Faras cheers at Crier

> -----Original Message-----
> From: JasonF [mailto:JasonF@...]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 1999 9:50 AM
> To: eqbards@onelist.com
> Subject: [eqbards] LORE items - A light at the end of the tunnel.
>
>
> From: "JasonF" <JasonF@...>
>
> This thread my be BONKED but I think it's pertinent to all
> players, especially
> bards who drop things through the cracks fairly regularly.
>
> As you may have read over the past couple of days, my cute
> little female
> half-elf bard on Fennin Ro dropped a 700pp pair of Bladed
> Thulian Claws in a
> bag during a trade. They were destroyed before I ever even
> got to try them
> on.
>
> I sent email to the customer service manager at Verant. I
> won't waste the
> space reproducing it here unless requested to, but I
> attempted to make it
> intelligent and constructive but I did color it with my anger
> and aggrevation
> at the loss when it occurred. I asked what the appropriate
> venue was to air
> my complaint (i.e. who to send further email to) about this
> loss for possible
> restoration, and stated that I agreed with the logic behind
> LORE. I then
> asked what the logic was of having LORE items destroyed when dropped.
>
> This was his reply to me:
>
> ------
>
> Dear Jason,
>
> I assume you purchased a ONE claw? They are lore items so it would be
> impossible to possess two. I will direct the server GM to
> return you one
> claw. In the near future we are changing the code to not
> destroy lore items
> when they are dropped. You will see that information on the
> patch server
> message when it is ready.
>
> Sorry for your distress and inconvenience!
>
> ------
>
> Can you say HOT DAMN! It would appear that I'm going to get
> my Claw restored
> to me. I got this email this morning, so it's unlikely that
> the Claw is
> actually restored to me yet but I'll be checking first thing
> when I get home
> tonight.
>
> I replied to him briefly saying basically 'Many will be
> relieved when LORE
> items are not destroyed when dropped.', and thanking him for
> his unexpected
> restoration.
>
> Crier - a very happy 18th song Bard on Fennin Ro
> Yoyodyne - 23rd level monk on Fennin Ro
>
>
> Jason A. Farqu´┐¢
> CDI at http://www.pigging.com/
>
>