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From: doug@hcr.UUCP (Doug Moen)
Newsgroups: net.games.rogue
Subject: automatic identification of armour
Message-ID: <620@hcr.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 27-Mar-84 20:03:26 EST
Article-I.D.: hcr.620
Posted: Tue Mar 27 20:03:26 1984
Date-Received: Tue, 27-Mar-84 20:50:23 EST
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In every version of rogue I've played, you don't need to identify
armour.  You discover its armour class as soon as you put it on.
On the other hand, weapons are not identified when you wield them.
This leads to an annoying situation:
	I've got two long swords, and I've just enchanted one of them.
	Unfortunately, my inventory listing will not show me which sword
	is enchanted.  I've got to waste an identify scroll on one of the
	swords first.  And I can't use the call command on a weapon.

I think that weapons and armour should be treated the same way when
you wield/wear them.  If armour gets identified when you put it on,
then so should weapons.  Alternatively, armour and weapons could be
identified when you *enchant* them.  Any comments?

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