Ancient Cyclops in Sro - Page 2

Kyden · #1 09-26-2014, 02:21 PM

I have NEVER heard of this happening on Red.

forensic · #2 09-26-2014, 02:23 PM

That really sucks, sorry about that.

Sounds like Meltan <Necropolis> knew exactly what he was doing in hitting this mob first and then letting you kill it. He would not have been able to kill it, camp it, or spawn it himself, but this way he gets you to spawn it for him, camp it for him, kill it for him, AND he gets all the loot and you get nothing.

Really sorry that you got fucked over like this. But you gotta expect it in the game of EQ. Getting rule fucked by GMs and scammers like this really is part of the classic experience. There is no way to avoid it other than learning to rule fuck other people first, before they can rule fuck you.

Also... figure out who the GMs are, make friends with them, and get them to teach you their interpretations of the rules BEFORE you get rule fucked. Also gotta keep a list of the GMs and a record of how they apply the rules, who they are friends with, etc. The PvP meta-game is all about relationships and personalities. Sounds like Meltan <Necropolis> beat you at the meta game.

Oleris · #3 09-26-2014, 02:41 PM

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Hello, my character name is Tenderle, a level 44 bard. I have been camping the AC in Sro for 3 days (or 20 hours total). There is a timed PH and there is an actual precise method of spawning this mob. Since he only spawns at night, you can get attempts per in-game night if you kill the PH at certain times.

Today, I was able to spawn the AC and engage it while it was at 100% hp. Thinking I had first engage, I proceeded to kill it. I knew the exact time it was going to spawn and was even ready for it with a Terrorantula I was going to charm onto the AC.

Eunomia the GM later informed me that I was not first to engage and henceforth my Ring of the Ancients was given to the person with first engage. This person just happened to run by the zone and engage first. It was Meltan from <Necropolis>, a 31 Wizard who petitioned and got the Ring of the Ancients.

I understand that this spawn is considered a FFA, but why doesn't the person who spent 20 hours to get the AC to spawn be considered camping the AC? There is a legit way to get it to spawn and it is extremely precise. It's on a timer and he even spawns in the same small area of the desert.

It seems like it could easily be considered a camp since there is an entire non-random and precise method to spawn him in a certain area within the desert. There is a specific PH and it's not every mob in the desert, nor is it even every humanoid mob in the desert.

Thoughts?

they changed the camp in S. ro where it is kill a mob at a certain time no longer works. It is now a random spawn since the last patch.

Korrupt · #4 09-26-2014, 02:45 PM

aoe whole zone a few times at night ez to get, sucks that a gimp 31 wiz petitioned for the ring after putting in the time though

baalzy · #5 09-26-2014, 03:04 PM

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aoe whole zone a few times at night ez to get, sucks that a gimp 31 wiz petitioned for the ring after putting in the time though

This is the big thing. I highly doubt that wiz would have won the fight (they MIGHT have, but I bet they'd go OOM from resisted snares/roots/nukes long before AC died).

Sancta · #6 09-26-2014, 03:04 PM

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they changed the camp in S. ro where it is kill a mob at a certain time no longer works. It is now a random spawn since the last patch.

No, the timer really isn't random at all.

Check here:

http://cdn.project1999.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=129564

It's the developer that actually made the change. The only thing that's random is the location, and it's not even that random, it's a certain section of the desert.

Oleris · #7 09-26-2014, 03:51 PM

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No, the timer really isn't random at all.

Check here:

http://cdn.project1999.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=129564

It's the developer that actually made the change. The only thing that's random is the location, and it's not even that random, it's a certain section of the desert.

no, was changed last patch, not last year.

Sancta · #8 09-26-2014, 04:14 PM

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no, was changed last patch, not last year.

Right, the patch that his was updated on was a month later in 2014, in January. There is a patch note that references this.

I got the AC to spawn the exact time I meant it to spawn. It's a 30 minute timer.

Kafter · #9 09-26-2014, 03:26 PM

Same thing happened to me. Spent around 15 hours running around, with no sow mind you, camping the ph's for some sham just passing through to kill it and then link it in ooc. The whole situation sucks but it is the rules. I decided to just save up plat and moved to the oot spawn.

Good luck to you

Wenuven · #10 09-26-2014, 03:35 PM

All the rules considered, it's still mind-boggling to me that a GM would intervene to take the item away from you and give it to a level 31 wizard who clearly has no ability to camp the item on his own.

Either we're not getting the full story or the GM just doesn't like you. I get that there are "rules" that have to be "enforced", but it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that this was a bad judgement call.