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

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thepmrc wrote:

I am most likely older than you, but seriously who gives a shit. If you don't want players to have loot options its not name calling, its a fact, you are a loot whore.

Difficulty should derive from encounters with monsters and PvP. click on items will NEVER be challenging or engaging in ANY way.

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Ginfress wrote:

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thepmrc wrote:

I am most likely older than you, but seriously who gives a shit. If you don't want players to have loot options its not name calling, its a fact, you are a loot whore.

Difficulty should derive from encounters with monsters and PvP. click on items will NEVER be challenging or engaging in ANY way.

I like being a lootwhore as you call me, keeps the orbs coming in. We play the game as it is designed by GGG. If they can fix the blocking that people do to prefend people getting loot that problem will be gone too. Keep crying, your tears taste wonderful kiddo.

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Kalriostraz wrote:

Loot Tension. I hear it bandied about by the devs all the time, but what does it mean? To mean it's so people who are hyper competitive can have PvP in every aspect of their game. Even where it isn't needed. What's yours?

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Ginfress wrote:

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iamstryker wrote:

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Ginfress wrote:

Don't play a game when it not suites your playstyle.

Abandon ship! If you don't like one aspect of a game you better leave now!!!! Screw that its a beta or that you love everything else about it.

853 pages of whining got you guys what, one second? A dev abandoned thread where people yell at eachother and call names? Keep it coming, makes work more fun. GGG keeps the lootsystem, take it or leave it.

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thepmrc wrote:

Yes, because clicking on loot is soooo hard. I have no issues with difficulty, game is actually quite easy for someone who knows that they are doing.

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Awesome story, your post completely nails why we have timer-based contested loot in the game. There are few things that can compete with the pulse-pounding thrill of dashing to grab some amazing item before other people get it. It makes for an unforgettable experience, and makes you crave for more.

Seeing other people get amazing drops provides a similar incentive, even if you don't have a chance to grab them. You'll always think "it could be me next!".

Congrats on the drop, I've never had an Exalted drop for me in Open Beta :)

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ntall1 wrote:

I don't think loot options would be such a bad thing. But I do think that instanced loot as one of those options would be very bad.

If options are given it should be: Long timers, Short timers, and Pure FFA. Instanced loot is silly... just play single player if you want instanced loot because that is what it is.

You get rewarded for having more players in your game, because there are more ppl to grab the items, and the content is harder. To instance the loot would require that those rewards be reduced because you cant have your cake and eat it too.