What happens when... ? (in General)

What happens when you name a Pair of Spellboosters?

unnamed it basically does this:

Gives a flat
3% bonus to Direct Damage Spells
2.0% bonus to Enchant Defense Spells and
2.2% bonus to Enchant Offense Spells.

But what would ones with a name do and is this worth it?

From naming page:

Naming armor increases its stats by 4% -- also rounding up -- whether this is AC (for most armor) or something else such as for tattoos or Displacement Boots.

So would it make it get:
4% bonus to DD
3% bonus to ED and
3.25% bonus to EO spells?

Or would it be utterly useless? Anyone have any idea? NS perhaps?

Ask

Freed
Levon
Mikel
edyit
QBsutekh137
kevlar
or
Tygonomy

As these people all have named SB's. My guess is that it simply affects the AC; however, if it buffs the small bonuses it gives, then that's way better. :)

If it just boosts the AC then it's hardly worth it, unless you have highly upgraded ones.

hmmm, someone told me naming effects any armor bonus, but maybe that is wrong. I never checked to see if it actually changes and actually am not good at doing that, I'll loan you a set of mine to find out >:)

Equip it and observe how much your stats are boosted.

Like the regeneration ability of the TSA, there is no change to the inate ability of the item.

before:
Dispel Magic 2,068,762 1,665,000
Ablative Shield 6,192,801 4,995,000


after:
Dispel Magic 2,068,762 1,665,000
Ablative Shield 6,192,801 4,995,000

So no difference.

QED

Quod erat demonstrandum?

OUCH! I wouldn't have named them if I heard differently >:)

Definition: Quod erat demonstrandum (Q.E.D.) is the Latin for that which was to be demonstrated. Q.E.D. is used in mathematical proofs to show that what was to be proven has been proven. The Greek for Q.E.D. was used by the ancient Greek mathematicians Euclid and Archimedes.

Ranger: I wondered if he meant that with it.

Anyway, can we have this be changed as this would induce more item namings perhaps ;)

Like if we named a TSA, the regeneration goes from 3% to 4%.

Naming the SB increases its bonus to DD as you suggests in your first post?

But what would happend if you name a HoC? a 1% chance for an extra hit in the first missile round?

Any items I am forgetting about?

But I do sort of like where your going with this Shade.

Good call, I'd like to see this change, would make the item that much more valuable and could cause more namings (this change could directly affect your wallet, Jon!)

:D

Maybe if you name the HoC, the negative base AC is nullified. :O

Yeah, exactly.

The SB's bonuses should get an extra point, or perhaps go from 3/2/2.25 to 4/3/3 or so to round things.

And the TSA should also get such a boost and the HoC, well a 1% doesn't make a cookie crumble so perhaps the negative AC then could be removed or something else beneficial.

so HoC get the short end of the stick? You get 5 AC for naming a HoC? as well as that much worse against a SG?

so 5 AC less is much better vs SG then?

SG only has 2.2% of experience trained when looking at all spells.
SG only is being trained by 1.2% of the characters.

This in contrast to 10.3% and 16.2% of Fireball.
Touche?

Anyway as I was saying, or something other for the HoC so you are welcome to suggestions instead of just grabbing the stick which hits you.

um...0 AC is not worse against ANYTHING than -5 AC, painkiller.

well basically -5 AC on your total will make SG do less damage wouldn't it?