Failed Combine for Friend!

[Daqmar the Dark]

Greetings, just wanted to share this... I saw an open request for a GM Pottery combine in a chat channel I participate, the difficult Totem of Rathe. I volunteered my services to this peer, pleased to assist a 'friend' and eager to attempt my first PoP Item. I am a level 52 Wizard who currently has intel maxed (255), had Fo7 and a couple other buffs (ya, it seems that only ts lvl and triv matter in successes, but hey- superstition sometimes works, hehe). I had my trophy going and soon had all materials for the combine and was standing at the wheel getting ready to do the 'click' thing. I paused, then clicked- Failure! Ouch. I wasnt sure what to say, I felt terrible. Luckily, he broke the silence with a sigh and oh well- Oh well! The materials involved averaged almost 30k! "Oh well," he said, "tis part of the game. Thanks for trying and dont give it a moments thought." Dont give it a moments thought- well, I do and did. Here are those thoughts- I have always been hesitant to try combines for others because of feelings of personal obligation in the case of failure, in this case, there was no way I could compensate for the loss (and he didnt expect it, as no one should if the skills and stats are there, it is just the rng, but i have had that happen in other ts's), so I felt really terrible. I also considered estabishing a personal rule to only do combines for guildees (once guilded) and self, but, after reading this peer's responses to me and his assurances to "not give it a moments thought," I decided to finally listen to him and say thanks! Thanks for understanding that is 'the game' and realizing it is these failures that make the successes so great... and players like you!

Thanks!

DaQ

[Sanna]

pretty patient guy ^_^ but yeah, one RNG to rule us all, etc. It is nice to find patient people tho.

good luck on future combines, and grats on the skill.


-- Sanna

[Elinea]

/Comfort. I know how you feel. Pretty much like I did after my rl husband handed me 2 Vegerog Vines (30k worth) and asked me to combine them so he could make the Stonewood Compound Bow.

Click
You lacked the skills to make this item.

/gasp!

[Rissenn]

You know.....one thing I have noticed is that when you do the first combine after opening the <proper thing>, it is often a failure.

I dont know if anyone else has the same issue, but nowadays I always buy two cheap items and combine them first to avoid that scary message that reads "You have failed..."

[Sadine]

I just rub all the fur off a rabbits foot before I hit combine.

[eniamn]

even better would be making the pottery item then failing at the kiln. only person for failure so far has been dang that cost me 3kp. never had anyone really upset though. of course so far i have failed 1 blood temper of ten while making the 20 celestial temper for the same guy and made all the enchanted valorium i was given. the dang was cause the jc guy had failed the ring.
i enchanted the next one free and told him he had lost enough. almost thankful i'm not 250 and killing someones hurrican plate or something. was good that the guy was like that though.

[Aavar]

So sorry to hear that.

But I tell them up front for those hard POP stuff i tell them there is at least 50% failure rate.

[Daikoku Ashikaga]

Sounds like he knew it already,, you didn't say if the guy was in a planer guildor not, or anywhereclose, but in those guilds the profane exaltations of failed combines are oft heard.

Dai

(ok, i said that woithout resorting to symbols. /cheer.)