how is tracking for 72 hour allowed

[sammoHung]

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

I have accepted that and I do enjoy the game fwiw. But the shit that goes on is absurd

I agree. I have been on both sides of the GMs over my time here.

One time, a GM showed up because of a camp dispute at Fungi King in Sebilis. My group got to camp while it was empty and started clearing. Another group claimed they were there (despite all the mobs being very alive) and petitioned us. The GM resolved this issue by telling us both to /random, and the winner got the camp rights. Once we lost the roll, the GM warned us that if we didn't leave, we'd get temporary account suspensions.

Another time, I was being blatantly KSed by a bard who was mad I tagged mobs off of his 25+ mob swarm. A GM showed up, and suspended him immediately.

And yet another time, when I was part of Kingdom, the guild got a 7-day raid ban and we were told we could not enter ToV (couldn't even pass through to get to Plane of Mischief) because one of the Kingdom UN Speakers asked for clarification on a petition ruling we filed (and lost) for being trained by scummy Castle.

Immature and Churlish. Best bet is to just not play the fuckin server, tbh - which has worked well for me since early 2025.

[WarpathEQ]

If you're seeing the same toon tracking a mob for 72 hours (which isn't even a thing, windows typically last for 16-24 hours at the longest) then 1 of 2 things is likely occuring. Either someone is AFK on that toon, most likely streaming their screen to their guilds discord so others can watch to see if the mob spawns or its a bot and multiple people are swapping in to sit on the character over time.

EQ is hard, it is the biggest time sink of any game ever created, there are so many way better options if you want to enjoy yourself without a big time commitment. The people that play on P99 come here because they want a different experience than exists anywhere else in the gaming world, its certainly not for everyone...not even for most people.

[kjs86z2]

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

I have accepted that and I do enjoy the game fwiw. But the shit that goes on is absurd.

How much plat does a group really need, it's mental illness at some point. Are the MQ even being sold at all? Just get rid of MQ it's probably the source of most the RMT. saw a dude with 8 corpses at the AC in oot, as a side note. Unless they are RMTing it I just don't see the point. And if the point is griefing other players it should be addressed. I think almost everyone would agree on that

rents due every month

[Jimjam]

Originally Posted by kjs86z2 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

rents due every month

Landlord just destroying an earth staff every month for fun.

[DeathsSilkyMist]

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

I agree. I have been on both sides of the GMs over my time here.

One time, a GM showed up because of a camp dispute at Fungi King in Sebilis. My group got to camp while it was empty and started clearing. Another group claimed they were there (despite all the mobs being very alive) and petitioned us. The GM resolved this issue by telling us both to /random, and the winner got the camp rights. Once we lost the roll, the GM warned us that if we didn't leave, we'd get temporary account suspensions.

Another time, I was being blatantly KSed by a bard who was mad I tagged mobs off of his 25+ mob swarm. A GM showed up, and suspended him immediately.

And yet another time, when I was part of Kingdom, the guild got a 7-day raid ban and we were told we could not enter ToV (couldn't even pass through to get to Plane of Mischief) because one of the Kingdom UN Speakers asked for clarification on a petition ruling we filed (and lost) for being trained by scummy Castle.

Immature and Churlish. Best bet is to just not play the fuckin server, tbh - which has worked well for me since early 2025.

I've been on the server for over 10 years, and I have done quite a bit of raiding. Most of my raiding was done in Aftermath, which was a top guild on the Blue server at the time.

Personally I have never had a GM show up for me or my grpup. My philosophy is to simply not fight with the occasional asshole that shows up. 90% or more of my ingame experiences with other players have been pleasant. If someone strong arms their way into a camp, just find another camp for the day. The vast majority of players don't do this. I would only consider petitioning someone if they were strongarming a specific camp every day. In that case I would have video evidence ready. But again, I've never seen someone do that every day for a week straight at any camp.

In terms of raiding, there is a lot of drama. If you don't want to deal with it, just don't worry about it. I had a lot of fun with Aftermath, and I didn't let myself get involved in the various dramas. If your guild gets suspended from something for a week, who cares? Do something else for a week. I have never been in a guild that got punished to the point where it could never do any raiding.

[hatterene]

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

If you're seeing the same toon tracking a mob for 72 hours (which isn't even a thing, windows typically last for 16-24 hours at the longest) then 1 of 2 things is likely occuring. Either someone is AFK on that toon, most likely streaming their screen to their guilds discord so others can watch to see if the mob spawns or its a bot and multiple people are swapping in to sit on the character over time.

EQ is hard, it is the biggest time sink of any game ever created, there are so many way better options if you want to enjoy yourself without a big time commitment. The people that play on P99 come here because they want a different experience than exists anywhere else in the gaming world, its certainly not for everyone...not even for most people.

Don't be coy it's not helping. There is a real problem on this server

[hatterene]

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

I've been on the server for over 10 years, and I have done quite a bit of raiding. Most of my raiding was done in Aftermath, which was a top guild on the Blue server at the time.

Personally I have never had a GM show up for me or my grpup. My philosophy is to simply not fight with the occasional asshole that shows up. 90% or more of my ingame experiences with other players have been pleasant. If someone strong arms their way into a camp, just find another camp for the day. The vast majority of players don't do this. I would only consider petitioning someone if they were strongarming a specific camp every day. In that case I would have video evidence ready. But again, I've never seen someone do that every day for a week straight at any camp.

In terms of raiding, there is a lot of drama. If you don't want to deal with it, just don't worry about it. I had a lot of fun with Aftermath, and I didn't let myself get involved in the various dramas. If your guild gets suspended from something for a week, who cares? Do something else for a week. I have never been in a guild that got punished to the point where it could never do any raiding.

Tldr just walk away and let the cheaters cheat

[DeathsSilkyMist]

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

Tldr just walk away and let the cheaters cheat

I am not sure where in my post you read that. I didn't say that anywhere. "Cheating" is something like dual boxing or RMT. Obviously report anyone that is dual boxing or RMTing.

When it comes to camp disputes, are you suggesting someone taking your camp is "cheating"? They are potentially breaking the PnP, but they aren't "cheating".

My point is that camp disputes are rarely worth GM intervention, and aren't very common. I can probably count on my hand the number of times someone blatantly just walked into my camp and stole it over 10 years, and this includes the time before Green launched, when Blue was peaking at like 1500 players.

When it comes to raiding, you can generally choose whether or not you want to lawyer-quest the other guild or not. I have never been forced into lawyer-questing another guild.

[hatterene]

Tracking 247 and holding a camp for 2 years is cheating

[DeathsSilkyMist]

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

Tracking 247 and holding a camp for 2 years is cheating

Every guild I have been in has had rotated tracking. One player isn't botting for 72 hours,. You have someone watch the camp for X hours, and then they get replaced by someone else.

If you can prove someone was botting for 72 hours, please petition them and get them banned. But that won't change the end result, because guilds have been doing rotated tracking for years, which is 100% legal.

That is just how non-instanced games work. The longest neckbeards win the prize. That is what people like about P99. If you want instanced Everquest, the TLP servers work just fine.