On Mon, 13 Dec 1999, Dave Gaines wrote:

>
> A good majority of people find this very rude to do. Lots and lots
> of people have to now avoid a huge section of NK or Rathe so the bard
> can keep an HG from dying for 30+ minutes while it tries to find another.
>
> Try this: In Rathe, you can make HGs spawn by killing the basilisks and
> skeletons and lizards. Kill as many of these as you can until you see
> TWO HG pop. Then go charm the two. Don't grab one then wait for another.

It works both ways. I've waited for two HGs, charmed one, and
had the other pulled before my giant reaches it. Now I'm
stuck with a giant chasing me until I can find another. With
the screen update lag in the zone, most people are pretty
understanding, and I usually give the non-ranger/druid/bards
pointers to where other giants are on tracking. If I do
inadvertently wind up stealing one, I give them the
almost-dead winner, which they're usually more than happy to
take.

There are a lot of factors working against player cooperation
in Rathe (screen lag, pathing bugs, short distance/altitude
beyond which you can't see other players, etc). If someone
"steals" a HG from you, don't immediately assume he stole it,
and you'll find a lot of people are friendly and understanding
about these things.

--
John H. Kim
kim@...