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NTJedi · #1 February 28th, 2004, 04:22 AM

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Originally posted by Arryn:
the same malady as your understanding of the phrase "Strength not added" ...

In my strict upbringing you appologize for doing wrong to someone... not being wrong about misreading something. LOL

It seems odd the developers added (strength of the wielder not added) to every bow... when only one bow has the effect where it does matter.
Would have been 10 times easier and more logical for them to add (strength of wielder added) for the one special bow... and leave the others blank.

By the way your quote listed above was not exactly polite.

[ February 28, 2004, 02:26: Message edited by: NTJedi ]

Arryn · #2 February 28th, 2004, 04:24 AM

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Originally posted by NTJedi:
Would have been 10 times easier and more logical for them to add (strength of wielder added) for the one special bow... and leave the others blank.

On this we agree.

EDIT: however, to be fair to IW, for all other weapons, strength is added. Bows just happen to be an exception. A better phrasing would be "Strength does not apply to damage".

[ February 28, 2004, 02:27: Message edited by: Arryn ]

Gandalf Parker · #3 February 28th, 2004, 04:29 AM

Some points here. First, the developers are swedish and that has made a difference in the game. Some of their desriptions get fixed by proofreaders but I still find some wording confusing. I just remind myself that changing it to english is not the same as matching American phrasing.

Also, the game has built in stages. Its not like they created all the bows at once. For a clearer idea of this examine the AllView game and the order that creatures have been added.

Yossar · #4 February 28th, 2004, 05:01 AM

The description is perfectly fine in my opinion. It could be read to mean something else, but if you know that for most weapons strength is added to damage and that most weapons don't include the strength not added to damage line, it is almost impossible to do so.

[ February 28, 2004, 03:04: Message edited by: Yossar ]

NTJedi · #5 February 28th, 2004, 05:10 AM

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Originally posted by Arryn:
A better phrasing would be "Strength does not apply to damage".

I would have to agree with Arryn that the following phrase would have been better:
"Strength does not apply to damage"

Graeme Dice · #6 February 28th, 2004, 11:07 AM

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Originally posted by NTJedi:
Damage is : 10
( Strength of wielder not added )
[/QB]

I'm sorry, but there's only one possible way to read that. It tells you that the damage is 10, and that the strength of the wielder is not added. There is no possible way to obtain the information that strength affects damage with the sentence above.

PhilD · #7 February 28th, 2004, 11:15 AM

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Originally posted by Graeme Dice:

quote:
Originally posted by NTJedi:
Damage is : 10
( Strength of wielder not added )

I'm sorry, but there's only one possible way to read that. It tells you that the damage is 10, and that the strength of the wielder is not added. There is no possible way to obtain the information that strength affects damage with the sentence above. [/QB]

I tend to agree, though, since English isn't my native language anymore than it is the devs', I may be biased. But I never had any trouble understanding this mention right.