Guild Wars 2

so i have a lvl 60 sigil and im trying to apply it to an empty slot on my lvl 80 exotic hammer but it wont let me do it for some reason is this a bug or am i being a noob?

Can you give us more information? For example have you got another Sigil already on the hammer in the other slot? Good chance if you answer yes there is a conflict with the 2 sigils and both may not work at the same time on the weapon thus anet does not allow them both to be applied.

Edit: sometimes too it can be just plain tricky to apply runes/sigils to gear even if they can be applied. You have to drag the rune/sigil over the gear slot and it has to sit on a certain spot or light up a certain colour. Hard to explain but it does sometimes take a few attempts to actually apply it, just pay close attention to the colour of the window (box) when trying to apply.

Paulytnz.7619:

Can you give us more information? For example have you got another Sigil already on the hammer in the other slot? Good chance if you answer yes there is a conflict with the 2 sigils and both may not work at the same time on the weapon thus anet does not allow them both to be applied.

Edit: sometimes too it can be just plain tricky to apply runes/sigils to gear even if they can be applied. You have to drag the rune/sigil over the gear slot and it has to sit on a certain spot or light up a certain colour. Hard to explain but it does sometimes take a few attempts to actually apply it, just pay close attention to the colour of the window (box) when trying to apply.

well i said it was an empty slot in fact both slots are empty on the hammer and when i try to apply it the weapon turns red and will not apply the sigil

humanevil.8461:

Paulytnz.7619:

Can you give us more information? For example have you got another Sigil already on the hammer in the other slot? Good chance if you answer yes there is a conflict with the 2 sigils and both may not work at the same time on the weapon thus anet does not allow them both to be applied.

Edit: sometimes too it can be just plain tricky to apply runes/sigils to gear even if they can be applied. You have to drag the rune/sigil over the gear slot and it has to sit on a certain spot or light up a certain colour. Hard to explain but it does sometimes take a few attempts to actually apply it, just pay close attention to the colour of the window (box) when trying to apply.

well i said it was an empty slot in fact both slots are empty on the hammer and when i try to apply it the weapon turns red and will not apply the sigil

Aha, try it again and be a bit more careful where in the box you move the sigil to. I think I find it easier if you try to place it as close to the top left corner as possible. Or maybe that’s where it errors lol….try a few spots and it should work out.

Also where are you when you are trying to place it? I have noticed issues can happen if you are in the pvp lobby for example, such as you can’t even equip gathering tools.

UPDATE
it seems you cant drag a sigil over a weapon to apply it you have to right click then hit use, so i guess this comes in to the “noob” title but why the kitten did they stop you from using the dragging and applying method?

When I double-click an upgrade, I can drag-and-drop. Perhaps, you neglected to double-click (equates to ‘use’), beforehand.

Good luck.

Inculpatus cedo.9234:

When I double-click an upgrade, I can drag-and-drop. Perhaps, you neglected to double-click (equates to ‘use’), beforehand.

Good luck.

no i double clicked i been applying sigils etc for many yrs with no issue until now (though i did miss all of season 2 of the living story)

Double click still works for me….then you have to drag thus where it can sometimes get tricky. Maybe your mouse is starting to act up?

Paulytnz.7619:

Double click still works for me….then you have to drag thus where it can sometimes get tricky. Maybe your mouse is starting to act up?

no my mouse is working fine