Topic

Change Juju Bandit mechanics to prevent theft during area loading!

I'm sure many of you have had it happen before: while trying to escape from one of the bandits to the next street over, the worst strikes: area loading lag.  In other lands, it's a nuisance.  In the ancestral lands, it means certain theft of whatever the bandit(s) has set its eyes on.  While you wait for the loading screen to come up, you are a sitting duck.

I realize the bandits are there to add a little spice and excitement to an area that is otherwise there only for free items, but being vulnerable to theft because of slowness on the game's part seems just a little unfair.

What I propose is that, if possible, the mechanics of the bandits are slightly tweaked so that they can no longer steal from players who are "stuck" waiting for the screen to load.

Posted 15 months ago by Jacaranda Subscriber! | Permalink

Replies

  • +1
    Posted 15 months ago by chilirlw Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yes please!
    Posted 15 months ago by DTC Subscriber! | Permalink
  • For me the problem is not so much about Jujus but the limited time in the Ancentral Lands being wasted because of lag.
    Posted 15 months ago by Ximenez Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I'm not sure if its because of something they're working on...previously it was just the lag between but now when a bandit appears and I try zoning. I get stuck in the zoning message until the bandit walks all the way from the other side of the map and steals the item.
    Posted 14 months ago by Supermerlion Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +111,111,111,111  Happened to me last night.  Juju bandit showed up as I was reaching the signpost.  He had his eye on my focusing orb.  I click the post and then watch in horror as I'm frozen in time while the Juju bandit swipes my orb.  Fix the lag or disable juju theft till you work out the kinks.
    Posted 14 months ago by Joojoo Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Lost my favorite tinkertool this way. +1 I say!
    Posted 14 months ago by MrVolare Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1 for sure. As soon as the server receives the command, it should immediately disable the jujus that are after you.
    Posted 14 months ago by Toksyuryel Subscriber! | Permalink
  • This! And what Ximenez said. The other day, the lag took 30 seconds off my time in the Ancestral lands, every single time I jumped.
    Posted 14 months ago by Jarhaven Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I usually have difficulty with lag as soon as the Jujus show up... if I freeze while jumping, I'm okay, but if they appear while I'm walking, I'm SOL, and I can't do anything till they've stolen whatever from me. Lost a diamond this way, which was really frustrating.
    Posted 14 months ago by Djabriil Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yes, yes, yes. Lost a ruby this way. So annoying.
    Posted 14 months ago by Zurin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • One way to work around this is to jump and activate the sign in mid-air where they can't reach you, so that way even if you get area loading lag you won't get your item stolen. This should still be fixed, but until it is that's how you can prevent it from happening to you.
    Posted 14 months ago by Toksyuryel Subscriber! | Permalink