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AHA! I have solved the conundrum of the mysterious kills for which I received credit before I became level 20. Last night Victorie was in the Wetlands and she grouped with another character who wanted to slay dragons with her. This seemed entirely in character as I could see Victorie joining forces temporarily if it meant she could kill the whelps quicker. My friend -- a level 36 draenei warrior named Azrielis -- knows all about Victorie's quirk, so there was no issue with her killing something else while grouped. At one point, however, we'd killed around the Black Oozes that infest the area and my friend Azrielis decided they were bugging her. Victorie always leaves them alone, but Azrielis has no compunction about killing such things. Before I knew it, she'd left the party (ungrouped) with me and killed a Black Ooze. It threw me for a bit of a loop, because it happened quickly. But, sure enough, I was not in a party with her and my combat log did not reflect the kill. But then I thought I should check my stats anyway, because I was feeling paranoid. And sure enough, I'd been GIVEN CREDIT FOR THE KILL! But, oddly enough, I was not awarded any experience for the kill, which is also reflected in my stats. So, I've come to the conclusion that the game system has a small lag in determining group status and kill credit. While I'm in the group, I'll receive credit for any other group members kills (so long as they are in range). Technically, as soon as I'm not in a group, that should stop -- but it seems there is a 2-3 second lag before the change is registered. This explains what happened the night I turned 20, as I remember Valherst dropping out of group once to kill something in an attempt to save my life. It was probably at this point that I got credit for killing one humanoid and two critters. Now I know how it happens, I can easily avoid it. But in the meantime, my stats still reflect these errors, and I definitely consider them system errors because Victorie did not kill them and she was not even in a group at the time of the kills. I'll admit -- with some embarrassment -- that I toyed with the idea of re-rolling Victorie this morning. The perfectionist in me wants to have clean stats. And knowing now what to avoid, I think it is possible to achieve this. But ... I think that re-rolling is not the right thing to do. Why? For one, it seems obsessive-compulsive. For another, this is a roleplay project, not a straight-up game project. And as roleplay is a way of experimenting with different scenarios, circumstances, and outcomes, unexpected things can happen along that journey. It can be HOW you deal with these bumps in the road that define your character more than anything else. So even though Victorie didn't kill these things, someone near her did, and I should explore that in roleplay. Victorie is now 25 thanks to the 364 red whelps slain in the Wetlands. I'm thinking Victorie should pay a return visit to Stonetalon Mountains to seek out these mysterious Fey Dragons she's heard talk about.Â
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Kikyo
Loremistress Cordillia Angelprice
