Item Quality

Items in DSL have an associated color based on rarity, exclusivity or method trough which it was obtained in order to signify associated status of a players actions. This harkens back to the MMO roots of some members of the development team. 
Quality 	Associated Color	Source
Junk 	Grey 	
Common 	Green 	
Blue 	Blue 	
Epic 	Purple 	
Legendary	Orange 	Seasonal, Event and/or Exclusive
Artifact 	Red 	Participating/winning official tournaments, Gamemaster-only items
Of particular highlight is Artifact items. They are special, highly exclusive tints/skins of existing items given in very rare and specific circumstances. For example, a Silver skin version of the Baseball Bat may be given to all participants of an official tournaments who reach the semi-finals or reach 2nd place, while the winner(s) may receive a Gold skin version of a specific item they wish for.