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	The '''Checkpoint system''' (also called the '''Save Point system''') keeps a single death (or even a full party wipe) from ending an entire instance run. It is part of the [[Instance System]].		The '''Checkpoint system''' (also called the '''Save Point system''') keeps a single death — or even a full party wipe — from ending an entire instance run. It is part of the [[Instance System]].

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	== How checkpoints work ==		== How checkpoints work ==
	* '''Respawn inside the instance.''' When you die in one of these instances, you '''respawn at the current checkpoint inside the instance''' rather than being warped out to town.		* '''Respawn inside the instance.''' When you die in one of these instances, you '''respawn at the current checkpoint inside the instance''' rather than being warped out to town.
	* '''Party-wipe recovery.''' During certain boss fights, if the '''entire party is defeated''', the whole group is returned to the last checkpoint so it can attempt the fight again: the boss encounter resets and you try once more.		* '''Party-wipe recovery.''' During certain boss fights, if the '''entire party is defeated''', the whole group is returned to the last checkpoint so it can attempt the fight again — the boss encounter resets and you try once more.
	* '''Checkpoints move forward.''' As you clear sections of the instance, the checkpoint advances with you, so you always restart close to where you were rather than at the very beginning.		* '''Checkpoints move forward.''' As you clear sections of the instance, the checkpoint advances with you, so you always restart close to where you were rather than at the very beginning.

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	Each instance with this system has a '''Save Point NPC''' that acts as the party's regroup hub:		Each instance with this system has a '''Save Point NPC''' that acts as the party's regroup hub:

	* '''Party leader''': can '''summon the whole party''' to the current save point (useful when members are scattered or stuck), on a short cooldown to prevent spam. The leader can also choose to leave the instance.		* '''Party leader''' — can '''summon the whole party''' to the current save point (useful when members are scattered or stuck), on a short cooldown to prevent spam. The leader can also choose to leave the instance.
	* '''Other members''': can use it to '''leave the instance''' and return to their own save point.		* '''Other members''' — can use it to '''leave the instance''' and return to their own save point.
	* '''Locked during boss fights.''' While a boss encounter is active, the Save Point NPC is '''locked''' and cannot be used, so it can't be exploited to escape or reset mid-fight.		* '''Locked during boss fights.''' While a boss encounter is active, the Save Point NPC is '''locked''' and cannot be used, so it can't be exploited to escape or reset mid-fight.

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
	* Not every instance uses checkpoints: each one decides whether the system fits its design. Simpler or shorter instances may not have them at all.		* Not every instance uses checkpoints — each one decides whether the system fits its design. Simpler or shorter instances may not have them at all.
	* Checkpoints reduce the cost of a wipe, but they do not remove the [[Instance System#What is an instance\|time limit]]: the instance clock keeps running, so repeated wipes can still run you out of time.		* Checkpoints reduce the cost of a wipe, but they do not remove the [[Instance System#What is an instance\|time limit]]: the instance clock keeps running, so repeated wipes can still run you out of time.

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	The '''Checkpoint system''' (also called the '''Save Point system''') keeps a single death — or even a full party wipe — from ending an entire instance run. It is part of the [[Instance System]].		The '''Checkpoint system''' (also called the '''Save Point system''') keeps a single death (or even a full party wipe) from ending an entire instance run. It is part of the [[Instance System]].

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	== How checkpoints work ==		== How checkpoints work ==
	* '''Respawn inside the instance.''' When you die in one of these instances, you '''respawn at the current checkpoint inside the instance''' rather than being warped out to town.		* '''Respawn inside the instance.''' When you die in one of these instances, you '''respawn at the current checkpoint inside the instance''' rather than being warped out to town.
	* '''Party-wipe recovery.''' During certain boss fights, if the '''entire party is defeated''', the whole group is returned to the last checkpoint so it can attempt the fight again — the boss encounter resets and you try once more.		* '''Party-wipe recovery.''' During certain boss fights, if the '''entire party is defeated''', the whole group is returned to the last checkpoint so it can attempt the fight again: the boss encounter resets and you try once more.
	* '''Checkpoints move forward.''' As you clear sections of the instance, the checkpoint advances with you, so you always restart close to where you were rather than at the very beginning.		* '''Checkpoints move forward.''' As you clear sections of the instance, the checkpoint advances with you, so you always restart close to where you were rather than at the very beginning.

