possible bug with stealing

[ClowN]

hey guys, im new to this server. i played on chesapeake from 98 - around 2002. i also played on the metropolis t2a server before that went down, and a little bit on divinity. im a big fan of the t2a era play style in UO and look forward to owning you all at some point. so far this server is by far the best t2a replica i have ever seen, so before i complain about anything i want to say thank you to the staff for doing such an amazing job with this shard.

having said that, i did notice something odd with the stealing skill on this server. im currently macroing it on my thief, and i remember being able to steal up to 9 stones (or maybe even ten, but i think it was 9). i cannot steal anything heavier then 8 stones on this server. im pretty sure you could atleast steal 9 because usually when i macroed characters that had 90 minimum stealing, i would steal pouches weighing 9 stones to take my skill all the way to GM. is this a known issue or are u really only allowed to steal up to 8 stones max? just wondering. hopefully a gm will look into this and correct it if need be.

thanks for your time

[Derrick]

At 90 skill you should be able to steal 9 stones, and 10 stones at GM.

What's your skill level now?

Welcome to Second Age!

[ClowN]

im at 93.5 skill right now (93.3 "real skill") and can only steal 8 stones. im working on it now if u want to come check it out. my chars name is Mr. Toilet haha.

[Derrick]

im at 93.5 skill right now (93.3 "real skill") and can only steal 8 stones. im working on it now if u want to come check it out. my chars name is Mr. Toilet haha.

There's 8 stones in that bag, but the bag weighs two stones too

[ClowN]

ahh that makes sense. that raises another question for me though. wouldnt that mean im stealing 10 stones at 93 skill? cause i dont think that would be correct either.

[Derrick]

Aye, that wasn't my initial interpretation of the weight limit either, I'm suspecting it's rounding up, so from 90.1 to 100 you are able to steal 10 stones. I'll have to verify the accuracy of this.

[ClowN]

awesome, i look forward to whatever you may find on this topic. by the way that was awesome response time from you lol. im glad to see the staff is really this dedicated to making the server as era accurate as possible. i look forward to playing here for a long time.

[ClowN]

oh and by the way, i was stealing the same bag (and weight) since i was at 80 skill. so if what you are theorizing is correct, i was actually successfully stealing 10 stones at 80 skill (minimum success rate of course). just thought i would mention that if it helps you in your troubleshooting

[Derrick]

Aye, good to know. Thanks.