At 10:00 AM 6/7/99 -1000, you wrote:
>Here is what I would like to know:
>
>1) Was getting stuck in the zone barrier a bug or what was supposed to
>happen?
That sounds like a bug. Everyone else I've heard has told me that it
simply stops you.
>2) Since my corpse is right at the zone border, will I get stuck again if I
>try to retrieve it? Can I use the /corpse command underwater to pull my
>corpse away from the zone border?
You should be able to /corpse it from anywhere. I've even heard that now
you can /corpse out of Lava (perhaps they increased the /corpse range).
>3) Why did the locate song not lead me to the other player's corpse? My
>theory is that his corpse was not in the Butcherblock zone but in the Ocean
>of Tears zone. Will the locate corpse zone still point you in the right
>direction even if you are not in the same zone as the corpse you are looking
>for? If the other player's corpse was indeed in the Ocean of Tears zone
>then I guess the answer to this question is yes. If his corpse was in the
>Butcherblock zone then it makes the situation even more puzzling.
MAJOR bug there. Unless his corpse was beneath the world - in which case,
it DID lead you to him. Only his body was a million miles under you.
>4) What is the most likely explanation for the character walking on the
>bottom of the ocean? Another player or just another bug?
Most likely an NPC, actually - probably one who was lost. Possibly a Bard
with Tarew's Aquatic Ayre, but you'd have to ask around. FYI in weird
situations, don't be afraid to hammer on the "Screenshot" key a few times.
It's amazing what details you missed that you can locate later from a
screenshot.
>5) At the time I drowned, there were no GMs online for me to /petition.
>Assuming one is online the next time I play, will they automatically
>retrieve my corpse for me since it is at the bottom of the ocean? I sure
>hope so because I don't relish the idea of having to go back to retrieve it.
They will certainly retrieve his - but what I would do is petition a GM
with the initial problem, and then offer to attempt the retrieval on your
own, if they will watch to make sure that you do not get trapped again. It
DOES seem to be a bug, but it's not verifiable (like a corpse under the
world is) so they will be hard pressed to prove it, and the hard rule is
"If you cannot prove it was a bug, you cannot help them." You can mention
to them that the reason you want them to "watch over you" is because the
bug will likely cause you to die before you can /corpse your body.
Oh - and have you thought about using the jig o' vigor to restore your lost
stamina? I never thought about it before...
Talies the Wanderer