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I don't mean in the fleet activities which is based off of DPS, but the basic missions where you get placed with a couple of other people on the same quest/mission.

It seems fairly random as to who gets to loot the items after a kill....is that simply based off of DPS vs that specific target also or is there some round robin system in place automatically?
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    KB4 wrote:
    I don't mean in the fleet activities which is based off of DPS, but the basic missions where you get placed with a couple of other people on the same quest/mission.

    It seems fairly random as to who gets to loot the items after a kill....is that simply based off of DPS vs that specific target also or is there some round robin system in place automatically?

    I have to assume that it is based off of total DPS done to the enemy vessel. I was involved in one of those defend a sector missions against some Gorn and it came up that I received 3 loots in a row. I have to assume that it was DPS related, because I was able to properly time overloaded and regular torpedo shots really well.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    in groups the default is round robin. in non groups such as DSEs and fleet actions, it's dps.

    if you see one player seems to get all the loot in open instance teams, the group leader has likely changed the loot option to master looter.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    in groups the default is round robin. in non groups such as DSEs and fleet actions, it's dps.

    if you see one player seems to get all the loot in open instance teams, the group leader has likely changed the loot option to master looter.

    I was wondering if someone could be sneaky and do that...so even in the auto-group instances the first one in is the leader and can change the looting?

    If that is the case I will pay more attention in the future.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Its based off the loot distribution method for the group, either default or whatever the group leader sets it as. Default is Round Robin.

    *ninja'd*
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    KB4 wrote:
    I was wondering if someone could be sneaky and do that...so even in the auto-group instances the first one in is the leader and can change the looting?

    If that is the case I will pay more attention in the future.

    not sure how it determines team leader. but i've had a couple fleetmates complain about this.

    i personally haven't been put into an open instance team since i left sirius block.
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