Playing offline with online pawns

[it's a gabe]

So, power and internet are quite unreliable where I live. Because of that, sometimes I'm forced to play games all day long (sounds like a dream, but it can get boring pretty fast) and one of my favorites is DDDA. Thing is, I usually venture with my friend's pawn and a random sorcerer.

I've been out of internet since last night due to a thunderstorm, but I want to progress through BBI. I don't believe I can hire back my online pawns when in offline mode even when they're in my game when I start in offline mode? I'm pretty sure they will die sooner or later, thanks to Death or other hazards, so I wanted to at least let them go.

Trouble is, tethered 3G is absolutely awful for online games, so I can't access the servers. At this point, I'm wondering if all the experience and knowledge these pawns gained will be lost if I release them in offline mode or if the information will be uploaded to the servers next time I sleep at an inn while in online mode. Would anyone know that?

[wh1sper_123]

you can always godsbane (or Quit without save and Reload) if you lose pawn. pawns death is only saved once you exit area. this is one way to save otherwise lost pawn which in your case will definitely be better than using offline pawns

some people do that anyway because of ratings. if you lose pawn, he gets all 3 grades

[Karathrax]

To answer the question actually asked: "At this point, I'm wondering if all the experience and knowledge these pawns gained will be lost if I release them in offline mode or if the information will be uploaded to the servers next time I sleep at an inn while in online mode."

The rent data for released or dead pawns, when in offline mode, are held in the player's queue awaiting an upload to the game's server the next time the player rests while online. Nothing's ultimately lost, unless you rent and release 100 more times after the loss or release of the first one. Once you pass the cap of 100 rented pawns, the oldest rents turn into "invalid data".

Re-renting a dead pawn and returning it with an actual review only masks the 3* death rent. It does not erase it; assuming the second rent is returned with a 5* review, the pawn data comes back with 2 rents, 24 stars out of the maximum 30. The player only sees the last review from the renter.

[it's a gabe]

That puts me at ease :) Thx a bunch!

[Captain Canard]

So if I've got pawns I've rented online, and switch to offline, I still get to keep these pawns in my party?

[shoopy]

Originally posted by Old Duck:

So if I've got pawns I've rented online, and switch to offline, I still get to keep these pawns in my party?

Yes as long as they don't get brined/chasm'd/death'd