Question, Re: "Lists"

[Cen]

My list question is if I'm in the active group as a ranger in the sup room by some miracle, and I'm next on list, but I die like a ranger, am I off the list after rez?

[kaev]

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

My list question is if I'm in the active group as a ranger in the sup room by some miracle, and I'm next on list, but I die like a ranger, am I off the list after rez?

There was some mention of a brief window to log back in after disconnection, hopefully that would also apply after an "involuntary ranger gate event".

[Vizax_Xaziv]

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

.My hope is just that people get locked out of the list for some significant period of time (measured in weeks) after they successfully loot one; or else we may see more incentive to let that poor Cleric die.

Yes! We KNOW based on experience w/ Blue99 that the uber-neckbears will list themselves over-and-over again to attempt to acquire as many Manastones as possible.
I assume that once a player has looted said "list-item" that they will be locked out of the list for "x" amount of time (I'd vote permanently.)

I dont think that letting players die to move them off the list will be a real problem. There's like to be DOZENS of players on the Manastone "list" at any given time, and they will apparently be required to stay in-zone and non-AFK - so there will be plenty of players to help kill the mob. And the faster the mob dies, the faster the Manastone drops thusly the faster your turn comes around.

[Videri]

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

We KNOW based on experience w/ Blue99 that the uber-neckbears will list themselves over-and-over again...

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[soronil]

Would not be surprised if you can only list an item once... Ever. Per character. Why would there be any other behavior, if the system is designed to give everyone a fair shot? Why are you guys assuming otherwise?

[Wenai]

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

Yes! We KNOW based on experience w/ Blue99 that the uber-neckbears will list themselves over-and-over again to attempt to acquire as many Manastones as possible.

This actually didn't happen on Blue's launch. During Blue launch I started as an ERU CLR and went all the way to level 34 and due to a long story I ended up re-rolling as a BAR SHM. I leveled that character to 34 and approached the Manastone camp with a friend. There was one lonely guy there who let us take over the camp only 40 minutes after we arrived. We stayed for 4 hours and got 2 Manastones (one for each of us) and then we handed off the camp to the next person. I think the only person who got a massive amount of Manastones was Penoy. He was bound at the camp and whenever he was bored or dead from a raid, he would check the camp and kill the EE to see if he gets a Manastone lol.

Overall Blue players at launch were pretty respectful of one another, I do not expect the same on Green lol.

[Soothsayer]

I'm loving the sound of this "list" business. I wasn't around when Project 1999 was in its earliest stages, so it's good to know I'll have a shot at that glorious rubicite armor after all ^^

[Verose]

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

...We stayed for 4 hours and got 2 Manastones (one for each of us) and then we handed off the camp to the next person.

28 hours, no stone, I think I started hallucinating before I finally called it quits. Also fought with Sever over the camp at one point (thought experiment: who gets the camp if the server reboots for a quick 10 minute downtime?). I think this was half the reason I quit early-on given that every other raiding cleric had one it seemed.

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

I think the only person who got a massive amount of Manastones was Penoy.

There was at least one other I know of who I'll leave anonymous since he at least let me borrow one for a while.

Personally, I think the Manastone will not be as big of a deal this time around (at least for me) because the timeline is clear now; back in 09/10 we didn't know exactly when development would be finished for the expansion content.