Whats the difference between inscripable and non inscripable?

beserk

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2008

UK

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im confused on this =(

Rebelor

Rebelor

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2006

most weapons and offhands have a modification on them some u can change some u cant. check this out---- http://guildwars.wikia.com/wiki/Inscription

payne

payne

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2007

england (currently located on the south coast)

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inscribable u can alter the mods...i.e 15^50 20/20 etc...non-inscrib: can't alter the mods ure stuck with whats on there already

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Quaker

Quaker

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Aug 2005

Canada

Brothers Disgruntled

Weapons can have up to 3 mods on them - a prefix mod, a suffix mod, and an inscription.
Prefix mods are things like Fiery, Sundering, etc., that come before the name of the weapon (thus being a 'prefix'). For example a Fiery Short Sword.
Suffix mods are things like Fortitude, Enchanting, etc., that come after the name of the weapon and usually include the word "of". For example a Short Sword of Fortitude.

Before Nightfall and EotN, weapons also had an "inherent mod" built into them, such as "Damage +15% while health is above 50%" (15^50) or "Energy +5", etc. With Nightfall, they introduced the idea of "Inscriptions" which made the inherent mods replaceable too. So, you can get, for example, a 15^50 inscription. However, you can't put an inscription on weapons that don't have an inscription slot.

Weapons dropped or found in chests in the earlier parts of the game (Prophecies & Factions) still can't use inscriptions. And, there are weapons which drop in later areas that don't have inscription slots. Basically, if the description of the weapon does not include the word "Inscription:" it is "non-inscribable" - if it does, it is "Inscribable"

beserk

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2008

UK

W/

thanks for the answers, but why then are non inscripable weapons worth more than inscripable if you can put whatever you want on the latter?

Someone told me for example...a fellblade non inscrip is worth alot more than one thats inscripable which i dont get =s

DarkFlame

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2005

Ascalon

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Quote:
Originally Posted by beserk
thanks for the answers, but why then are non inscripable weapons worth more than inscripable if you can put whatever you want on the latter?

Someone told me for example...a fellblade non inscrip is worth alot more than one thats inscripable which i dont get =s
They are more expensive from a collector's stand point rather then for their functionality. Since you can't change the mods on non-inscribable weapons, ones that are found perfect are far rarer.