Gondricam bug?

[Anarchic Fox]

So, I pick up Gondricam from a vault on DL29 and think I have it made... note the AC bonus. Then I think this is too good to be true, and some searching shows no-one else with Gondricam nearly as powerful. The release notes said that artifacts were tweaked somewhere in-between 3.1.0 and 3.1.2v2 (my version). Did somebody mistakenly type a zero in there while editing the artifacts?

For now I'll continue to play with this wonderful defensive bonus, but if I find out it's a mistake I'll switch back to my previous weapon, in the name of getting a fair win.

a) The Cutlass 'Gondricam' (1d8) (+10,+11) [+50] (+4)
+4 dexterity, stealth.
Provides resistance to acid, lightning, fire, cold.
Cannot be harmed by acid, electricity, fire, cold.
Feather Falling. Speeds regeneration. Prevents paralysis.
Grants the ability to see invisible things.

Combat info:
5 blows/round.
With an additional 7 strength and 4 dex you would get 6 blows
With an additional 0 strength and 5 dex you would get 6 blows
Average damage/hit: 37.7.

[Derakon]

Gondricam is basically a super Defender weapon now, yes. Thing is, even with the massive AC boost it's not generally as good as a weapon that deals more damage. That said, it's still a damned sight better than before the artifact tweaks, when basically nobody ever used it unless they'd been really unlucky with drops up to then.

[Magnate]

Gondricam is basically a super Defender weapon now, yes. Thing is, even with the massive AC boost it's not generally as good as a weapon that deals more damage. That said, it's still a damned sight better than before the artifact tweaks, when basically nobody ever used it unless they'd been really unlucky with drops up to then.

Thank you. To the OP: yes, your new find is totally legit, so continue enjoying it. As Derakon says, it was on a list of never-used artifacts which were tweaked to try and make them more often useful. Glad it has worked in this case. It still doesn't do a lot of damage, but if it works in your situation, that's good.

[Anarchic Fox]

Ah, I'm glad! The current game has been generous with artifact armor but tightfisted with weapons. So far I've only found Gondricam and Nimthanc, so I'll happily use the former until a better one comes around.

[awldune]

I found it around 1200' and the +4 DEX and AC bonus were huge (HE Warrior).

Less of a big deal once I got some decent armor and some STR/DEX potions.

[buzzkill]

I used it for a brief time with my competition mage. I needed the basic resists and it put my AC near 150, which meant that I could stand and fight packs of orcs (with my sword), and it's still in my home. Without the AC boost, I would have sold it by now.