View Full Version : Mods: Someone trapped the entire path to the safehouse
And at midnight being the only one on, I have to go through these traps one by one. So far I have triggered 8 traps.
They were set by someone at a higher level, because I can't detect them, but it is malicious, it is mean-spirited, and totally out of character for the Safehouse. These traps are fatal. They are not funny, and if it were meant for fun, they could've used nondeadly traps. Please check the logs or something. The person who did this should apologize or they deserve to be banned.
Nimmbull
07-30-02, 11:08 PM
I also went through the traps and got waxed. In NWN you can't sense other players' traps unless you are grouped with them when they are set. It's a fairly dumb bug I've found. I wasn't upset about it though, I thought it was kinda funny. But I could see how you took it that way.
Oh and Aidden- I'm sorry I am off to bed and not going to open email up.... but the Galleon's Exit is bugged- you can't zone out of the Galleon.
Nimm I played a hardcore old-school badass rogue for 3and a half years and all I got was this lousy sig
Yeah, it was funny at first, but then I died. Then I rested after every trap and it was a waste of time. At least a dozen, including ones set up on the way to the sewer entrance in the root cellar. Obviously wanted some newbies to die.
Well, the server is going to need reseting the way the sewers are (1 frame per second), but how about disabling P v P in all zones but certain small places like arenas? If we're not supposed to steal from each other, then how can killing others with traps (particularly when some have unlimited budgets) be justified? Edited by: Lisboa at: 7/31/02 1:16:15 am
Glip the Gnome
07-30-02, 11:54 PM
I dont have that problem in the sewer.
Weird.
You guys need a server reset?
When I go in the sewer I see a hundred bodies of orcs, wererats, etc., piled up and it's really slow. I think they need to disappear if they aren't.
I will look into the Spawn engine..
See if that is whats causing the server to lock up as well..
We are currently down again requiring a reeboot.
And jsut so everyone knows.. THis IS not a PVP server. If I find out who set trap at the startup location your account is banned permantly.
That is griefing, clear cut case of it...
Still waiting for the culprit to confess. Why didn't you use sonic traps, which stun, or snare traps? Why the strong spike traps? Edited by: Lisboa at: 7/31/02 12:16:50 pm
I have a strong suspicion of who it is...
And unfortunately I will now have to take steps to monitor this type of activity in the log files..
Its sad that people can't just have a good time and nto try to ruin everyone else Fun.
Worst case scenarior I will jsut Turn PvP off but then we will end up losing out on a lot of opportunities..
EZ_MalachiteSilvyrfrost
07-31-02, 12:35 PM
Disabling pvp except in arena type areas would probably be best. I and possibly others have been pumping points into skills that normally would not be necessary out of fear of pickpockets and the such. I know Mideon has already made a return to the VS by doing things such as pickpocketting people and logging off once he's been spotted.
nd the return of the iron balls causes yet more problems heh
Brelkor
07-31-02, 01:08 PM
We all ganged up on him the first day or so, was really fun
Well Mideon Doesnt have to play On ur Game server....
The Dink Rule is always in effect...
How about setting up so this person is KOS to all merchants and NPCs?
EZ_Hummerlein
07-31-02, 02:21 PM
it's not like i did it or anything, but i don't see how this could be seen as such a bad thing to do...someone set down some traps, big deal.
either you could log off the server and let someone else set them off, or wait till a reboot. worst case scenario you die once and lose what, 50xp and 5 gold?
Really though it was ridiculous. Every single step to the safehouse was trapped from the outside, to the inside. Including the trap door, the hidden door, the door to the sewers. That's pretty malicious. Some of us didn't log in when there was free gold for all; I loot every corpse to pick up short swords to sell.
EZ_Zulian
07-31-02, 03:36 PM
I don't think it's exactly fair to gang up on Mideon, expecially when he can't defend himself. Aidden, from the sound of it, you don't have logs of trap laying, so you're just guessing it's Mid because, well, he's Mid :P And I'll admit, he can be an idiot some/most of the time, but it wasn't necesarily him :P
And is there actually a death penalty now, besides respawning at the start point? "Age and wisdom don't always go together, I've found. ... Some people just become stupid with more authority." -- Terry Pratchett
EZ_Gereint
07-31-02, 03:41 PM
50xp per level and 10% of your gold. Same is in single player, with the same gold maximum stealing amount.
