue=1 head, purple = 2 claws, gold = 4 claws
There are probably others too...
However, for the majority of items, there's no difference in the skin used between blue/purple/gold, so this factor is only a consideration for a very small number of weapon skins.
GourangaPizza
I don't give a damn about my weapons' text color, as long it has my favorite skin, then I'm fine with it. Like the previous people had posted earlier, its all about aesthetics.
Gli
A few weeks ago I found a max armor inscriptible req 9 Sun and Moon shield. A blue one. The best offer I got for it was 10 platinum. No thanks.
It allowed me to sell my req 10 gold one for an ungodly amount, and my warrior still looks and plays exactly the same.
It allowed me to sell my req 10 gold one for an ungodly amount, and my warrior still looks and plays exactly the same.
Blackhawk
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I don't give a damn about my weapons' text color, as long it has my favorite skin, then I'm fine with it. Like the previous people had posted earlier, its all about aesthetics.
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"Woot look at me everyone I've got a uber looking Gold Sword yet my build is purely for Axe, looks really cool when I'm fighting but the damage is crap due to me having sod all in Swordmanship, but dont I look cooooooooooool, here everyone trade with me so they can see and bow down to me"
meh...people obsessed with showing off pixels.....
I've still got my sword from pre-searing which has the identical skin to "that certain one" and makes people go oooh aaaaah and offer ridiculous amounts to buy it just cos of what it looks like without realising you'd do more damage with one made out of toilet roll tubes LOL
CagedinSanity
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Originally Posted by Mistress Mindbender
I am just curious why the color of an item makes so much of a difference. With the new system introduced with nightfall, why does it still matter? Gold items with crappy inscription and mods are selling for 100k +x ecto, while an identical skin purple item with max inscription and mods is selling for 30 - 40k. Inscriptions / mods aside, are they not the same? Why does it matter?
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I never really found many decent purple items, I have found some really good purps for lower levels (12 and under) but by level 9 Most of my characters have their hands on a max weapon anyway.
I'm not experienced enough to know why skins matter. Rare or not, I care about the stats it gives.
jimmy_logic
I customised any weapon that I have that I would use... no point not customising and that includes Gold items...
I don't care for colour I care for the "bang for my buck" factor... who gives if its purple the more money in my pocket the better. And yes making staves is alot economical and worthwhile although the skin maybe generic who cares as long as its doing what its supposed to do. I am shop around if theres a Green version I will buy that instead of making it.
Why do Crystalline Sword sell so high even though they have stupid while hexed mods on them? They cheaper than the alternative and no one would know except for you.
So it all reverts back to the perception it is inherently better because its gold or its a crystalline no matter what the mod is.
I don't care for colour I care for the "bang for my buck" factor... who gives if its purple the more money in my pocket the better. And yes making staves is alot economical and worthwhile although the skin maybe generic who cares as long as its doing what its supposed to do. I am shop around if theres a Green version I will buy that instead of making it.
Why do Crystalline Sword sell so high even though they have stupid while hexed mods on them? They cheaper than the alternative and no one would know except for you.
So it all reverts back to the perception it is inherently better because its gold or its a crystalline no matter what the mod is.
floppinghog
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Originally Posted by Mistress Mindbender
So if purple items have a lower chance to be perfect reqs, mods ect....A perfect low req purple is actually more rare than identical weapon in gold.
That means all the vain people have been wrong this entire time. |
wait, whats that? you want the gold star? who do you think you are???
exactly.
Enchanted Warrior
Forget color, build the best weapon you can and forget about selling. Just play the game and have fun!
Just play the game and have fun!
Jeremy Untouchable
I customize all the golds i use...
Kelsey Cain
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Originally Posted by Jijimuge
For some items, the skin used depends on the colour.
Elonian Daggers are a case in point - the blue version is just a curved blade; the purple version has a couple of holes in it and the gold version has the 2 holes, a couple of notches and 2 triangular gaps in the blade too. I think there's a similar mechanic at work with ancient scythes, with blue=1 head, purple = 2 claws, gold = 4 claws There are probably others too... However, for the majority of items, there's no difference in the skin used between blue/purple/gold, so this factor is only a consideration for a very small number of weapon skins. |
Aside from the minor inconvenience of upgrading the mods, there is now no 'difference' between gold and purple drops and this makes the whole implementation of the colour system flawed.
SilentAssassin
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Originally Posted by Arkantos
I can buy a plain white shirt for say $5 at some random store. Or I could go to foot locker and buy a plain white shirt BUT the tag says foot locker on it for $15. Nobody knows the difference but me, yet I find that foor locker is more popular then a random store. Same thing with weapons. I could have a blue 15^50 sword, but I'd rather have a gold 15^50 sword because I know it's more rare.
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shame on you