You did the right thing. If he wants all the critters to himself
he needs to be playing Baldur's Gate. Unfortunately, some
people don't have what's called 'da social skilz'. That's why
they don't have no friends.. 'cept for their mamas...
Couldn't resist pulling that line from 'The Waterboy'.. hehe..
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jcent@... [SMTP:jcent@...]
> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 1999 9:37 AM
> To: rathe@onelist.com
> Cc: eqenchanters@onelist.com
> Subject: [eqenchanters] a player gets 'Warned' for pet killing
> exploit
>
> From: jcent@...
>
>
> I guess the exploit is still possible using the spell Camoflage. I had a
> run-in with a rather unfriendly and selfish player last night in Misty,
> outside Rivervale. Vyctor, by name, seemed to think that the Mooto (named
> Goblin) spawning camp was all his. ...and despite my many attempts to try
> and SHARE the spawns by rotating pulls, he would not budge....not reply.
> Instead, I would try to 'steal' a turn (after he had killed the last 2 or
> 3) and he would reply by casting Camoflage on my, thus KILLING my
> animation. Exploit! I immediately petitioned. the Guide showed up a few
> minutes later....and told me he was invisible and to continue playing as
> usual. I did.....Vyctor repeated his actions and killed my pet. About 1
> minute later, Meronn The Mischievious (a GM, not a Guide) appeared at the
> camp and explained that he was 'Exploiting' and could be banned for such
> behavior. Vyctor was not happy....challenged me to duel (which i declined
> by ignoring) and I left. Meanwhile, I get ridiculed for 'crying to a GM'.
> Bullshit! This is an exploit...and I tried diplomatic resolution first.
>
> To sum up, he was given a 'Formal warning that will be logged by
> Verant'....and I left with a very bad taste in my mouth....gated home to
> Rivervale and fished to cool my nerves.
>
> How else should I have handled this? I might have dueled for the 'camp
> rights' but he did not offer to duel until AFTER he was warned...and at
> that point it was mere anger, not a solution to the original problem.
>
> Thanks for any input.
>
> Fistlebane, High Elf Enchanter
>
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