Guild Wars 2

Okay, I posted this in another forum .. then I found this help forum, so I’m reposting:

I have a question about armor stats and I’m going to try to explain it the best way I can. I’ve only been playing GW2 for a couple weeks (love it), so go easy on me if this is a noob question..
Sometimes I will see armor with the stats in green.
Sometimes I will see the stats in white.
And sometimes I will see the stat number in green with the attribute in white.
Could someone explain why this is?? Much appreciation.

Someone replied with:
“The UI automatically compares the stats of an item to the one you are currently wearing. White means the stats are equal, green means the stats are higher than the ones on you current item and red means they are lower.”

Okay, so I understand what they are saying, but I don’t think it answered my question.
I want to know why sometimes you will see stats AND attributes in green on armor/weapon then sometimes see green stats with a white attribute next to it. Does an attribute written in white with a green stat mean the attribute is new to you?

Medusa.5692:

Okay, I posted this in another forum .. then I found this help forum, so I’m reposting:

I have a question about armor stats and I’m going to try to explain it the best way I can. I’ve only been playing GW2 for a couple weeks (love it), so go easy on me if this is a noob question..
Sometimes I will see armor with the stats in green.
Sometimes I will see the stats in white.
And sometimes I will see the stat number in green with the attribute in white.
Could someone explain why this is?? Much appreciation.

Someone replied with:
“The UI automatically compares the stats of an item to the one you are currently wearing. White means the stats are equal, green means the stats are higher than the ones on you current item and red means they are lower.”

Okay, so I understand what they are saying, but I don’t think it answered my question.
I want to know why sometimes you will see stats AND attributes in green on armor/weapon then sometimes see green stats with a white attribute next to it. Does an attribute written in white with a green stat mean the attribute is new to you?

A screenshot might help, but I think the other person answered your question. When you hover over a new piece of armor each stat on the armor is compared to the stats you currently have. Personally I’m red-green colorblind so this is yet another wonderful example of “I know! Let’s kitten over 8% of male players by putting in ANOTHER color coded mechanic!” but the color of the stat indicates how it compares to the stats on the comparable armor piece you’re wearing.

If your current chest piece has 200 Power, 200 Vitality and 400 armor and hover over a new chest piece with 210 power, 200 Vitality and 390 armor it should show the power on the new armor in green (cause it’s better than what you have equipped), the vitality in white (because it’s the same as what you have equipped) and the armor in red (because it’s worse than what you’re wearing).

Medusa.5692:

Okay, so I understand what they are saying, but I don’t think it answered my question.
I want to know why sometimes you will see stats AND attributes in green on armor/weapon then sometimes see green stats with a white attribute next to it. Does an attribute written in white with a green stat mean the attribute is new to you?

Best done by example I think. Lets say you use a sword and it’s values are:
+72 vitality
+72 toughness
+100 precision

You find a sword on the corps of a Whooziewhatsit you just killed and when you hover over it, it puts a currently equipped window next to it’s stats which are:
+69 vitality (in red)
+75 toughness (in green)
+100 heal (in white)

The Vitality stat is red because it’s lower. The toughness is green because it’s higher and the heal stat is white because you don’t have it on your current weapon to compare against. A value will also show up in white when it’s same as a value that matches it on the currently equipped weapon.

Hope that helps.

Okay. I have figured it out. Thanks for all the responses!