Looting -- The official thread for discussing the loot system. Updated 18th March, 2013.

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Chris wrote:

We initially announced that looting is free-for-all in Path of Exile. Players would be able to see and pick up any items that dropped.

It's important to us that Path of Exile has a cut-throat feel where players are not only competing against monsters, but also their fellow players.


What do you guys think about this suggestion? Please don't just post "allocated sucks", or "I won't play if it's free-for-all".

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Vooodu wrote:

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Chris wrote:

We initially announced that looting is free-for-all in Path of Exile. Players would be able to see and pick up any items that dropped.

It's important to us that Path of Exile has a cut-throat feel where players are not only competing against monsters, but also their fellow players.


What do you guys think about this suggestion? Please don't just post "allocated sucks", or "I won't play if it's free-for-all".

Read and weep boys...

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Crizaig wrote:

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Vooodu wrote:

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Crizaig wrote:

The posts on the forum is the only proof that matters. Majority of video game players never even post once on the game website. Just because every player who plays the game doesn't post on the forums doesn't mean they are satisfied with the experience and just continue to play the game. Logic, definitely isn't your strong suit.

So basically... Just because a few people whine like crazy all day long their opinons matter the most.


Gotcha!...

It's more than a few people who are not satisfied with the current loot system.

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Vooodu wrote:

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Chris wrote:

We initially announced that looting is free-for-all in Path of Exile. Players would be able to see and pick up any items that dropped.

It's important to us that Path of Exile has a cut-throat feel where players are not only competing against monsters, but also their fellow players.


What do you guys think about this suggestion? Please don't just post "allocated sucks", or "I won't play if it's free-for-all".

Read and weep boys...

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Crizaig wrote:

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Vooodu wrote:

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ManiaCCC wrote:

Statistically ..this is proof.. you just don't want to see it.. Again..if you have no idea how statistic works, go away with your "majority of players are playing" argument.. it's bs and you know it..

Thats not how it works... Sorry.


Real proof is soild.


Just because minority of people say Santa Claus exists doesn't it make it real.

LOL,let me know when you graduate from high school.

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Virsalus wrote:

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Vooodu wrote:

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Chris wrote:

We initially announced that looting is free-for-all in Path of Exile. Players would be able to see and pick up any items that dropped.

It's important to us that Path of Exile has a cut-throat feel where players are not only competing against monsters, but also their fellow players.


What do you guys think about this suggestion? Please don't just post "allocated sucks", or "I won't play if it's free-for-all".

Read and weep boys...

That is just what they intended! And it can still be achieved but this discussion here is clear proof that the system is still flawed.

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Kezz123 wrote:

Not sure if you still are reading this feedback but:

FFA loot is a type of loot I always despised in d2 and was very happy they fixed in d3.

The issues with FFA loot are as follow in my eyes:
-It forces people to focus more on loot than on fighting creatures. This leads to issues like players who contribute the most to the group and least rewarded while those who leech are mostly rewarded. Distraction from combat leading to more deaths.
-It also make a lot of player prefer solo at all cost over multiplay which reduces and take away from the coop experience.
-Creates way too many arguments over loot...someone beggng to have the wand the warrior took etc. This kills the momentum of the group and the fun factor of playing as a group.
-Even with people you know, some people get greedy and its really just frustrating to see them grab everything even if its minor things when you barely have time to get anything because you are trying to ensure you kill the pack of mobs instead of looting while dying.

i really see very little pros to FFA but lots of unfun cons that lead to a lesser experience.

Personally, I will just solo 99% of the time to avoid this system at all cost. The few times I will group is when I need to leech xp and will probably just do my best to prioritize looting while leeching xp as much as I can because its what the system encourage. So I guess you could say I will use the system as it is intended....I simply debate that this system is probably flawed.

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Vooodu wrote:

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Sickness wrote:

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residue2k5 wrote:

Too many game companies try to make games to bring as many people as they can. And it always ends up crappy. Look at the 800 pound elephant in the room for proof. Its a game that is made to pull in as many people as it can. So it has no heart. It has no color. Its just a hand holding grindfest for more better loot. This game, however, isnt. Its made by people who want to play this game. Its dang near art in video games as you can get.

So your argument is essentially that if they try to bring in as many people as possible the game will become bad, and thus loot options are bad just because alot of people want it.?

That is completely void of all logic.

NO its not void of all logic. Its makes perfect sense.

Its like asking Justin Bieber to sound more like SlipKnot and asking SlipKNot to be more like Justin Bieber.


In the end if you want Beiber listen to Beiber... And vise versa.


There are many other games out there that cater to the more mainstream entitled plaayers needs from skill trees to loot. D3 is perfect for those people.


Instant skill swappping, personal loot etc. Why, in gods name would aanyone come over to another games where the games devs vision is FFA loot and demand change?