Arelith

perseid wrote: Thu Oct 13, 2022 12:44 am Originally this was going to be a bug report but I'm not sure if it's actually a bug or just an implementation detail. But right now, a person who wants to seal off an area from entry can use "-ward teleport" to block the portals in the area from allowing entry. However, the problem with this as implemented is that it only works against players who are on the same server as the -ward already. If you -ward a locale on Surface for example and someone tries to come from Dis they will be able to warp to the -ward blocked portal in my experience.

Edens_Fall wrote: Thu Oct 13, 2022 1:44 pm I personally hate that Ward with a passion myself, as it's the first thing cast before any hint of conflict, which in turns removes one more method to avoid conflict.

Edens_Fall wrote: Thu Oct 13, 2022 1:44 pm I personally hate that Ward with a passion myself, as it's the first thing cast before any hint of conflict, which in turns removes one more method to avoid conflict.

But I digress. Seems like a minor bug issue that is not so disruptive as to need a immediate fix.

perseid wrote: Fri Oct 14, 2022 12:18 am

Edens_Fall wrote: Thu Oct 13, 2022 1:44 pm I personally hate that Ward with a passion myself, as it's the first thing cast before any hint of conflict, which in turns removes one more method to avoid conflict.

But I digress. Seems like a minor bug issue that is not so disruptive as to need a immediate fix.

The most relevant usecase I can think of would be Sencliff where the un-restricted destination portal means that raids are easy and the locations status as a pseudo-settlement means that there's no rule limit on how many people can join a deathball to murder whoever happens to be hanging around the docks. In theory they could have someone ward the portal to mitigate this but because of how the mechanic works it's not an especially useful tactic because raiders can just server hop and then warp over anyway.

Rei_Jin wrote: Fri Oct 14, 2022 12:21 am

perseid wrote: Fri Oct 14, 2022 12:18 am

Edens_Fall wrote: Thu Oct 13, 2022 1:44 pm I personally hate that Ward with a passion myself, as it's the first thing cast before any hint of conflict, which in turns removes one more method to avoid conflict.

But I digress. Seems like a minor bug issue that is not so disruptive as to need a immediate fix.

The most relevant usecase I can think of would be Sencliff where the un-restricted destination portal means that raids are easy and the locations status as a pseudo-settlement means that there's no rule limit on how many people can join a deathball to murder whoever happens to be hanging around the docks. In theory they could have someone ward the portal to mitigate this but because of how the mechanic works it's not an especially useful tactic because raiders can just server hop and then warp over anyway.

To me, that sounds like a deliberate exploit of a server mechanic, and should be reported as such for DMs to look into

Sincra wrote: Thu Oct 13, 2022 3:51 pm

Edens_Fall wrote: Thu Oct 13, 2022 1:44 pm I personally hate that Ward with a passion myself, as it's the first thing cast before any hint of conflict, which in turns removes one more method to avoid conflict.

Sounds like the intended use to me. You can also vacate the area and teleport in these situations, if it's happening enough I'd be investing in this strategy.