Dragon Scale mail gear

UglySquirrell · October 5, 2011, 22:20

Did vanilla ever have this, gloves, helm, boots and shield? Or am I remembering a variant. Seems like these things would make sense in game, could give resistance to its element without being an ego item.

Timo Pietilä · October 5, 2011, 22:23

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Originally Posted by UglySquirrell

Did vanilla ever have this, gloves, helm, boots and shield? Or am I remembering a variant. Seems like these things would make sense in game, could give resistance to its element without being an ego item.

Only bodyarmor. There are variants with other gear.

UglySquirrell · October 5, 2011, 23:00

Okay thanks, must have been Hengband.

Djabanete · October 6, 2011, 15:16

I think they add a lot to the game. No matter what your current equipment is, you'll always be excited to find a Dragon item, because the number and type of resistances it provides are randomized. If you're lucky, a Dragon item might provide exactly the resistance patch you need; if you're extremely lucky, you might find a Dragon item that rivals top artifacts.

Dragon gear serves much the same purpose as randarts --- it makes equipment options more diverse, and the statistical outliers (i.e. the very best ones) provide novelty even to long-time players who've "seen it all." Besides, the flavor is awesome.

Of course they'd need to be very rare, but I don't see why they couldn't be a good addition to V at some point. They're not unbalanced --- they usually cause the player to choose between speed/damage/stats and a resist or two. It can go either way. The thrill is in identifying them to see what resists are covered --- it's like opening Christmas presents.

dos350 · October 6, 2011, 18:37

vouch this put it in 3.3.2

Narvius · October 6, 2011, 18:55

Steamband has regular items that provide resistances (gas masks - poison, fur cloaks - cold, probably more), though Steam has percentile resistances, so it's a little bit different.

October 5, 2011, 22:20	#1
UglySquirrell Swordsman Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Vancouver Canada Posts: 293	Dragon Scale mail gear Did vanilla ever have this, gloves, helm, boots and shield? Or am I remembering a variant. Seems like these things would make sense in game, could give resistance to its element without being an ego item.

October 6, 2011, 18:37	#5
dos350 Knight Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: nimbin, australia Posts: 546	vouch this put it in 3.3.2 __________________ ~eek Reality hits you -more- S+++++++++++++++++++

October 6, 2011, 18:55	#6
Narvius Knight Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Poland, Katowice Age: 30 Posts: 589	Steamband has regular items that provide resistances (gas masks - poison, fur cloaks - cold, probably more), though Steam has percentile resistances, so it's a little bit different. __________________ If you can convincingly pretend you're crazy, you probably are.

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UglySquirrell Swordsman Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Vancouver Canada Posts: 293	Okay thanks, must have been Hengband.

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Djabanete Knight Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 572	I think they add a lot to the game. No matter what your current equipment is, you'll always be excited to find a Dragon item, because the number and type of resistances it provides are randomized. If you're lucky, a Dragon item might provide exactly the resistance patch you need; if you're extremely lucky, you might find a Dragon item that rivals top artifacts. Dragon gear serves much the same purpose as randarts --- it makes equipment options more diverse, and the statistical outliers (i.e. the very best ones) provide novelty even to long-time players who've "seen it all." Besides, the flavor is awesome. Of course they'd need to be very rare, but I don't see why they couldn't be a good addition to V at some point. They're not unbalanced --- they usually cause the player to choose between speed/damage/stats and a resist or two. It can go either way. The thrill is in identifying them to see what resists are covered --- it's like opening Christmas presents.

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