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

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omarom2498 wrote:

This change was pretty funny because it did nothing to address either side of the argument.

Pub games remain unchanged - people will still hover over loot and try to take it.

The change only affects a party of friends who would play by loot to name - now there is virtually no way to get all the items that were on your timer (especially when mobs die off screen).

All in all this change only affects the game negatively. Anyone who wants to play cutthroat style and take what they want can still do that - players who like playing with their friends and enjoy diving their now have a harder time doing this.

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SL4Y3R wrote:

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omarom2498 wrote:

This change was pretty funny because it did nothing to address either side of the argument.

Pub games remain unchanged - people will still hover over loot and try to take it.

The change only affects a party of friends who would play by loot to name - now there is virtually no way to get all the items that were on your timer (especially when mobs die off screen).

All in all this change only affects the game negatively. Anyone who wants to play cutthroat style and take what they want can still do that - players who like playing with their friends and enjoy diving their now have a harder time doing this.

Actually, this should hopefully help remove some of the entitlement issues. MY loot of example, because it has MY name on it. Well, now it doesn't.

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SL4Y3R wrote:

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omarom2498 wrote:

This change was pretty funny because it did nothing to address either side of the argument.

Pub games remain unchanged - people will still hover over loot and try to take it.

The change only affects a party of friends who would play by loot to name - now there is virtually no way to get all the items that were on your timer (especially when mobs die off screen).

All in all this change only affects the game negatively. Anyone who wants to play cutthroat style and take what they want can still do that - players who like playing with their friends and enjoy diving their now have a harder time doing this.

Actually, this should hopefully help remove some of the entitlement issues. MY loot of example, because it has MY name on it. Well, now it doesn't.

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omarom2498 wrote:

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SL4Y3R wrote:

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omarom2498 wrote:

This change was pretty funny because it did nothing to address either side of the argument.

Pub games remain unchanged - people will still hover over loot and try to take it.

The change only affects a party of friends who would play by loot to name - now there is virtually no way to get all the items that were on your timer (especially when mobs die off screen).

All in all this change only affects the game negatively. Anyone who wants to play cutthroat style and take what they want can still do that - players who like playing with their friends and enjoy diving their now have a harder time doing this.

Actually, this should hopefully help remove some of the entitlement issues. MY loot of example, because it has MY name on it. Well, now it doesn't.

I agree that this entitlement issue might settle down. The problem is that many people (way more than you might think) enjoy playing this game in private groups - these people also don't want to participate in a loot dash and divide their loot according to names. The fact that a group option isn't just implemented is so strange to me. Not everyone wants to play the same way, and not everyone should have to. There is no wrong way to play - free for all or divided loot, but it just seems like the developers want to punish people for wanting to play with their friends in a carefree, no-loot-grabbing environment. Oh well.

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thepmrc wrote:

If something could be done to prevent the screen clutter that comes with more people in a party I would be an advocate of pure FFA looting, but as long as the entire screen is nothing but loot clutter in every combat situation I will be letting the devs know that the current system is broken.

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oranged wrote:

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thepmrc wrote:

If something could be done to prevent the screen clutter that comes with more people in a party I would be an advocate of pure FFA looting, but as long as the entire screen is nothing but loot clutter in every combat situation I will be letting the devs know that the current system is broken.

Pro-tip: In the game go to >Options>UI>Always Highlight: UNCHECK

I just solved your problem. How blown is your mind right now?

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thepmrc wrote:

It seems to me that GGG needs to add some sort of loot monkey monster that steals loot off the ground in Solo games... gotta get that loot tension in solo play too, make it more engaging... I don't about you guys, but I think that would make the game a lot more fun!