I'm not a lowbie by any means but I thought I'd share my DDoS experience.
Disclaimer: I am aware that ground transferring items is dumb and completely unsafe, ESPECIALLY during server lag. But I have balls of steel, and my story begins..
On Friday July 12, 2013 at 10:00pm CST I attempted an item transfer in Lesser Faydark between two of my characters. During this time I had no idea what the server was in for over the next couple of days. It was right as the attacks that night started, but I had enough confidence that my transfer would go as planned seeing as I logged and relogged numerous times between the spikes. Needless to say, all of my items were lost while trying to relog after dropping.
List of Items I Know For Sure Were Lost
Fingerbone Hoop
Earring of Essence
Enshrouded Veil
Cloak of Flames
Fungus Covered Scale Tunic
Hardened Clay Bracelet
Djarn's Amethyst Ring
Platinum Fire Wedding Ring
Runebranded Girdle
Midnight Mallet
Ring of Shadows
Reaper of the Dead
Bracer of the Hidden
Shrunken Goblin Skull Earring
Fishbone Earring
a random Bronze weapon
1 stack of Water
2 stacks of Rations
Bag of the Tinkerer's
Treasure Hunter's Satchel
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