transferring items between characters

[Roman]

has there been any functionality implemented to allow a person to transfer items between characters?

been a long time, no friends left to do it for me

[maskedmelon]

Just ask a high level from a prominent guild ^^

[kined]

dropping bags works for me if its not too much stuff.

otherwise, just find someone decently leveled or ask someone from dial-a-port or something. the other day i transferred 70k worth of items from a mid-level guy in fires of heaven(? i think) who was looking to port/bind/buff for donations. gave her/him 500p for the trouble, but the honesty was worth atleast that much - ive never had any trouble with transfers.

[thufir]

I drop transfer 95% of the time with no issues. do it right and you'll be fine.

[big_ole_jpn]

scored 1 of them 9 wis shields from sola and a bunch of other crap from someone else's failed drop transfer a few weeks ago #ballin

[Kevris]

Find Dial-A-Port. We do this kind of stuff all the time.

[lowner411]

I drop transfer as well--it's nice to find an obscure out of the way place where you are pretty sure no one else (PC or NPC) might pick it up.

[joppykid]

I drop transfer 95% of the time with no issues. do it right and you'll be fine.

What happened on the 5%?

[Cecily]

Shouldn't encourage people to do drop transfers. I only do them for stuff I don't mind losing.

[Rararboker]

I drop transfer 95% of the time with no issues. do it right and you'll be fine.

I just use the 'find-random-high-level-in-raid-guild' tactic. It has a 100% rate of not losing my stuff. Which is a higher percent.

[xKoopa]

I just use the 'find-random-high-level-in-raid-guild' tactic. It has a 100% rate of not losing my stuff. Which is a higher percent.

yeah, if you dont have any friends around just find a high lvl in tunnel

dont drop transfer if ur not willing to risk losing the stuff

[jolanar]

How exactly do you lose items drop transferring unless your internet happens to go out right in the middle? Assuming nobody else picks the items, because one would have to be silly to do drop transfers in a populated zone.

[big_ole_jpn]

How exactly do you lose items drop transferring unless your internet happens to go out right in the middle? Assuming nobody else picks the items, because one would have to be silly to do drop transfers in a populated zone.

I don't do drop transfers here, but on live I would run into an issue where the item would appear on the ground but ungrabbable.

[Thulack]

How exactly do you lose items drop transferring unless your internet happens to go out right in the middle? Assuming nobody else picks the items, because one would have to be silly to do drop transfers in a populated zone.

People can get temp IP bans when switching between accounts too quick. Also NPC's pick up items if they happen to walk over them. They disappear after a few mins also if not picked up.

[jolanar]

People can get temp IP bans when switching between accounts too quick. Also NPC's pick up items if they happen to walk over them. They disappear after a few mins also if not picked up.

Well the first 2 are easily avoidable.

How long do items last on the ground if not picked up? We should test this.

[Thulack]

Well the first 2 are easily avoidable.

How long do items last on the ground if not picked up? We should test this.

pretty sure its like 5 mins or somewhere between 4-7. I would wager if Sirken or one of the guides would comment they probably get more drop xfer petitions then you would think. My favorite spot with cheap items was above EC tunnel. Find a AFK ogre or troll sitting above tunnel and drop the items behind them. Didnt have to do this too often though as i could usually find 1 person to trust to xfer stuff.

[jolanar]

Just tested it twice. It does seem to be 5 minutes.

[Telados]

I drop transfer 95% of the time with no issues. do it right and you'll be fine.

lol...so...

I did this once - 5 bag transfer attempts. the first 4 went jsut fine.

the last had a FUNGI in it.

BAM - ZAP - gone.

took me 6 months to get reimbursed.

[nectarprime]

Please keep doing ground transfers, I love getting free stuff

[cormag]

Lately in the evenings there'll be a dial a port guy named Entrepreneur in the EC tunnel doing transfers for tips, I used him last night no problem.

[thufir]

What happened on the 5%?

I've never lost anything from drop transferring but once I didn't do a loc first and ended up casting about for the proper tree or whatever. I found it in a minute or two. That's the only issue I've ever had.

How exactly do you lose items drop transferring unless your internet happens to go out right in the middle? Assuming nobody else picks the items, because one would have to be silly to do drop transfers in a populated zone.

I don't. These other guys do, I guess. Probably because they're being silly as you describe.

Find-a-friend if you think that's easier. Takes all kinds.

[fadetree]

I've done it probably 50 times over the years, never had a problem.

[Vandil]

Ground Transfers are better in zones with less traffic, but close by. Nek Forest for example. Plenty of oddball places to drop a bag and not have it be something someone would randomly stumble upon.

Then again, I play Dark Elf toons, so I may be biased.

