Merchant Archive
Thread: IMPORTANT nessage to all Merchants with Hiring 4 and up...
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gesikah
Wed Nov 10, 2004 10:41 am
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Last night I had an almost game-calling tragedy occur. While creating vendors (create, examine, destroy, repeat as necessary), all of a sudden I noticed that my resource backpack (where I keep 95% of all my resources and components, thousands and thousands of units of organic and inorganic) was GONE. I thought perhaps it was one of those disappearing items things (happened with something else recently) so I tried logging out and logging back in to no avail. But something told me (the force?) that this was not just your ordinary bugged backpack. So I got to playing around trying to see if I could make something happen (in the meantime accidently dragging my "land pack" onto ANOTHER vendor, but that one isn't that big a deal, just my crafting tools (easily replaced) and maybe a vehicle customization kit, etc in it...I think). But that in playing around, it hit me...I read back through my chat..and sure enough..if I had been standing up my knees would have buckled. I had dragged my precious resources onto one of those hags (aka vendor) WHILE IT WAS STILL IN MY INVENTORY. I didn't even know that was possible, why would it be?
So I open a ticket, explaining what had happened and this morning I wake up to a reply. Since the vendor had been destroyed (why do I have to be so picky???) there was no way of retrieving the items off of it. However, if I could supply a list of quantities and exact names of everything in it, they would verify with the log and reimburse me for the items. While I appreciate that, it is basically useless for me. As a tailor, I rarely if ever look at the exact names of resources unless it is a named resource, and even then I don't keep a running tally of how much I have on any given day. Dont' get me wrong, I don't blame the CSRs at all, I am sure they did whatever they could to help. It's just the way it is.
It just makes me sick to think about it. I am basically starting at square one resource-wise, I have a few stacks of this and that stored in my shop, but I don't even know if I have any fiberplast anymore. But this isn't about me, I will be fine, between my MDE hubby and my guild, eventually I will be able to get back on my feet. But I cannot imagine this happening to someone who didn't have that support. So PLEASE when creating vendors, be careful of your mouse clicking and dragging. Losing all one's resources is bad enough, but they are all replaceable, I can't imagine how much it would have cost to replace a backpack of armor and weapons (like on my combat alt), or in the other crafting professions all the HQ resources they have to acquire, or a backpack full of buffpacks.
I hope this situation at least spares others of having to basically start all over again.
So I open a ticket, explaining what had happened and this morning I wake up to a reply. Since the vendor had been destroyed (why do I have to be so picky???) there was no way of retrieving the items off of it. However, if I could supply a list of quantities and exact names of everything in it, they would verify with the log and reimburse me for the items. While I appreciate that, it is basically useless for me. As a tailor, I rarely if ever look at the exact names of resources unless it is a named resource, and even then I don't keep a running tally of how much I have on any given day. Dont' get me wrong, I don't blame the CSRs at all, I am sure they did whatever they could to help. It's just the way it is.
It just makes me sick to think about it. I am basically starting at square one resource-wise, I have a few stacks of this and that stored in my shop, but I don't even know if I have any fiberplast anymore. But this isn't about me, I will be fine, between my MDE hubby and my guild, eventually I will be able to get back on my feet. But I cannot imagine this happening to someone who didn't have that support. So PLEASE when creating vendors, be careful of your mouse clicking and dragging. Losing all one's resources is bad enough, but they are all replaceable, I can't imagine how much it would have cost to replace a backpack of armor and weapons (like on my combat alt), or in the other crafting professions all the HQ resources they have to acquire, or a backpack full of buffpacks.
I hope this situation at least spares others of having to basically start all over again.
Message Edited by gesikah on 11-10-2004 11:43 AM
Andymantium
Wed Nov 10, 2004 11:24 am
#2
Wow, didn't know that would work inside your inventory, thanks for the warning.
Ani_cul
Wed Nov 10, 2004 6:03 pm
#4
Long before the you can only create one vendor at a time,
Iused to keep them in my inventory to dress them, like dolls,
then plop them down fully clothed ready to go.
Even with the single creationI still use them like dolls,
but it isnt the same as haveing 4 to play with.
