BST /anon

[Mikb]

Re: BST /anon

I didn't think this had to be said... i just thought it was rule that every BST followed.

[Patrian]

Re: BST /anon

there is really no rule on /anon. It it however sort of frowned upon in a way. There are times when its perfectly acceptable to slap on /anon when you just want to spend time with yourself.

Sometimes people don't even know you have /anon on (hehe) and just go about their business. Usually when i see /anon on bst its because they are either JP BST that don't care about other bst in the area or is /anon bst waiting for HNMLS or NM POP.

[Marai]

Re: BST /anon

/anon BST drives me nuts. If you want to go anon, sure fine, whatver - but I always check seach comments as well as /sea all for the area to make sure I will have an xp session the way I like it... low-player-aggro.

<Beastmaster><Camp> J-11 in your comments works just fine if you really have to go /anon.

A lot of bsts play bst partly because we are busier that most players... trotting out to a camp we thought was clear, and then finding that it wasn't... may have blown away all chances for xp that night.

[TaruBST]

Re: BST /anon

From my experience, it's better to not go /anon.
What I do is I don't go /anon and put a search comment saying where I'm camping at.
If I know when I'm logging off, then I put that too in the search comment.
I do that because it's good for me AND other BSTs.
Most of the time, BSTs do search before going to the camping area.
If I have specific comment like that, they won't even bother to come.
Same with me. If I see a BST with comment saying he/she is already camping where I was planning to go, then I would rather choose another camping area because 2 BSTs in 1 camping area sucks in exp.

I just don't understand why BST would go /anon and solo.
All they're doing is making other BSTs to come to the camp thinking the camp is open.

[wolfjorg]

Re: BST /anon

Yeah /anon bst in my opinoin is rude. But to act the way he did was too much of an a$$.

I look for people in areas if i lv bst, and see anon and ask if they are bst. If no response i continue on my way to camp, and do what i can do. going /anon is a bst no no.

[Silenus]

Re: BST /anon

Ya gotta figure any BST that xp's /anon either forgot he was /anon, or has a gimped subjob that he doesn't want anyone to know about, or is just kinda dumb. I find, though, that being nice at first instead of yelling at him for being an idiot can either make me a new friend, or a temporary duo partner, etc.

I logged into Ul{tab} Range this morning, a taru BST was already at the tunnel camp, so I went down into the lower level and frankly it's a better roaming camp that I never would have known about otherwise.

I would have liked to duo with him but didn't get a response back.

On the other hand, I logged in the other day and saw the camp was taken and couldn't even log out fast enough before the BST sends me a /t please move.

/ramble off

A little courtesy goes a long way.

[Firedevil]

Re: BST /anon

This topic comes up on every BST forum, every couple of months. I have said what every other person has said on here. I play BST or /BST because I have very little time to lfp and deal with getting on only for it to disband minutes later. Following that logic, when I go out to solo, I do a /sea area to see if I can exp there efficiently with the number of BSTs my lvl in camp. If you have /anon on, I think nobody is there at the BST camp, and I probably spend 20 minutes or so getting to camp only to find it taken by an /anon BST. What I learned early on was that some of these people actually use their /sea comments to tell location and pets/prey. If you must /anon, PLEASE be respectful and put up a search comment. Otherwise you are wasting my time and being disrespectful to the rest of the BST in your community.

I am currently lvling Ninja/BST and since most people playing BST won't notice I am playing Ninja BST style, I put a comment up so they know what I am doing and that I am in their camp. Saves a lot of time and people appreciate that, I promise.

[Mikb]

Re: BST /anon

Good Point Fire... It never really crossed my mind to look out for /BST. I'll have to keep that in mind when checking an area : )

[Lellya]

Re: BST /anon

i think BST /anon they want hide something .... we had problem last night:
we want to Party in ayuweena and as we arrived our Camp there was a /anon BST.

I can't understand thouse Ppls so we "wasted" 60 mins of our Playtime cause of looking for a camp thx.

If i play BST i dont do /anon AND i do a comment where! i camp. Easy for all others
and if they want to take my camp ... i can say: Hey why dont you look in the area and read the comments ;P so i am on a safe way for all others to spare more time.

[samarium]

Re: BST /anon

I never go /anon as BST and expect the same courtesy from others. That's what it is; it's just professional courtesy. If you choose to BST /anon, then I choose to share the spot with you and we can fight over pets all evening.

