Peripheral Equipment: Your character also has the option of wearing other types of items, including a cloak, a neck piece, jewelry, a waist piece, one or two rings, and one or two wrist pieces. Only the cloak is visible to other players, but all of the Hellgate Gold items can have special properties when worn.

Item Deterioration: In the Dark Age of Camelot weapons, armor and peripheral items all deteriorate as they are used. The less skilled a character is at using a particular type of weapon or armor, the faster it will deteriorate.

Because of this, there are several different grades of equipment, and the higher grades become available to you as your character advances. Each grade represents the general durability of the item and its effectiveness.

The more durable the item, the more times it can be repaired. Over time, however, items will become too worn down to repair. When your item reaches 0% durability, it cannot be repaired. If it reaches 70% condition, it will lose many of its bonuses, and all of its ability to deal out or absorb damage.

The different grades of items, from lowest to highest, are common monster loot, store bought items, randomly generated items, player crafted items, rare item loot, quest items, and artifacts.