Entry Last Update: 04/18/2001
Description: Identify Gems/Minerals represents the knowledge of how to evaluate rocks, gemstones, and minerals to tell how valuable they are.
Who Can Learn It: Anyone can learn Identify Gems/Minerals.
What It is Supposed to Do: Allows characters to tell information about gems and minerals such as how much they are worth.
What it Does: Allows characters to know how much a gem is worth and how much it weighs. Identify Gems/Minerals does not appear to be fully implemented yet.
Activation: ID or IDENTIFY (ID [ITEM]), ID QUALITY (ID QUALITY ON [ITEM]).
Usefulness (Low Levels): Low. The skill is very inaccurate, and provides little information that can not be found through other means.
Usefulness (Mid-Levels): Low. The skill is relatively accurate, but provides little information that can not be found through other means.
Usefulness (High Levels): Low. The skill is accurate, but provides little information that can not be found through other means.
How to Practice: Get a gem such as a diadem and ID QUALITY ON DIAD (or whatever the item is). You can do this at almost any time, including while resting.
Tips: At low levels, use a gem with a low value. You can get uses off of almost any item, but you only get uses if you are "accurate" with your assessment. At this time, you can use the same gem over and over again to practice on.
Unconfirmed Rumors (May or May Not Be True): Due to the ease with which they can be raised in level, most players in Dragon's Gate have at least one ID skill which they have gained 5 levels in.