named armor set vs berserker etc

[weaponwh.9810]

is there a reason berserker on TP cost more than say named exotic set such as nika set, seem the stat is same, except the rune?

[runeblade.7514]

Crafted set uses materials which becomes costly. Dropped Exotics is just dropped from mobs.

[Airdive.2613]

Might be players creating additional demand when gearing new characters, just searching for "berserker's" which is easier to remember.

[Illconceived Was Na.9781]

> @"Airdive.2613" said:

> Might be players creating additional demand when gearing new characters, just searching for "berserker's" which is easier to remember.

 

Historically, this was certainly true: people were willing to pay a premium for the crafted goods, because they didn't know there was a cheaper alternative.

[Bast.7253]

The heavy plate set also counts towards the achievement for the rev special collection armor I believe so that one is even more expensive, along with the berserker stats. As far as the others I’m not sure. Always wondered why the named ones are so cheap.

[Danikat.8537]

I suspect it's a combination of both.

 

People selling crafted items are likely to have at least a vague idea of the value of the materials that went into it, and they'll want to try and get that money back (or even better make a profit), even if they were making it to level up the craft. Whereas people selling dropped items don't need to worry about the price because they got it for free so anything they get is profit. (Sure they could, and probably should, estimate what they might get if they salvaged it and aim to sell for at least that much, but that's hard to do, especially when you're just trying to clear your inventory.)

 

And some of the people searching for equipment to use won't think to use the filters or check what names their desired stat set might be under, they'll just put in 'beserker's' and pick from what comes up.