Game Mechanics: Food size duration is not respected.

[Rygar]

Dug a little deeper, certainly warrants further research. I verified Qien/Mccoy/Gdevash each purchased "Water Flask". I am not sure at this point what triggers a 'low on drink' message. Is it 1 item remaining? 2?

Qien Log
Low on drink interval timer = 46.5 seconds
Out of drink interval timer = 46.5 seconds
Low on food interval timer = 46.5 seconds
Out of food/drink interval timer = 46.5 seconds
[Tue Dec 11 21:10:37 2001] [52 Channeler] Qien (High Elf) <Viatores Norrathae> ZONE: commons
35 low on drink messages received 12/12/01
37 low on drink messages received 12/19/01

NOTE: had 'low on drink' messages in Northern Desert of Ro continue to go off every 46.5 seconds, as well as 'out of drink' messages in Ro/Oasis. Did not seem to affect total number of messages received.

[Wed Dec 19 18:18:37 2001] You have entered Southern Desert of Ro.
[Wed Dec 19 18:19:09 2001] You are low on drink.
[Wed Dec 19 18:19:57 2001] You are low on drink.
[Wed Dec 19 18:20:43 2001] You are low on drink.
[Wed Dec 19 18:21:30 2001] You are low on drink.
[Wed Dec 19 18:22:16 2001] You are low on drink.
[Wed Dec 19 18:23:03 2001] You are low on drink.
[Wed Dec 19 18:23:49 2001] You are low on drink.
[Wed Dec 19 18:24:36 2001] You are low on drink.
[Wed Dec 19 18:25:22 2001] You are low on drink.
[Wed Dec 19 18:26:09 2001] You are low on drink.
[Wed Dec 19 18:26:55 2001] You are low on drink.
[Wed Dec 19 18:27:42 2001] You are low on drink.
[Wed Dec 19 18:28:29 2001] You are low on drink.
[Wed Dec 19 18:29:15 2001] You are out of drink.
[Wed Dec 19 18:30:02 2001] You are out of drink.
[Wed Dec 19 18:30:48 2001] You are out of drink.
[Wed Dec 19 18:31:35 2001] You are out of drink.
[Wed Dec 19 18:32:21 2001] You are out of drink.


Gdevash Log
Low on drink interval timer = 42.5 seconds
Out of drink interval timer = 42.5 seconds
Out of drink low on food timer = 45 seconds
[Thu Jul 25 00:06:28 2002] [15 Beastlord] Gdevash (Vah Shir)
28 low on drink messages received 7/30/02 (zoned like a maniac.. possible some messages not received, not sure how timer restarts)


Mccoy Log
Low on drink interval timer = 46.5 seconds
[Sat Jul 27 00:45:14 2002] [33 Cleric] Mccoy (Human)
Only 5 messages logged 7/27/02, summoned drink before running out

Mashdem Log
Out of drink/food timer = 46.5 seconds
[Tue Jul 16 03:15:18 2002] [9 Warrior] Mashdem (Troll)

I have some 2006 EQMac logs showing a newbie ogre warrior going 95 'low on drink' messages before running out... not sure if the newbie drink had extraordinary properties.