Talk:Item rarity
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How about this for naming system:
- White = Common
- Blue = Uncommon
- Purple = Semi-Rare
- Gold = Rare
- Green = Unique
Sound good?--Eloc 02:33, 11 May 2007 (EDT)
- The biggest problem with these names comes from the mini-pets, where some gold pets are not rare at all, while some white ones are not common at all. And I have a personal dislike to call anything "unique" which exists in thousends. --Xeeron 06:04, 11 May 2007 (EDT)
- Well for the Green one, I only chose Unique because that's what I have seen it called several times before. Which Mini Pets that are White, are had to get? Also, this could be just for weapons, like ones you get while killing stuff.--Eloc 16:12, 11 May 2007 (EDT)
- According to this page: "Some extremely rare promotional miniatures are also white." No idea which ones that are. --Xeeron 16:51, 11 May 2007 (EDT)
- Well if no one knows which ones they are, then how do they know that?--Eloc 23:57, 11 May 2007 (EDT)
- I dont know lol. Which makes me ask whether that passage should be on the wiki page at all. But that apart, there are definitely miniature pig|non-rare gold miniatures that I know/own ;-) --Xeeron 12:55, 12 May 2007 (EDT)
- Well, if you think about it, Mini Pigs can be considered rare. They are limited edition so there will never be any more of them again (most likely). They can only go up in value from here on in.--Eloc 13:54, 12 May 2007 (EDT)
- 1.0000000000000001^n will eventually be larger than 10000000*n if n gets large enough as well. I doubt we will live to see the day =) --Xeeron 19:12, 12 May 2007 (EDT)
- I was just about to ask how something smaller than 1 times itself ever can get bigger than 1. Then you edited it to make sense. :P - anja
(contribs) 19:17, 12 May 2007 (EDT)
- Heh, it took me less than 30 seconds to correct that, how did you get to the page that quickly? ::feels watched now:: ;-) --Xeeron 21:16, 12 May 2007 (EDT)
- RC watch and lots of ppl sleeping ftw ;) - anja (contribs) 05:08, 13 May 2007 (EDT)
- Here is how it will get rarer; More people will start playing Guild Wars. They will then want mini pets and some of them will try to collect all the mini pets (my dad is collecting all of them and he is new to Guild Wars), and with more people wanting to collect them, the prices will go up.--Eloc 18:13, 13 May 2007 (EDT)
- RC watch and lots of ppl sleeping ftw ;) - anja
- Heh, it took me less than 30 seconds to correct that, how did you get to the page that quickly? ::feels watched now:: ;-) --Xeeron 21:16, 12 May 2007 (EDT)
- I was just about to ask how something smaller than 1 times itself ever can get bigger than 1. Then you edited it to make sense. :P - anja
- 1.0000000000000001^n will eventually be larger than 10000000*n if n gets large enough as well. I doubt we will live to see the day =) --Xeeron 19:12, 12 May 2007 (EDT)
- Well, if you think about it, Mini Pigs can be considered rare. They are limited edition so there will never be any more of them again (most likely). They can only go up in value from here on in.--Eloc 13:54, 12 May 2007 (EDT)
- I dont know lol. Which makes me ask whether that passage should be on the wiki page at all. But that apart, there are definitely miniature pig|non-rare gold miniatures that I know/own ;-) --Xeeron 12:55, 12 May 2007 (EDT)
- Well if no one knows which ones they are, then how do they know that?--Eloc 23:57, 11 May 2007 (EDT)
- According to this page: "Some extremely rare promotional miniatures are also white." No idea which ones that are. --Xeeron 16:51, 11 May 2007 (EDT)
- Well for the Green one, I only chose Unique because that's what I have seen it called several times before. Which Mini Pets that are White, are had to get? Also, this could be just for weapons, like ones you get while killing stuff.--Eloc 16:12, 11 May 2007 (EDT)
-reset indent- That and people stop playing, have them hoarded up in their vaults and thus there are less in actual circulation. --Lemming64 19:10, 13 May 2007 (EDT)
- More people will start playing than people quiting.--Eloc 23:14, 13 May 2007 (EDT)
- Btw Xeron, about the "unique" thing you moaned about before - how about if we just change the "unique" to something like "special" "very rare" "ultra-rare" or something like that? --MCPol 13:44, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
- Regarding rare white miniatures, I made a mistake. GuildWiki used to use a white background for miniatures with unverified rarities. By the way, are there official terms for white, blue and purple items? -- Gordon Ecker 11:14, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
- Btw Xeron, about the "unique" thing you moaned about before - how about if we just change the "unique" to something like "special" "very rare" "ultra-rare" or something like that? --MCPol 13:44, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Can a gold item be upgraded with a blue upgrade?
I recently found a gold jeweled chalice, but it won't let me upgrade it with a blue Focus core of fortitude. Are there even any gold upgrades for gold items?--Worldly Tutor 20:44, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
- Depending on where you had the item drop, you won't be able to put some mods on it. Only Nightfall and ETON drops have inscription slots, for example. Also, mods can be put on any weapon rarity regardless of what rarity they originally came from.--Fourth Horseman 21:45, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Purple items with no upgrades?
When I did Special Ops: Dragon's Gullet, some Ascalon Chest dropped me a purple Holy Rod. It has 6-10 Fire Damage, but it isn't upgraded at all. Only 6-10 Fire Damage. Is this how it should be? --numma_cway 12:53, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
- Items with low requirements often have no upgrades or inscription slot. I don't know if there is a certain 'rule' they follow, but since it was a low-end chest, that may be why. Kokuou 12:57, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
