Don't be a "ninja = kick" baby
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the types of people that this loot system attracts can turn Path of Exile into Pile of Excrement.
My words are poetry and thus not subject to spellcheck or the laws of grammar.
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" Then I must be quite the exception. I mean I'm nice. I share. I do my best to help everyone get what they want and need. And I'm attracted by the FFA loot system. |
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10 pages with multiple posts explaining why the name of the loot timer doesn't make the item 'theirs' and still people refer to it as ninja'ing...
... People really need to open their minds and realise the loot is never 'theirs' even when their name is briefly on it. Sigh... I'm all up for loot-options if it means people stop whinging about something they are misinterpreting Just for try for see and for know -2013!
She corpse exploded the corpse of the boss... |
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" its a wow and pay2play generation of gamers... of course they will wine if they lose the loot competition. |
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The problem isn't that people are picking up the items, it's that once my items drop they all run over to it immediately and spam click it waiting for the timer to run out.
It's worse when you consider the maps. For many, maps are when the real game starts. Grouping up will get you the best experience with these maps, but.. you can't do that when as soon as a map drops everyone just runs over to it and spam clicks it until they get it, and don't bother contributing it to the group. |
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I just don't have the issue with "everyone" running over the wait for a loot-timer to run out. Except maybe for GCP, maps & exhalt...
I'm sincerely trying to determine if this does happen all the time and I'm lucky, or if people just concentrate on the bad experiences and don't provide a balanced opinion. The forums shows such a small playerbase anyway... Just for try for see and for know -2013!
She corpse exploded the corpse of the boss... |
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" Very true. People complain about ninjas who huddle around items spam clicking them to oblivion, but I've been playing for 3-4 weeks and haven't had that happen once. And I play public parties almost non-stop, so I should've seen it by now. |
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I thought all loot system threads were banned? Why the fuck is this one still open?
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" Mods can't touch it yet, the loot timer's still on it. |
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The issue is with the FFA loot system and not so much on the whole ninja/kick-issue, and it's even worse when you are playing HC.
In softcore diving for loot as caster might be an option; You dive to get an exalted orb and die? So what? Resurrect and continue. Yet on HC you really don't want to dive in and risk dying, thus you prefer staying at the back while the tank and other melee guys pretty much scavenger all the loot while you contribute to the killing just as much. Also on HC, gear really matters. Rushing to high levels without any eq pretty much means game over, so you cannot just party for the exp, you need the loot as well. Also the side effect of the FFA loot is that it forces you to play on the same level as the people you might consider ninjas. People rushing to chests and ignoring mobs? You have to do the same if you want loot. People sitting on items and ignoring mobs? Yup, again you have to do this as well if you want equal chance on loot. So pretty much everyone is forced to play on the same level as the "worst" guy. I don't even recall seeing a party where clearing the mobs came first, and looting was done after it was safe for everyone (haven't been to map parties yet). Thus I now prefer just playing solo, even though there is less loot, at least I can take my time picking them up. |
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