Looting Rules

[Kittens]

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

Did you know that if a player sells an item to a vendor, you can then buy it from that vendor without any repercussion?

I wonder if this is relevant. Can we make the abstraction that a corpse is a vendor who sells his items for free?

[Jimjam]

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

I wonder if this is relevant. Can we make the abstraction that a corpse is a vendor who sells his items for free?

No, a corpse is more like a communal bank for the force that created it, that destroys itself and any items in it after 7-30 mins.

[Kittens]

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

No, a corpse is more like a communal bank for the force that created it, that destroys itself and any items in it after 7-30 mins.

According to game code, it's a communal bank for the force that created it until the possession timer expires, then it becomes an open communal bank for everyone, then destroys itself.

According to pure game code, loot rights expand to the entire population of the server once the corpse possession timer expires. Pure game code.

Obviously, pure game code is at odds with server rules.

That's my orc pawn corpse, bra. You loot it and you're getting banned.

[Rygar]

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

According to game code, it's a communal bank for the force that created it until the possession timer expires, then it becomes an open communal bank for everyone, then destroys itself.

According to pure game code, loot rights expand to the entire population of the server once the corpse possession timer expires. Pure game code.

Obviously, pure game code is at odds with server rules.

That's my orc pawn corpse, bra. You loot it and you're getting banned.

Seriously, apply to a top end raid guild. P99 needs more rule lawyers like yourself to make sense of things.

[Nibblewitz]

Can I pick up a modulating rod that was dropped on the ground?

Serious question.

[Rygar]

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

Can I pick up a modulating rod that was dropped on the ground?

Serious question.

Did you ask the mage that dropped it and/or other user that dropped it? Show me where this rule is written!!!!!!

[Nibblewitz]

I died while filling out the paperwork for the acquisitions of said mod rod.

[Nilstoniakrath]

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

Can I pick up a modulating rod that was dropped on the ground?

Serious question.

Serious lawyer questing: Are the rules for looting applicable to drops? What happens if someone loots their own mob, but their inventory is full and the item falls to the ground? Can I get some one banned for jumping on my drop and pop transfer between my own characters?

[Jimjam]

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

Serious lawyer questing: Are the rules for looting applicable to drops? What happens if someone loots their own mob, but their inventory is full and the item falls to the ground? Can I get some one banned for jumping on my drop and pop transfer between my own characters?

No, if you drop something on the ground, or sell it to a merchant, it stops being your characters 'property' and it is basically a free for all item.

[Jimjam]

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

According to game code, it's a communal bank for the force that created it until the possession timer expires, then it becomes an open communal bank for everyone, then destroys itself.

According to pure game code, loot rights expand to the entire population of the server once the corpse possession timer expires. Pure game code.

Obviously, pure game code is at odds with server rules.

That's my orc pawn corpse, bra. You loot it and you're getting banned.

I don't see how they are at odds.

My group kills an orc pawn, I tell your group you may loot a scalp. This is allowed by the rules, and only possible because there is an unlock timer as part of the game mechanics.

The rules also allow my group to kill orc pawns and tell your group not to loot orc pawn picks. Perhaps our inventories are full, but we don't want other people getting in on some of our sweet pawn pick monopoly.

Rightly or wrongly, on this server corpses belong to the people that created them. Just because you can loot a corpse / train a party using the game mechanics doesn't mean the rules should allow it.

Oh, on a side note, if the loot wasn't a big deal then surely you wouldn't be fussed over whether you are allowed to loot it or not?