Who started the green-blue-purple-gold loot system?

[DaSk8D00D]

I’m talking about how items in games are generally classified like this:

White or Green: Common item
Blue: Rare item
Purple: Epic/Legendary item
Gold: Exotic/Iconic/Unique item

I feel like this scale/color scheme is pretty much universal throughout games nowadays but who was the first to use it?

The first instance I can personally recall is Destiny 1, but I’m not sure if they were the first to use it or make it popular

 

[Anti-Anime]

mmos had that shyt way before destiny

 

[DaSk8D00D]

mmos had that shyt way before destiny

But who was on their Ray J and did it first?

 

[ORDER_66]

Yeah this a good question...

 

[Anti-Anime]

But who was on their Ray J and did it first?

so according to giant bomb it was actually diablo 2 that used color coded gear. i just remember wow and some early 00s using it

 

[Pressure]

so according to giant bomb it was actually diablo 2 that used color coded gear. i just remember wow and some early 00s using it

Diablo 2 is definitely my first experience

 

[Wargames]

I know EverQuest did it but I don’t know if they started it

 

[SHO-NUFF]

Borderlands would be my guess

 

[Fanservice]

Y’all first console was an Xbox 360? Nikkas name dropping “Diablo with guns” type games instead of Diablo