01-07-2004, 05:23 AM
If it's dark red, it's fire damage.
If it's crystal red, it's life steal or mana steal.
If the weapon is rare, the first affix it gets gives it the colour. So even if it's not red, it could have fire damage or steals; it's just that the fire damage or steal isn't the first affix assigned to the item. Or it could have fire damage or steal as the first affix, but one of the uncoloured such affixes.
If it's crystal red, it's life steal or mana steal.
If the weapon is rare, the first affix it gets gives it the colour. So even if it's not red, it could have fire damage or steals; it's just that the fire damage or steal isn't the first affix assigned to the item. Or it could have fire damage or steal as the first affix, but one of the uncoloured such affixes.