A few questions

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Oneiros
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A few questions

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I haven't played since 2000 and I just started playing again, so I forget a lot of stuff (plus, rules might be different here):

1) How long do I have to retrieve the loot off of my corpse should I die in a dungeon or something? I died three times today trying to get back to a very valuable corpse, and on the fourth time I got back there, it was gone. Is the decay rate affected by someone looting it (i.e. if me or someone else loots my corpse incompletely, does that accelerate the decay process)?

2) What is the deal with blues looting monster corpses and the corpses of other dead blues? I had someone this morning stealing my loot over and over again while I was in Destard. Perhaps this has something to do with my using provocation (never been a bard before). Also, I was standing next to a blue who was looting my corpse. I couldn't pick things up before he did and he took pretty much everything valuable... Why didn't he flag as grey? I thought looting blue corpses and looting corpses of monsters you didn't kill was a criminal action?

3) How long before an IDOC collapses on this server?

That is all I have for now. I'm sure I'll have more questions later, these were just really on my mind (just lost like 2 hours worth of loot because I got trapped in a corner accidently by two giant serpents!!).

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Re: A few questions

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I dont know about the other questions but looting a monster does NOT flag a blue as grey. That wasnt in effect during T2A, that came later. I dont think or didnt think a blue could loot a blue corpse though.

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Re: A few questions

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Yeah, the only thing I can think of is that he was stealing from the corpse (I think you can do that iirc), but then I would have seen the message that he was stealing though right (or he would have flagged grey)? Also he took like 10 items so I doubt that he was stealing. Just trying to figure out what is going on so that I know how to react/what to expect in the future.

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Re: A few questions

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I thought people got flagged for stealing as well but some thief blatantly took some of my potions once and he didnt get flagged, nor did I get a message that he was stealing. Is this a bug or just a perk of having a GM thief? In either case I would like to know what I can do to combat this.

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Re: A few questions

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If he is not "caught" he will still be flagged "perma-grey" but he still appears blue unless attacked.
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Re: A few questions

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Derrick wrote:If he is not "caught" he will still be flagged "perma-grey" but he still appears blue unless attacked.
So even if he is blue I can still attack without getting flagged grey myself? Will I get the message popup saying I am commiting and criminal act?

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Re: A few questions

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More questions:

How can I prevent being killed while macroing in my small house? Some forum threads said you have to be standing in the exact center tile. Others said there were no safe spots. Also, would a spell like earthquake or chain lightning only affect players because somehow r- killed me while I was locked in my house (he also did it to my neighbors, so I don't think it is something I did), yet didn't kill my pet goat. I'm not sure what happened because it happened at like 6am. Just trying to figure out what is safe so that I don't lose 500 arrows because some dirtbag wants to grief me.

Is it hopeless for me to protect myself for more than 2 seconds and recall out as a bard? I get one shotted by everyone even though I have max HPs. I only have 50 resist right now, but I'm not planning on raising it much higher. Can anyone give me tips on how to survive long enough to recall when I can't run (if paralyzed or if deep in a dungeon). I've read the survival FAQ thing, but it seems like it doesn't work. I get blasted by one energy bolt and I'm dead. I get paralyzed and one shotted before I can react, etc. Is this because I am a dexer bard with no resist (What I mean is, does this happen because my build is a very weak PVP build, or am I just not playing well enough).

Is there any mod or something that makes my journal permanent? I would like to see what kind of things happened if I'm AFK, but the journal seems to only cover a little while's worth of information before it deletes it. Is this the "log file" in the options menu?

Thanks. I had more questions but I can't think of them right now.

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Re: A few questions

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You are safe from Meteor Swarm and Chain Lightning in the center tile. You are not safe from Earthquake. But, Earthquake will not kill you, it will only get you down to 1 HP. So if you take damage from something else, you're still vulnerable.

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Re: A few questions

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You are getting killed by earthquake and some damage from your own macro.

Add an HP check to heal or wait until you have more hps than your damage plus a 'buffer' and you'll be fine.
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