Red glow?

[Nightbreeze]

Does anyone know what it means when you see loot, whether white, green, blue, etc and you see that color glow but ALSO a mysterious red glow? I see this pretty randomly and its often just a white item to pickup, but sometimes other colors. I am really curious what the red glow means. Thanks.

[Arsenic_Touch]

White, green, blue, purple, orange color is the rarity.
Where as the flashing red is supposed to be reserved for the super weapons.
For some reason regular white guns are showing up with the red flashy.
Haven't seen any official word on why this is.

[Major Nelson]

i believe that that is the elemental of the weapon

[Arsenic_Touch]

i believe that that is the elemental of the weapon

Nope, shows up on plain weapons.

[lPATT]

red glow = explosive weapon

[Arsenic_Touch]

red glow = explosive weapon

Can't be, I've see it on plain weapons that fire regular rounds.

[lPATT]

Can't be, I've see it on plain weapons that fire regular rounds.

maybe but all red glow i saw was explosive weapon . detonator and Rocket launcher , ever the shotgun shooting grenade . i never saw it on plain weapon =/

[Nightbreeze]

White, green, blue, purple, orange color is the rarity.
Where as the flashing red is supposed to be reserved for the super weapons.
For some reason regular white guns are showing up with the red flashy.
Haven't seen any official word on why this is.

Yeah that's the way I understand it is supposed to be. I mean sometimes I see the red and its a super weapon. Other times (the times I am asking about with the post) I see the red glow on normal weapons of all kinds. Maybe the answer is as simple as saying its a glitch.

PS; I wanna thank you for making the very first response to my thread both direct to the point and helpful. That often isn't the case. Very cool of you.

[fang1192]

maybe but all red glow i saw was explosive weapon . detonator and Rocket launcher , ever the shotgun shooting grenade . i never saw it on plain weapon =/

See them on shields and pistols, so thats out.

[Writhen]

Anyone figured this out yet? Im curious to know.