Some of you clearly think that running through transitions to get rid of monsters, leaving monsters near transitions and generally letting someone else clean up the problems that you stir up is no big deal. For those people to whom this statement applies, I strongly urge you to read this thread:
http://www.layonaraonline.com/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=28264&posts=7 It is a request for the return of a Soul Strand to someone whose party was jumped at an area transition because someone left two assassin vines just loitering around an area transition, which started to attack the party before they fully loaded in on the next area. This happened in the Krandor Outskirts area and the creatures in question were Assassin Vines.
This is very selfish and inconsiderate on many levels.
First, it disrupts the experience for other players. It's one thing to stumble upon an enemy that you can see, but one who gets several hits in before you can even fully enter an area is far from fair.
Second, it causes administrative work that takes away from the time of players and GMs alike, who then have to take time out to make and handle Soul Strand return requests, XP/GP return requests and so on.
Lastly, it shows a complete disregard for your fellow player and the community/gameworld as a whole. This gets stressed over and over, and yet some people still don't seem to get it.
I hope that whoever left those vines at the transition is reading this, and perhaps he or she will come forward and apologize for the occurance, but failing that, I hope that he/she reads and takes this into account.
As a refresher to everyone, if you find yourself in such a situation in the future, that is to say if you accidentally or as a result of fleeing bring and leave monsters to the immediate vicinity of an area transition, you have several options available to you to make sure that others do not suffer the effects of your own mistakes.
1) Attempt to contact a GM in-game using the DM channel. Let them know immediately about what happened so that the GM can divert the creatures away from the transition points. If no GMs are logged in, it is acceptable to send a tell to a GM player who is logged in with one of their characters at the moment, but also respect that they may not necessarily be interruptable at the time.
2) If no GM is available in-game, or cannot handle the issue immediately, try to contact one in our IRC channel (if you have it set up). If a GM is available, they can log in and handle the problem.
3) If neither of those options works out, come to the forums and post about the situation and request that a GM moves the creatures as soon as possible.
If any of you are concerned about coming forward with such a thing for fear of disciplinary action, please do not. Your honesty and forthright admission will be seen favorably, as opposed to someone who does not come forward and who leaves such things for others to clean up without remorse or any consideration for others.
I'd also remind people that if we catch anyone making a habit of luring back to NPCs, leaving creatures at transitions and such, the possibility of a temporary or permanent banning is very real.
Please, show some respect to your fellow players, the GM Team and the Layonara community in general. Be responsible for your actions. And keep in mind that some day you may get tagged by someone else's left-overs.
