Does an items class/quality matter?

[Stubbieoz]

For instance;
Blue Hidden Weapon - Class IX Premium: Atk 48/Crit Rate 2.81
Green Hidden Weapon - Class VIII Poor; Atk 55/Crit Rate 3.40

The green has better stats even though the blue is of higher class/quality.
Obviously the green is better - yes?

[Varja]

Well yes it better. All you have to do is compare stats, just how you done it already. If you are wondering about class and quality: the good rule of thumb is you wanna check is class, which goes downward from X to I. Then you check rarity: Red is best, then Orange, Yellow, Blue, Green and White.

Sometimes you'll find weapons/armor that have additional stats (like strength or attack or even both) and have lesser class/quality that the one you equipped - so its not really that important to care about class/rarity thing. Its only useful when you have a lot of loot in inventory. Then you just sort it by rarity ;x

[Stubbieoz]

Thanks for the helpful explanation.
I'm completely new to the whole Wuxia type games so I wasn't sure if there was something I was not understanding.

[Visser]

The tiers also change the disassemble resources.
if you get poor equipment from human enemy drops, you might be thinking hey I can just go turn this into a better version at the blacksmith/tailor...
the different tiers give you different level/amount of materials from disassemble.
also i dont want to tell you to save scum, but even in a range of quality their is a band stats. you can make a higher tier item, and potentially disassemble it and try again for better stats.... buts its better to just save before you forge/tailor and try again if the stats come out like crap. it will save you materials, money and time.

[Stubbieoz]

Thank you.
I have been hoarding my unused high tier stuff as i wasn't sure if I would need it for new recruits.
I should look into doing more dismantling and forging I guess, though that costs money and I'm not experienced enough in understanding how the whole economy of the game is implemented yet.