Why is Imperial Armor rare?

mrskinskull · July 2015

Why is the imperial motiif solo rare when every merchant, soldier, and merc is wearing it or using its weapons?

Even the skeletons are wearing imperial.

I'm not a proud man. I will wear that stinky skeleton armor.

UTG_Zilla · July 2015

It's rare because you can buy it with real money.

dodgehopper_ESO · July 2015

mrskinskull wrote: »

Why is the imperial motiif solo rare when every merchant, soldier, and merc is wearing it or using its weapons?

Even the skeletons are wearing imperial.

I'm not a proud man. I will wear that stinky skeleton armor.

Its rare for the same silly reason that Imperials are rare (despite being the most well travelled and cosmopolitan of peoples in Tamriel). In fairness though, Imperial armor does look particularly awesome doesn't it?

mrskinskull · July 2015

dodgehopper_ESO wrote: »

mrskinskull wrote: »

Why is the imperial motiif solo rare when every merchant, soldier, and merc is wearing it or using its weapons?

Even the skeletons are wearing imperial.

I'm not a proud man. I will wear that stinky skeleton armor.

Its rare for the same silly reason that Imperials are rare (despite being the most well travelled and cosmopolitan of peoples in Tamriel). In fairness though, Imperial armor does look particularly awesome doesn't it?

Yeah I agree its awesome. But its everywhere!!!!!!!!!

You can't tell me that with a blacksmithining of 50 I can't reverse engineer that red diamond?

shenanigans!

Xendyn · July 2015

It was always rare, even when it was a blue motif, before they gave the motifs other colors.
Darned if I know why, tho. Maybe something to do with the Imperial Edition and the ability to convert items?

Reilech · July 2015

Most of the imperials are troubled by the war in cyrodiil, esp. the capital (IC). Some big imperial factions did a trade with Molag Bal.