The same thing has happened to me, and I wasn't playing any songs. I think
people just look for all the reasons why the boat might be crashing and try
to eliminate them. I've heard people say all sorts of things; Don't fish,
don't use magic, don't stand up, don't sit down, don't move around, don't
sing, don't talk. As far as I can tell, the boat crashes because it
crashes, and there's very little you can do to avoid it.

Elegor

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> I had one heck of a night trying to get back to Freeport from
>Butcherblock - the boat crashed three times. What would happen is first
>all the other players on the boat would disappear then you'd get dumped...
>The first time I was back on the dock in BB then next time on the boat on
>the way to BB and then finally on the boat on the way to Freeport.
>
> The reason I bring it up here - is that several whiny players claimed
>that the cause of the crash is bards playing songs on the boat... The
>first time I was in fact playing a song and thought that it might
>contribute. The second time - no bards were playing (assuming no one in
>the hold was) and it crashed anyways. I think this was true the third dump
>as well.
>
> So I am wondering if people have any experience in this. My gut is
>that there is no relation between the two - and this is yet another myth
>(like all bard songs will require mana!)
>
>Slyde of Xegony
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