[CF-Devel] Enchant Armour MUST be moderated

[Andreas Vogl]

Peterm wrote:

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      With enchant armour scrolls, it's not very hard to obtain
     
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      armour values like 95 or 97.  Permanently, and with items of
     
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      your choice.
     
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      We can do this immediately post 1.0.
     
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      To get similar values for other resistances, you have to
     
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      make REAL tradeoffs.
     
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      How about this?  Armour caps for every type of armour:
     
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      Type            Max armour  Current max
     
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      boots           10          90
     
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      helmet          20          90
     
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      armour          60          90
     
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      shield          20          90
     
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      gloves          10          90
     
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      gauntlets       10          90
     
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      cloak           20          90
     
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      bracers         10          90
     
     
max total:        86%         99%

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      I don't propose to cap the amout of ac given beyond what
     
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      is already done.
     
     
It's a real good idea, but I think the maxes you proposed
are too low. Almost every monster has physical attack, at
higher levels these do crazy amounts of damage. A warrior
needs real tight physical protection or he is totally screwed.
86% is not enough.

What about this?:

Type            Max armour 
boots           20
helmet          30
armour          65
shield          40
gauntlets       30   /gloves     10
cloak           20
bracers         10

max total:      94%

Note that the max total can be surpassed by finding equipment with
more than max armour. Wearing rings/amulets(/girdles?) with
physical protection is also possible but usually this will not
be rewarding.


Andreas V.