Quote Originally Posted by Hoshi View Post
I'm curious about something I've seen stated several times in these mob going white threads. Has the claim system been the same since the game started? I could have sworn it worked differently up until 2008 or so... back when we used to steal claim on NMs by curing a player in the other ally and then having someone do something to gain a ton of hate like invincible. You also used to be able to reclaim a monster you had hate on much the same way... it happened at countless khims and maybe an ixion or two. I know they changed monster hate in 07 or so... I guess around the time they made it so that mobs would no longer wait at the zone to decimate whoever entered the zone next (and the whole anti-MPK thing).
I agree that the claim system use to be different.

I agree with the OP. I've seen nm's do this dispite people being up due to a d/c or a one person death. I do not believe it fair to loose all that hard work because some people are not considerate. I do noth either think it fair to stand there with the only pop area for unreasonable hours. I like the idea of being able to reliquish a mob if you do not think you can kill it reasonably as well as allowing others to kill it realising you were unprepaired. Sadly not everyone cares about others or their hard work. Be nice if people could be considerate however this is often not the case. I do wish SE could do something about the current system just because it is a certian way doesn't mean it is a good way. Theres been many things SE has changed due to it just not working as well as they wished it would. Good post frost ^^b