I never said It was mideon who set the traps...
I said that we wont allow Griefing on the server...
Killing someone once is one thing.. Making someone spend 30 minutes of frustration is pointless.. Why should they have to do it? So another person can have their jollies?
Sorry it wont fly here...
EZ_Zulian
07-31-02, 04:49 PM
You implied you would invoke the dink rule on him, seems to me you were implying you thought it was him. And I don't condone the trapping, but everyone blaming Mideon when they have no actual proof isn't cool (Even though I have to admit he probably did it, hahah) "Age and wisdom don't always go together, I've found. ... Some people just become stupid with more authority." -- Terry Pratchett
Mideons Pickpocketing got brought up in this thread..
The 2 issues got convoluted into a single...
Pickpocketing is by nature ok at the safehouse, but again to the point of making someone else experience un enjoyable is not...
The traps were wrong, period.
EZ_Zulian
07-31-02, 07:53 PM
BTW, Mid says he didn't do the traps. I don't think he'd deny it if he actually did it, so look for people who have skill in set traps :P "Age and wisdom don't always go together, I've found. ... Some people just become stupid with more authority." -- Terry Pratchett
As I said, I know who was doing it....
EZ_Zulian
07-31-02, 08:00 PM
You did?
I must've missed that.
Last I saw you just had a suspicion. "Age and wisdom don't always go together, I've found. ... Some people just become stupid with more authority." -- Terry Pratchett
EZ_Hummerlein
07-31-02, 08:24 PM
hehe, tonight i logged on, walked into the safehouse, mideon logged on, i died in the sewers, came back and tried to get into the safehouse to be poked severely by a 7 damage spike trap.
zulian's right though, mideon said he didn't do it. he was level 1 anyway, i doubt he had the skill to set deadly traps.
Nimmbull
07-31-02, 08:28 PM
...it's obvious who it was. :P
Nimm
EZ_Gereint
07-31-02, 08:32 PM
Glip ?
DarthEnderX
07-31-02, 09:56 PM
Yeah, I can't agree with anyone who complains about pickpocketing on the VS.
Lotsa traps could suck though.
Elerion
08-01-02, 12:29 AM
Honor among thieves, Raven. Honor among thieves.
EZ_Jordinn
08-01-02, 10:53 AM
Aidden, When I get home I'll drop you a line with some observations on who is trapping, or at least was. I watched them bend down and the Disable/Set Trap animation was playing, but I couldn't detect the trap. I ran into the trap while they were in range though and killed us both.. :) I figured I'd take them with me if I was losing gp anyway. Jordinn, and my alter egos:
Sha'Norith Forestspawn, 11th level Ranger
Jordinn TheRat, 2nd level Rogue, SafeHouse Server
Hmm they are probably only level 1-2 if that's the case. It only takes a set trap skill of one or so to set the strong spike traps, which can kill a level 2 rogue instantly.
DarthEnderX
08-02-02, 09:46 AM
There is no honor among thieves.
EZ_Phantom Rogue
08-02-02, 05:50 PM
Muaha, You yappin bout my Pickpocketin?
I did set one Trap, one at the trapdoor room in the SafeHouse (with the 10 rooms) <cackle> .
Didnt know i wasnt supposed to, sry.
EZ_TheCountofThree
08-03-02, 11:42 AM
Being a thief would be kind of pointless if 100% of the population is off limits.
Nimmbull
08-03-02, 11:47 AM
I'd be 100% fine with traps being set by players if they weren't broken in a PvP environment: Players cannot sense traps set by another player, and therefore cannot avoid or disable them.
Nimm
EZ_Fablar
08-16-02, 05:35 AM
Hello Jordinn!
well that was a completely worthless bump.