Is it possible to change drop mode while squadded?

medea65
medea65 Posts: 4 Arc User
edited July 2010 in General Discussion
I'm sorry to ask such a noobish question, even sorrier because I'm sure it's been asked before, but 'search' really failed me here. I got an endless wall of posts with the words 'drop', 'squad' and 'mode' in them... so sorry for having only human patience and wanting an answer to this question.

Is it possible to change the the drops from 'random' to 'free' while squadded? If so, how? If not, how/when do you set this up?

Thanks for any input, and sorry if this is an old topic.
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  • Tygurr - Sanctuary
    Tygurr - Sanctuary Posts: 296 Arc User
    edited July 2010
    medea65 wrote: »
    Is it possible to change the the drops from 'random' to 'free' while squadded?

    No........
    Somewhat retired from PWI, now playing Hellgate Global full time
  • Michael_Dark - Lost City
    Michael_Dark - Lost City Posts: 9,091 Arc User
    edited July 2010
    Boot everyone from squad, press T, then select Free Distribution and re-invite before 60 seconds is up.
    I post in forums. This one and others. That's why I post.
  • FiDollaYou - Sanctuary
    FiDollaYou - Sanctuary Posts: 181 Arc User
    edited July 2010
    No, it's not possible.

    The only way is to disband the group and re-form the squad with the new loot arrangement.

    Of course, this requires that everyone agree with the new arrangement...
  • medea65
    medea65 Posts: 4 Arc User
    edited July 2010
    Okay, so out of squad mode is the only way to set it? (and of course agreed to, I'm asking because it happened in a TT with only friends that 1 friend was full bags going in and it was annoying waiting for his 'priority' on the items on the ground to be up for the rest of us to be able to pick them) but from what you are telling me, there was no way to fix that particular situation, as resquadding might have caused a reset (depending on lag and response). Anyways thanks alot for the fast answers.
  • Girlgirlhuwi - Dreamweaver
    Girlgirlhuwi - Dreamweaver Posts: 18 Arc User
    edited July 2010
    Correct me if I'm wrong. But I believe if you're inside an instance and everyone leaves a squad, someone's bound to be without a timer. If the person without the time starts inviting everyone back, the instance should not reset. And of course that person would have to set the mode to free before sending the invites.
  • Atone - Lost City
    Atone - Lost City Posts: 74 Arc User
    edited July 2010
    medea65 wrote: »
    1 friend was full bags going in and it was annoying waiting for his 'priority' on the items on the ground to be up for the rest of us to be able to pick them) but from what you are telling me, there was no way to fix that particular situation...

    No, there's a way to fix that. Even if your squad is under random distribution, just have the person with full inventory drop something in their inventory on the floor, then pick up the "up for grabs" items on the ground. If a person drops something from their inventory and you are in a squad with them, you can always pick up that item and it will always go to you.

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