So, just a short while ago the mob server for Teon went bye-bye, just as I was in the process of summoning a new shadow. The mob server is back, I can't summon a new shadow since the game seems to think I already have one or am in the process of summoning one, and I have no idea under which topic I should petition this.
Perhaps reimbursement, so I could get my crystals back, relogin and try again. Except the last time the whole server crashed (dropping everyone, since everyone was talking about it in shout) right after I had summoned a new shadow (back then it cost 5 for initial), the GM told me their end didn't have any issues so they couldn't reimburse me anything. Apparently he thought I was trying to scam for 5 d crystals.
The question is, what to do? I could relogin, three crystals aren't THAT much, but I hate to lose stuff just because of the principle of it, I'm not rich enough to just throw stuff away without second thought. If I petition, it'll take hours before they respond, and even then they'll just tell me it wasn't a problem at their end. If I wait, I have no idea how long that'll take.. The shadow might appear eventually, or it might not.
I've noticed there's no love for summoners considering these crashes, the crystals don't grow in trees you know. It's not really cheap to keep losing the items you absolutely need for your exping.
Not much you can do about the lost crystals except take it as a loss.
As for the missing summon...try clicking the 'unsummon' button. I've noticed that sometime there is a bit of lag before you summon appears when the NPC/mob server reboots, but that doesn't sound like the case here. And if summoning is lagged unsummoning usually is too. Have you moved from the location where you first summoned? (It's the last thing that occurs to me.)
I didn't move, and I don't actually have the unsummon button on my quickbar (laziness, I can't be bothered to re-arrange them again). I summoned the shadow just as the mob server crashed, it never appeared, but the game thought I had one out and wouldn't let me re-summon until after a client restart.
I petitioned, they "escalated". Methinks having to bounce mails off support is a bit excessive for 3 d crystals, so I'm just going to forget about it. It's not really likely I would've gotten them back anyway.
Going for another topic (since it's my thread, hah), has anyone noticed how absolutely pointless it is to use sps/bsps with servitor heals? It adds perhaps 10% more heal power at best, not enough to notice any difference in the summons' health bars.
And someone could tell me if Nightshade is good for soloing, I was disappointed with Soulless, the debuff makes it impossible to solo with.
Going for another topic (since it's my thread, hah), has anyone noticed how absolutely pointless it is to use sps/bsps with servitor heals? It adds perhaps 10% more heal power at best, not enough to notice any difference in the summons' health bars.
This is true for heals in general. It's pointless unless you're really in a pinch, and even then it's more for the cast speed than the increased effect.
And someone could tell me if Nightshade is good for soloing, I was disappointed with Soulless, the debuff makes it impossible to solo with.
I don't think the Soulless is impossible to solo with, but it is annoying and kills the (if you're nuts enough to do it at all) nuking-PS style.
Use the Shadow :)
Yeah, I could see the Soulless being a nice thing to use in a party when the summon or you don't have to tank, that 10% xp drain really makes a difference when compared to the Shadow.
I wonder, for those summoners that do party a lot (especially in catacombs and such), do people generally expect you to use shots? I'm wondering because if I do go, and use both a summon and perhaps even the cubic, using shots on top of that would be overkill for my financial situation. So do the parties realize you're 1½ DDs and a debuffer at the cost of one party member, or do they whine about shots as usual? I ask because I'd like to party, solo play gets boring over time, but I seriously can't afford to spam shots, the ones I carry are for those sticky situations where it comes down to twenty or so HP.
In parties i usually spam pet shots but no others. If it's a good party i'll use mass cubics. As for pets i either use soulless or nightshade depending on what's needed.
at the server i played as a warlock (gustin) i never had complaints about me not using shots. They were already happy i was there, never even had my cat out Xd (c3, took to much xp) just said, hey i look cute, got a cool dual sword, and my para cubic > you... and most were fine with that :P just need to run into a group of nice people or join a good clan