Yeah, I thought about that, it is a sticky situation with dirks - not that
I really WANT to have 2 on at the same time, rogues might.
I wish they had given us a seperate slot for our instrument - one we can
just keep loaded, and switch to like ranged weapons instead of having to
constantly arm and disarm.
Mages don't have to disarm before they cast.
At 10:54 AM 7/5/99 -0400, you wrote:
>From: Greg Gillan <GGillan@...>
>
>Well, not a bad idea, but it has its problems.
>Lets say I'm wielding two dragoon dirks and I switch to my drum - poof I
>lose 1 dirk.
>Second, this now gives me the ability to carry 4 dragoon dirks; one in each
>hand, one in ranged weapon slot and one in my inventory. This is the kind
>of thing that they were trying to prevent I think.
>
>Elwyn
>Level 23 Bard
>Erollosi Marr
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Garramone, Michael (CCI-Las Vegas)
>[mailto:Michael.Garramone@...]
>Sent: Sunday, July 04, 1999 3:54 PM
>To: 'eqbards@onelist.com'
>Subject: Re: [eqbards] Two of the same weapon
>
>
>From: "Garramone, Michael (CCI-Las Vegas)" <Michael.Garramone@...>
>
>i didn't say anything when i first saw this, but i think it is a brilliant
>idea. taking the lore tag off when an item is equipped lets you have
>another for sale, and avoids the "poof" problem if you get another and
>happen to be wearing what you loot. great idea.
>
>Shada Silverleaf, Level 49 Bard, Mithaniel Marr
>Erisi, Level 6 Paladin, Mithaniel Marr
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: silky@... [mailto:silky@...]
>> Sent: Sunday, July 04, 1999 12:35 PM
>> To: eqbards@onelist.com
>> Subject: Re: [eqbards] Two of the same weapon
>>
>>
>> From: silky@...
>>
>> >> The Lore Item is a way to restrict people from continuous
>> camping. The
>> idea
>> >> is that others would then have a chance to kill the
>> monster and get the
>> >> weapon.
>> >>
>> >> Wayne
>>
>>
>>
>> Unfortunately, it doesn't stop this at all - it just pretty
>> much ensures
>> that the folks doing the camping have moved well beyond the
>> need for the
>> item themselves, pretty self-defeating.
>>
>> The thing I love about EQ above all else - is the benefits
>> and incentives
>> of cooperation.
>>
>> This is one area (really the only one I've noticed) that goes
>> against that
>> model (and only in certain instances).
>>
>> I'm also one that's big on the economic side of a world like this - if
>> given the option between warrior and merchant - I'd pick
>> merchant every
>> time, hands down - now in EQ - gotta be both....ok.
>>
>> Now, the post I saw about total group damage in terms of
>> looting rights -
>> that sounds promising - true, a group of high levels could effectively
>> block out a spot, however, I doubt you'd find high levels
>> grouping for this
>> purpose nearly as often as lower level guys for an item -
>> high levels have
>> better things to do.
>>
>> My original post only suggested that lore items equipped in
>> inventory slots
>> not count towards the limit total - this will have a benefit
>> to appropriate
>> level players - and will be of very little difference for higher level
>> players that have moved onto better equipment. It still
>> allows them one for
>> merchant purposes - which is not at all unacceptable to me from a
>> merchant's point of view - but it still only allows one in
>> the inventory or
>> bank for resale at a time.
>>
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