[Tupakk]

Dial a Port is great for transfers. There is always a few in the Tunnel. Just do / dial . The ones that aren't tagged are usually meddling for porting or trying to sell/buy

[lowner411]

Just find somewhere obscure where no one goes and no NPC paths. Move both characters there before you drop, so it's a simple logout/login. I like the areas you can swim to off the Freeport or Qeynos docks.

[Roman]

i appreciate everyone's response.

i ultimately thought, hey, i havent played this game in years. so eff it. if i lose my item ill just quit. so i dropped my fungi tunic remarkably close to the EC tunnel and it was there when i logged into the other toon.

so im still playing for now

[jolanar]

i appreciate everyone's response.

i ultimately thought, hey, i havent played this game in years. so eff it. if i lose my item ill just quit. so i dropped my fungi tunic remarkably close to the EC tunnel and it was there when i logged into the other toon.

so im still playing for now

Why would anyone be so careless is beyond me. At the very least run to some obscure location in Freeport or Neriak. This is why people lose things during transfers I guess.

[Mithas]

I always used the diseased huts in EC my self for drop transfers.

[AzzarTheGod]

scored 1 of them 9 wis shields from sola and a bunch of other crap from someone else's failed drop transfer a few weeks ago #ballin

Lol pras. On red tamtam deleted all this Mexican guild <Domingueros> guys high quality pelts and snake fangs and lowbie armor/weapon. It was like his net worth.

He logged in as tamtam was deleting it and let him know.

You felt bad reading the screenshots at first, but laughed really fucking hard at the same time.

"To keep from crying I laugh" - wayne

Join red today.

[Tameth]

Lol pras. On red tamtam deleted all this Mexican guild <Domingueros> guys high quality pelts and snake fangs and lowbie armor/weapon. It was like his net worth.

He logged in as tamtam was deleting it and let him know.

You felt bad reading the screenshots at first, but laughed really fucking hard at the same time.

"To keep from crying I laugh" - wayne

Join red today.

that was a good time

[Cen]

I currently need help transfering specifically money. Trying to figure out how to safely do that myself

[Tupakk]

Use Dial A Port

[Cen]

Well I need to transfer 40pp, which is all my money and I think that service costs more then the 40pp I own lol aren't they expensive

[AzzarTheGod]

Yes, give it to a person with no accountability in a guild that has zero requirements outside of being druid/wiz. That is very smart.

lol exactly.

use a reputable member of an uberguild at least, someone with skin in the game....

common sense really.

[Victorio]

lol exactly.

use a reputable member of an uberguild at least, someone with skin in the game....

common sense really.
Exactly. If you see them wearing a million plat in items, they probably won't steal your stave of shielding.

[Cecily]

Or maybe that's how they got a million plat in items..

[Tupakk]

Well I need to transfer 40pp, which is all my money and I think that service costs more then the 40pp I own lol aren't they expensive

Most of us will take your 40 plat and give you back 100. Im sorry you only have 40p.

To the rest of you everyone is just as accountable as a raider wearing "millions" of plat of gear.

[Boyblunder]

Go to an out of the way room with a door that closes behind you, go afk, go make some coffee and take a shower, do a /who, see you are alone, drop and log in new char. Or easier make 1 friend in the game. :P

[Thulack]

Go to an out of the way room with a door that closes behind you, go afk, go make some coffee and take a shower, do a /who, see you are alone, drop and log in new char. Or easier make 1 friend in the game. :P

Cant drop plat.

[AzzarTheGod]

Cant drop plat.

From what I recall dropping plat opened up certain exploits for duping and that's why we cant drop plat here.

I did like dropping plat/ copper on live though. Some groupmate would pick it up and wonder why he can't move. We'd get big luls then explain what happened.

[Thulack]

From what I recall dropping plat opened up certain exploits for duping and that's why we cant drop plat here.

I did like dropping plat/ copper on live though. Some groupmate would pick it up and wonder why he can't move. We'd get big luls then explain what happened.
correct on both things.

[big_ole_jpn]

dropping plat/ copper on live

When did they take this out? I don't remember this and it's not possible now on live im pretty sure.

[Kalman]

I currently need help transfering specifically money. Trying to figure out how to safely do that myself

1. buy Peridots at a gem vendor (or any other vendor sold gem)
2. drop gems on the ground
3. switch chars
4. pick up the gems and sell them to a vendor
5. live with the about 5% lower resale value of gems
6. praise the sun

[Jaxon]

When did they take this out? I don't remember this and it's not possible now on live im pretty sure.

I don't know why it got taken out on live, but it was removed from P99 because it facilitated the growth of some Red Meaty Tomatoes if you catch my drift as it were.

[AzzarTheGod]

When did they take this out? I don't remember this and it's not possible now on live im pretty sure.

Honestly don't recall. I returned and quit a couple times in different "eras" after "classic".

I feel it was still there through Planes of Power, but I could be wrong and maybe it was ended in Luclin.