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Dropping Items Accidently Onto An NPC

CinderellaCinderella Posts: 1,757
in General Discussions
Can we please get a pop-up to confirm giving an item to a NPC?

I was trying to give Mrs Claus a commodity deed and accidently dropped it onto a NPC.
He must have been one hungry fella

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  • PawainPawain Posts: 10,045
    Hope it wasn't 60k void orb.
    Focus on what you can do, not what you can't.
  • CinderellaCinderella Posts: 1,757
    edited August 2021
    3000 dough
    which is a big deal for a cook haha

    G.B. Bigglesby must have been hungry

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    you can snoop his backpack
    but can't steal a commodity deed
  • PawainPawain Posts: 10,045
    Yup dough is good for a fresh toon making BODs for the Artisan Festival.
    Focus on what you can do, not what you can't.
  • YoshiYoshi Posts: 3,322
    "normally if you drop an item onto an npc, they will give it back proclaiming they have no interest"
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  • CinderellaCinderella Posts: 1,757
    Yoshi said:
    "normally if you drop an item onto an npc, they will give it back proclaiming they have no interest"
    I'm guessing Mr Bigglesby was hungry
    or he is holding onto it for Hester the cook
  • PawainPawain Posts: 10,045
    Yoshi said:
    "normally if you drop an item onto an npc, they will give it back proclaiming they have no interest"
    They usually do but I have also dropped random things accidentally onto them and they take it.

    I dropped some 120 Chiv scrolls on a player that was dressed similar to my intended target.  Luckily he gave them back.  I didn't even notice until he asked, why?  I wondered how my other toon learned to talk on his own.
    Focus on what you can do, not what you can't.
  • JepethJepeth Posts: 537
    Accidentally dropped my spellbook onto an NPC just the other day ago. A GM was nice enough to return it to me. Here I for sure thought they wouldn't take a blessed item, but surprise!
  • BilboBilbo Posts: 2,834
    Easy fix.  Mouse over and single click target and open a trade window and you will never have this problem again[.
  • CinderellaCinderella Posts: 1,757
    I usually do open a trade window, but I was in a hurry and wasn't thinking.

    It seems that the GM's have to like you to help you.
    I did put in a ticket and the GM just sent a generic message about
    not replacing lost or stolen items.
    (after I waited around for 2 hours)

    It isn't lost, its in the NPCs backpack.
    (I figured a GM would have to power to remove it from the NPC's backpack
    but apparently they don't know how to do it.)

    ==========

    I guess it depends on the accounts age
    whether or not they will help you.

    a guild member tried to place a fire painting & it poofed.
    GM showed up and said that it was a known bug
    and for her to email Mesanna.
    who came to her house and placed it for her.
  • MedeaMedea Posts: 9
    I remember when people dumped very valuable stuff onto "Inu the Crone" or similar NPCs back in 2006/08... what fun that was! And what an uproar! How do you even think of dumping stuff onto NPCs, well... we'll never know. (I was always too poor to dump valuable stuff on NPCs...)
  • AmberWitchAmberWitch Posts: 685
    I find myself still, once in a while, dropping some oddball item onto an NPC hoping for an easter egg. And I still feel like a scolded child after having done so. :(
  • McDougleMcDougle Posts: 4,080
    I'll assume you couldn't kill the npc ...
    Acknowledgment and accountability go a long way... 
  • PawainPawain Posts: 10,045
    Medea said:
    I remember when people dumped very valuable stuff onto "Inu the Crone" or similar NPCs back in 2006/08... what fun that was! And what an uproar! How do you even think of dumping stuff onto NPCs, well... we'll never know. (I was always too poor to dump valuable stuff on NPCs...)
    They also would sell your stuff to an NPC back in the day. Just had to figure out which in NPC in which city...
    Focus on what you can do, not what you can't.
  • MariahMariah Posts: 3,246Moderator
    edited August 2021
    Having read more about this problem I may be able to offer a little insight. Getting help from a GM can depend quite a lot on what you actually say in your page. What did you send?  In your place I would have said 'I have accidentally dropped a commodity deed on [name and location] I have snooped his pack and can see the deed but am unable to steal it because the npc is yellow. Are you able to retrieve the deed for me?'
  • SethSeth Posts: 2,926
    Cinderella said:
    I usually do open a trade window, but I was in a hurry and wasn't thinking.

    It seems that the GM's have to like you to help you.
    I did put in a ticket and the GM just sent a generic message about
    not replacing lost or stolen items.
    (after I waited around for 2 hours)

    It isn't lost, its in the NPCs backpack.
    (I figured a GM would have to power to remove it from the NPC's backpack
    but apparently they don't know how to do it.)

    ==========

    I guess it depends on the accounts age
    whether or not they will help you.

    a guild member tried to place a fire painting & it poofed.
    GM showed up and said that it was a known bug
    and for her to email Mesanna.
    who came to her house and placed it for her.

    Maybe you can email her and see if she can help.
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