Mail Option: Return to Sender

Valoria_Najena · 01-18-2006, 02:45 PM

Please make it so in game mail with coin or item attachments that are not collected after 30 days get sent back to the sender, not just deleted. Make it a free option when you send items/coin or make it an option you can turn on or off with a small cost to use the feature. Either way it needs to be in the game as I have lost about 5pp to people taking a break or whatever. I also hear many other people singing the same sad tune.

Antiope

60 Paladin of Oasis

Magu · 01-18-2006, 03:12 PM

Items dont delete after 30 days, and haven't for a while.

Sir Blig · 01-18-2006, 04:18 PM

Great if they did not know about the mail not deleting bug now they do, thanks

And it does not even matter if it does not get deleted. Lots of people have had mail accidents and had items end up sitting in the mail box on inactive toons.

Thanks to SOE's policies of not lifting a finger to help I would say this kind of feature should have been a pre-req to allow them to justify such strict policies.

Otherwise if you make this kind of service an extra fee then it should have a few more benefits than just bounce.

In our worldNormal postage stamps cover the return of package if it ends up Return To Sender

If one pays to register,Package can only be given to a person that can identify themselves as the person it was being sent too and will not be delivered without there signature, if no one is there and the package is not sighed for then it is RTS (in the UK if not collected in 2 weeks mail is RTS)

If one uses a shipping companySignature is required unless otherwise specified and again if the person cannot be found the parcel is RTS.

I would ask if they want to make the mail fee more then there should be a mail recall feature, like phoning the courier and cancelling a delivery and getting them to return the package before it is picked up the other side.

A mail bounce should be covered within the existing cost. (to justify the 0 tolerance policies)

Imokles · 01-18-2006, 05:39 PM

Sir Blight wrote:
Great if they did not know about the mail not deleting bug now they do, thanks
[...]

It's not a bug, it's a feature :smileywink:

It was stated somewhere in the patch notes as new functionality.

Sir Blig · 01-18-2006, 06:58 PM

Most interesting, think i need to go back over a few of those,

Reason i thought it was a bug is there current policy states

14.5 In-game mail, including any gifts which may have been attached thereto that were not transferred to the recipient’s Inventory via the “Receive Gifts” button, will be automatically deleted or “decay” thirty (30) days after the mail was initially sent. Coin or items that are not transferred to the recipient’s Inventory prior to mail decay will not be reimbursed.

EDIT: still would rather it bounced back

Message Edited by Sir Blight on 01-18-200605:59 AM

Calthine · 01-18-2006, 09:35 PM

I don't think a 30-day bounce-back is a bad idea. We lost some stuff to Hurricane Katrina before the change.

Sir Blig · 01-18-2006, 09:50 PM

Was thinking a bit more and only one minor prob,

as lmokles pointed out the delete rule was removed,

Why?

Did someone ask for it to be taken away

If so if would be a bit of a pain for those poeple,

Altho I can only think of two reasons,

1. You realy want to hang onto key messages

2. Some extra extra storage space (cheap storage, indefinite single slots for for only 50 silver)

Having a re-call fix would fix the problem and keep the existing feature.

Rijacki · 01-19-2006, 12:35 AM

Having sent several items as gifts to a friend who then, unexpectedly due to a real life shift of events, stopped playing for an indefinate amount of time (and is still out), I would love to have a return to sender on items after 30 days.

RowanMcGregger · 01-19-2006, 09:55 AM

Sir Blight wrote:
Was thinking a bit more and only one minor prob,
as lmokles pointed out the delete rule was removed,

Why?

Did someone ask for it to be taken away
If so if would be a bit of a pain for those poeple,
I believe the reason that the deletion of mail after 30 days was removed was in honor of hurricane victoms, starting with Katrina and moving forward to the later victoms, who lost everyting IRL and were unable to log in to the game for many months. It has just never been changed back. After initiating the change there may have just been a positive responce. besides i know of thousands of victoms who still are not in their homes and still do not have the access to play their EQ2 accounts. someone at SOE decided this was a change for the better, for now. I don't think a bounce at the end of 30 days would be so bad, but it's more for the sender then for the recipeient's sake ::winks::
Altho I can only think of two reasons,
1. You realy want to hang onto key messages
2. Some extra extra storage space (cheap storage, indefinite single slots for for only 50 silver)

Having a re-call fix would fix the problem and keep the existing feature.

LadyVader · 01-17-2007, 10:09 PM

Bumping this, because I think it should be implemented into the game. :smileywink:

Eveningsong · 01-17-2007, 10:25 PM

I have to say that I agree that it would be nice to have items return to sender at the end of the 30 days. I also wish that there was a "return" button on the interface. So many times I've ended up sending the wrong thing to an alt, or realized after that I still need it back on my main. The ability to just hit "return" would be really nice.

ZeyGnome · 01-18-2007, 01:29 AM

I'd love a return to sender button myself.

Then when Danna spams me with garbage, I could just send it back to her.

Umm, oops! 'Hi, Danna'

BlytheSpirit · 01-18-2007, 05:33 AM

Please don't bump ancient threads, it's against the forum rules of conduct for one thing, and it also can lead to confusion. Since so many things change over the course of a year, it's much clearer for everyone if you simply start a new thread making your current suggestion.

