Sorry to hear about your misfortunes @shad Just gained like +457279 points of Respect for @Binx for the post above.
shad , I know how you feel, I've been on the receiving end of that too, in my house , from CPU. In my case could have sworn we locked the door , we're usually very good about that, but I think one of us probably miss targeted and didn't realize. I was pissed off at meradin too for a minute, and it's not something I'd do to someone myself , but I think in my case we made a security mistake and they happened upon it. I can't hold a grudge for that. to your son, it's okay, don't feel bad . it happens to us all here and there , The good guys and the bad guys I hope by a safer UO you don't mean leaving the shard, I'd miss you and even with days like the one you had , I think this one is the best of them all . -Katy aka Lilly
I don't know what to say. I get kind of upset when people leave key details out, like me staying behind to res and ask you guys if you were ok, if you lost too much or need any help.
best ban comes from an actively played character On one key... detect hidden target self or floor (relative location) ... whichever suits you best On another key adjacent to detect key... say: i ban thee Pause .30sec Exec: Target Closest Murderer Exec: Target Closest Grey Exec: Target Closest Grey Humanoid You can of course combine these into one... I myself like to keep them separated. Breaking and entering is a worthwhile activity in UO and I'm glad to see someone is out there spicing up someone's day. Perhaps take a few moments together and "practice" dealing with stock scenarios/encounters and agree on your tested counter measures? Binx is right, you two will rise above the incident... I'm sure of it. The Axiom of Infinity has cast a summoning spell on a bag and was gifted a few magical weapons! Please contact wylwrk on IRC to pick them up, please.
that's fair meradin, I didn't mean for that to sound like a complete bashing . I said I was mad for a minute as anyone would be , and then I saw it from a game perspective. but for the record yes he did do what he said he did.
yeah... you were lucky. I was working and i received a message text on my iphone about pks in my house!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Like i said before, i always have a toons to auto-ban in my house. BUT, since the server move, each 1-3days i got disconnected. When Julien decide to play, my auto-ban toons was not logon.
Had I known that was the great and amazing Paddy O'brien's house I would called it off immediately. Unfortunately I didn't realize until too late. I have absolutely no desire to incur the wrath of 5D. Now when I check your door, I check it the same way I would a friends. to make sure it's locked ;-). As soon as I found out it was Julian playing I planned on reimbursing everything, I did not take part in the splitting of the loot letting that go to new recruits. So it would be from my personal supplies. If shad is willing to accept the gifts I am happy. If not I'm not sure what else can be done.
It is always nice to see people who perform heinous actions (killing, stealing) conduct themselves with class, such as reimbursing items, rezzing after killing, etc. This game can be a pain in the ass sometimes, and being taken advantage of sucks, so having some sort of olive branch extended is always great.
Haha yeah I was quite shocked I had left the door unlocked but honestly I think I lagged out or something while doing the lock. THat was kind of when the lag was hitting me over the server move, and if you lock it and think you already locked it but "double clicked' and accidentally unlocked it, that can be a problem lol. so i always detect hidden even more now haha
so all that being said, meradin did call off the hounds for any for any future issues when he realized I was with Paddy. I'm sure now that he knows Julien was playing he would do the same ? and as you can see Shad you've got help being offered to get back on your feet from this, I hope you decide to stay after the initial crappy feeling wears off, we like you here
I commend you Shad for having your son play a game like this. but playing said game will come with some hard lessons which will over time help him survive in the real world as to the ban bot anytime you try to out think the game and make it easier to run your house security you are putting yourself at risk.There are proven methods of keeping your stuff safe.I myself would loot anyone on the shard except for a few personal friends and would expect the population to do the same to me. for me thats part of what has kept this old game interesting
Let me know if you need any help @shad . You' re a great guy and a superb active member of this Shard and one of my best friends here. Thats was a sad incident and for now seems confused to me, why all your shop stuff arent in secure containers? So sad for you.
Ahh @shad i am sorry to hear about these troubling circumstances. I have many weapons that I can donate to get you back on your feet. If you want to discuss some home security we can do that too.
Hey Shad and Julien, I'm really sorry to hear the upsetting news, but pleased to see Meradin's response and the encouraging support from so many people. You clearly are both popular and appreciated players and I hope we can help you get back on your feet. I don't even know which end of a sword is safe to hold , but will gladly hunt through my chests to see if I have anything useful I'd definitely accept the Crooked Warden's offer of security advice ... I'm sure Meradin would offer useful suggestions too ... He did for me a few days ago and I heeded the warning! Hope to see you soon, Azoth