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Should pet names work for anyone but the owner?
Yes 41%  41%  [ 12 ]
No 59%  59%  [ 17 ]
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 5:43 pm 
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Sh'up, Mister Carrot.


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PostPosted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 7:18 pm 
WarlordPayne wrote:
Well this isn't the first time this discussion has come up. Maybe when sketchy stuff like this is brought up in the forums the immstaff can take a stand and say whether or not it's cheating so the players can either know and just deal with it or stop because it's against the rules. I know that banishment thread in GD could use a clear explanation as to what would be abuse and what isn't.


Agreed, when something like this comes up the immstaff could make a decision so we quite wasting bandwith with the endless bickering.

Why is it when something like this happens and the abuse thread in GD we argue endlessly but get no clear answer?


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PostPosted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 7:24 pm 
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Here's your answer: Don't do it.
On the first offense, we'll warn you, unless it looks like you specifically created your character to take advantage of a pet. After that, you could be penalized for a level or more. As always, continuous rules breaking can lead to deletion.


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PostPosted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 12:02 pm 
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Salak wrote:
The only thing sad-assed is the inability of people to type more than three letters when they want to look at someone.

I named my pet with the first five letters of my adjective (which is over seven letters itself) the other day, and tossed in a random letter at the end. Then I went and sat in Nerina and Teron and Exile for a bit just to watch. One guy looked at me FOUR TIMES before he was finally able to target me instead of my horse.

That = lazy.


How about the PKer who names his pet in the same fashion, and instead of getting petrified, his pet does? That's three combat rounds that can change the entire tide of battle.

It's not them being lazy, it's that not everyone in the world can type infintely fast with no mistakes. If I want to target a charismatic half-elf in PK, I'm going to backstab char, because if I try to type out the entire adjective, I'll get attacked first and there goes my opening. If they named their pet charia, then yes, they're breaking the rules, and given themselves an -extremely- unfair advantage in PK, because not only have I missed them by no fault of mine, but I'm also lagged for two extra combat rounds.

I've heard the "They're just too lazy" argument WAY too many times. Don't tell me you always type out the entire adjective of every single NPC/character/pc/item that you look at, because unless you do, that must mean you're lazy.

In short, thank you to Dulrik for making this a known offense.


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