What do you do with rep jumpers?

[Poison elf]

I have seen this I think more and more lately. With the ships invulnerable, there is always some little ship racing up shooting some ship you shot sails off of, that you were prepping to kill with your broadsides for the most overall rep.

Yesterday I ran a 20 level something character for the 2x reward. I am working dagger on a gypsy and as I would hit it with hex, this guy would shoot it or kill it. So I asked; Will you please quit stealing my rep. The response was, "why".

OK at this point it was obvious this 37 level character was basically clueless to over half a dozen things. The 2x floating over the head. Working painful amounts of swings to build up the rep with dagger. I was in a remote area, and dozens of even the same critters to fight near by. I could of sat there explaining maybe you should try something in your level range, but don't think that would of sunk in. Most of all, I will bring one of my 40 level guys there and smoke everything in one hit until you understand, lol.

Kings is a lot of the time even worse, ya finally go and find a server that is empty and start doing your thing. Give it a few minutes and some newb comes in with a staff and starts jumping the spawn.

Could make this a poll, but think I will leave it open to comments.

What I finally did after explaining I was working on my skills, was jump to another server. Places like Kings that is not always such a easy thing.

So whats your solutions?

[narutocooper]

if there under lv 20 tell them u will report them and get them banned forever if they dont stop

[Rackat]

I used to get upset, but anymore I don't. What I normally do is type in something like "If you are going to steal my Rep points, at least have the decency to request crewing me". Sometimes they take the hint, sometimes not, and sometimes they'll do a crew invite. If they request to crew, I usually accept so that I at least get some of the points back they are stealing.

[EsmereldaTrueshot]

Often times I will ask to share the mob on Kings, take turns if you will. Usually they agree, and once we have taken turns a few times, I usually ask to crew up. I have actually made a couple of good new friends that way.

[Dr. Zeppers]

Originally Posted by EsmereldaTrueshot

Often times I will ask to share the mob on Kings, take turns if you will. Usually they agree, and once we have taken turns a few times, I usually ask to crew up. I have actually made a couple of good new friends that way.

Asking is the magic courtesy spell, that works in most cases.
I told a pirate lass once she should be more considerate, and she could have at least asked. Her response was...
ASK? Ill be darned if i'll ask for anything in this game.

I TP'd out thanking her for proving my point about her being inconsiderate towards others. Yes its a game but that does not relieve people of their social graces.

If low levels continue to attack my mobs after I ask them not to, I stop attacking and let the mob change targets. I usually see them die quite quickly. Problem solved.

[Kat Stormhawk]

It really doesn't bother me unless the other person is using a voodoo doll and attunes and runs off, and my target runs off after them. It is hard for me to level up a sword or dagger if I have to chase after my prey because another player wants to circle dance.

[Mystdee]

Originally Posted by Kat Stormhawk

It really doesn't bother me unless the other person is using a voodoo doll and attunes and runs off, and my target runs off after them. It is hard for me to level up a sword or dagger if I have to chase after my prey because another player wants to circle dance.

Yeah THAT!

I don't mind sharing especially if I am taking on a foe I normally struggle with, but I do get a little annoyed when 7 or 8 level 5 and below follow me from mark to mark and hit once and stand and watch me take out the enemy, with my staff AND take all the personal damage. If it's someone who can at least give me a quick heal I can even deal with that. If It gets annopying for whaever reason, I just change servers.

Sometimes the bad guys take care of it for me, cause even with several friends, some of them take on a much more evil foe than they can handle ! Saw a lev 3 take on a lv29 Mercenary! OY! that was NOT a pretty sight LOL!!

[Wheelsim]

What i hate is when voodoo dall people keep running around so its hard to make a hit on them, especially when theyre on ure own crew.

[larkija]

I leave and find another place. Those people are really annoying.

[narutocooper]

or u can get u friends to DESTROY ALL THEIR REP lol

[davy redflint]

doesnt bother me any more either. all u can do is ask them to move on if they dont i usally do.

[Chris]

i used to get all my friends and guildies over and then we would all attack it and it be dead with in a second sure im not getting rep but neither is he or she so they ran off now that im higher lvl i attack lvls 28 - 40 so if some one does this to me either A) i still get great rep bc he or she is only doing -1 or -2 hit damage with most being misses lol and B) their dead

[League]

Do as Zeppers did. However, once (yesterday, strange coincedence?) I got asked to quit stealing rep when I'd been there for like an hour, as well as there being nothing for me to get decent enough rep off of. Regardless, I am sounding alot like the pirate in the OP's post, to myself at least, though I didn't "steal" anything. I'm 27, so I guess I'm not the subject of Poison's rant, though he might've made a mistake... (27->37?)

[Poison elf]

No mistake, it was a level 37 character, probably max on pistol with just one or two hits to take down the gypsy. Part of what sorta made the entire thing weird. Nobody had been there for over a hour, but a couple run throughs.

I could of brought in one of the 40's with siege bombs and wipe things out over and over with one hit, but really whats the point.

Think it just was annoying that it was a waste of the double xp running around and getting the first gypsies unglitched again and starting it all over.

Just seems to be more and more of that stuff lately.

Suppose it would of been nice to find them when they were doing their 2x and take a few mobs out several times, haha.

[Elizabeth Love Heart]

Originally Posted by narutocooper

if there under lv 20 tell them u will report them and get them banned forever if they dont stop

LOL I use to tell my kids this is tattle telling. Really there is nothing against values so nothing banable. Just despicable.

Originally Posted by Kat Stormhawk

It really doesn't bother me unless the other person is using a voodoo doll and attunes and runs off, and my target runs off after them. It is hard for me to level up a sword or dagger if I have to chase after my prey because another player wants to circle dance.

I wish I can run a class in Voodoo Doll etiquette someday. First of all its not necessary to run if another person is doing more damage than you with another weapon. I do it all the time I heal friends, attune the enemy just in case they get in trouble and rarely do I have run. Then stand behind the dagger or sword person. Your pretty safe there. If all else fails use shackles to hold them still for the person doing the dagger or sword.


I agree when your leveling leave you alone to do just that.