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Old 01-24-2019, 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Doctor Jeff [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
No idea why you would think your corpse was lost forever, even live guides did this.
Varied by server. I suspect initially corpse decay was intended as an anti inflationary mechanic. However, as expansions rolled out and gear became more powerful and harder to acquire, this idea was dropped completely, culminating in Shadowrest, where long term corpse recovery was implemented into the general mechanics of the game.