I had a char drop 150 thick rope...this morning it was 149.
""""""""""""""""""""500 medium ".... this morning it was 495.
This was in less than 2hrs game time.
5341-3.26: You see some medium rope being pulled from...
5341-3.26: You see some thick rope being pulled from
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5342-1.12: You see some thick rope being pulled// i had lost 1 in less than 2 hrs game time
5342-1.12: You see some medium rope being pulled// 5 lost in 2 hrs .
It can be overcome if the materials are available (They were...over abundance again) but if one were to imagine some of the smaller islands where materials are not available...this could create a problem? Its not a big number, but if I had left those products for a longer period of time...the decay rate could stop someone who had traded for the right amount. I went back and checked history, the piles were unmolested and double checked on the ground in case I had not picked up the right amount. All possibilities were checked that I know of...
Has there been an increase in decay rates?
If so, I would suggest that all players use containers, cars, ships, etc to protect themselves.
Note that this was noticed on ground... the decay rate may be universally changed?
Caveat emptor