r1443 'magical' items auto identify all the way.

[PaulBlay]

A short while ago if a dagger in your backpack was 'magical' it would just get a {magical} inscription after some time. You had to actually use it to get it identified fully. Now weapons and armour are fully identifying bonuses (/penalties) without having to use them. Is this intended or a it is a bug?

[Miles]

While I don't really know a thing about these nightlies, if I've got my term right, a question out of curiosity. Does something similar happen with {excellent} weapons?

[PaulBlay]

Does something similar happen with {excellent} weapons?

I'll let you know if I find any.

[PowerDiver]

A short while ago if a dagger in your backpack was 'magical' it would just get a {magical} inscription after some time. You had to actually use it to get it identified fully. Now weapons and armour are fully identifying bonuses (/penalties) without having to use them. Is this intended or a it is a bug?

It sounds like a bug. I believe you should see plusses on wield, but was unable to convert Takkaria to my viewpoint.

The last official word I received was that you have to use them, i.e. a successful hit to learn attack plusses. However, the current changes are mostly being done by someone closer to Takkaria than I am, so it is possible that there has been a change in philosophy I haven't heard of.

[Magnate]

It sounds like a bug. I believe you should see plusses on wield, but was unable to convert Takkaria to my viewpoint.

The last official word I received was that you have to use them, i.e. a successful hit to learn attack plusses. However, the current changes are mostly being done by someone closer to Takkaria than I am, so it is possible that there has been a change in philosophy I haven't heard of.

I've observed this behaviour for a long time before r1443. Before r1400 even, IIRC. I thought Takkaria had come round to Eddie's view and made the plusses appear as soon as the thing pseudos as magical.

[geoff_tewierik]

Can't remember how far back magical items have id'd pluses/minuses in the back pack, but it's definately been happening for a lot longer than r1443.

I find it's easier and quicker to wield the weapon in question, smack something once and thus id the pluses/minuses on the weapon and move on.

[Zikke]

I started using the nightliest at r1436 and it auto-IDed {good} items then, but it doesn't ID {excellent}. I wasn't sure if this was intended, but I assumed so.