Topic: To equip

[Dragonsbrethren]

"Heavy weapon prevents equipping shield"

The same string is used for two-handed weapons and shields, therefore you need something generic like Paladin suggested.

Edit: Wait...I get it now. That Picard should have been for me, that's actually a really good suggestion.

Except this string is also used when a bow and/or arrow is equipped. Stupid string.

[Deathlike2]

"2-handed weapons require both hands"

[Dragonsbrethren]

Another good one. As I said I'm leaving my string intact even if it doesn't exactly make sense in every context.

[Deathlike2]

I think mine is the best/better one.  It can assume either a 2-handed weapon is selected and/or is already equipped.... I think that covers every possible case.

[Dragonsbrethren]

Yeah, but it doesn't fit on one line and I like the way I have mine set up right now.

[Deathlike2]

Couldn't you just abbreviate 2-handed to 2-hnd...?

[vivify93]

"The weapon needs two hands". It not only fits in the alotted space, but it's actually a letter smaller, leading to punctuation!!!

[Dragonsbrethren]

"The weapon needs two hands". It not only fits in the alotted space, but it's actually a letter smaller, leading to punctuation!!!

Attempting to continue being stubborn . .. ... .... ..... ..... failed!
Attempting to continue being stubborn . .. ... .... ..... ..... failed!
Attempting to continue being stubborn . .. ... .... ..... ..... failed!
Attempting to continue being stubborn . .. ... .... ..... ..... failed!
Attempting to continue being stubborn . .. ... .... ..... ..... failed!
Attempting to continue being stubborn . .. ... .... ..... ..... success!

I'll use your string but I'm changing "the" to "this."

Edit: Bah, doesn't fit. Okay, "the" wins by default, I guess.

[Deathlike2]

Well, the modifier for "this" would be confusing anyways.

[Dragonsbrethren]

I fail to see how. 

[Deathlike2]

"This" could imply the shield, which couldn't be the case.

[Dragonsbrethren]

"This weapon?" Although, one of my friends attempt to make a shield into a weapon in FF6 when I first found FF3usME...

[Phoenix]

I think Deathlike meant that if you had a shield it could be taken as "This weapon" when referring to whatever the character is equipped with (including Shields). I think the phrase still works -- when you have a shield equipped it refers to the weapon in the list, when you have a weapon equipped it refers to the weapon in hand.

[Dragonsbrethren]

Yeah, that's what I figured but I don't see how "The" is any better. In either case, I'm still considering just cutting the message entirely, you don't get a message when you try to equip a weapon in the wrong hand or a sword with your bow. Unless it's a two-handed sword, but that's besides the point.

[vivify93]

Attempting to continue being stubborn . .. ... .... ..... ..... failed!
Attempting to continue being stubborn . .. ... .... ..... ..... failed!
Attempting to continue being stubborn . .. ... .... ..... ..... failed!
Attempting to continue being stubborn . .. ... .... ..... ..... failed!
Attempting to continue being stubborn . .. ... .... ..... ..... failed!
Attempting to continue being stubborn . .. ... .... ..... ..... success!

I'll use your string but I'm changing "the" to "this."

Edit: Bah, doesn't fit. Okay, "the" wins by default, I guess.

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Seriously, though, this is a good day for me. One of my suggestions was accepted, and I'm singing the NicoNico Medley perfectly (..while typing this post, which may explain any missing words).