Miscellaneous: Sword of Runes shouldn't have Ward Summoned effect until October 1999 (+other items)

[soronil]

Without more specific patch notes it's really hard to say which patch it was. There is also:

September 13, 1999
Some Magician Summoned items are now lore items. Items that have turned lore have had other small benefits added to them.

From that it sounds to me like the magical effects were added in September and then again changed in October, but we don't know exactly what the intermeditate changes were

[Dolalin]

Post from September 14th 1999 describing Sword of Runes with no mention of a proc.

7dmg 27dly

Veldra Rae`lynn
lvl 34 magician
Veeshan

Brad Boutwell <bout...@NO-SPAM.sitemaster.com> wrote in message
news:7rmdrl$nfj$1@ionews.ionet.net...
> I am on Erollisi Marr and would like to try the Sword of Runes out. As it
> is summoned (29th lvl Mage spell), I would like to know if there are any
> magicians on Erol. that would be willing to summon it for me. I am
> currently in the Qeynos area, but will travel. I will pay of course...if
> you are willing to summon this for me, please reply or mail me at
> bout...@webzone.TAKEOUT.net
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> --
> Laewedar, Wood-Elf Ranger, 11th Season, Erollisi Marr
>
>
> PS: If you can find someone to summon this weapon for you, put it in the
> bank before camping and it will be there when you log back on...don't know
> if this works with all weapons, but I have heard from several people that
> this one does...
>
>

https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt....s/1KeKcBF4LlMJ

Another post from August 19th 1999 describing Sword of Runes with no mention of a proc:

Ok, since I've seen so many damn posts on people getting ripped off, and
nobody knowing what it is-7dmg 27 delay 1H slash, summoned by a magician.
For some reason the very wise designers at verant don't have it marked as
any way of you to know what you are getting.

https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt....A/QjZVYrGVgDUJ

[soronil]

You are speculating. One of the comments was from BEFORE the September patch and one was around the same day (patch notes were often posted the day before the patch)

There is no ACTUAL evidence as to what summoned item changes happened in September and which happened in October.

What is clear from patch notes is that SOME changes occured on each of those patches, so your recommendations are incomplete at best but also possibly simply wrong.

[Dolalin]

Only Lore items were adjusted in the September patch.

Sword of Runes is not LORE:

https://wiki.project1999.com/Summoned:_Sword_of_Runes

Dagger of Symbols is not LORE:

https://wiki.project1999.com/Summone...ger_of_Symbols

Spear of Warding is not LORE:

https://wiki.project1999.com/Summoned:_Spear_of_Warding

The Staff of Runes I will admit ambiguity about. It could be either of September/October.

[Dolalin]

I found a post describing the Staff of Runes as MAGIC but not LORE, back in June 1999.

https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt....Y/1N673Es5Gs8J

So we can say that it changed in the September 13 1999 update. It can be set to that era instead.

[Dolalin]

Bomp for no overpowered sword of runes until October 1999 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]