should instant gate potion be capable of too unstable / collapse

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Mechaike, Mar 6, 2024.

  1. Mechaike

    Mechaike Well-Known Member

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    Clicked vial of swirling smoke, and welp:
    [Tue Mar 5 21:14:18 2024] Your gate is too unstable, and collapses.

    I can't call this a bug necessarily. Item based gate, certainly one with cast time like circle of smoke definitely could collapse on AK. I presume because the item is using the same spell information as the player cast spell, which can rarely fail.

    Is the instant gate potion using the same 'rarely fail' logic, or is it supposed to always succeed? I didn't use gate potions enough on AK or live to know. Hoping the hive mind can chime in.
     
  2. solar

    solar Administrator Staff Member

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    Yea that's how it is. It's part of the effect, doesn't matter which item is the source. This is all handled in the client, not eqemu.
     
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    showstring I Feel Loved

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    Mechaike Well-Known Member

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  5. Sketchy

    Sketchy People Like Me

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    Halfling caps are what it is all about. Other than finding the alligator skins, those can be challenging to track down.
     
  6. Nafse

    Nafse Well-Known Member

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    There are usually some for sale in bazaar. Pretty cheap too, sub 10k lately

    Edit: remember to buy one for your baz mule too, for easy recharge
     
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  7. Foxboxx

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    I still remember failing to get Guise from the event one year, and instead just having instant gate potions to show for the effort. I finally used one during a TXD wipe...and it collapsed. And I had to join in on the 30+ minute corpse summoning fiesta. They're all cursed, I say!
     
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