by GDEXXY » May 23, 2004 (10:39 am)
This thread could have done with maybe 3-4 posts, one from each person. I'm not sure why we needed to hear the same opinions from the same people multiple times back-to-back, but regardless, I understand the point each person is trying to make.
Here is your definitive answer:
Graverobbing is not technically possible in Eaxia. Why? Because the items in your grave are protected from any other player touching them. Items and gold you drop as a result of death (from a trap, from a creature or player killing you, etc.) are always at risk for theft or deletion ("the janitor") -- that's one of the risks you take while holding items instead of wearing them or keeping them put away away and/or depositing your coins more frequently.
So that begs to ask... are items lost this way fair game to other players? Is it okay to steal these items if I saw JimBob dead and wanted his super-cool Sword of Death?
Honestly, the policy is vague on this point. It doesn't really say one way or the other. The best it does is say that under many circumstances this kind of theft can be considered harassment and to contact the game staff (us) to resolve the conflict. There are too many factors and possibilities for this situation to come up for us to delve into in a policy, which is already horrendously huge. So, we will decide on a case-by-case basis when theft of items and gold that a person lost as a result of death is okay.
In my opinion, generally it's never okay. The only time I would probably allow it is if, for no reason, someone attacked you and you killed them.
In the case of Will vs. Smark, Smark provoked Will by stealing from him, who took action and suffered loss of life. He dropped items and gold. I judged that in this situation, it's not okay for the thief/aggressor (Smark) to take these items because it then suggests that it's okay for thieves and other higher-level characters could provoke other players into attacking (by stealing) and then loot whatever they drop immediately after.
While that wasn't the intentions Smark had and certainly there's a lot of room for interpretation between Will's perspective and Smark's, what's done is done and both parties have been talked to and the situation is now resolved. Will, Smark, anyone -- if any of you feel unresolved about this situation, talk to me privately. If you're just looking for an answer of what's okay and what's not, you have your answer best I can give it.
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