Why not have inscribable in all campains?

Seen an inscribable platinum blade drop from a chest in a GWEN dungeon. I feel for you, I have one too.

Do we have to go trough all this every time someone doesn't use search before posting?

/vote for close.

Can we please please make shield moddable, it pisses my monk off big time(ie put in upgrades-wouldnt hurt anyone)

There is no need to keep this discussion.
People already voted.
Most non-inscribed weapons can be found in Nightfall and GW:EN inscribed.
PvP system is now inscription-based.

Only Tyria, Cantha and the realms of the gods are left out.

People want inscriptions. They should add inscriptions worldwide. End of story.

Because inscriptions are Alliance Battles of C3.
If I recall correctly that is the official answer - Gaile dropped it around here somewhere.
And we were told that such a change will not happen but will rather be only available in C3 (and GWEN obviously).
(but then again - doesn't the Deep/Urgy chest drop inscribable weapons?)

perhaps...

If your non-inscribable item has NO inscription counterpart like -2/-2 for shields or unconditional damage, it will become converted to inscribable, while weapons with existing inscribabale counterparts will not be change?

*shrug* just a suggestion.

i care less about the economy than i do about usability and game balance.

One I *seek* for a weapon

I seek for something with an inscription. Aka I'm not in the market at all for un-inscribible weapons.

That being said, since Gwen weapon unlocks in Hall of Monuments are from Gwen campaign (for lack of a better term), I'm perfectly fine with keeping the systems in place as they are. If not keep the existing drops inscribible and new ones having inscription.

Inscribable items make The Herbaliser sad...

WARNING: Flame-Fest Inevitable.

Been here, done this..... dozens of times now.

We already have inscribeable items drop in GWEN:

inscribeable...

Dwarven Axes
Platinum items (sickles, bows, swords, staves... en masse!)
Fellblades
Gloom Shields (from normal mobs)
Wyvern Blades

and Aureate Aegi from Collectors, with inscription slot.

So why do people fear that Tyria and Cantha get finally worthwhile loot with inscriptions?

The stuff already drops in GWEN en masse, no reason to leave Tyria and Cantha in the dust with cappy loot.

alotta ppl have pride that there rarest items are uninscribable, which makes them rarer, doesn't really matter to me tho

i hope they dont change is so people like you dont get them

lool @ the guy saying he hopes they change it so his crappy cris sword is leetsauce. Agree with Maraxofk.

Gaile said existing non inscribable items are safe from them changing them. GG at cris owner hoping to get rich...

Yuperz

These threads always get closed.

Nope they make me sick. Soooo happy I dont own 1 <3 Non inscribable =)

Anet have never shown afaik the ability to change gold items. Only seen collectors, greens etc. Never seen gold unless I missed something. Maybe why uncon have never been changed. Although Anet have left items in game with no use as shown with HOD hammer, no req raven staff + ghostly, staff wrapping etc. Lots of grief with -1 inherent wep mods and dual reduction shields.

Tyria drops can be left alone too. 99% of them are core drops anyway so inscribable afaik. only non-core drop i can think of it forked sword but there is another one which cannot be inscribable. Maybe non-core tyria drops can drop from hoh chest which solves that problem. + forked swords are worth nothing so no problem poor affording. FOW + UW isnt tyria, just make the items which drop there also drop in inscribable places like eternal shield and magmas shield have, keeps poor people happy.

Anet should just add inscribable versions of non inscribable skins in GWEN or NF or something. That way keeps everyone happy. Casual people get inscrib and people who like non inscrib get well non inscrib.

Anyway, gaile said it wont happen to existing non inscrib items so its all good.

Like I've said before, it's not about skins, it's about being able to open a chest in prophecies without wasting your time.

It's a moot point anyway, because mass access to usable weapons will create a miniature black hole that will suck Anet servers into an infinitely small, infinitely dense point of matter.

That's right, it will suck more than mending wammos.

I have said it before and here it is again. What we need is for all drops to be insribable when GW:EN goes live. Then put a NPC in all the hub towns so players can insrib a old weapon for a fee. (1k I would think.) The insrcibing would make the weapon customised to that player. End of problem. LEET skins with perfect mods stay unchanged. Any old semi crappy weapons with good skins can be upgraded. And all new drops are upto date.

Thats a really good idea! Cause I'd like to keep my collection of plat blades2x8,9,10 uninscriptable but I'd looovvvveeee to have my amber aegis to become inscriptable and my 14^50 crystalline >_<!!

And get caster weapons that are even remotely worth using...

Also, they really need to implement Shield Handles, Focus Cores, and Wand Wrappings everywhere, regardless of what they do about inscriptions...

Excellent idea. I'd like to say, "That would make evryone happy" but I know someone would have something to moan about.

Anyway, /signed by me.

To be honest, I don't really care about changing the existing weapons because the only non-inscribible weapons I currently have are ones I'm actually using. Well I have one set of 14^50 daggers that I'd like to make 15^50, but they are currently good enough.

Changing the armors to insignias showed that ANET can change items which don't all have identical stats. So what is there to suggest that ANET can't write a script to go through all existing weapons ?
Sure it will be more complex than the armor change, but only because there are more options to chose from.
The problem with having Tryian drops non-inscribible while Nightfall gets the same skins and inscriptions is that it really screws over the ability of people without Nightfall to farm for items worth selling to players because the inscribible versions make the non-inscribible weapons worthless. And if they do buy an inscribible weapon from a player, they then have to go buy the inscription because there is no change they will find that either.

Except the people who don't own those chapters.
If the drops become inscribible, then I'll expect the non-inscribible drops to quickly stop being traded between players. So I don't see much problem in leaving existing items unchanged.

Lool. Guarantee someone will complain and for once it not me Most probs all the people who hoarded crappy gold crystallines, dwarvens etc.

Really good idea by Jeremy though. Its rly gd.

@ Above poster. If people dont by chapter they shouldnt winge about not getting features in that chapter. I dont winge because I dont have NF skills, heroes etc. I need to give Anet $$$ to get full benefits. Pvping is next to impossible without NF but I am happy. Nice example with armour but still not 100% sure about it though. Dont really know much about computers but could armour and golds be different somehow in terms of Anet being able to change them?

Why do these threads even keep coming up.

You can chose a weapon skin from like 99% of all weapons for very very cheap, inscribable or not.

If thats not good enough for you have a cry, other 1% of items need to be earnt (and no I dont really have any).