crystal amulet question

[lexbubba]

I have one character that is somehow always connected to the black thought net without ever having to rub a crystal amulet. The rest of my characters all have to rub and pull crystal amulets on a regular basis to connect. How can I make all my characters automatically connect to the black thought net?

There is an option in Stormfront to automatically connect ESP amulets but it doesn't seem to do anything for the rest of my characters.

[Kitsun]

If you're already on the black net and ensure that the net never drops then you'll never need to reconnect to it.

Is the one character that is always connected significantly higher level than all the others so it doesn't wear off?

[lexbubba]

the always connected character is 37 trains. The other characters are around 10-15 trains (The young ones are the ones that have to keep rubbing and pulling the amulet). The 37 train character never has to rub or pull his crystal amulet and is always connected to both the regular amulet (faint thoughts) and black net (subdued thoughts). He has been like this since around the time of the changeover to GS4.

[Edited on 10-6-2005 by lexbubba]

[Kitsun]

Crystal amulet connection time per rub is based on level. So if you rub it a couple times then you're probably giving the level 37 a good four hours.

[Bobmuhthol]

I would think it would eventually run out, though, Kitsun.

Unless he hasn't been logged in for more than four hours after almost a year.

[FinisWolf]

I know my train 56 pali's rub(s) of the crystal amulet are whack. If he rubs once, it lasts just as long as if he rubbed 3 or 4 times, which is about 10 minutes. VOLN

My 68 rogue uses sign of thought, but when I am in the landing, I have him use a crstal amulet so he can actually get folks talking if thats what he wants to do, never-the-less his one rub will last about an hour, same as a single sign of thought. COL

My train 42 wizard can sign of thought and with using it 6 times gets a full 4 hours, and his crystal amulet rubs last about 40 minutes each. COL

So its my opinion that its all screwed up for some reason. Only thing that kinda comes to mind is somehow Voln is screwing it up, but I have no proof what-so-ever. I know for damn sure my pali's rub should last a helluva alot longer then any 10 minutes, but since I hardly ever listen to any amulet with him, its no big deal to me.

Maybe this will help you, maybe it will be more confusing. I simply thought I would toss in my observations.

Finis

[Kitsun]

Originally posted by Bobmuhthol
I would think it would eventually run out, though, Kitsun.

Unless he hasn't been logged in for more than four hours after almost a year.

I think I responded before that edit or that it didn't mention the never rubbing part. Blah.

That sounds pretty darn broken.

I remember seeing an ingame flag for auto-connecting to the amunet when you try to think. Is it possible that is on for your character and you think on the net often enough to keep it triggered?

[lexbubba]

My character hasn't rubbed a crystal amulet since GS4 started. I have played a lot of hours since that time and never once rubbed a crystal amulet. I thought it had something to do with the SF option "automatically connect ESP amulets" but maybe I am wrong.

[Bobmuhthol]

Your amulet would have shattered, also, if that was the case.

[Latrinsorm]

Originally posted by lexbubba
My character hasn't rubbed a crystal amulet since GS4 started. I have played a lot of hours since that time and never once rubbed a crystal amulet.Do you have an amulet holder?

More importantly, do amulet holders use charges of amulets? I'm a sign of thought guy myself.

[Bobmuhthol]

<<More importantly, do amulet holders use charges of amulets?>>

Yes.

[Maygog]

remove your amulet...wear and rub. That should put you on regular net. Beyond that sounds like a bug

[Tsunami]

One of my clerics has the same thing. No clue why or how, always on the black net. I haven't had to rub an amulet for her in over a year, quite handy!

[4a6c1]

So umm, does magic item use come into play with a crystal amulet?

[Zentoph]

If it does play any use at all, the only thing I'd see it doing is increase the amount of time each rub lasts, jihna.

[Nilandia]

There was a bug or new feature implemented sometime back that had a side effect where characters never had their amulet rubs wear off. I believe it was fixed, so the next time you die, it'll revert to normal.

Nilandia

[Vimp]

As Nilandia said, enjoy it why you can. My Cleric had same ability for nearly a year until an untimely experience with an avelanche.
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