01-18-2006, 04:18 PM	#3
Sir Blig Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 108	Great if they did not know about the mail not deleting bug now they do, thanks And it does not even matter if it does not get deleted. Lots of people have had mail accidents and had items end up sitting in the mail box on inactive toons. Thanks to SOE's policies of not lifting a finger to help I would say this kind of feature should have been a pre-req to allow them to justify such strict policies. Otherwise if you make this kind of service an extra fee then it should have a few more benefits than just bounce. In our worldNormal postage stamps cover the return of package if it ends up Return To Sender If one pays to register,Package can only be given to a person that can identify themselves as the person it was being sent too and will not be delivered without there signature, if no one is there and the package is not sighed for then it is RTS (in the UK if not collected in 2 weeks mail is RTS) If one uses a shipping companySignature is required unless otherwise specified and again if the person cannot be found the parcel is RTS. I would ask if they want to make the mail fee more then there should be a mail recall feature, like phoning the courier and cancelling a delivery and getting them to return the package before it is picked up the other side. A mail bounce should be covered within the existing cost. (to justify the 0 tolerance policies) __________________ Resident of Highkeep. Now Butcherblock Troubador of the 70th order. Warden of the 70th order. Coerser of the 42th order Warlock of the 42th order Beserker and Templar of the 23rd order

01-18-2006, 05:39 PM	#4
Imokles Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 28	Sir Blight wrote: Great if they did not know about the mail not deleting bug now they do, thanks [...] It's not a bug, it's a feature :smileywink: It was stated somewhere in the patch notes as new functionality. __________________

01-18-2006, 06:58 PM	#5
Sir Blig Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 108	Most interesting, think i need to go back over a few of those, Reason i thought it was a bug is there current policy states 14.5 In-game mail, including any gifts which may have been attached thereto that were not transferred to the recipient’s Inventory via the “Receive Gifts” button, will be automatically deleted or “decay” thirty (30) days after the mail was initially sent. Coin or items that are not transferred to the recipient’s Inventory prior to mail decay will not be reimbursed. EDIT: still would rather it bounced back Message Edited by Sir Blight on 01-18-200605:59 AM __________________ Resident of Highkeep. Now Butcherblock Troubador of the 70th order. Warden of the 70th order. Coerser of the 42th order Warlock of the 42th order Beserker and Templar of the 23rd order

01-18-2006, 09:35 PM	#6
Calthine ZAM EQII Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 7,439	I don't think a 30-day bounce-back is a bad idea. We lost some stuff to Hurricane Katrina before the change. __________________ Please visit my non-gaming Blog! or follow me on Twitter!

01-18-2006, 09:50 PM	#7
Sir Blig Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 108	Was thinking a bit more and only one minor prob, as lmokles pointed out the delete rule was removed, Why? Did someone ask for it to be taken away If so if would be a bit of a pain for those poeple, Altho I can only think of two reasons, 1. You realy want to hang onto key messages 2. Some extra extra storage space (cheap storage, indefinite single slots for for only 50 silver) Having a re-call fix would fix the problem and keep the existing feature. __________________ Resident of Highkeep. Now Butcherblock Troubador of the 70th order. Warden of the 70th order. Coerser of the 42th order Warlock of the 42th order Beserker and Templar of the 23rd order

01-18-2006, 02:45 PM	#1
Valoria_Najena Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 7	Please make it so in game mail with coin or item attachments that are not collected after 30 days get sent back to the sender, not just deleted. Make it a free option when you send items/coin or make it an option you can turn on or off with a small cost to use the feature. Either way it needs to be in the game as I have lost about 5pp to people taking a break or whatever. I also hear many other people singing the same sad tune. Antiope 60 Paladin of Oasis

01-18-2006, 03:12 PM	#2
Magu Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,332	Items dont delete after 30 days, and haven't for a while.

01-19-2006, 12:35 AM	#8
Rijacki Tester Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 7,842	Having sent several items as gifts to a friend who then, unexpectedly due to a real life shift of events, stopped playing for an indefinate amount of time (and is still out), I would love to have a return to sender on items after 30 days. __________________

01-19-2006, 09:55 AM	#9
RowanMcGregger Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 7	Sir Blight wrote: Was thinking a bit more and only one minor prob, as lmokles pointed out the delete rule was removed, Why? Did someone ask for it to be taken away If so if would be a bit of a pain for those poeple, I believe the reason that the deletion of mail after 30 days was removed was in honor of hurricane victoms, starting with Katrina and moving forward to the later victoms, who lost everyting IRL and were unable to log in to the game for many months. It has just never been changed back. After initiating the change there may have just been a positive responce. besides i know of thousands of victoms who still are not in their homes and still do not have the access to play their EQ2 accounts. someone at SOE decided this was a change for the better, for now. I don't think a bounce at the end of 30 days would be so bad, but it's more for the sender then for the recipeient's sake ::winks:: Altho I can only think of two reasons, 1. You realy want to hang onto key messages 2. Some extra extra storage space (cheap storage, indefinite single slots for for only 50 silver) Having a re-call fix would fix the problem and keep the existing feature. __________________

01-17-2007, 10:09 PM	#10
LadyVader Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 146	Bumping this, because I think it should be implemented into the game. :smileywink: __________________

01-17-2007, 10:25 PM	#11
Eveningsong Tester Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,844	I have to say that I agree that it would be nice to have items return to sender at the end of the 30 days. I also wish that there was a "return" button on the interface. So many times I've ended up sending the wrong thing to an alt, or realized after that I still need it back on my main. The ability to just hit "return" would be really nice.

01-18-2007, 01:29 AM	#12
ZeyGnome Tester Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 267	I'd love a return to sender button myself. Then when Danna spams me with garbage, I could just send it back to her. Umm, oops! 'Hi, Danna' __________________

01-18-2007, 05:33 AM	#13
BlytheSpirit Moderator Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 30	Please don't bump ancient threads, it's against the forum rules of conduct for one thing, and it also can lead to confusion. Since so many things change over the course of a year, it's much clearer for everyone if you simply start a new thread making your current suggestion.