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	Each instance with this system has a '''Save Point NPC''' that acts as the party's regroup hub:		Each instance with this system has a '''Save Point NPC''' that acts as the party's regroup hub:

	* '''Party leader''' — can '''summon the whole party''' to the current save point (useful when members are scattered or stuck), on a short cooldown to prevent spam. The leader can also choose to leave the instance.		* '''Party leader''': can '''summon the whole party''' to the current save point (useful when members are scattered or stuck), on a short cooldown to prevent spam. The leader can also choose to leave the instance.
	* '''Other members''' — can use it to '''leave the instance''' and return to their own save point.		* '''Other members''': can use it to '''leave the instance''' and return to their own save point.
	* '''Locked during boss fights.''' While a boss encounter is active, the Save Point NPC is '''locked''' and cannot be used, so it can't be exploited to escape or reset mid-fight.		* '''Locked during boss fights.''' While a boss encounter is active, the Save Point NPC is '''locked''' and cannot be used, so it can't be exploited to escape or reset mid-fight.

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
	* Not every instance uses checkpoints — each one decides whether the system fits its design. Simpler or shorter instances may not have them at all.		* Not every instance uses checkpoints: each one decides whether the system fits its design. Simpler or shorter instances may not have them at all.
	* Checkpoints reduce the cost of a wipe, but they do not remove the [[Instance System#What is an instance\|time limit]]: the instance clock keeps running, so repeated wipes can still run you out of time.		* Checkpoints reduce the cost of a wipe, but they do not remove the [[Instance System#What is an instance\|time limit]]: the instance clock keeps running, so repeated wipes can still run you out of time.

	[[Category:Game Systems]]		[[Category:Game Systems]]

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The '''Checkpoint system''' (also called the '''Save Point system''') keeps a single death — or even a full party wipe — from ending an entire instance run. It is part of the [[Instance System]].

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== Overview ==
Not every instance is a one-mistake-and-out crawl. Many of them place '''checkpoints''' along the way so that, when things go wrong, your party restarts inside the instance instead of being thrown out and forced to begin again from scratch. The save point also doubles as the place a party regroups between fights.

== How checkpoints work ==
* '''Respawn inside the instance.''' When you die in one of these instances, you '''respawn at the current checkpoint inside the instance''' rather than being warped out to town.
* '''Party-wipe recovery.''' During certain boss fights, if the '''entire party is defeated''', the whole group is returned to the last checkpoint so it can attempt the fight again — the boss encounter resets and you try once more.
* '''Checkpoints move forward.''' As you clear sections of the instance, the checkpoint advances with you, so you always restart close to where you were rather than at the very beginning.

== The Save Point NPC ==
Each instance with this system has a '''Save Point NPC''' that acts as the party's regroup hub:

* '''Party leader''' — can '''summon the whole party''' to the current save point (useful when members are scattered or stuck), on a short cooldown to prevent spam. The leader can also choose to leave the instance.
* '''Other members''' — can use it to '''leave the instance''' and return to their own save point.
* '''Locked during boss fights.''' While a boss encounter is active, the Save Point NPC is '''locked''' and cannot be used, so it can't be exploited to escape or reset mid-fight.

== Notes ==
* Not every instance uses checkpoints — each one decides whether the system fits its design. Simpler or shorter instances may not have them at all.
* Checkpoints reduce the cost of a wipe, but they do not remove the [[Instance System#What is an instance|time limit]]: the instance clock keeps running, so repeated wipes can still run you out of time.

[[Category:Game Systems]]