Up in smoke

So it has come to my attention that some lessons are very expensive. Due to the overall cost of purchasing practice weapons, I suggest that new players avoid mobs that pilfer. These mobs have a tendency to pilfer your practice weapons, and when you sacrifice the corpses, your expensive practice weapons go up in smoke. Its a lesson that I feel does not need to be learned by new players in game, so I have come to share my experience with you here. Be careful just which mobs you practice on.

Ways to avoid this;

Do not practice on thief mobs.

Keep spare practice weapons in a container.

Edit- Do not Autosac (thanks Nameless)

Edit- Autoloot (thanks Magick)

OR

Dont autosac

OR

Do Autoloot

Or pay attention.

You can always pick up the weapon from the ground after it is pilfered.

You can always pick up the weapon from the ground after it is pilfered.

Or, keep your practice weapons in a backpack.

MELT. DROP.

He said that.

Maybe you should pay attention too.

Perhaps you haven't noticed that meltdrop things only melt if DROPPED.

I'll take your second remark though. Thanks for noticing me.

melt drops are not dropped when pilferred. Or at least not in my EXP. Same way with a pet. If you have a pet holding practice weapons, and you release it, the weapon is on the ground, not poofed.

If Kittek pilfers your item, and you sac his corpse, it goes up in smoke. Garaunteed. I lost four practice items, enough wasted gold to buy a lot of herbs.

thats because you sacced corpse. That has been that way for years. Had you actually gotten the items out, or not autosacced , it would have been 100% fine. Also a pilfered item goes to the ground, so you can set a trigger to react to pilfer. *'s pilfer * you!

get 1.

thats because you sacced corpse. That has been that way for years. Had you actually gotten the items out, or not autosacced , it would have been 100% fine. Also a pilfered item goes to the ground, so you can set a trigger to react to pilfer. *'s pilfer * you!

get 1.
Thats what I thought, unfortunately, my practice weapons did not go to the ground, they went to his inventory. I would not have brought it up if I thought it was just complete ignorance on my part. I have been dumb before, this was a hard lesson that I wish no one else to have to learn.

It is possible that the mob grabbed them as he pilfered. I have played thieves, I know pilfer is not an in combat steal.

Croyvern just didn't notice when the mob picked it up. It does go on the ground first.

Pilfered items do not poof, just like disarmed weapons/shield do not poof.

All mobs who pilfer (who are ALL thieves as far as I know) also have the janitor flag (usually). I know most of the thief guildmasters do.. but when pilfered your weapon/stuff goes to the ground and if you wait too long (or are blinded while it happens) the janitor prog kicks in on the tick and they grab whatever is on the ground.

For the record. Kittek pilfered many things, all of which went to the ground, and I picked up. My practice weapons were not there, go play with kittek if you like, but I assure you he either janitored them instantly or they went to his inventory. Either way, New players should be warned of such costly problems resulting from extensive training.