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LifeInfusion · Dec 19, 2005, 04:20 AM // 04:20

Kinda wasting your time if you do that, since you can probably get more stuff by playing like a normal person.

Sekkira · Dec 19, 2005, 04:47 AM // 04:47

I always check the items I'm buying if the trader switches out for even a second.

Excer · Dec 19, 2005, 05:05 AM // 05:05

yea it really is a waste of your time to wait there. even if you do, the drop assigned to you will eventually become up for grabs in a while

Former Ruling · Dec 19, 2005, 07:30 AM // 07:30

Problem:
You spent all that time covering up your skillbar, and weapon (though I dont quite understand the weapon thing...unless your afraid someone will call you out for using the 40% axe), but DIDN'T cover up ANY instance of the persons name in the picture - which is the one thing that should be covered.

As for the scam - Its always smart to check after every modification to their offer.

burai · Dec 19, 2005, 01:22 PM // 13:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Excer

yea it really is a waste of your time to wait there. even if you do, the drop assigned to you will eventually become up for grabs in a while

Anet really need to address that. Drops should stay with the original assignee - that way this scam dies.

Battle Torn · Dec 19, 2005, 01:40 PM // 13:40

Yeh, same thing happened to me a few times.

I think you should get all remaining drops if you leave the area same as you do when completed a quest, that way it would be pointless for M/Wo to do this, except for the reasons in the following post....

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=96169

burai · Dec 19, 2005, 01:47 PM // 13:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Battle Torn

Yeh, same thing happened to me a few times.

I think you should get all remaining drops if you leave the area same as you do when completed a quest, that way it would be pointless for M/Wo to do this, except for the reasons in the following post....

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=96169

Read your other post - wasn't sure where to reply

If Anet made this change, then at least the farmer would be farming for you as well. I'd love to see their reaction if ecto dropped for you, and they couldn't take it.

Rabid Weasel · Dec 19, 2005, 01:54 PM // 13:54

Yeah happened to me and a few guidies in a PuG last night. But we had three of them! Two in the same guild and one other random. As soon as we zoned in we get mending and balthizars go up... luckily i sometimes 55 myself, even tho i can do it without having to use this pathetic trick. So we knew what they where doing and proceded to screw them up by luring nightmares onto them, our ranger was throwing dirt at the attaxs and killing them therefore stopping the 55's getting energy.

It's sad because I now no longer trust Mo/W's and will take a Mo/x over them anyday.

Best tip is to just leave asap, or get a friendly Warrior or Ranger to use any running skills and aggro all the starting attax's on them and start the quest then leave.

ShotGunBunny · Dec 19, 2005, 01:59 PM // 13:59

I never understood why they had that system, the drop was dropped for that person alone, it's easy to miss items. So even though you want it but you didn't see it then thus your drop gets taken by someone else. Okay.....
I think you should get list of drops which are assigned to you, also be able to pick them up from that list(since i often need to toy around with my inv, but the party is already gone by the time i reorganise)and it should give you the ability to give it away or just let it be rolled for someone else. Might be hard to do and could bring some lag, but that shouldn't be a problem.

Lord Cooper · Dec 19, 2005, 02:07 PM // 14:07

lol people are alway strying to scam in trade.. someone was selling 3 black dyes in ascalon for 14k. bargain thought so i chased the seller down and opened a trade window only to be confonted with 3 silvers

guess she thought i wouldnt notice lol

LaserLight · Dec 19, 2005, 02:20 PM // 14:20

Problem is, sometimes (admittedly rarely) the public-drop system is a buttsaver. I remember one instance where I had died in a mission, about ten feet away from a purple salvage armor. As I was around lvl 15 and in Kryta at that point, I wanted my damned Rune. We were, however, out of Resurects, so I was stuck. However, a Guildie was kind enough to clear the area, wait for the drop to go public, then grab it for me before he completed the mission.

Admittedly, cases like that are outnumbered in the thousands by idiot Monks trying to get a free Underworld trip, but there is some small reason to keep the public-drop system. Maybe.

ghezbora · Dec 19, 2005, 02:29 PM // 14:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by LaserLight

Problem is, sometimes (admittedly rarely) the public-drop system is a buttsaver. I remember one instance where I had died in a mission, about ten feet away from a purple salvage armor. As I was around lvl 15 and in Kryta at that point, I wanted my damned Rune. We were, however, out of Resurects, so I was stuck. However, a Guildie was kind enough to clear the area, wait for the drop to go public, then grab it for me before he completed the mission.

Admittedly, cases like that are outnumbered in the thousands by idiot Monks trying to get a free Underworld trip, but there is some small reason to keep the public-drop system. Maybe.

but cases like this would be handled if anything you didn't pick up just went to the "unclaimed items" window after you zoned...

Adi · Dec 19, 2005, 02:45 PM // 14:45

On a different note, there are some decent players out there. I was in UW trapping group yesterday, and after the smites we came back to clear the last ataaxes. We were playing around with the last one, we all died except the last player, he finished off the Ataaxe with some traps, and ecto dropped for ME

He was nice enough to rez me and i got it, i was really impressed after reading some of the horrors stories here, and gave him a decent ethernal bow

dargon · Dec 19, 2005, 06:42 PM // 18:42

Personally, just report them for griefing, the word will get around eventually that if you do this you'll get spanked, harder for repeat occurances.

Mack The Barbarian · Dec 20, 2005, 03:29 AM // 03:29

VGJustice · Dec 20, 2005, 03:43 AM // 03:43

I had a close call a couple of nights ago. I was trying to sell an ok wand in Drok's. Got a price check here and decided to go low on that at 5k, This guy opens a trade window with me, without saying a word. So, I figure that he's hiding from someone and has his chat turned off. I put the wand up so he can see it, and he offers 100g. I was on the ball, and closed the session. He tried to re-open the trade about 3 times, still without saying a word, before he walked off. I came pretty close to actually clicking the "Accept" button. Glad I was paying attention.

Mack The Barbarian · Dec 20, 2005, 03:46 AM // 03:46

My main ? is that this person was low level...And I am quite sure they will delete that character on the spot. Can his account still be tracked and banned?

Kassad · Dec 20, 2005, 03:49 AM // 03:49

Thats why you do 100k+26 ecto or just 36. Your obviously gonna be scammed if you do the whole 100k's up-front crap.

Mack The Barbarian · Dec 20, 2005, 03:53 AM // 03:53

I know I tried the ecto and 100k thing. he wouldnt do it. It's not the $ thats a concern..its more the principle. Im not gonna break a sweat over 300k on an item like that and thought what the hell. If he scams me I'll report him. I'm just wondering if his attempt to delete the character right away will allow him to get away with it.

dimirpaw · Dec 20, 2005, 03:54 AM // 03:54

Never do anything upfront at all... Thats just asking to be scammed.