various "clean" items inablility to PoF & Antique items vs repair/PoF.
"Clean" items which are unable to use PoF (Powder of Fortifying) on the item.
Rings, Bracelets, Clothing & Talismans. (only applies if the item has Durability)
irregardless of the aforementioned items not displaying [Replica] or [Brittle] cannot have Powder of fortifying applied to them. (Clean & Antique) Fix please!
Anything not on the list above spawning without the negative properties are functioning properly as they should it, justifies the rarity of such items.
Bug 2 - Antique items are able to have Powder of Fortifying applied, but you're penalized by using it more than you would be by repairing the item via repair deed or by repairing it using the appropriate skill & crafting tool.
Example:
Antique Item starts with 255/255, wears down to 0/249, successful "repair" = 248/248
Antique Item starts with 255/255, wears down to 0/249, one PoF application = 200/200
What exactly is the point in that?
Is it intended?
Remove or change casting focus & poison immunity it reduces the need for "Player Skill" it's garbage. Bring timing back and eliminate chance in pvp!
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"It can have Powder of Fortifying applied 3 times. Each powder will set the max durability to 250 then 200 and finally 150 after each use."
It is intentional. As for reason, I'm not entirely sure. Likely because antique items are supposed to be old and worn down... more likely to break with prolonged use.
Also, just have to point this out because it makes me cringe... irregardless is not a word.
can you give examples of the items that you found that cannot be PoFed? Because if you’re talking about vvv items/jewels, I beleive they are excempt from being able to be PoFed.
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and i I have not come across any clean loot items that cannot be PoFed. Perhaps if you can post some pics.
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It's more the newer artifacts as covenant has listed. I'm not sure about the new doom artifacts (scholars halo etc.)
PoF is not meant to be used in place of repairs.
You should repair the item until it reaches a point where it won't last long enough for a play session. Say 60/60? THEN you apply PoF taking it back up to 200/200. Repair until it reaches too low to play with again, PoF to 150/150
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Expected result: for the weapon to show durability of 250/250.
I recommend nobody use PoF on any antique items at all at the moment.
Apologies Covenant for not analysing your initial post describing the problem. I got boggled by the numbers.
this one is real serious.
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Because allowing 3 pofs, one at 250, second to 200, and last to 150 as originally intended, you're introducing a new problem, of the owner (or buyer) needing to know how many times the item has already been PoFed.
They're reluctant to add new properties to items (this is the reason they gave for not displaying inherent lower mana cost bonus on non medable armour)
So this is something that i can't see being fixed at least in the short term.
However there's no reason why Jewelry shouldn't also spawn as Brittle, and be able to PoF non Brittle/Antique jewelry.
Well, for weapon we have Last parry chance added (and without anyone asking?) not long ago (compare to the history of UO) I don't think it's actually difficult to add some description if they want to. Just put it at the end and ppl won't be confused with description and actual item property.
I think Jewelry was meant to be non powder-able, I know many jewelry can be powdered right now but I tend to believe it's more a bug rather than the intended behavior. So technically there is no brittle jewelry as jewelry itself is brittle by default, and the reason why currently there is no brittle spawn jewelry.
Also that's how POF works for antique items. Check this link
https://www.uoguide.com/Antique
https://www.uoguide.com/Antique
From Uoguide.com page on Powder of Fortifying:
PoF does not work on all items with the Durability item property. UO Community Coordinator Jeremy explained the rationale for the immunity:
- PoF does not work on the Book of Truth event reward, The Redeemer.
- PoF does not work on the Virtue Artifacts.
- PoF does not work on Jewelry.
- PoF does not work on imbued or brittle items.
- PoF does not stack (so collecting it can start taking up alot of bank space).
- PoF can only be applied 3 times to items with the Antique property. Each powder will set the max durability to 250 then 200 and finally 150 after each use.
So of course its not fixed in "2 bug fix publishes". Its not a bug. The devs aren't incompetent, you just didn't bother to make a simple google search.BTW Your source reference UOguide is written by players. (I can edit it to say that PoF is supposed to work on this or that if you want...)
I can also confirm that bugs remain over 2 publishes. I am unable to comment on the dev’s competency.
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