Weird loot allocation for snowmen

sarrafeline
sarrafeline Posts: 152 Arc User
edited December 2008 in General Discussion
So, there's a weird thing going on right now for me with snowmen. If, say, there is another person who shoots a snowman, and I shoot it right after with an arrow, I get the loot, and they can't pick it up. If that same person shoots another snowman right after I shoot one, the same thing, they can't pick up the drops. What's going on? I'm a veno using a bow, the lowest level bow available in Lost. It's rediculous, even if it was a very very late after kill shot, the loot goes to me. I've even attempted to trade other players so they get the loot (don't want to abandon it for a free for all).

Can someone explain the mechanics of this to me? I was trying to get celestones, I don't care about the chi stones since my mount is fully recharged now and i have enough of those stones packed away in my safe to recharge it a few times over... So, I'm leaving the snowmen alone until the server's quiet and n00b players aren't as apparent and I'm not KSing or otherwise loot stealing. :( Makes me a little sad.

And for clarification, this is happening even when the other player is an archer that should be doing a ton more damage than I am.
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  • Agrius - Sanctuary
    Agrius - Sanctuary Posts: 4 Arc User
    edited December 2008
    I've had so much lag in the city I can't even tell who attacked it first, maybe its lag?
    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
  • deshin
    deshin Posts: 123 Arc User
    edited December 2008
    I noticed that also. If you get 120 xp you killed it alone if you get 60 one other person hit it. It seems that archers win over everyone and veros win over most other. Its very strange because I watched a very low level vero beating a lvl 60 plus barr every time they both hit. A archer I could guess does more damage but a vero is hard to say. Unless its related to dex. Both my cleric and my BM are constiantly beaten on ties with vero.

    There really is no kill stealing it one shot kills. The tie business is strange though.
  • sarrafeline
    sarrafeline Posts: 152 Arc User
    edited December 2008
    Yeah, here's another example... A person killed a mob, and while they were picking up the drops, my shot hit, and suddenly, they couldn't pick up the rest of the drops.

    This only happened once, the following times, they merrily went about their business of picking up their rightful drops.

    It's been consistant with my character 'winning' drops over other characters, too. Also noticed with quests, I wouldn't get credit for the kill, but I would get the drops in more than a few instances. Just very bizarre.
  • Ahmen - Heavens Tear
    Ahmen - Heavens Tear Posts: 10 Arc User
    edited December 2008
    Yeah that's weird... It should be whoever hit's it first.
    I lose so many drops... :(

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