This is particularly important in places that only sport one useful camp. If you /search the zone for other BST and see one, it's a fair bet that they're using that particular spot and it's best to move on, but I'm inclined to force you to share with me if you fail to show me the simple courtesy of letting me know you're there.

It's really in your best interest; my point of view is not an uncommon one.

-sam

P.S. The attempted MPK, however, was unacceptable. I will cut your exp by using the same pets you're using, but I won't actually try to KILL you.

[Jinkusu]

Re: BST /anon

If you're a BST and you are XP'ing, you should not be /anon. This is just common courtesy among BST to help each other not waste time going to a camp only to find it is already taken. It's just an unwritten rule *most* of us follow.

Don't be suprised if a bst shows up at your camp while you are anon and decides not to leave.

[Redlac_UK]

Re: BST /anon

Hmm, some good comments there. The MPK just showed that the guy was an idiot. He could have just sent a /tell! Psh, noobs.

When I started my Bst career I did use /anon occcasionally. This was because I was trying to figure out how to be a Bst. Since theres always a lot of people running around outside of cities it didn't really make a difference.

Nowadays, I don't use /anon as a Bst unless I don't want to be disturbed, like when I'm running around looking for something. And if I am Xping and I've forgotten to turn it off, I'm always respectful of other Bsts in the area- I'll go someplace else.

In fact, having Anon off is useful- when people /check you they see the word Beastmaster in your job title.. and leave you alone.

[Xorlarrin]

Re: BST /anon

I check an area before I go there and if there is a anon alone not in pt I simply send a tell (Beastmaster)?. That is not a 100% way but is better then to whine once ya get there. I have seen areas empty and by the time I get there another bst is there now too.


As for him tring to kill you people are jerks IRL... Sadly now that they play a game with thouands of other people who have just as much right to be there as they do. Nothing has really changed........

[Sigmara]

Re: BST /anon

I never considered anon BST as true BST. Mainly because they are hidding the fact that they are BST and that they tend to be rude peoples ( the last one I saw came right in the camp my duo partner and me were using and started charming some of the mobs we were targeting to send them on the remainning ones ... ).

Yes I dont always do a search to see if that area got BST already but if the one(s) there are not anon and that the solo prey are not enought for more BTS, I ask to party. If he does not want to try, I leave / try something different. But if the BST is anon, I guess he is wanting me to ignore him no ? So I please him and proceed to do what I was planning to.

If you are bored of other peoples (being solo and anon tends to show that you don't want to interact with other peoples), maybe an offline game would be a nice break.

[Xorlarrin]

Re: BST /anon

LOL I find the bitterness of the posts in this topic hilarious!!!

Yes I dont always do a search to see if that area got BST already

Then you got no one to blame but yourself! YOU and you alone screwed your self out of your time and anger other bsts when you pop up at there camp.

FACT: People are annoying... I have got random people sending me /t's asking me to do bcnm with them. Partys asking for help with Promys. Partys asking me for raises. Partys asking me if I will help them if they get link. People asking me to pull a mob away from coffers.

I fully understand why people go /anon and they have FULL RIGHT to go anon reguardless of your "opinions". They bought this game and pay the monthy charge just like you do.

One of the major things that make bst job apealing to people is they can exp at anytime, no matter how little time they have. Log on, hit camp, exp, no seeking for pt. So its perfectly reasonable they do not want to be bothered.

You have 2 options.

1) Do everything you can (including sending anon people /t asking if they are a Bst) to make sure the area is clear before you go there. = kills a big whopping 2mins of your time.

2) Not bother to check areas or send /t's and run out to camps and then (Bio)ch and whine about it when you find other bst or bst/anon there. = can kill 20mins+ with airship wait/shouting for teleports/running to camp.

Saying things like you do not think they are true bst if they go anon it just LMAO hilarious!!! People like to argue and people like to do things to piss others off. So if anything all the bitterness displayed here is going to make more people go /anon just because they know it gets under your skin.

Personally I have never gone /anon as bst but that has nothing what so ever to do with my thinking of others. I rarely go anon at all no matter what job. Lighten up people its a game and unless you do Option #1 you got no one to be mad @ but yourself.


Some people are jerks IRL... Sadly now that they play a game with thouands of other people who have just as much right to be there as they do. Nothing has really changed...

^^ Thats a fact. You can be angry and bitter from having to deal with those people online but that just makes them happy knowing they pissed you off. They laugh. You can get angry and try to kill them but now they can call a GM and you get thrown in jail and lose even more of your time.

When you run into those types, pitty them for the kind of person they are and just move on. Do not expend time, energy, or emotion getting upset or they win.