Why the world is going to hell in a hand basket

[kimhoward]

I have been playing on SP for over a year, other shards since birth of UO Online. During that time I have accumulated some nice things and some very good friend in Gil. One of my Keeps is set to private with teleporters set to friends. Yesterday I realized that all of the suits I got as rewards from turn ins, as well as, all the pigment dyes I had were missing from my Keep. This was not loss from decay but from theft. I have always been more trusting than I should but only those in guild and some in alliances were friended to my keep, all others were not able to enter keep. These are people I play with and consider friends. And yes, some of my containers were set to friends. One of these people removed these items from my keep. I don't mourn the loss of the items, but rather I mourn the loss of trust this incident has caused.To which ever thief needed to take my items instead of obtaining their own, I hope you suffer some loss in your life. You make life less enjoyable.
I know this is a game and these items are ethereal at best, but time and effort were spent in their accumulation. To have some thief, whom I trusted, remove these items reflects on them as a person. They are the pathetic few who spoil the enjoyment for the rest of us.
My houses will still keep friended those I know well in the game and continue to trust. All others I do not know well will be removed from access lists. This is not a reflection on everyone, just my own reaction to prevent this type of occurrence in the future. To my friends, I am sorry for this inconvenience, to the thief, you are pathetic and not worthy of more of my time.

 

[nightstalker22]

Don't put items that you want to keep for yourself in a friend access box, plain and simple. You have no one to blame but yourself.

I have most of my boxes set to co-owner for my alt toon to access, but I also have my two more trusted guildmates set as co-owners. I know the risks, but in the end, it really is just digital crack. If I were to be robbed, I'd have nobody to blame but myself for accessing anyone but my own toons. Fortunately, these guildmates have ethics and honor, so I am really not worried about it.

 

[Tjalle]

kimhoward, are you in GIL?

If so, pls contact Leawyn II or Hoffs about this...

 

[Raptor85]

Don't put items that you want to keep for yourself in a friend access box, plain and simple. You have no one to blame but yourself.
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Another good reason for this is sometimes.....people you may still have friended may have moved on and sold/traded an account without thinking about it (it does happen).

 

[DreadLord Lestat]

Another good reason for this is sometimes.....people you may still have friended may have moved on and sold/traded an account without thinking about it (it does happen).

Yeah that happened to me a quite a few years ago and I lost everything. They never told me that they sold the account.

 

[Kas Althume]

Don't put items that you want to keep for yourself in a friend access box, plain and simple. You have no one to blame but yourself.

Yes, put all the blame on the victom of a theft....

I'm sorry for your loss.

 

[nightstalker22]

Yes, put all the blame on the victom of a theft....

I'm sorry for your loss.

Victim? Quick, better find a tourniquet to stop your bleeding heart!

Lets not be hastily tossing that word around, each case must be evaluated on its own merits, and I don't see a victim here, I see someone who offered items to their friends, and one friend obliged them.

Sure, they should have at least left a thank you note, but I would hardly call that victimizing anyone, I'd just call that bad manners.

Yo ho ho Quit yer whinin' ye land lubbers!

 

[Wulf2k]

All of my items, for the entire time I played, were in boxes with security set to Friends.

Sorry for your loss, but you should be more discriminating with your friends.

 

[Wulf2k]

Yes, put all the blame on the victom of a theft....

The great thing about blame is that there's always more to go around. You can blame both the victim and the offender.

Now, if you'll excuse me I have to go get drunk, put on a short skirt, and walk down some darkened alleys to my bank. Some Nigerian fellow is going to give me millions of dollars which I'm going to re-invest with my psychic stock broker.