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Open a Trade Window instead of passing to a Character

Cinderella

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Yesterday I got into a hurry and instead of opening a trade window,
I tried to hand my cook a commodity deed, by dropping it on her head.
I missed her and dropped it onto the NPC

I opened his paperdoll and clicked on his backpack.
And it said something about I couldn't snoop this.
So I brought another character there and I was able to open his backpack.
(You can't steal a commodity deed out of his backpack.)

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He is invulnerable, so I can't kill him.
So I figured I would page a GM,
thinking that the GM could see in my log
that it was in deed my commodity deed
and that I dropped it onto him by mistake.

(there was no message on my journal when it dropped into his backpack)

And of course I waited around and
I kept checking my email.

I know they don't replace lost or stolen items
and they usually always send the generic message.
It took them 2 hours to send that message.

it is not LOST or stolen.
I can see it.
And I figured that a GM could retrieve it.

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A GM came to a guild members castle in Felucca
just a day or two before because a fire painting poofed
when she went to place it.

The GM couldn't find it and said that it was a known bug
and for her to email Mesanna, who came to her an hour
after she emailed her. And placed a fire painting at her house.

(maybe she did this, because my friends account was always active)

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I saw on the other forums a comment made from Mariah
" A GM will not intervene when the problem already has a viable solution."
(this was in reference to a tmap in an unaccessible place,
but I think it fits with the current situation)

I know I can craft more dough.
It is just that it takes so long to do it.
And if you aren't a crafter,
just know that it takes hours to reproduce that much.

(NOTE to the GM who didn't bother to show up:
if you don't have the ability to take items out of an NPC's
backpack, just send me a message in game telling me that.)

But seeing as how some GM's replace lighthouses after
they break from chopping when they are placed on goza mats.

(mine wasn't replaced when that happened to me in 2015
but in the last year or so, a GM replaced another guild members when hers broke.)

Stuff like this makes me feel like
the GM only does things for people whose accounts have always been active.
its like they see that my account age doesn't match the creation date.
They must think, why should I bother if she is just going to quit play.
NEWS FLASH, its inconsistencies that causes people to quit.


(first time I quit was because of drama in game, that my cousin created
& moving in real life. 2nd time was because I had a deadbeat living with me
and I couldn't afford to pay the subscription)

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So to make a long story shorter...

To open a trade window with another player
in CC, click their person and choose Trade
in EC, their health bar & choose Trade

(I am telling this because I have recently met players
who didn't know how to do this)


this works as long as you are on the same level

And I highly recommend to take the time to do this...
because a GM doesn't care about the player
 

Pawain

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Ya I have missed the tillerman on my ship and the map to corgul gets stuff on the ship. A GM has grabbed it for me more than once.

I guess if they see the item they will "replace" it.
 

Drakelord

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I once asked for an Annex for G.B. Bigglesby as I hate having to sail a long ways to see him, Yet in Tok they can recall to get the very same quest. All I wanted was an annex on Jhelom
 

GarthGrey

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Why was your other character standing so close to Bigglesby ?
 

Cinderella

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You do all of your cooking at the sea market ?
no, I just had a large order for pies
and after spending a day going back and forth
taking mento seasoning to my cook
I decided to gate her there
but then I realized I forgot to send the dough with her
so I went back for it
because while I am waiting for the mento seasoning to restock
I make the wasabi clumps

You also have to buy up bowls of peas (for making wasabi clumps)
and there are 5 NPCs at the sea market you can purchase them from.
There is also a bank there, so when she gets heavy I can run it to the bank.
And you can log out in the tavern (it works like an Inn)

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wasabi clumps is one of the cooking items needed for large BODs.
 
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petemage

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Just keep hollering about it. Mesanna hates being called out for playing favors and eventually a friend of her will point her to your issue. Mesanna does not post on the official forums herself, but hopefully the moderators over there will be helpful and forward your case.

If neither the moderators or GMs are willing to help, you can of course also email her directly.
 

The Zog historian

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Yesterday I got into a hurry and instead of opening a trade window,
I tried to hand my cook a commodity deed, by dropping it on her head.
I missed her and dropped it onto the NPC
It should be easy coding that if an NPC is invulnerable, then by default he'll automatically refuse what's dropped on him. There can be flags for things like crafter NPCs accepting BODs.

Today's UO players don't know the silly joy some people had a long time ago. "Thou art giving me wood?"
 
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