Quote Originally Posted by Katlyna View Post
I was "lucky" and only lost a piece of wood. But I'm still furious because that piece of wood is worth at least 1.5 million on my server... I'm so POed. I keep reminding myself I need to open a ping to our server when I craft. I finally went ahead and made a batch file. For some stupid reason pinging the server non stop reduces the chance of a sudden 90k drop (not induced by my own internet). This game has the WORST connectivity recovery of any MMO I've ever played. Its absolutely terrible.
I started connecting to the game through WTFast, and it kind of helps. I don't know if your idea about pinging the server preventing 90ks is true, but it does let me know when packets start dropping (if you're watching the WTFast window on the side) so I know whether to not start crafting or not (doesn't work all the time, but it's saved me a few times -- decided *not* to craft, got disconnected a minute later).