purp weps

Rothan Celt

Rothan Celt

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2008

Aura

Mo/R

Hey hello ive got a inscr Purple req 9 eternal bow with 20/20 and 15^50 first of all i would like to know how much this is worth.

2nd
Are purple weps the same as gold weps price wise etc so long as they are inscr?
I just wanna know if theres a difference between gold and purp.

i was not sure if i should put this under Price check forum or not. but it includes a question so >.> Q&A ftw

HawkofStorms

HawkofStorms

Hall Hero

Join Date: Aug 2005

E/

There is no difference between purple weapons and gold weapons or gold weapons and blue weapons for that matter. If they are inscribable, they can be modded to max stats.

The difference is, a purple weapon won't drop with max stats. It will just come with a middle range modifier that isn't perfect (ie, a blue weapon might be 11^50, a purple might be 14^50, while a gold might be 15^50).
However, purple weapons, like all other weapons, can be modded up to max stats.

Note, there is no "hidden" modification or power to a weapon in GW. What you see on the weapon discription about damage and moddifiers is what you get.

As for the price check, make a seperate thread in the PC forum for that.

dilan155

dilan155

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2007

living room

N/

i have noticed that certain rare items people will pay good money no matter purple or gold, however normally people call purples inferior, even a perfect modded one, not really sure cause for me a maxed stat is a maxed stat no matter purple or gold.

Crimson Flame

Crimson Flame

Better Than Arkantos

Join Date: Apr 2007

ONOES I iz playing WoW

The Order of Dii [Dii] - officer

Statistically speaking, there are no differences between inscribable purples and golds, since both can be modded to the exact same stats. There's still a difference in pricing, though, and most purples are generally regarded as worthless, with few exceptions.

wind fire and ice

wind fire and ice

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Oct 2008

There

[ToA]

Theres no damage/effectiveness difference from blue to gold,gold is just what people buy because its better in there minds.

Darcy

Darcy

Never Too Old

Join Date: Jul 2006

Rhode Island where there are no GW contests

Order of First

W/R

Basically, how it works is if the weapon/shield/offhand is purple, even with max damage and perfect mods, it cannot be sold for more than 1k unless you scam a new player.

So, in general, salvage the 20/20 and 15>50 (you will need a Perfect Salvage Kit from EotN to ensure you get both) and sell them. If you take your time with selling, you should end up with at least 5k.

I got a max purple shield drop today. I will be giving it away in Ascalon when I drop in later this week. Only a low-level player will appreciate a purple and not all of them. You would be surprised how many refusals you get even for a free purple.

Gift3d

Gift3d

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2007

Las Vegas

Enraged Whiny Carebears [oR]

W/E

The color of the text is everything, nobody will buy it. Incredibly stupid, you can thank the GW community for making it that way.

Luminarus

Luminarus

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Aug 2007

Sydney, Australia

Haze of Light [pure]

R/

Someone might buy it because generally r9 insc eternals are between 20-40k, whilst a purple would only be worh 5-8k imo.

KZaske

KZaske

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2006

Boise Idaho

Druids Of Old (DOO)

R/Mo

I am one of those that look at functionality more than color. I have several purple weapons on various charectors & heros as I have been unable to find anything that is functionally better. Besides, a perfect purple bow might net me 150g while a perfect gold will net me 250+ gold. So I keep the purples and sell the golds.
As for selling it, good luck. I seem to be one of the few that pay more attention to function rather than color.

Racthoh

Racthoh

Did I hear 7 heroes?

Join Date: May 2005

Scars Meadows [SMS], Guild Leader (Not Recruiting)

The colour of a weapon does not affect the functionality of a weapon whatsoever. It may however be of concern to a potential buyer if you choose to sell it.