Guild Wars 2

Basically, I hit level 39 and have some Major Runes I recently purchased, but it won’t let me equip them in my armor (Tier 1 Human Cultural Armor). All of them have unused upgrade slots, so I don’t know what’s the issue. Does my armor have to be 39+ as well?

Yes. Upgrades such as sigils, runes, etc are equipped based on the gear level, not your personal character level. You’ll have to update your gear. T1 Cult has pretty decent stats for the level though, so you might want to wait until lvl 40-45 before you buy new gear. GL.

Ah ok. Thanks. Kinda disappointing, but oh well. I’ll have ’em for later at least.

Just use gemstones for now (Minor runes aren’t worth it, Major rarely are).