My first orange item drop! Major rune.

Digitalblast

Digitalblast

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2005

Calgary AB.

Wanta Fanta [WTF] mo/mes, war/el, nec/ra

E/N

I was doing the bonus mission last night in Borlis pass and finaly got my first orange item drop. It was dwavern armor or something, salvage item. But it said major rune of earth or something. It had bad stats, -50 health but improved earth elemental. Which is cool cause im an elementalist. I used my expert savlage kit but only got a staff upgrade for +7 energy or something. bah..


anyway question. If i salvaged a major rune how much is that worth? Is it better to try selling the orange item unsalvaged? Ive heard majors can be anywhere for 5-15k.

egads

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2005

I tend to go by what's said in this thread for prices.

Major runes aren't worth anywhere near that of Superior runes, as they tend to just act as placeholders for when you can obtain the Superior. This brings the value right down.

Minos Mather

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: May 2005

You'd be lucky to get 2k for that Major. Especially since it's -50 Health.

Digitalblast

Digitalblast

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2005

Calgary AB.

Wanta Fanta [WTF] mo/mes, war/el, nec/ra

E/N

Thats a great info post egads, thanks.

Guo Jia

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Feb 2005

Europe

Dynasty Warriors

Mo/Me

All majors are minus 50

Claymore

Claymore

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2005

Kingston, Ontario, Canada

A/W

Quick question, and sorry if I hijack your thread. How do you remove an applied rune to replaced it with another? If I try to salvage I don't always get what I want and I lose my item.

The IOU

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2005

Iowa

Guild of Night

Mo/E

Just apply the rune...it will overwrite the one currently on whatever it is on. It should anyway...that's how upgrades work.

Manderlock

Manderlock

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2005

TX

Crimson ScS

W/N

You cant get the rune back this way, but you can replace it.

Shadow_Avenger

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

Stolen Dreams

R/Me

You lucky, I had an orange drop yesterday, A sword with 9 swordsmanship req and 17% extra damage against Charr.
Completely useless and have seen better blue items.

Claymore

Claymore

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2005

Kingston, Ontario, Canada

A/W

Ok I'll accept that, but how does one replaced an applied rune? Does a superior replace its subordinate when applied?

Sorry just saw the post about application over top an exsisting rune, Thanks guys!

Manderlock

Manderlock

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2005

TX

Crimson ScS

W/N

To replace any rune you just need to do what IOU said. Double click the rune and apply it to the armor. I belive that it will ask you if you want to replace the current rune, but im not shure.

You can replace any rune with any other rune.



EDIT: Damn, I said "rune" about 59 times in this post

Iffy Shot

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2005

So when you get a rune and you have ID'd it how do you then use it as I picked up a number of them and they just come up with the same symbol as when they were picked up with the caption of Highly salvagable

Spike

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

In front of my PC

Kai

E/Mo

stupid question here but NEVER seen an orange item before seen white blue purple and gold but never orange. you sure it was orange. Have done borlis pass several times and got a couple of gold items several purple and blue but never an orange

Kordesh

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2005

Somewhere along this same topic, anyone else HATE getting purple items that have absolutely nothing on them and simply increase in value when they are identified. It doesn't list "precious" either or anything. The "unidentified" marker goes away and it just increases in value a bit.

The IOU

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2005

Iowa

Guild of Night

Mo/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by Spike
stupid question here but NEVER seen an orange item before seen white blue purple and gold but never orange. you sure it was orange. Have done borlis pass several times and got a couple of gold items several purple and blue but never an orange
Yellow/Gold/Orange...all the same ...

I think ppl just see it differently for whatever reason.

I call them yellow, you call them gold, he calls them orange

Digitalblast

Digitalblast

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2005

Calgary AB.

Wanta Fanta [WTF] mo/mes, war/el, nec/ra

E/N

It was definately orange and not yellow/gold. I know my yellows, and this item aint it.

Claymore

Claymore

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2005

Kingston, Ontario, Canada

A/W

Thanks all for the responses, Now I am trying to decided if I want to continue my axe or switch to swords, can't find many axes better than my 6-17 I have. Getting frustrating.

Master Elyas

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

People Of The Dragon

W/Mo

would you like a chaos axe? 6-28 damage...

ign= Lord Of The Dawn

and yes, i know this isnt a trade channel Inde... but please dont delete this post... have so many chaos axes, and i need 2 get rid of them!

Claymore

Claymore

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2005

Kingston, Ontario, Canada

A/W

Oh hell yeah! I have been running around with a summit axe for way too long now. tell me when and where!

mee

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2005

To make things clear: All major runes subtract 50 health, all superior runes subtract 75.

Flatliner

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

Legion of Gallantry

E/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by egads
I tend to go by what's said in this thread for prices.

Major runes aren't worth anywhere near that of Superior runes, as they tend to just act as placeholders for when you can obtain the Superior. This brings the value right down.
I think that post is misleading and quite inaccurate.. Most of the prices stated in that thread are low.. And you'd be lucky to find items at those prices.

Minos Mather

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: May 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by mee
To make things clear: All major runes subtract 50 health, all superior runes subtract 75.
If you are trying to make thing "clear", you might want to have accurate information. For instance, Major/Superior Absorb and Major/Superior Vigor do not have -health modifiers.

mee

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Minos Mather
If you are trying to make thing "clear", you might want to have accurate information. For instance, Major/Superior Absorb and Major/Superior Vigor do not have -health modifiers.
I stand corrected, though I'm a bit baffled as to why you've adopted the sneer.

Tur713

Tur713

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2005

Pink Animal Clan

E/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kordesh
Somewhere along this same topic, anyone else HATE getting purple items that have absolutely nothing on them and simply increase in value when they are identified. It doesn't list "precious" either or anything. The "unidentified" marker goes away and it just increases in value a bit.
Yeah, I tried to salvage one once (it was charr armor), only to get some tanned hide. Oh well.