Found another Packer Bug

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This weekend, I spent time with the GM's trying to resolve a problem that has existed since patch 1.

What had happened to me, is that my packer was purchases and used in Matis Lands at the Yrkanis stables District 1.

Well, I didn't get the chance to play 3 days prior to patch 1, and when I did get the chance almost a week after patch 1 went into place, I was in Pyr (this is where I had logged off)

Well, my packer which was originally in Yrkanis was next to me in Pyr.

Scratching my head, and also knowing that the GM's had more important things on there minds that dealing with a rogue packer, I parked him in the stables outside the north end of Pyr.

I had asked several times about how to get him back, and speaking to the GM's they were not 100% positive, but they were pretty sure that you could have your packer out of the stable, stand very close to it, and use a ticket, the packer 'should' port with you.

Unfortunately here is where we found the bug.

I had a GM next to me so he could watch as the situation unfolded in Pyr.

I stood very close to my packer, had him the the city just beyond the city gates (so he would be safe from preditors if this went wrong), had the GM stand there and watch, and I used my Yrkanis ticket.

When I arrived, the GM ported to me to see the result, my packer had disappeared from Pyr, but did not come with me to Yrkanis.

The packer is not dead, he is still in my list of animals, but says 'to far away'.

He is not in Fyros lands or Matis lands, we tried resetting my character (refreshing him where he stood), we tried me porting back and forth from Pyr to Matis, tried logging off multiple times, tried everything we could think of.

The packer is no where to be found, but we do know he is not dead (atleast that is our assumption)

He is not on any map or targetable in any way, and I can not move items to or from his inventory (sady his inventory is full)

So word to the wise, do NOT use a ticket if your packer is out of the stables and on 'Follow' you, because he will go to never never land.

Currently, the GM's have a call out to all the GM's to find a solution to this problem, but I wanted to warn everyone else that this is a major packer bug and to be weary of it.

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For anyone who was keeping up with this problem.
This past weekend (rather late friday night if I recall)
I was online, in Fleeting Gardens just playing away, when the server paused for a very long time.

Needless to say, after it finally came back, BAM my packer was right there with me.

Thanks for giving me my space packer back.. however, they gave me no warning, or any other notice to get someplace SAFE.

I sent out a call in region chat for an escort to help me get him back up to yrkanis and a BUNCH of nice friendly folk came to my rescue.

THANKS A TON TO ALL THAT HELPED ME.

Needless to say, I am not going to tempt the packer port with a teleport ticket again.

I don't know if the bug still exists but I am not testing it.

My packer is safely back in yrkanis stables, chewing on straw.