Suggestion for Armor crafters

Him: Would you like your armour cleaned sir?

Me: Yes... please remove this major rune I have on my chest plate. I was a noob and didn't fully understand all the factors involved in adding a rune to my armor

Him: I can do that for 400 gold sir... of course you realize that it will destroy the rune in the process of removing it from your armor?

Me: Yes yes... here's your 400 gold, now please just take it off. It would take me a long long time and really make me mad to have to go buy a new clean set.

Why not stick a ninor vigor (or any other, ninor dont have a HP penalty) on it, they cheap now and they will replace whatever rune you have on it.

they replace? i wasn't aware of that o.O

yes it will tell you that replacing it will do away with the rune already in place...

none of the vigor or absorption runes have penalties, hence there prices.

I was trying to be non class expecific.

I thought overwriting runes was common place...

Even it you still wanted a skill boost the minor runes won't usually exceed 200, yes I do realize there are a few exceptions (energy storage,etc.).