GM confirmation please?

[Ambrouis]

Originally Posted by nurabsal66 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I was grouped with the monk who had the camp before me; he was helping my rogue level up. When he left, he said, "do you want the camp?" "Sure," I replied.

Fast forward 30 minutes. Greenleafy of Asgard (Ambrouis) and an anonymous, guild- less, necromancer named Ssas show up. They proceeded to tell me how I am in their camp etc...I had no clue what they were talking about. If they used a few social skills instead of being rude, I probably would have just gave the camp up and moved on. However, he came at me guns blazing with threats of petitioning etc.

After Greenleafy petitioned, a guide arrived and gave him the news he didn't want to hear. So, he came to the forums to create a stink over absolutely nothing.

Who is this guy demanding I leave my camp??? /mind blown

I don't mind you posting your side, freedom of speech, just don't make s**t up though. I never once said it was my camp, I just kindly let you know that there was a list and you cut the list off.
I just wanted clarity in rules because without it, you were clearly in violation of it.
Knowing that lists are completely worthless, I will not wait for a camp while within 30 seconds of it, I'll just sit at it and as soon as the active camper leaves, I'll take it. /shrug
Its ok you cut 2 others off now that the rules are clarified; however, don't expect a list to help you... no, anyone, in the future =x

[fastboy21]

basically, can't the person holding the camp hand it off to whomever they want?

or is there a situation where the camp holder would be forced by the rules to hand over the camp to someone.

example:

lets say I am holding frenzy camp. Player X enters camp and asks to be next in line. I tell player X that he isn't next in line.

• Am I required to tell player X who the next player Y in line is?
  
• Does there even have to be a player Y? Is it enough, according to the rules, to simply tell him that he is not next in line.
  
• If I am holding the camp looking for a lore item am I obligated to give up the camp when the item drops? I.E. Can I hold the camp until player Y arrives? Or, can I corpse the lore item and continue doing the camp?
  
• Can I hand the camp to a guildmate who hasn't been in zone despite the fact that player X (I never told him he was next when he asked) is sitting in the room?
  
• If I had told player X or Y that he was next in line, can I change my mind and give the camp to someone else?

I rarely find myself in these situations, but I would like to know what the rules are since it appears that there is some room for rule lawyering if someone wants to do so.

[azeth]

Originally Posted by fastboy21 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Am I required to tell player X who the next player Y in line is?

Yes, due to my response to question #2 below. You must identify the person in line for proof that they exist. Otherwise (read Q2 & A2 first) you can just lie and say there's a line for the purpose of screwing the guy that arrived & asked.

Originally Posted by fastboy21 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Does there even have to be a player Y? Is it enough, according to the rules, to simply tell him that he is not next in line.

If there is no line when he arrives, he is entitled to the camp when you leave.

Originally Posted by fastboy21 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If I am holding the camp looking for a lore item am I obligated to give up the camp when the item drops? I.E. Can I hold the camp until player Y arrives? Or, can I corpse the lore item and continue doing the camp?

If there is a player waiting, you cannot corpse a lore item to continue camping.

Originally Posted by fastboy21 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Can I hand the camp to a guildmate who hasn't been in zone despite the fact that player X (I never told him he was next when he asked) is sitting in the room?

The player you are giving the camp to only has to be at the camp when the PH/Named dies. And there is a grace period of minutes.

Originally Posted by fastboy21 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If I had told player X or Y that he was next in line, can I change my mind and give the camp to someone else?.

No you may not.

[Halius]

Originally Posted by fastboy21 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

• Am I required to tell player X who the next player Y in line is?
  
  According to the GMs yes. As stated in this post: 2) The person holding the camp cannot mislead you, or change his mind after telling you who is next. Something that no one ever does (and I will never understand why) is to specifically address the camp holder, asking who is next or if you can be next. The camp holder does need to reveal to you who the next intended camp holder is - if he doesn't, you may ask to be next and your claim will be valid unless he reveals the next person immediately.
  
  
• Does there even have to be a player Y? Is it enough, according to the rules, to simply tell him that he is not next in line.
  
  Also according to the GMs post, no it is not enough. You must reveal who the camp holder is so that you cannot change it on the fly. If that person did not actually ask you who is next, then yes you can give it to whoever you want. But if they ask then you must tell them who is next otherwise the "next" person has no valid claim. From the post: This person cannot change after the camp holder has "revealed" the next person to take the camp to you. It is an automatic forfeit if this occurs.
  
  
• If I am holding the camp looking for a lore item am I obligated to give up the camp when the item drops? I.E. Can I hold the camp until player Y arrives? Or, can I corpse the lore item and continue doing the camp?
  
  From the GM post: If you are solo camping, once you attain the item you were waiting for (an AC ring, for example) you are done camping that mob. The person coming to take the camp had better be prepared at this point in order to come eliminate the very next placeholder spawn in order to "stake his claim" on the mob. You cannot work wacky corpse lines on lore items in order to grab multiple items in the same "camp session" if there are others waiting to take the camp. Please be aware that we reserve the right to apply this same ruling to any camp if we deem it necessary, including camps with multiple players.
  
  And technically you CAN hold the camp until player Y arrives, but player Y has to arrive around the time that the placeholder spawns. Which I suppose the amount of time allowed is up for debate but I always assumed it was 2-5 minutes. From GM post: 1) The player being handed the camp must be present around the time the first placeholder spawns after the last holder of the camp has gotten his or her item in hand. The person handing off the camp must stay at the spawn until the next person in line arrives, if that person is on their way to take the camp. There is a little leeway here, and we refuse to set an exact timer on how long the placeholder can be up before the camp is forfeited, but in general it should never be for more than a couple minutes or so.
  
  
• Can I hand the camp to a guildmate who hasn't been in zone despite the fact that player X (I never told him he was next when he asked) is sitting in the room?
  
  See above, you HAVE to reveal who the next person is if they ask. If your guildmate was who you revealed that is fine, however, if you told the person someone else and then the guildmate shows up, they have no claim and it is FTE.
  
  
• If I had told player X or Y that he was next in line, can I change my mind and give the camp to someone else?

Again, see above. You can't change who it is after you have revealed it.

Now obviously I have not been in these situations as I am only level 35 so take my opinion for what you will, but the GM post seems pretty clear cut to me, don't understand how it can be misinterpreted.