Conning a mob as it dies [Archive]

Tecmos Deception

12-13-2019, 12:05 PM

[Fri Dec 13 11:02:03 2019] It is futile to consider the dead...

I don't think I've ever seen that message before. I got it when I tried to con something the instant it died but before I lost the target. If you con a corpse, it gives you the timer until it poofs. If you con a living mob, it gives you the con. If you con something that's basically in the process of keeling over, you get philosophy.

Erati

12-13-2019, 12:17 PM

Corpse rot timers are not classic.

Hokojin

12-13-2019, 12:45 PM

As far as I know it’s always given that con message

Mairelon

12-13-2019, 01:01 PM

[Fri Dec 13 11:02:03 2019] It is futile to consider the dead...

I don't think I've ever seen that message before. I got it when I tried to con something the instant it died but before I lost the target. If you con a corpse, it gives you the timer until it poofs. If you con a living mob, it gives you the con. If you con something that's basically in the process of keeling over, you get philosophy.

I recall that message from classic - in fact, I recall it much more clearly than corpse timers, which I think weren’t added until later.

Tecmos Deception

12-13-2019, 01:04 PM

Interesting.

When I said I didn't remember seeing it before, I wasn't thinking that it wasn't classic, just that it was something new to my memory.

I wonder if corpse rot timers are a client issue.

Erati

12-13-2019, 01:35 PM

it was a bug report years ago

https://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=176039&highlight=timer

this is ab the decay time but I remember the /con thing brought up at some point as well maybe this post maybe a dif one

update:

found it, thanks Dald

https://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=158339&highlight=corpse

fadetree

12-13-2019, 04:02 PM

Hah, that's cool.

bubur

12-13-2019, 10:18 PM

wew good find. havent thought about or seen that message for a long time, but feels classic whereas knowing exact rot timers does not

astuce999

12-13-2019, 10:50 PM

wew good find. havent thought about or seen that message for a long time, but feels classic whereas knowing exact rot timers does not

Well, the classic way of doing it was to /time the death and let people know 'manually', it was even a raid role.

Let's get it done :)

Astuce

bubur

12-13-2019, 11:20 PM

Well, the classic way of doing it was to /time the death and let people know 'manually', it was even a raid role.

Let's get it done :)

Astuce

oops my classic nubliness is showing. tho i think you're all right!

Scoojitsu

12-14-2019, 03:39 AM

I remember seeing this message a lot.
Maybe if you frantically click a mob to loot it when it dies? That would make sense for me at least. :D

mcoy

12-14-2019, 12:16 PM

I apparently did this a lot:

Line 153: [Sat Nov 10 23:01:19 2001] It is futile to consider the dead...
Line 2718: [Sun Nov 11 00:48:53 2001] It is futile to consider the dead...
Line 2720: [Sun Nov 11 00:48:54 2001] It is futile to consider the dead...
Line 5237: [Sun Nov 11 13:59:46 2001] It is futile to consider the dead...
Line 14926: [Mon Nov 12 15:12:52 2001] It is futile to consider the dead...
Line 15121: [Mon Nov 12 15:18:58 2001] It is futile to consider the dead...
Line 17249: [Mon Nov 12 16:03:32 2001] It is futile to consider the dead...
Line 23494: [Mon Nov 12 23:39:38 2001] It is futile to consider the dead...
Line 24119: [Tue Nov 13 00:14:53 2001] It is futile to consider the dead...
Line 34593: [Tue Nov 13 14:12:32 2001] It is futile to consider the dead...
Line 39394: [Wed Nov 14 04:08:17 2001] It is futile to consider the dead...
Line 39397: [Wed Nov 14 04:08:18 2001] It is futile to consider the dead...
Line 41340: [Thu Nov 15 01:08:45 2001] It is futile to consider the dead...
Line 41342: [Thu Nov 15 01:08:46 2001] It is futile to consider the dead...
Line 41344: [Thu Nov 15 01:08:47 2001] It is futile to consider the dead...
Line 42428: [Thu Nov 15 01:43:28 2001] It is futile to consider the dead...
Line 42433: [Thu Nov 15 01:43:31 2001] It is futile to consider the dead...
Line 42435: [Thu Nov 15 01:43:32 2001] It is futile to consider the dead...
Line 42437: [Thu Nov 15 01:43:32 2001] It is futile to consider the dead...
Line 42439: [Thu Nov 15 01:43:32 2001] It is futile to consider the dead...
Line 42441: [Thu Nov 15 01:43:32 2001] It is futile to consider the dead...
Line 42443: [Thu Nov 15 01:43:33 2001] It is futile to consider the dead...
Line 42445: [Thu Nov 15 01:43:33 2001] It is futile to consider the dead...
Line 42743: [Thu Nov 15 04:27:03 2001] It is futile to consider the dead...
Line 42745: [Thu Nov 15 04:27:04 2001] It is futile to consider the dead...

-Mcoy

Tecmos Deception

12-14-2019, 12:33 PM

I apparently did this a lot:

Line 153: [Sat Nov 10 23:01:19 2001] It is futile to consider the dead...
Line 2718: [Sun Nov 11 00:48:53 2001] It is futile to consider the dead...
Line 2720: [Sun Nov 11 00:48:54 2001] It is futile to consider the dead...
Line 5237: [Sun Nov 11 13:59:46 2001] It is futile to consider the dead...
Line 14926: [Mon Nov 12 15:12:52 2001] It is futile to consider the dead...
Line 15121: [Mon Nov 12 15:18:58 2001] It is futile to consider the dead...
Line 17249: [Mon Nov 12 16:03:32 2001] It is futile to consider the dead...
Line 23494: [Mon Nov 12 23:39:38 2001] It is futile to consider the dead...
Line 24119: [Tue Nov 13 00:14:53 2001] It is futile to consider the dead...
Line 34593: [Tue Nov 13 14:12:32 2001] It is futile to consider the dead...
Line 39394: [Wed Nov 14 04:08:17 2001] It is futile to consider the dead...
Line 39397: [Wed Nov 14 04:08:18 2001] It is futile to consider the dead...
Line 41340: [Thu Nov 15 01:08:45 2001] It is futile to consider the dead...
Line 41342: [Thu Nov 15 01:08:46 2001] It is futile to consider the dead...
Line 41344: [Thu Nov 15 01:08:47 2001] It is futile to consider the dead...
Line 42428: [Thu Nov 15 01:43:28 2001] It is futile to consider the dead...
Line 42433: [Thu Nov 15 01:43:31 2001] It is futile to consider the dead...
Line 42435: [Thu Nov 15 01:43:32 2001] It is futile to consider the dead...
Line 42437: [Thu Nov 15 01:43:32 2001] It is futile to consider the dead...
Line 42439: [Thu Nov 15 01:43:32 2001] It is futile to consider the dead...
Line 42441: [Thu Nov 15 01:43:32 2001] It is futile to consider the dead...
Line 42443: [Thu Nov 15 01:43:33 2001] It is futile to consider the dead...
Line 42445: [Thu Nov 15 01:43:33 2001] It is futile to consider the dead...
Line 42743: [Thu Nov 15 04:27:03 2001] It is futile to consider the dead...
Line 42745: [Thu Nov 15 04:27:04 2001] It is futile to consider the dead...

-Mcoy

Looks like I actually did it several times before I noticed it the other day, but 7-8 times over 49 levels since launch day isn't quite as many as you have! Lol.