Whats the point of a area specificly designed for crafting...

[BeerJedi]

...So AFK macroers get guard patrols now to combat people actually actively playing the game? THANKS GUYS!

I guess I'll just start scripting all my characters and complain on the forums when something goes wrong until they change the game to suit my not being at the keyboard.

I have a 7X GM crafter. I use the Britain crafters guild all the time. I've NEVER had a problem with thieves... why? BECAUSE I DON'T MACRO CRAFTING AFK.

Then you're lucky mate. i've been harrassed whether or not i macro afk. i've had groups coordinate explosion on me while crafting. i've had people release mobs in the area, and when i called guard threaten me for protecting other crafters. i've had thieves continually follow me as i move around the crafting area when i see them trying to steal from me. i've tried hiding, locked boxes, trapped boxes, etc. a determined thief in the crafting area will be successful no matter how awake the crafter is.

 

[amonseti]

Thats moar bullshit. So basicly there is no way to stop a thief....no amount of steps you can take to protect yourself other than remove yourself from the situation...

Well theifs can not explor a beetles contents they can only steal items from it randomly.. put 1 bag on your beetle with a Large harp in it , this prevents a theif from stealing the bag. and because the theif can not explore the contents of the beetle he/she can not steal whats in the bag.
So when you craft a slayer quickly grab it, have a macro that dismounts and opens the beetles pack , place the crafted slayer into the bag with the Large harp, and remount.

 

[amonseti]

Well i guess it's a matter of opinion. Maybe you should try playing a thief? It's not all that easy really. Almost everything worth anything is blessed anyway. I'm sure there are some thieves here who can make some big money doing their thing but i bet 99% of the thieves playing here are not making much.. Definately less than running afk crafting macros 24/7 and they are actually playing the game!

This..
On my theif I actually make , score more by wandering around looking for people decorating there houses, or re organizing them , and grabbing what ever they unsecure right out from under them , not actually using the stealing skill . just hiding and stealth . (2 of my best score was a suit of gold armor , and a chest of 87 statues (including 4 dragon heads , 1 large dameon, a bear , horse and 2 dogs).

The devs here hate theifs , and have essentially pounded them down into uselessness .
Hence the new world stealables , you dont even need a single .1 in stealing to steal these .. so yeah ive been asking myself lately wtf is the point of the skill.

 

[Karl Sagan]

Well theifs can not explor a beetles contents they can only steal items from it randomly.. put 1 bag on your beetle with a Large harp in it , this prevents a theif from stealing the bag. and because the theif can not explore the contents of the beetle he/she can not steal whats in the bag.
So when you craft a slayer quickly grab it, have a macro that dismounts and opens the beetles pack , place the crafted slayer into the bag with the Large harp, and remount.

Much easier to just scream HAAAAX *cry* than to actually use a brain unfortunately. People who say thieves are unstoppable are clueless.

 

[Ledz Epplin]

So this whole thread is a QQ from a guy who wa macroing AFK and got his stuff ganked? lol

 

[Karl Sagan]

So this whole thread is a QQ from a guy who wa macroing AFK and got his stuff ganked? lol

Not just the thread, but the in game changes.

gay

 

[Lady Macbeth]

Afk or not I have yet to find a way to stop a thief or safeguard from a thief while at britt craft area. We have to craft here with beetles full of supplies and stuff worth stealing in our bags. Trapped boxes dont work, placing unstealiable items over the bag dont work. Why should we as crafters be punished for our choosen professions that require us to use the crafter guild?

Why trapped boxes won't work? Thx

 

[The Darkthrone]

Not just the thread, but the in game changes.

gay

I couldn't agree more. I now plan on spending more time with my thieves greifing the crafters there.

 

[VFingerDiscount]

Hiding and stealth solve all of these issues

 

[Ledz Epplin]

Instead of changing the game how about you do what most people do...

Dual client and keep another toon there to kick a thief's ass?

 

[Karl Sagan]

Instead of changing the game how about you do what most people do...

Dual client and keep another toon there to kick a thief's ass?

Too hard I need to craft slayers afk with zero risk KTHX

 

[Ledz Epplin]

If you want play with zero risk, you are in the wrong game amigo.

 

[Wizx13]

So this whole thread is a QQ from a guy who wa macroing AFK and got his stuff ganked? lol

No this thread was about a guy who was macroing ATK.
I was able to call the guards, rez, loot my body, bring in another character and attempt to defend my crafter who was still being attacked , and finally retrieve my dead beetle. Do you have a afk script for all that?

 

[Ledz Epplin]

You never specified a time frame. You said "this asshat is able to poison me and kill me then drag my bug off, then come back after i rez and hit me with dp AGAIN"

That could have happened over the span of an hour for all I know. You didnt say anything about defending yourself and dead beetles will hang around until stars burn out.

I get pk'd daily, if I'm ever doing anything with a vulnerable toon, I either have someone guarding me, or I guard myself, or I take the hit and regroup, what I don't do is qq about it and tell the entire server about how I got waxed and lost my stuff for not protecting myself.

 

[Wizx13]

You never specified a time frame. You said "this asshat is able to poison me and kill me then drag my bug off, then come back after i rez and hit me with dp AGAIN"

That could have happened over the span of an hour for all I know. You didnt say anything about defending yourself and dead beetles will hang around until stars burn out.

I get pk'd daily, if I'm ever doing anything with a vulnerable toon, I either have someone guarding me, or I guard myself, or I take the hit and regroup, what I don't do is qq about it and tell the entire server about how I got waxed and lost my stuff for not protecting myself.

Maybe you should read beyond the first post, that might help you a lot.....

 

[Ledz Epplin]

This one?

If guards wont kill the people that attack me then drag my beetle off and loot it? People all around me spamming guards and this asshat is able to poison me and kill me then drag my bug off, then come back after i rez and hit me with dp AGAIN..wtf. Im all for the thiefs doing there thing but this bullshit of attacking thru guard calls is fucked up.

Sorry, still not seeing it. My ADD tends to kick in when crying, whining, and complaining are primary subjects. Just ask my wife.

 

[tader]

Another solution would be to make it so you can't poison newbie weapons as this is one of the other "tricks" used

 

[Messremb]

The ankh was the real issue here. It provides an unfair advantage too grifers and thieves and should have never been placed there.

Anyone giving him a hard time for wanting it gone needs to get their head out their ass. Additional npcs calling guards... Meh not really an issue.

Please stop the tears thieves, it's getting old. crafters are already forced into one location for you to grief them. Stop acting like staff should be making it easier.

 

[Ledz Epplin]

It would be just as easy for a thief to hide another account outside the town and rez them, so what's it really solving? Nothing.

 

[Messremb]

No it would not. Then they would have an atackable char that could be killed to stop them rezing. Get your head out your ass and stop trying to justify it.