Game Mechanics: Necromancer Feign Death needs 15 min duration + 2 minute pet suicide

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Necromancer Feign Death history:

• Infinite duration (everlasting pet)
• 15 minute duration
• Infinite duration (2 minute suicidal pet)
• Infinite duration (everlasting pet)

The "Feign Death" spell, when cast by a Necromancer, will now have a fixed duration. 
The Necromancer will receive several warnings prior to the spell wearing off. 
This change was necessary because some Necromancers found a way to gain 
experience through their pet while being AFK for an extended duration, such as 
being in bed for the night. Note: This does not affect Shadowknights or Monks.

http://www.tski.co.jp/baldio/patch/20000217a.html

This is from a patch prior to this one (http://www.tski.co.jp/baldio/patch/20000428.html) which is a patch date we are past (being as we can no longer bind at TD firepots).


Found from http://web.archive.org/web/200106180...?Id=407&Page=2 goes with my previous findings on the issue:

This is one of those spells that I ALWAYS have memorized... I'll remove gate if I have to but I'll keep this spell memed as my last defense. I can't even begin to tell you how many times this spell has saved my life. After the recent patches you can play dead as long as you don't get up (used to be this way, then they switched it to 15 min max duration, now its back to unlimited) however, your pet WILL suicide after you play dead for 2 minutes. Eldanon Shadowwalker Necromancer of 34th Circle - The Nameless

Currently (and for as long as I can recall) on p99 we have infinite FD duration and everlasting pet.

You can also currently be FD and if the pet kills something worth XP (normally a very low light blue or high green for this to happen) you DO receive XP as a necromancer (and loot rights, yet get to avoid any faction hit), which is what I believe these old patches were meaning to address/fix.