Samanex Report post Posted March 17, 2006 (edited) I don't fear such summonings, but there is a method to the madness of the rules. The point of "Do not summon in crowded areas" (or whatever it says) is confusion, fright, and lag. Too much activity where players are concentrating on sitting still and manu'ing, alch'ing, harv'ing, or chat'ing is annoy'ing. Newbies freak out and go play 'Checkers-The MMORPG of Squares'. The area lags unnecessarily while summons munch on dirt, our CPU's sloooooooww down. Summoning isn't for looking cool, it ought to be specifically for saving your butt in a PK situation or battling specific meanies. Edited March 17, 2006 by Samanex Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr.Mind Report post Posted March 17, 2006 I don't fear such summonings, but there is a method to the madness of the rules. The point of "Do not summon in crowded areas" (or whatever it says) is confusion, fright, and lag. Too much activity where players are concentrating on sitting still and manu'ing, alch'ing, harv'ing, or chat'ing is annoy'ing. Newbies freak out and go play 'Checkers-The MMORPG of Squares'. The area lags unnecessarily while summons munch on dirt, our CPU's sloooooooww down. Summoning isn't for looking cool, it ought to be specifically for saving your butt in a PK situation or battling specific meanies. There were about 2 people in the area, and 10 ants. I would call that "battling specific meanies". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shallara Report post Posted March 17, 2006 I generally leave disputes and whatnot alone, but I have to say something here. I was in MM cave. MrMind summoned three fluffies, thats it. Shallara: hi guys (*) MrMind178 summoned a Fluffy Rabbit (*) MrMind178 summoned a Fluffy Rabbit (*) MrMind178 summoned a Fluffy Rabbit Shallara: eeps! Regar: eep :dives out the cave: SplargaMan: grrr MrMind178: take the bait stupid ant Considering there were between 7 and 10 ants crowding the entrance of the mine, I thought it was a perfect idea. The ants attacked the fluffs, and died. I have to admit to healing the fluffs, lol. I was there for at least 15-20 minutes, from the beginning, and no one EVER mentioned in local about it being an issue. If anyone had, I, at least, would have taken steps to correct the problem immediately. It was mere chance I was there when it happened, I had loaded up on healing essence and was going around healing victims of Mother Nature. When the summoned fluffs started killing the ants, I started healing them as well. Everywhere there is information available to newer players that explain the difference between summons and regular creatures. I learned.. others learned.. Nothing wrong was done, whether by intent or oversight. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chaoogie Report post Posted March 18, 2006 LMAFO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MrMind178: take the bait stupid ant halrious thinking bout it i might go ant smashing, and afaik from what the rules say and as far as my imagination will allow me to go, before i geta lil peeved, and at TIMES mm silver mine can be crowded but for the most part unless someone gets an even there is no reason to go clicky click click click, i'd hate to see peopel go after someone who summons things people cant kill...with in reason of course.....least get on him for market practices not summoning lol lub j00 mindy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_antiroot Report post Posted March 18, 2006 Actually, I was pm'd before any summoning happened, with a rulecheck regarding using fliffies to huint ants in MM caves. I responded that up to 2 fluffies, but preferably just 1 woul be ok in that area. I see no problem with light summoning in such areas, as it is mass summoning that causes mot problems. 1-2 flufs in the caves really wouldnt make a significant problem with lag. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
petersohn Report post Posted March 18, 2006 And btw., summoning 1 fluffy at Raven is legal? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Learner Report post Posted March 18, 2006 And btw., summoning 1 fluffy at Raven is legal? Raven is much more crowded, you would probably get everyone there yelling at you and using #abuse. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
petersohn Report post Posted March 18, 2006 And btw., summoning 1 fluffy at Raven is legal? Raven is much more crowded, you would probably get everyone there yelling at you and using #abuse. I'm not speaking about myself, as I don't summon, but I have seen someone summon a fluffy there and count how many noobs it killed. I don't remember who he was, because it was such a long time ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bharain Report post Posted March 18, 2006 ...except one thing - could that be construed as summoning in a populated area? I summon 3-4 bears at a time on the ants, they don't live for very long and generally reduce the crowding in an area. It's the only way i've ever made money at summoning Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Entropy Report post Posted March 18, 2006 Summoning like a few animals in a cave is not a big deal, so long as you don't summon them in the IP cave. If you summon like 10 at the same time, that's not OK. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LadyWolf Report post Posted March 19, 2006 And btw., summoning 1 fluffy at Raven is legal? Raven is much more crowded, you would probably get everyone there yelling at you and using #abuse. I'm not speaking about myself, as I don't summon, but I have seen someone summon a fluffy there and count how many noobs it killed. I don't remember who he was, because it was such a long time ago. Correction : The summoned fluff killed noone, the newbs attacked it and died. Summons don't attack unless in pk maps. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arnieman Report post Posted March 19, 2006 Correction : The summoned fluff killed noone, the newbs attacked it and died. Summons don't attack unless in pk maps. It is actually this use of semantics that spawned the "no summoning of fluffies on IP rule", as I understand it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aislinn Report post Posted March 19, 2006 We now have an updated summoning rule. It has been changed in the forum listing, and we are working on getting it changed in the ingame rule window asap. 16. No Summoning Near Populated/High Traffic Areas. Do not attempt to summon or bring your previously summoned creatures with you near populated and high traffic areas(e.g. all storages, Wraith, “beamâ€, NPC's, ships, etc.). In addition on Isla Prima and its insides, do not summon anything higher than IP's natural inhabitants(e.g. rabbits and beavers). If your summoning is causing such problems as, but not limited to, lag or resource blocking for other players, in addition to the above restrictions, you may be asked by a mod to stop and move somewhere else to summon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LadyWolf Report post Posted March 19, 2006 IP's highest natural inhabitant is the deer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aislinn Report post Posted March 19, 2006 ex·em·pli gra·ti·a Audio pronunciation of "e.g." ( P ) Pronunciation Key (g-zmpl grsh-, k-smpl grät-ä) adv. Abbr. e.g. For example. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Torg Report post Posted March 19, 2006 (edited) EEK! *runs in between LadyWolf and Aisy*... *looks at Aisy's hammer, and LadyWolf's Serp*. eek, this could get messy! There is no need to get snarky. People are getting REALLY uptight about stuff and I'm starting to notice (I'm usually the last to know). Please everyone take some deep breaths and coming into my office to vent rather than taking it out on each other. Edited March 19, 2006 by Torg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LadyWolf Report post Posted March 19, 2006 I posted that in case someone wanted to say they didn't know what the largest animal native to IP was.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LadyWolf Report post Posted March 19, 2006 I posted that in case someone wanted to say they didn't know what the largest animal native to IP was.. *laughs at Torg* such a funny little man... me wuvs aisy lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Torg Report post Posted March 19, 2006 *laughs at Torg* such a funny little man... me wuvs aisy lol :darty eyes: I was never here. You did not see me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aislinn Report post Posted March 19, 2006 And I posted that in case somebody says "but you only said rabbits and beavers". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vanyel Report post Posted March 19, 2006 Then you would have to add: rats sprites brownies Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LadyWolf Report post Posted March 19, 2006 You know you have to cross your I's and dot your T's around here..errr..anyway, You know there are people that like to scream : "It wasn't specifically stated word for word in the rules !!!!111!!11oneone eleven!!". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
