Post:Alterer Lists - 05/28/2012 - 09:56

re: Alterer Lists · on 05/28/2012 10:56 AM EDT	1483
>In the past and even further, there were a certain number of slots that the alterer allowed and once list opened, we all tried to join, and if we didn't get on it, we wished the others good luck and went on our merry way. NOW, alterers are just having all get on list. Limiting the available slots on a list only guarantees that the people with the fastest trigger/script get onto the merchant list. Leaving it open for a few minutes and drawing randomly is much more fair to everyone. >and even going so far as to have some folks go out and drag people back to get on as our list went from 43 on it to 67). This happened because that merchant is pretty popular, and didn't announce the visit ahead of time. It was early in the day and she had a lot of time to work, so she felt it best to include as many people as possible. >So some of us sit for hours while ones like Ogdaro and Osus 'choose' folks (and certainly don't choose those they've had run-ins with.) I promise you, the person drawing names from the list has absolutely no control whatsoever over what name comes up. Its a random draw. Even we GMs have no way of pulling a particular name when we want it.
This message was originally posted in Events and Happenings in DragonRealms' Elanthia \ Festivals / Merchants, by DR-LYNEYA on the play.net forums.