07-22-2003, 07:37 AM
Even in 1.09 the only sure-fire always-safe way of transferring stuff was to have someone hold it (or use a second character to hold it on a second computer)
If it hit the ground it was at some risk
It now seems about 5 mins for white/grey items and a little longer for blues and a little longer for rares etc
It's becoming quite a regular feature of our tcp/ip games to comment "blues have gone", as our conscientiously displayed collection of items dropped by the stash suffers the ravages of the new timer.
I think for co-op play two main things should be communicated early: 1) a vague understanding of other people's desired kit and their build. If someone has a Nec you should know if you're ok to sell the +2 Teeth wand without asking
2) to tell people what you are looking for
In no-twink co-op everyone needs items and gold. One way that makes sense to me is to freely sell blue and white stuff unless it seems like it might go with someone's build and to drop rares or better in town for people to glance at, breaking every now and then to make sure everything either finds a home or gets sold. Gems should be stashed, we've generally stashed them if we picked them up and sung out if we need a particular type. Getting the cube is a good moment to pool all your gems and runes and cube it all up then split it
The AB is working on something official that might be of interest to people outside of the AB wanting workable co-op item-sharing guidelines. Should be available soon :)
If it hit the ground it was at some risk
It now seems about 5 mins for white/grey items and a little longer for blues and a little longer for rares etc
It's becoming quite a regular feature of our tcp/ip games to comment "blues have gone", as our conscientiously displayed collection of items dropped by the stash suffers the ravages of the new timer.
I think for co-op play two main things should be communicated early: 1) a vague understanding of other people's desired kit and their build. If someone has a Nec you should know if you're ok to sell the +2 Teeth wand without asking
2) to tell people what you are looking for
In no-twink co-op everyone needs items and gold. One way that makes sense to me is to freely sell blue and white stuff unless it seems like it might go with someone's build and to drop rares or better in town for people to glance at, breaking every now and then to make sure everything either finds a home or gets sold. Gems should be stashed, we've generally stashed them if we picked them up and sung out if we need a particular type. Getting the cube is a good moment to pool all your gems and runes and cube it all up then split it
The AB is working on something official that might be of interest to people outside of the AB wanting workable co-op item-sharing guidelines. Should be available soon :)