I think that is the exception to the norm, at least I hope it is. Etiquette should be, wait to see if the person who aggro'd mobs is going to harvest; if they don't, fair game. At least, that is what I do...

I think most players are generally quite courteous when it comes to such things, but there are indeed some who exhibit no regard for other players. Resource nodes are everywhere; there's no need to deliberately follow people and go around snatching them out of spite. Treasure chests I could understand--those are fair game--but nodes? I'm sorry to hear that.

Unfortunately, the only thing I can recommend is finding a good, sparsely populated spot to farm nodes in order to minimize the odds of encountering rude players. Whenever you seem to be having a run of bad luck, just immediately leave that area and go somewhere else where you're less likely to be disturbed. Spare yourself the frustration; let those kind of people bother someone else. They're not worth it.

Hope you have better luck in the future . Not everybody is like that; sure, I've run into a few people who enjoy spoiling others' fun, but I've also met a lot of really nice players in this game.

Are you one of those people running circles in upper craglorn or coldharbor trying to get expensive/rare drops for personal profit?

because therein lies your problem, you arent the only one with the same idea.

DIENASTY9 wrote: »

i had two guys follow me around taking all the nodes they could from me.
i started a fight and some guy ran up and took both, not leaving ether. ok cool.
they follow me for thirty minutes...really? i like how i cant do a single thing about it ether. i had to quit farming just to get away. i know its the way of the game, and fine take a node from me once, but follow me and take 70% of the nodes for almost 45 minutes? seriously? i deal with people running in and snatching crap all the time, and i get it. but its old news.

there is no courtesy left anywhere i swear. i cant even report him/her/it

@DIENASTY9
Log out and/or leave the area. Best way to deal with those jerks.

If everyone did that they would have no one to follow around and quit themselves.

Dinobot wrote: »

Sandshark95 wrote: »

Treasure chests I could understand--those are fair game--but nodes? I'm sorry to hear that.

I don't necessarily agree with treasure chests either. If you see someone taking the chest, then be on your merry little way towards another.

One time I had opened a chest, ran out of bank space, and when I went to make room, a twerp that was watching me snatches my loot.

Last night I had the same situation were I was out of space and the person was just waiting for me to leave.. I decided to sit there to wait for them to leave. When it looked like they were out of view I let go of the unlocked chest. Before attempting to clear my inventory, I checked to see if anyone was around, and for sure they were on the other side and bee-lined right back to the chest.I was able to reopen it in time and wait for a guild member to come take it for me.

Im not sure where you farm for mats but I have never had problems like that, I can run around in craglorn for hours without meeting a single person in my little trip and if I do its normally some lowbie trying to get to a delve or something. And if someone were to follow me after a few min I would just go to like Malabal tor or reapers march to grind, would never stop my grind just change location, not like they would know where you went.

Rylana wrote: »

Are you one of those people running circles in upper craglorn or coldharbor trying to get expensive/rare drops for personal profit?

because therein lies your problem, you arent the only one with the same idea.

Upper Craglorn was my first thought.

If I even see another harvester, I'll alter my route and skip that section. I won't start fighting any mobs when others are around either, unless there's nothing there. Then I'll start a fight just to troll any would be ninja. I've heard some support skills like mutigen will tag the other player in combat so they can't steal your node, but I haven't tried this. Mainly, I'll try and run Upper Crag during off peaks hours if I bother at all.

A lot of the stuff like chests and crafting resources does respawn every few seconds to a minute. I have this issue occasionally, so I stand there run around and ninja it myself to make up for it after it respawns. Yes it's annoying and probably highly maddening, but I recommend doing the same thing. Keep your finger on the key perhaps to ensure you get the loot.

DragonSamurai360 wrote: »

A lot of the stuff like chests and crafting resources does respawn every few seconds to a minute. I have this issue occasionally, so I stand there run around and ninja it myself to make up for it after it respawns. Yes it's annoying and probably highly maddening, but I recommend doing the same thing. Keep your finger on the key perhaps to ensure you get the loot.

Correction: I wait till whoever gets it finishes then I wait for my turn till it respawns then quickly hit the key.