Question about item camp handoffs

[Derubael]

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

There is no way for this rule to be regulated as camps like Tranix. For instance, someone is camping Tranix and a crown drops. All the person camping it has to do is tell whoever is waiting for the camp that the crown didn't drop. Then they just have to wait until the guy in line leaves, corpse it sometime in the next 8 hours or however last Tranix takes to respawn, and lie to the next person who wants to take the camp from them. Without a coding change or 24 hour GM regulation, this does not stop people from corpsing 12 lore items.

No need for anything so comprehensive. If you suspect someone is lying about the crown dropping (if, for example, they mysteriously get themselves killed shortly after and leave a body), just petition the staff and we'll find out for you. We really don't like it when people lie to screw other peoples enjoyment of the game, so this would likely be dealt with pretty severely so long as you provided some simple evidence that it took place - snap a screenshot, have your log turned on, take a fraps or offline recording or stream it. [b]Everyone should have their log file on AT ALL TIMES,[/b[ especially those above level 50 or going for hyper competitive camps by editing Log=True into your eqclient.ini file. There really is no excuse to not have this available, and while a log all by itself isn't sufficient evidence for anything at all because they can be so easily manipulated, it can sometimes provide the corroboration we need with a screenshot to prove a case.

I am in the process of working on a write-up to answer some questions presented in this thread. It should clear up any confusion resulting from the post that inspired this topic. I write server rules to fulfill specific requirements, namely that they be easy to understand, difficult to lawyer, and to allow the CSR staff flexibility if our assistance is required during a dispute. As a result, they end up being simple, yet cover a wide range of scenarios, rarely if ever being presented a situation they don't have an answer for. This is contrary to the nit-picky, complicated, rule-lawyers dream of the old that were held for so many years. I think the majority of the server appreciates the easy to understand and felixible nature of the more important server rules, but I obviously have a heavy bias in that evaluation [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]