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

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iamstryker wrote:

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geradon wrote:

dev's intentions who wanted to make a competitive game

Path of Exile is not a pvp only game. That is my point. It wasn't build to be ONLY a competitive game.

I'm amazed, how some people like "who can click fastest" type of competition. They are proud of it. They are telling others, that they are better. That's just LOL. :) It seems to me, like humanity evolution is moving backwards (If you start TV, you can't doubt about it).

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bruin4ev3r wrote:

This system is absolutely horrendous. I understand wanting to create a feeling of rush and excitement when something drops but even as a melee I sometimes don't have enough to reach an item because I'm literally surrounded by enemies or some other reason.

Getting surrounded and boxed in by enemies is something within your control; why does it surprise you or seem unfair that you can't just walk through all the mobs to get to items? Remember that you can use skills like Lightning Warp or Whirling Blades if you get blocked by enemies at a bad time.

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bruin4ev3r wrote:

Even if I could I'd rather just kill of the mobs that are attacking me before going over to pick it up...I really like playing in groups in this game which was surprising because I've always preferred to just solo in other games.

Again, this is a choice you make in-game. If you choose to ignore items and keep fighting then of course you're not going to grab it in time. Sometimes the mad dash through enemies is what gives that rush as you try to grab something in time.

If you're used to playing solo then it will take some time to get into the multiplayer groove. There will be more than enough DPS as a group to take out the monsters and there will be more than enough targets to distract the monsters: go grab your loot! I played D2 for years so I'm no stranger to watching like a hawk and making a dash the moment something drops; at least in PoE there's a big sign saying "GOOD ITEM HERE FOR YOU!" and a reservation period that is based on your distance from the item.

Multiplayer ain't an ARPG, it is more of a game of hungry hippos. Since most people are playing your standard OP cookie cutter builds, all I do is stand around picking loot up while my minions do all the job. I hardly even bother to cast anything now. Nobody notices.


It is stupidly easy considering if you have a decent PC and latency.

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Dishonor wrote:

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iamstryker wrote:

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geradon wrote:

dev's intentions who wanted to make a competitive game

Path of Exile is not a pvp only game. That is my point. It wasn't build to be ONLY a competitive game.

I'm amazed, how some people like "who can click fastest" type of competition. They are proud of it. They are telling others, that they are better. That's just LOL. :) It seems to me, like humanity evolution is moving backwards (If you start TV, you can't doubt about it).

Well in some of the games i played, i could atleast Teamkill whoever i wanted.
Take Tibia for example, someone stole that dragonplate?
Well ill just spam Sudden-Death runes until they drop it on the ground along with their own gear.

Atleast i can *ice-bonewall* loot stealers in PoE, though how effective that is, is debatable.

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arare wrote:

Multiplayer ain't an ARPG, it is more of a game of hungry hippos. Since most people are playing your standard OP cookie cutter builds, all I do is stand around picking loot up while my minions do all the job. I hardly even bother to cast anything now. Nobody notices.


It is stupidly easy considering if you have a decent PC and latency.

+1

I’m hoping that the next major patch notes are going to contain 2 lines like…

-Adjust the group monster buff to allow better scaling of difficulty. This change will significantly increase the challenge for a 6 player party
-Adjusted the multiplayer loot timer so players can focus on the new challenges



I want the game to be harder and the loot timer does not accomplish that goal.

for the love of god there are 2 possible common sense options to find a solution for the actual system :

1- make loot instanced

2- keep it like its now but at least INCREASE a few more seconds the timer.

I delete it, becase its have change now!! =)

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Crizaig wrote:

If GGG wants to make looting competitive they better add PKing so we can poke out the eyes of loot-whores and skull fuck them with our weapon of choice.

Il bet the farm you would be crying your eyes out after your mouth wrote a check your ass couldn't check. Costantly...


Just like everyone else that keeps saying that.

As if being able to PK someone solves nything to do with your self entitlement issues....Because it doesnt.


You already have enough problems multi-tasking. You spend the majority of your time crying about non existing loot whores and ninjas. And you honestly think you could win a duel just because you can run your mouth.

I seriously doubt it. You remind of typical D2 whine bags that would always run their mouths before getting pk stomped into the ground. And the whine some more.


But, i agree they should have some sort of hostile button. I hate whiners and would love to them to come at me.

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Crizaig wrote:

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Vooodu wrote:

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Crizaig wrote:

If GGG wants to make looting competitive they better add PKing so we can poke out the eyes of loot-whores and skull fuck them with our weapon of choice.

Il bet the farm you would be crying your eyes out after your mouth wrote a check your ass couldn't check. Costantly...


Just like everyone else that keeps saying that.

As if being able to PK someone solves nything to do with your self entitlement issues....Because it doesnt.


You already have enough problems multi-tasking. You spend the majority of your time crying about non existing loot whores and ninjas. And you honestly think you could win a duel just because you can run your mouth.

I seriously doubt it. You remind of typical D2 whine bags that would always run their mouths before getting pk stomped into the ground. And the whine some more.


But, i agree they should have some sort of hostile button. I hate whiners and would love to them to come at me.

Nice self portait.


...Lets hope what ever it is you got isn`t contagious.

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iamstryker wrote:

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geradon wrote:

dev's intentions who wanted to make a competitive game

Path of Exile is not a pvp only game. That is my point. It wasn't build to be ONLY a competitive game.

you're right.

my point is it's competitive in the first place. but then you learn to trust other people and make friends. this is done by interacting with them, not just by killing stuff together.
this interaction is forced alot by sharing the loot.

i mostly play cooperative. with people from my friends list. but from time to time i join public parties to find new players who want to play cooperative (aka share loot based on common sense. as for now this is fairly easy and alot of fun.