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Malthar
10-09-2014, 06:23 AM
Platform: Windows
ISP: COX
Type of Internet Connection: Cable Modem
Internet Connection Speed: 120 Mbps
Date & Time: Oct. 8, 2014 14:18 PST
Frequency: Always
Character Name: Maltha
Race: TarutaruF
World: Shiva
Main Job: Thief, Lv.99
Support Job: Dancer
Area and Coordinates: Exiting Mhaura
Party or Solo: Solo
NPC Name: None
Monster Name: None
Steps:
1: Exit Mhaura
2: Crash because your video driver is flakey
3: Log back in
4: You are told you cannot log back in because a character with the same name is already logged in
5: Wait forever and a day for this ghost character to disconnect before you can log in.

Notes:
If the client stops sending alive packets the amount of time the server deems the client disconnected should be reduced. No alive packet should arrive 10 seconds after the last, and 10 seconds is *very* generous.