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Please change looting so groups don't argue
aad79
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I feel like the current way looting works is facilitating arguments and bad blood in pick up groups.
A lot of us use the queue finder(k) to finish dungeons, skirmishes, etc. But when an item comes up that is class specific you almost always get someone who rolls "NEED" no matter what. This can be corrected by playing with friends and guildmates, sure. But I think the queue finder is something that should be promoted to foster a new game.
A simple fix to this would be to not allow people to roll "NEED" on items their class cannot use. If no one needs it, then everyone should just roll "GREED". Being that this is a pickup group in a free game, a lot of people are greedy and immature. It's up to the developers to protect the people who are honest, or else people will stop using queue finder all together.
A lot of us use the queue finder(k) to finish dungeons, skirmishes, etc. But when an item comes up that is class specific you almost always get someone who rolls "NEED" no matter what. This can be corrected by playing with friends and guildmates, sure. But I think the queue finder is something that should be promoted to foster a new game.
A simple fix to this would be to not allow people to roll "NEED" on items their class cannot use. If no one needs it, then everyone should just roll "GREED". Being that this is a pickup group in a free game, a lot of people are greedy and immature. It's up to the developers to protect the people who are honest, or else people will stop using queue finder all together.
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As with pretty much any MMO, if you don't like the way gear is doled out in pugs, find guildies to go with. Problem solved.
While I can agree with the general principle of this, I can see someone wanting an item for an alt. That's why I think the only answer is friends then guild members (I've had problems with guild members in other games).
Your reasoning skills do not jive with me, I am sorry your parents indulged in your every wish and dream and spoiled you rotten.
As for the rest of the world, there is a thing called common courtesy....try using it sometime.
Be respectful, remember, you PLAY the game at your convenience, they WORK at no ones."
Best free to play game I have ever played
Back on topic I always ask people to be nice and only roll need If you really need it...most players are nice but the ones who just roll need all the time go in my black book of doom +3. If I see them again I will shame them and boot them from the group.
Not all who seem to be lost want to be found.
This is NOT the way loot should be distributed. If a specific class needs an item that just dropped, they shouldn't have to deal with people like you rolling just for the 30 silver. There's already a message on the roll window that states "Your class cannot use this item." Why not just take it a step further and make it impossible to roll Need if you can't use it?
I'm convinced that common courtesy is a long-dead concept among the cesspool that is the MMO community. Unfortunately, it's up to the game companies to force fairness among players. I completely agree with class-only Need rolls. The greedy asshats of the community will make do just fine without their small amount of extra gold.
*Actual screenshot taken in game.
IGN: Relek
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I do the same. I usually end up with group leader for some reason. I do enjoy the fact that I can just simply boot someone from the group if I'm leader. No 'voting' process to it.
If someone is needing on everything, Boot. Have fun in town.
If someone is AFK, Boot.
If someone is bad-mouthing another player, Boot.
Then the game just auto-fills your group for you. Love that.
*Actual screenshot taken in game.
IGN: Relek
Server: Lost City
PVE Is for Cowards b:surrender
PVP is for the Cool people b:cool
Oh and Ursadorable has earned his place in my black book of doom +3
You are a lowbie aren't you? Wait until you get to epic dungeons where the sole reason your running it is just for an epic upgrade - where you can do like 10 or 20 runs without an upgrade for you dropping and then when something does you have scum HAMSTER who can't even use it need rolling on it also.
It's ridiculous. People suck. I'm never PUG'ing in this game again. I'm so upset over people's lack of manners, etiquette, and morals that I probably will just not play anymore.
If it means anything I swear on my wang +4 I will not be one of those players
I'm not either, but a LOT of people in this game aren't sadly.
Unfortunately, your "need" for gold is not the same as someone else having a "need" for a genuine upgrade. Especially when gold gets you so little in this game!
Agreed. /10char
Occam's Razor makes the cutting clean.
This is an open beta. Start treating it like one.
this. Ever so much, this.
Occam's Razor makes the cutting clean.
100% agree. I'll probably get flamed but whatever....Guild Wars 2 gets it right here. EVERYTHING is yours and yours alone. Crafting node? Yours. Chest? Yours. Loot drops? ALL YOURS. Every game should be like this.
It's not unique to that game, many games are moving towards this trend in some form or another. Even this game does (at least for chests).
This is an open beta. Start treating it like one.
Been said many, many times here. Hopefully it gets changed at some point. Current system is pretty ridiculous and lacking compared to most other mmos out there.
It would be nice but not sure how involved it would be to implement that concept at this point.
This is an open beta. Start treating it like one.
Yeah...I'm no programmer so I'll take your word for it. I just think having the actual need function work as it does in every other mmo that exists on planet earth would be easier and quicker to put into place. That concept of individual loot would be ideal. At this point though I'll take what I can get to be honest. Was definitely one of the better designs Anet did with GW2 though I must say.
I take it you haven't been around for too long, because the most popular MMO in history uses (used? probably changed it due to whiners) this style of loot roll. I have a Guardian Fighter and so far haven't had anything that dropped for my class. I simply Pass, no need to even roll Greed, in my eyes, but it still wouldn't consume me if something did drop and got off-class rolled for. I'd simply just remember who I was dealing with for future reference and move on. Basically, it's just a game to me. I have real life problems that far outweigh an imaginary piece of loot.