Talk:List of decay rates

o rly?
I could have sworn that the stick dusted... it's just replaced by another stick. --Teeg 14:48, 16 February 2006 (PST)
 * I've had a backsword for many months on Midnight now (about a week after the retail game came out). I still have a stick. By that logic, if the stick actually dusted, I wouldn't have one by now. --Thunderbird 14:51, 16 February 2006 (PST)
 * I think sticks used to dust, but no longer do so. Not sure, though.  I'm certain, however, that today's sticks don't dust.  --Barrister 15:44, 16 February 2006 (PST)

6 more days
6 more days, and I'll have verified nearly all the remaining clothing items. My luck at the poker table is continuing, so I'll probably buy the swords when that happens. FYI, I seem to be off by exactly one day on these clothing items. I'm really hoping this doesn't affect my saber decay test. --Barrister 01:29, 2 March 2006 (PST)


 * My "Vest and scarf (female)" just went "good". It appears to have had a 16-day "new" duration.  That's not one of the known decay cycles, but I'd guess it represents a 75-day decay cycle.  Next week, I'll buy a new one and start tracking it from the beginning to the end.  --Barrister 00:17, 6 March 2006 (PST)

Decay rate projections
I'm going to take some guesses on decay rates: --Thunderbird 13:14, 9 March 2006 (PST)
 * Both female rags: 30 days
 * Crown and Tiara: 90 days, or 120 if that period exists (these are expensive)
 * Cleaver: This has been rumored to last for 120 days. It's probably either that or 90.

The Leather gloves Bia gave me the first night are Good as well - Puts them in the 30-day category? (Has it really only been a week?) --Zava 13:56, 9 March 2006 (PST)


 * I'd wait on the rumble gloves until they're released to the production oceans. --Barrister 18:33, 9 March 2006 (PST)


 * Yeah, before the last update all of the bludgeons appeared to be on 30 day period schedules. However, my hammer was old yesterday, it's good now. So they may have changed. I removed the Belaying Pin from the decay rate list for now. --Thunderbird 23:34, 27 March 2006 (PST)

I'm pretty sure that the Short Sword, Dirk, and Stiletto all decay at 30 days. -- Hokum 16:47, 12 March 2006 (PST)

swords
I have purchased one of every sword type (except backsword, foil, and saber). I'll take delivery in a few days, and then start the countdown. --Barrister 17:20, 18 March 2006 (PST)

Bone bludgeon
While I was not exactly keeping track of the decay until it turned old, it dusted yesterday (10 days after turning old), so it matches the 30-day decay period precisely. Seems accurate, but again I do not know exactly when I received it or when it turned good. Is it safe to assume it's on the 30-day, or should we wait for someone to get a brand new bone to test? --Rixation(t/c) 12:23, 17 May 2006 (PDT)


 * Can you check your logs to see when you won it? --Barrister 13:57, 17 May 2006 (PDT)
 * I didn't win it, I purchased it from another player while it was new, but didn't notice when it turned good. When I finally did notice it was good, I start monitoring it daily for when it turned old which was 6 days (but again, it likely turned good before I noticed it), then 10 days later it dusted. --Rixation(t/c) 14:31, 17 May 2006 (PDT)

Update: a bone user on Midnight just confirmed that new to good was 7 days, which matches the 30 day cycle I saw for old to dust. --Rixation(t/c) 18:24, 17 May 2006 (PDT)
 * Excellent! Thanks for getting confirmation.  --Barrister 23:38, 17 May 2006 (PDT)

Charts on ship vs on person
My understanding (which may be outdated) is that charts degrade at a different rate if they are on a ship vs. being carried on your person. Should this be distinguished in the lists? I notice inter-arch charts are listed in two places. Is one the decay rate on a ship and one the decay rate when being carried in Booty? Fuzzybeard 00:37, 17 August 2006 (PDT)


 * Intra-archipelago charts decay at a different rate than inter-archipelago charts. That's why there are two entries.  The decay rate for a given chart is the same no matter whether it is held on a person or on a ship.  The difference is that the chart held on a person will not decay unless the person logs in.  Charts on ships continue to decay even when the ship is unused.  --Barrister 00:49, 17 August 2006 (PDT)

1 day list
Funny glasses are listed as one calendar day. Is there actually a difference between 1 login day and 1 calendar day for that? --Thunderbird 01:20, 27 February 2012 (PST)
 * The other seasonal clothing is measured in calendar days - Christmas hats, masks, laurel of triumph. Chupchup 05:33, 27 February 2012 (PST)