Shared Bank

[Migs351]

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

There is a shared bank feature in the game.

One can access this bank from any character on any account.

To use it, simply drop an item on the floor. That item will remain there until picked up by another character (computer or player). Note this process only works for items; if you want to transfer wealth between characters you will need to use something with decent value that has a resell rate close to it's purchase rate such as gems.

Good luck!

Use caution with this method. Don't drop items in an empty zone. Zone servers shut down when the zone goes empty. When the zone server shuts down, it saves all the spawn information to a table (the spawn table) and then stops running to save resources on the World Server. Anything not considered a "spawn" (mobs, NPC's, ground item spawns, doors, corpses) will not be saved to the spawn table when the zone server is shut down.

When the zone server comes back online (by someone entering the empty zone) it repopulates the zone from the spawn table. Because the item you dropped wasn't saved to the spawn table, it's now gone.

The item will remain as long as someone is still in the zone, because the zone server remains up to service the person/people still in the zone.



TL;DR = drop an item in an empty zone and it will probably disappear.

I learned this the hard way.

[Mentathiel]

If you must do it that way (if you can't find someone to do an item transfer) then remember that half of the cities in this game are filled with unused houses. Freeport's multi-room buildings and Kelethin's out-of-the-way huts (for example) make it easy enough to find a spot off the beaten track where you can drop items and not worry about passers-by looting them.

[maskedmelon]

Originally Posted by Migs351 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Use caution with this method. Don't drop items in an empty zone. Zone servers shut down when the zone goes empty. When the zone server shuts down, it saves all the spawn information to a table (the spawn table) and then stops running to save resources on the World Server. Anything not considered a "spawn" (mobs, NPC's, ground item spawns, doors, corpses) will not be saved to the spawn table when the zone server is shut down.

When the zone server comes back online (by someone entering the empty zone) it repopulates the zone from the spawn table. Because the item you dropped wasn't saved to the spawn table, it's now gone.

The item will remain as long as someone is still in the zone, because the zone server remains up to service the person/people still in the zone.



TL;DR = drop an item in an empty zone and it will probably disappear.

I learned this the hard way.

This is good information. I had not considered this, though it certainly makes sense ^^

[Slopknight]

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.

[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.

[cubiczar]

Good old drop it on the ground trick. I used to do this fairly often when I first started eq, back then you could drop plat too (not sure if that is enabled here or not). I also ran into my share of random bags full of stuff on the ground from other people doing the same.

Fun times indeed.

[bulbousaur]

Can a dev verify this dropping zone info? And if true, what the time limit is? I've ground transferred items in empty zones many times.

[Voland]

Originally Posted by Migs351 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Don't drop items in an empty zone. Zone servers shut down when the zone goes empty.

I didn't know that, interesting info!
How did you learn this?

[Voland]

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

Freeport's multi-room buildings and Kelethin's out-of-the-way huts (for example) make it easy enough to find a spot off the beaten track where you can drop items and not worry about passers-by looting them.

This trick should work if there is no nearby NPC that likes to grab stuff.
It happened to me in Qeynos once: "Guard XXX picks something off the ground" and my item was gone!

[Zeakus]

That sucks about shared bank not working... I have a rogue i'd like to play but my noob loot is on Necro in Cabilis and I need to give it to him in Rivervale...