Sepen
Fri Nov 12, 2004 11:06 am
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gesikah wrote:
I had dragged my precious resources onto one of those hags (aka vendor) WHILE IT WAS STILL IN MY INVENTORY.
Serious? I've got to try that. Sure is a pisser if it works like that.
Martek
Delphinine
Fri Nov 12, 2004 3:51 pm
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Dang I just tried it with a practice pack with a couple of stacks of one unit of resources and it worked. Dang I feel bad for you 
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gesikah
Fri Nov 12, 2004 11:32 pm
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Delphinine wrote:Dang I just tried it with a practice pack with a couple of stacks of one unit of resources and it worked. Dang I feel bad for you
Thanks, I felt pretty bad too. I am just about back up to snuff. Of course, still now the volume of resources I had, just barring a few kinds of hide and such.
Sloch - AWWWWWW, you're such a sweetie :-)
Ewach
Wed Nov 17, 2004 10:09 am
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Thanks for the warning.
I believe I have an alternate (rarely played) character on Wanderhome.
If it would help, I'll drop some chem harvesters on a good fiberplast deposit and set you as admin on them. I don't have any assets there, so you'd need to provide the harvesters. But it could perhaps help you rebuild your fiber inventory faster.
Just PM me here or send email to Sunrunner.ewach if you are interested.
GRandG
Wed Nov 17, 2004 2:16 pm
#10
Ouch, glad I read this one. With the ground lag increasing I have been dropping and moving the wrong things. I could very easily see this one happening.
Bacacuba
Fri Nov 19, 2004 12:15 pm
#11
Sorry to hear about the problems.I had my Shipwright bag (and my clothing short my boots) poof on my last night but it was back this morning (other than my Scythe blade *grumble*). I don't have any accounts on wonderhome, but if you need some lots to plop stuff down on, send flurry.rayck a mail and I'll be happy to help.
-- Rayck
Warryyr
Sat Nov 20, 2004 1:11 am
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omg, that's awful.
So, you it's verified that you CAN drop stuff onto the vendor when it's in your inventory?
When you drop that vendor, do the items show up for sale on the vendor, or in the stockroom? Or, do they just completely disappear?
Thank you so much for the warning, you might take comfort in knowing that you might have prevented several people from making the same mistake. That won't replace those resources, though
gesikah
Sat Nov 20, 2004 6:27 pm
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Thanks for the sympathy guys. :-)
Yes, you can drop the items on the vendor while it is still in your inventory. Whether they show up for sale or not I can't say for certain, but I seriously doubt it since they are "wearing" the items just as they would if you had already dropped them.
That is pretty much the only reason I posted, to warn others. :-)
Again thanks everyone for the sympathy, I am sorry to say that I am in the process now of dropping Merchant and possibly Tailor also. Although I didn't really realize it at the time, this was basically the last straw for my being a Merchant. For me at least, there are just so many bugs, missing features, and inconsistancies in the profession, that it has long been little more than a continuous frustration.
Maybe if one of these days, some things are fixed I will be picking it up again...but I am not holding my breath.
Warryyr wrote:omg, that's awful.So, you it's verified that you CAN drop stuff onto the vendor when it's in your inventory?When you drop that vendor, do the items show up for sale on the vendor, or in the stockroom? Or, do they just completely disappear?Thank you so much for the warning, you might take comfort in knowing that you might have prevented several people from making the same mistake. That won't replace those resources, though
Yes, you can drop the items on the vendor while it is still in your inventory. Whether they show up for sale or not I can't say for certain, but I seriously doubt it since they are "wearing" the items just as they would if you had already dropped them.
That is pretty much the only reason I posted, to warn others. :-)
Again thanks everyone for the sympathy, I am sorry to say that I am in the process now of dropping Merchant and possibly Tailor also. Although I didn't really realize it at the time, this was basically the last straw for my being a Merchant. For me at least, there are just so many bugs, missing features, and inconsistancies in the profession, that it has long been little more than a continuous frustration.
Maybe if one of these days, some things are fixed I will be picking it up again...but I am not holding my breath.
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