Insanity :10 hours per manastone, there's like 12 people on the list now

[cd288]

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

ANNNND I was just kicked off of the list after over 50 hours of being on it, being on almost if not EVERY single PH and eye encounter log.

I was literally typing in /say talking to the other guys here, and in the middle of a sentence got the 'You have been removed from the list for failing AFK checks'. Checks I never even got on my screen.

This is heartbreaking. I can understand failing AFK checks for being AFK, falling asleep etc. But not even getting them and being kicked is fucking brutal. Whole line up of people on the list here agree I was here, active, and talking at the time even.


So it might have some glitches... Maybe it has a hard built time limit?

Based on replies in this thread it does not have a built in time limit for how long you can be on the list itself

[Solist]

Originally Posted by cd288 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Based on replies in this thread it does not have a built in time limit for how long you can be on the list itself

How do you figure? I don't think anyone's been on any list on the server longer than me in any camp? Pretty sure the guy ahead of me only joined an hour or so before me and he's been gone for 5.5hrs.

[cd288]

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

How do you figure? I don't think anyone's been on any list on the server longer than me in any camp? Pretty sure the guy ahead of me only joined an hour or so before me and he's been gone for 5.5hrs.

Because it wouldn't make sense to code in a hard limit for the list if you are reducing the item drop rate and you already have AFK checks. You'd only need a hard limit if you weren't implementing AFK checks and were therefore worried about people generally going AFK periodically while laying claim to a camp for tens of hours.

It was probably just a bug in the system. Post in the petition forums about it.

[Fammaden]

Remove these fucking "legacy items" and delete existing ones from the server. They were removed because Verant recognized that they never should have existed, we could have started green with them "fixed" by never being in the spawn table in the first place. I dont want to see P99 end up national news when someone goes to the hospital or worse.

Added bonus this would likely ease population and remove some of the most greedy assholes playing.

[ilgart112]

YOU ARENT ENTITLED TO A MANASTONE. THIS ISNT P99 EVERYONE GETS A MANASTONE. 99% of you will not get a manastone. get over it.

[Lone Gnome]

i think it should be more rare then 1 manastone per 10 hours, it wasnt like this on real classic

[cd288]

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

i think it should be more rare then 1 manastone per 10 hours, it wasnt like this on real classic

Classic was apparently more common, since Verant didn't know how somewhat OP the item would be

[Chocolope]

I got mine right about the 12 hour total mark (10 hours as #1). The duo behind me (who sat with me for about 8 of my 10) had not seen another for 24 hours after mine dropped. Not sure on total time because it had still not dropped as of very early this morning.

If you want a stone you should have a plan within the current given rules, be that handing off the account, having a RL friend over for the weekend to shift swap or whatever. Now when I say handing off the account I want to clarify, that as P99 currently has no rules against it, I have no issue with handing off the SINGLE char to a friend who is not playing their char at the time so you can get a nap. A group of 6 people taking shifts managing the list for their group however, is called boxing, which is against the rules and should be reported if this behavior is seen.

The current system is rugged and in need of refinement imo. Its also a big commitment and you have to consider your health. I know many joke about unhealthy play time and we all have our own personal abilities and desires... just be careful guys as I said have a plan, be prepared, know your limits.

To be honest my anxiety is still through the roof from that AFK button and worrying about missing it while I ran upstairs to refill my cup of water.

Lastly... change your afk alert box from transparent to bright red... helped me at least.

[ilgart112]

the only solution would be enable pvp in the vicinity of the camp, other than that prepare for a 50+ hour camp or dont do it.

[DMN]

My solution to this would have been: make the stone no drop. Must be level 35 to loot. Keep the original drop rates. I don't know exactly what they were, but they were close to the mith 2 hander drop rates. Well over 30% of the time. A month or so before they were removed the drop rate was significantly reduced.