What exactly constitutes kill stealing?

[viasta]

so its hit-based? not aggro-based?

to me, yes

[Lady-Loki]

My general rule of thumb is...don't interfere unless asked.

If I happen to have a few monsters around me attacking me, I'm taking damage from them. I'm investing pots/stones into repairing that damage. If someone comes along and takes one of the "extra" ones attacking me, I've lost that investment of stones/pots by way of losing the return, the EXP/drops. If I have aggro, they're mine. Get your own.

good point!

This is the best argument I've hard for the aggro-based KSing!

That is a good point, but the ones I attack just spawned and I hit it before it reaches the person it was about to aggro so they have not invested anything into that specific mob yet.

[Hraesvelg]

That is a good point, but the ones I attack just spawned and I hit it before it reaches the person it was about to aggro so they have not invested anything into that specific mob yet.

If they're freshly spawned and not attacking the other person and you pull the aggro first (by attacking it, snearing it, whatever...) I think its fair game.

[Carmasa]

Obviously, you'v been in an encounter with the main character of Bleach.
*Hint hint.*

I totally agree. And if they piss me off, then I'll KS them right back.

[ThievingSix]

My general rule of thumb is...don't interfere unless asked.

If I happen to have a few monsters around me attacking me, I'm taking damage from them. I'm investing pots/stones into repairing that damage. If someone comes along and takes one of the "extra" ones attacking me, I've lost that investment of stones/pots by way of losing the return, the EXP/drops. If I have aggro, they're mine. Get your own.

That is a good point, but the ones I attack just spawned and I hit it before it reaches the person it was about to aggro so they have not invested anything into that specific mob yet.

That is a very good view and is what I was looking for here. The only half hearted argument is to that is you can heal hp/sp for free with housing.

To me, if you have haven't hit it, it's not yours.

[Hessah]

I have to thoroughly disagree. Having agro'd 2 of something while there are plenty of mobs around, I'm going to take the one your not killing. Once you finish killing the one, go get another yourself. One party just doesn't have the right to take an entire mob spawn because they can and agro'd first.

Thats just plain bull**** in my opinion.

I disagree with that. If there are plenty of mobs around, why don't *you* go and get another one yourself?

I hvnt got time to read the whole thing, so i may hv missed a few post.. but my response...

Like Dezza said.. why dont you take another one if there's plenty around? I pulled the mobs ON PURPOSE so i can fight the things i need while they're available..

I may have fought through many mobs to get what I need, and here you are, comes and take wat i've fought other mobs to get..

the mob is hitting ME, I am tanking it, i'm wasting HP/SP/stones for THAT mob that you're about to take..

How is that fair?

Clerics cannot pull, we go in and we aggro a bunch of mobs...

I'm not your meat shield... I've planned to take 5 orcs out of the bush to avoid the pinkies.. why should u be allowed to take a shortcut and steal my orcs just because you're a archer/mage/fighter?

[Triumph]

If the mob is on someone else and you take it, many consider that kill stealing.

You can be either greedy and take all the mobs you can, or move to a different spot and hope no one invades.

I am never a fan of people who says spots aren't claimable.

[bloodrops]

the mob is hitting ME, I am tanking it, i'm wasting HP/SP/stones for THAT mob that you're about to take..

Clerics cannot pull, we go in and we aggro a bunch of mobs...

Now that sounds reasonable enough..