Someone took my spawn and I partitioned . . But no response

[RaldoMcdaldo]

She came up and placed her earth pet on the spot and proclaimed she was taking the spawn. When the next clops spawned, we didn't stand a chance

[Smurflogik]

Usually spawn stealing is frowned upon, but I believe all spawns are fair game on SF island. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think everything is a race for first tag there.

SF island is the wild west of mob tagging. Good luck out there!

[Llandris]

That island is FTE. If you are KSd, petition. Encounter logs are easy to look up. As Loramin said, I've been out there quite a bit the past few weeks. If nobody responds right away, just be patient. Your petition stays in the que until one of us responds and/or clears it.

[loramin]

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

I really would just like to read a real answer. Question: is a player allowed to come up and take another player's established spawn spot with superior force?

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

Yes, it is against the rules to take a mob someone else has engaged (modulo some special cases like a bard doing a massive kite).

Originally Posted by Dreenk317 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

It is against the rules to take an already engaged mob that isn't yours, period.

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

That island is FTE. If you are KSd, petition.

Maybe the problem is the acronyms: "FTE" = "First to engage". As in, whoever engages (attacks, has a pet attack, or casts a spell on) the mob first gets it. If you are trying to camp a mob and FTE rules apply (which, as I understand it, means you're outside and not camping a named spawn) then yes someone can take the mob from "your" spawn point ... because it's not "your's". Conversely mobs in dungeons and nameds are not FTE: don't try and beat the guy waiting on the ancient cyclops to the spawn, even though he's only one island away [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

P.S. It's not a question of "superior force", it's a question of "superior reflexes". When it comes to FTE, reflexes win: even if a mage parks his pet on a spawn point, if you can attack it/cast on it before the mage pet hits it it's yours (whether it's a level 1 or level 60 pet).

[Cecily]

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

That island is FTE. If you are KSd, petition. Encounter logs are easy to look up. As Loramin said, I've been out there quite a bit the past few weeks. If nobody responds right away, just be patient. Your petition stays in the que until one of us responds and/or clears it.

The island has static spawn points. There's no reason you shouldn't be able to claim a spawn.

[loramin]

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

The island has static spawn points. There's no reason you shouldn't be able to claim a spawn.

On principle I agree. Seems to me the global rule should be "you can camp any spawn point in the game, but only one ... or you can FTE outdoor mobs".

But I'm sure the rules exist as they do to make the GMs lives easier, and I'd rather have less-busy GMs who can respond to more petitions than get to camp a Seafury spawn point [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Cecily]

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

On principle I agree. Seems to me the global rule should be "you can camp any spawn point in the game, but only one ... or you can FTE outdoor mobs".

But I'm sure the rules exist as they do to make the GMs lives easier, and I'd rather have less-busy GMs who can respond to more petitions than get to camp a Seafury spawn point [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Yeah. There's nothing special about seafury island that makes rules not apply there. Besides BUT BUT BUT BUT I WANT MONEY. Changes nothing.

[Nixtar]

The moment you start using "It is within the rules" as a way to justify shitty behavior you've officially joined the ranks of players who make this server a worse place to be.

[RaldoMcdaldo]

obviously I'm new to this forum, sorry bout the repeats

[RaldoMcdaldo]

I really would just like to read a real answer. Question: is a player allowed to come up and take another player's established spawn spot with superior force?