Special Weapons - Event Weapons (Rare Drops)

If you make the weapon do some special animations, but don't bless/newbie it, how many times are you or anyone else actually going to see it?

Like if I'm farming demons, I'll find some dead time and use my demon-flaming sword a few swings, smile at the animation, and then put it away and never use it again for fear of losing it.

Basically if there's no gameplay advantage, I think it makes all the sense in the world to make it newbied. And by the way, I also think it makes sense to have some weapons/items that are "newbied" for murderers only.

The last thing this shard needs is more newbied items.

Down with blessed and newbied items. The reason to risk using something should be because it gives you an advantage while owning it. If you lose it.. So be it. But you had an advantage while you owned it. Someday you will find another... It's the way of the world.

There is no good without evil
There is no rich without poor
There is no cool weapons without people without non cool weapons
There is no badass gear without people without badass gear

There is no point of owning an item if everyone gets one. And if items are newbied, eventually everyone will get one and then we will have WOW, and SWTOR, and all other sources of nonsense.

It is because of the above that I don't understand "rare" weapons that have no use. They go in a box and sit there for eternity. If you give them a use.... Who knows.... You may take down a PK to find some awesome loot.

We the community, have given value to objects that do absolutely nothing... These "weapons" should be considered no different.

Lock them down, show them off, chuck them in a trash barrel... But please, let's not add any foo foo abilities to these things.

There's far, far, far better things to spend some coding time on.

There are some rare weapons available which are quite interesting indeed.. like the rare Hally from the Elf commander.
Its just sad to hear that those are just deco items.

Making them into +25 Vanqs wouldnt hurt anyone, and people could actually use these weapons instead of just displaying them.
And yes.. i would totally field with that, just not on a regular base.

Adding any other extras, like bonus weapon damage, lvl 5 poisons... a neat idea, but no.. pvp should stay as it is.
Running around with an (actual useable) green or purple +25 Vanq weapon would be awesome enaugh already.

Particle effects would be neat, but propably wont be implemented.. id. love to see it though
It would give certain weapons a very unique feeling.

And newbied/blessed awesome weapns... Why is this even a queston... hell no..