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[Migs351]

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

You have time to switch between 2 characters before the item poof. Did that many times.

anyway, you can always find people that will help you with transfer.

Again, not always the case.

First, let me explain what happened to me... I was soloing ent in The Hole and Loam boots dropped. I was the only one in the zone. Well I had them already so I couldn't loot them, so I thought to myself, I can drop a pair outside the zone, and then pick them up on an alt. So I dropped my pair inside The Hole and looted the new ones, zoned out to Paineel and dropped the new ones. I then zoned back into The Hole to see that the boots I dropped in there were gone.

I zoned back out to get my boots, and luckily they were still there, but that's because people were in Paineel when I dropped them, and they were still in the zone when I zoned back out the second time. So I at least didn't lose my boots in the process, but I did lose the second pair.

Now, I'm not saying it's not possible to be successful this way either, because it is possible to transfer items in an empty zone. 2 ways this can be successful, One is that there are what are called "static" zones. These zones are loaded when the server first boots and are ALWAYS running. They do not shut down when they are empty. Static zones are set for zones that are typically heavily populated, or maybe like raid zones that are on timers or things like that, some "city" zones are possibly static as well. They are set by the server admins as to which zones are static. The other way for it to be successful is when the "dynamic" (non-static) zone doesn't shut down right away. There can be a buffer time sometimes between the time when a zone becomes empty and the time when it's ultimately shut down. This time is typically no longer than a few minutes, but can be immediate as well.

So, while it is possible to do the transfer in an empty zone, I recommend against it. It will ensure your item stays there for as long as possible rather than taking the chance with the dynamic server shutting down on you.