Claiming a camp

[Belambic]

BTW, the server rules state that Hadden is a FTE camp.

Open Outdoor Zones can be anything from Western Wastes, Karanas or West Commons. There are no staff recognized camps for this zone type outside of single spawn points. Examples of single spawn types might be Ocean of Tears Ancient Cyclops, Iceclad Ocean Stormfeather, or Qeynos Hills Hadden. Though, any single spawn point can be claimed, that is the only spawn you can hunt (if being contested). If you are to claim this point you must get aggro/First to Encounter (FTE) within a reasonable amount of time.

[DeathsSilkyMist]

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

BTW, the server rules state that Hadden is a FTE camp.

Ancient Cyclops and Stormfeather operate on a list basis. You cannot simply run in and steal them on pop if other players are there.

When they talk about "agro/FTE in a reasonable amount of time", they just mean you could take Hadden if the current player camping hadden leaves him up for like 5 minutes.

So if you are really that desparate, you could check to see if the player leaves Hadden up for 5 minutes or more before killing. If you go down that route, be sure to record the situation with OBS so you can show a GM how long hadden was up after pop.

[sammoHung]

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

Ancient Cyclops and Stormfeather operate on a list basis. You cannot simply run in and steal them on pop if other players are there.

And the state of the server is such that there is one no-lifer who camps Stormfeather 24/7 and sells Loot Rights.

And there is Hyphydruidboy / Snakpacc who sits at OOT AC all day every day.

I got all 4 of my Stormfeather's on server resets. Perks of having a simple PC with fast internet and living close to server locations.

[DeathsSilkyMist]

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

And the state of the server is such that there is one no-lifer who camps Stormfeather 24/7 and sells Loot Rights.

And there is Hyphydruidboy / Snakpacc who sits at OOT AC all day every day.

I got all 4 of my Stormfeather's on server resets. Perks of having a simple PC with fast internet and living close to server locations.

That's how non-instanced games work. Spoils go to the players with the longest neckbeards. That's why getting the item feels so good, you beat everyone else. It is also why instanced games generally feel hollow. Everybody gets the same loot with little to no friction.

[Jimjam]

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

BTW, the server rules state that Hadden is a FTE camp.

As I understand your quote shows claiming a spawn is FTE, which implies once it is claimed, it is no longer open to FTE... i.e. you get to keep it until you get the item or give up.

[DeathsSilkyMist]

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

As I understand your quote shows claiming a spawn is FTE, which implies once it is claimed, it is no longer open to FTE... i.e. you get to keep it until you get the item or give up.

Generally speaking once you claim the camp, it's yours. But the wording in there does allow someone to take the camp if you are AFK while a pop has occured, and you haven't killed the mob in a reasonable amount of time, like 5 minutes.

As an example, I got the Stormfeather map piece for my SK because of this. While I was waiting in line (I was like 3rd in line), a quake happened. SF popped, but everyone was AFK. I killed SF and locked the corpse until the last 30 seconds of it decaying. I was messaging the first player in line, but they were AFK. So I got the map piece.

[Goregasmic]

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

BTW, the server rules state that Hadden is a FTE camp.

Open Outdoor Zones can be anything from Western Wastes, Karanas or West Commons. There are no staff recognized camps for this zone type outside of single spawn points. Examples of single spawn types might be Ocean of Tears Ancient Cyclops, Iceclad Ocean Stormfeather, or Qeynos Hills Hadden.

The examples are single spawn points thus considered camps. I think they mean more like you can't claim quillmane and the such because they're not single spawn points. You can announce the zone you're trying to spawn quillmane but if some guy just zones in and stumbles on her it remains FTE.