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No identify

Postby Thrand » Tue Jul 15, 2008 5:23 pm

So !id items still are the suck, can I get an Amen my Brothers and Sisters?

Also the suck you ask ?

The auctioneer charging you to id a !id item.

Please remove !id.

Thanks for your time and effort.

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Re: No identify

Postby Shevarash » Tue Jul 15, 2008 6:17 pm

There are some legitimate uses for !ID, but in general using it on a standard item isn't something I particularly like. I don't forsee removign the flag itself, but I'm open to stripping it off of specific equipment that has no legitimate reason to have it. Shall we start a list here?
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Re: No identify

Postby Thilindel » Tue Jul 15, 2008 7:02 pm

This is deja vu - You asked for this before. Nothing happened of it.

But, There's all kinds that could benefit from removing the flag.

Zhalatrax's sword (engulfed longsword)...but hell, ALL weapons should be !ID as far as dice.
Was thinking tempus shield is !ID. Why make its weight/stats !ID?

IMHO, anything weapon or shield should be fully known. Save the procs. - If the dice isn't known on the weapon, at least show its average damage. *****

You complete your spell...
You feel informed:
Name 'pointy stabby thing'
Keyword 'stabby stab poker', Item type: WEAPON
Item can be worn on: WIELD
Item will give you following abilities: NOBITS
Item is: MAGIC NO-CLERIC NO-MAGE NOBITS
Weight: 5, Value: 15000
Damage Average is '4.5 hitpoints'
Can affect you as :
Affects : HITROLL By 4
Affects : CON By 13

***********************************

At least offer 'compare' command. Since some shields are !ID, you can easily compare it to other shields' weight. Same with a dagger. 25 coins about is 1 lb in game. You should be able to compare a weapon's weight just the same. That's not possible for !ID
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Re: No identify

Postby Thrand » Tue Jul 15, 2008 7:05 pm

Thanks for your response.

May I suggest to start, all the scrolls, potions, wands etc sold in Bryn.

Thanks

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Re: No identify

Postby Adriorn Darkcloak » Tue Jul 15, 2008 7:30 pm

a ring of dominion
a spiral seashell
a strange bottle of wine
a black and red eyepatch
a green cloak of leaves
an ancient holy bracelet of the Netheril
a blackened and bloodied battlehammer
a glowing periwinkle
the staff of the serpent
a translucent black pyramid with a purple aura
a set of goggles with emerald lenses
a band of red leather
a red leather bracer
some red leather boots
some bloodstained embroidered robes
a pouch of writhing mist
A dagger of oblivion
the bracers of elemental mastery
a low-cut dress of ebon faerie dragon scales
a crown of writhing tentacles of mist
a longsword engulfed in black flames

A large portion of items from UM1 and UM2.

ANYTHING sold in a shop.
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Re: No identify

Postby Gormal » Tue Jul 15, 2008 7:40 pm

an ancient mithril warhammer
a crystalline sword writhing with silvery light
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Re: No identify

Postby Thrand » Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:08 pm

a dwarven holy symbol
A Chalice of Healing Waters
a gold dwarven horn

These 3 items are from Temple of Dumathoin
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Re: No identify

Postby Thrand » Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:13 pm

an obsidian bracer with shimmering moonstones
an obsidian necklace with shimmering moonstones

these items are from oakvale as is the aformentioned sword and dress
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Re: No identify

Postby Eilistraee » Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:37 pm

Some bloodstained embroidered robes have a definitive purpose behind their !identify status.
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Re: No identify

Postby Thilindel » Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:39 pm

anything as far as weapons or shields that should remain !ID?

I'd LOVE to know dice, weights, etc. What floats (oblivion) and what doesn't. No point in finding out the hard way.
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Re: No identify

Postby Adriorn Darkcloak » Tue Jul 15, 2008 9:12 pm

oh and if you change oblivion dagger, please change the capital 'A' at start of name. Same with Chalice of Healing Waters and magma bow.
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Re: No identify

Postby Disoputlip » Wed Jul 16, 2008 2:52 pm

a jewelled dagger in the shape of a fang

This item is a little special because it is a dagger, but it has a hold flag if you don't want to wield it.

