Multiple camp rules, misconceptions, suggestions

[jerryR]

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

This is only true if the camp is being contested. If nobody has announced their intention to contest the camp, you do not need to maintain presence to claim it.

Honestly and I'm not being facetious - why is this the rule of thumb ?

With how busy green has been since I started, this seems backwards to me. The only context I think that this could makes sense in, is an outdoor zone (where 'a mob is a camp' and granted you maintain LOS of the multiple spawn points) - versus a person claiming several cash camps in a dungeon that aren't LOS.

If you're on 3 camps in a dungeon and come back to one with someone there, shouldn't the onus be on you to contest and have to make the decision to leave your other claims - not the campless person who showed up to a camp devoid of a camper ?

Edit - and even outdoors zones I am skeptical of this rule: One time I came up on a mob - looked around and saw no one, so I killed it and then sat down at the spawn. This is no exaggeration, mob was up and no presence anywhere I could see. The next spawn, someone comes up and tells me they had been camping it with a group (out of LOS). I argued and eventually a GM got called and ruled in their defense, stating they could pick the mob of their choice outdoors. So they continued to camp that mob and the others closer to where they were setup shop.