PSA: Link Dead, 8th Slot Spells, and You!

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In the event you go Link Dead while in combat your character will remain in game and continue attacking the NPC. If your character also happens to be a caster, they will exclusively cast whatever spell happens to be in the 8th slot of your spell bar. This can result in some seriously detrimental situations in a raid environment, as demonstrated below.

Example 1: You are a mage with a dispell (Nullify Magic, Cancel Magic, etc.) in your 8th spell slot. As Vulak comes into camp your internet craps out causing you to go Link Dead. Vulak's AoE keeps you in combat and while LD your character chain dispells any Malo/Tash/Slow/Debuffs causing your raid to wipe.

Example 2: You are an enchanter with Mem Blur in your 8th spell slot. As Vulak comes into camp your internet craps out causing you to go Link Dead. Again, you remain in combat while chain casting Mem Blur which is not only against Project 1999 raid rules, but will wipe whatever FTE your guild currently has.