I also think the YO kirin horn still is !id
the brilliantly shining horn of a kirin
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Re: No identify

Postby Kifle » Wed Jul 16, 2008 2:52 pm

the oakvale hairpin. can't remember what the full name is.
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Re: No identify

Postby Inames » Thu Jul 17, 2008 10:27 pm

Kifle wrote:the oakvale hairpin. can't remember what the full name is.


thats the "a diamond encrusted hairpin"
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Re: No identify

Postby Hyldryn » Fri Jul 18, 2008 5:38 am

Oakvale swords... even tho for some reason we somehow already know their dice.
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Re: No identify

Postby Adriorn Darkcloak » Fri Jul 18, 2008 7:42 pm

a small drinking pouch
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Re: No identify

Postby Marthammor » Sat Jul 19, 2008 12:10 am

The wands, potions, and scrolls in bryn were all made !id for a reason. I'm not overly against them having their !id status removed, although I find it hard to believe that a fairly low level spell can be used to figure out the stats/spell names/ect on anything in the realms, even items that are far more powerful then said low level spell.
Of course, I could also be trying to use logic in a place where we all know logic means nothing, hehe.
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Re: No identify

Postby teflor the ranger » Sat Jul 19, 2008 3:41 am

May I suggest a spell of greater identification? Perhaps not a full ID of !id then, but some information?
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Re: No identify

Postby Thilindel » Sat Jul 19, 2008 4:13 am

Marthammor wrote:The wands, potions, and scrolls in bryn were all made !id for a reason. I'm not overly against them having their !id status removed, although I find it hard to believe that a fairly low level spell can be used to figure out the stats/spell names/ect on anything in the realms, even items that are far more powerful then said low level spell.
Of course, I could also be trying to use logic in a place where we all know logic means nothing, hehe.


I find it hard to believe, just the same, that shopkeepers won't reveal anything of an item's ability other than the (*) Some of those scrolls or wands were nearly 1k plats that were !ID.

Much like how Shev refused to reimb wolfbane pot because it was quaffed while normal and not in wolf mode. Although it wasn't me that it happened to, it seems ungawdly unfair that 10k from such an established player who does nothing but help people. When it was time to help said person, 'tough luck' - boo! Anyway,
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Re: No identify

Postby Thrand » Sat Jul 19, 2008 11:52 am

'The wands, potions, and scrolls in bryn were all made !id for a reason.'

Thanks for your response.

As I am sure you know these items are all found in shops
in Bryn. In these shops, most if not all of the items are !id.
Can you help me understand the reasoning behind a shop
that sells !id items?

The scene of a customer asking a merchant what he sells
and the merchant shrugging and claiming he/she doesn't know
and still staying in business is silly.

From my perspective far from being !id shop items should
not only be idable but there should be a command added in shops,
that being appraise. Where by for a small fee and i do mean small
the shopkeeper id's the item he is selling.

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Re: No identify

Postby Marthammor » Sat Jul 19, 2008 5:15 pm

The shop keeper might very well know what the items do, but might wish to keep the full details of them to himself as to make money off those that are intrigued by their mystery. On the other hand, he could lose money as well because some people aren't willing to take the risk of spending 1k for an armor portion. It could also be that these shopkeepers are just that. They get the goods from an outside source and possibly don't know what the items do. That does happen IRL.

