AFK Gump? Please at least try to read before voting, this is why we ended up with Trump

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@Gideon Jura i am half asleep but how about iderp and CPU give up timers to idocs for a week or two and see what kind of action we get

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This would definitely prove if there's a real problem or just jealousy.

Fair enough
@NerK @Ron Jeremy @Ragnar Lothbrok @merlin8666 @Wolfbane @Shipwreck @TurtleSoup @wylwrk

You guys game?

do it

I think you'd need to announce it in advance and make sure all the people who gave up arguing their view were aware.
There'll be no increased participation otherwise.

@scuba

I'd guess that so long as it's the normies that are invoked, then it'd be an entertaining and enlightening ploy...

If it recruits all the field pk's/ballers etc, then it's the same old numbers game and we already know the outcome.


I am not an IDOCer, I just play one on TV

Oh I never meant any player interaction. Just an automated system that eventually teleports the ghost to a shrine.

I also don't really have an issue with ghosting as it is, but that would be due to the fact I haven't had it used against me to learn my location, farming habits, etc.

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Say i ghost a spot im currently farming at to see if im being spied on by a ghost... where is that line drawn? Asking for a friend...

For real tho, i wouldn't be able to take away 1 of my 3 tamers a way so i really have no intention of doing this, really just curious as i had checked out my farming spots in the past with a ghost due to very quick pk arrival time after i had just started farming.

And to clarify, i would just run through certain spots as a ghost to see if my suspicions were right or not.

Bucs?

Or send them to Pucks house to haunt him. They can either run to Brit or to Chaos. (I kid)

I would think that this couldnt be griefed. If the ghost is moving you could offer a res or a gate to town. If the ghost is obviously AFK or doesnt accept a rez then get them the F out.

I would think the chances of someone being ACTIVE and having a decayed body would be very slim. Also, at that point there really isnt a reason for them to head back to wherever their body may be. They wont be able to loot anything so a quick trip back to town might be beneficial.

This

Sure they can do this, but the corpse decay timer is much less than 30 minutes. Also, it means they have to constantly be opening gates, which allow for other players to enter etc etc.

I proposed this idea because it allows for a LIVE player character to be able to counter DEAD afk folks.

Hi Scuba -

Teach me to PVP and help me get rich?

Message sterling in irc

I used to bring a ghost in tow as part of my daily PvM routine. I caught other ghosts often enough to call it a problem.

Seeing a blue run by, or revealed from hiding/stealth I actually enjoy. It means there is potential for player vs player interaction aka Ultima Online.

By the way, I miss "a slime's" antics. That sh__ was fun. Anyway...


However, being scouted by ether and jumped by a pack of hacks often enough does impact this server in a severe way.

This past xmas event though something very strange happened. No ghosts. I didn't see any, not even once.

Makes me wonder if it was a solitary behavior of a group gone bye-bye.

Anyway, the point is if it is talked about enough in a vain that "sure, there's a penalty but if you're looking to quickly skill up some PK's, come over here, and wreak havoc until you're all banned... you can do so because the catch-you-doing-it method here is lax"... I firmly believe we require a solid solution.

No fluff, no flair. Ghosts can't see players gets it done.








































If anything else, can we pause a moment and recognize how damned funny it is to have this discussion on a thread with this title?

This seems like a trap.

How would one get a rez from other players? you wouldnt know when to stop.

Ive always loved the title of the thread.