As I said, I'm not adverse to changing them to be id-able. However, most things that cost a good amount of cash are also worth it, or at least I'd hope they were.
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Re: No identify

Postby Klandal » Sat Jul 19, 2008 5:50 pm

I think people lost faith in the relative cost versus reward during questing. I can understand skepticism. :P
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Re: No identify

Postby Thilindel » Mon Jul 21, 2008 6:16 am

Lots of dusk road items..

hrm, this one: a mighty adamantine warhammer - I'm pretty sure it's still !ID too
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Re: No identify

Postby Thrand » Sat Jul 26, 2008 6:41 pm

an ancient dented horn
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Re: No identify

Postby Thilindel » Sat Jul 26, 2008 7:02 pm

Engulfed Longsword:

< 559h/559H 133v/133V >
< P: std > c 'identify' longsword
You start chanting...

< P: std >
Casting: identify *

< 559h/559H 133v/133V >
< P: std >
You complete your spell...
Your senses boggle, as you are unable to identify this item.


Any timeline or yes/no's for items already listed?
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Re: No identify

Postby Eilistraee » Sat Jul 26, 2008 8:59 pm

There are a number of items that Dugmaren has changed that we're just waiting to migrate from test to main. It should be in pretty soon.
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Re: No identify

Postby Dugmaren » Wed Jul 30, 2008 4:58 am

Changed a bunch of these. There's a couple I didn't change on purpose (dagger of oblivion for instance) because I think it fits the theme / power of the weapon to leave it boggling your senses.

Also I didn't change potions or scrolls. I agree that there's a bunch of things that should be IDable, but by the same token I'm not going to spend hours changing flags on newbie gear that nobody uses anyways.

That said feel free to post more requests on objects that are still NO_ID.

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Re: No identify

Postby Shevarash » Wed Jul 30, 2008 1:17 pm

Moved to the Areas forum.
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Re: No identify

Postby Adriorn Darkcloak » Sun Aug 03, 2008 12:49 am

Thank you very much for these changes, greatly appreciated. Hopefully people will reconsider using the !ID flag on real items in the future.
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Re: No identify

Postby Thrand » Sat Aug 09, 2008 4:23 pm

a cracked pair of magnification goggles
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Re: No identify

Postby Thrand » Sat Aug 09, 2008 4:31 pm

a shroud of ethereal winds
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Re: No identify

Postby Adriorn Darkcloak » Sat Aug 09, 2008 7:11 pm

Some of the rareload items from Tarrasque (horn, etc.)
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Re: No identify

Postby mynazzaraxxsyn » Fri Aug 15, 2008 3:20 pm

gauntlets of troll strength (glowing)

Any chance of these losing the flag too?
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Re: No identify

Postby mynazzaraxxsyn » Sun Aug 17, 2008 12:53 am

same with a black death skull surcoat (magic)
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Re: No identify

Postby grundar » Fri Aug 29, 2008 8:36 am

taut leggings of flayed fire giant skin
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Re: No identify

Postby Adriorn Darkcloak » Sat Sep 06, 2008 7:38 pm

a small black phial
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Re: No identify

Postby Adriorn Darkcloak » Sat Sep 06, 2008 8:10 pm

a shovel made from gold
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Re: No identify

Postby Vigis » Sat Sep 06, 2008 11:02 pm

What about creating a scroll with a greater identify type of spell that would allow you to ID a !ID item? Make it cost quite a bit or put it on a rareload global so they weren't all over the place. Could be a pretty decent plat sink. The only problem, I think, would be that everybody shares every piece of info nowadays, so they'd get used less and less as time goes on.
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Re: No identify

Postby grundar » Sun Sep 07, 2008 1:17 pm

there's absolutely no point to it as it will just get used for about a month or two then unused till a new noid item comes in.... and it encourages people to keep writing gay !id items which is what we're trying to avoid. only items that should be !id are items flagged as switches/portals and the like with no extra stats... preferably only the !take ones.
if you make a weapon and want people to have to figure out the keyword for proc or when it procs just dont add it to the id list codewise.
if you want people not to locate your item give it a single common keyword or just flag it !locate. period
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Re: No identify

Postby Adriorn Darkcloak » Fri Dec 18, 2009 10:03 pm

a talisman of daggers

a talisman of shadows


Both are quest rewards...

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