JohnCapital
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- Jul 19, 2006
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- John Teacher Capital
Not mad at any players. Just mad at the situation.
(Fictional numbers, but you get the idea)
Folks decay 4k into a huge shared loot mob, and the loot is a measly 75% return (3k), which is bad enough.
BUT over half of that loot is an item that goes to one player, leaving less than 1.5k to go back to the others usually in the form of ammo/shrapnel.
Sure, that person w/ the item is happy, but everyone else? Toasted.
Team hunts
Shared Loot
BIG difference
Possible fix:
IF you have mobs that are intentionally too big for a 12-man team to kill, then please fill its loot with stackables.
There are nice MU stackables that can be offered in controlled amounts for stupidly large uber hofs involving 40 people. Items are NOT a way to make all involved happy.
(Fictional numbers, but you get the idea)
Folks decay 4k into a huge shared loot mob, and the loot is a measly 75% return (3k), which is bad enough.
BUT over half of that loot is an item that goes to one player, leaving less than 1.5k to go back to the others usually in the form of ammo/shrapnel.
Sure, that person w/ the item is happy, but everyone else? Toasted.
Team hunts
- Only those invited count
- you see exactly who loots what
- Social pressure to share good loot
- Easy to screenshot names in team list, to know who to share with
Shared Loot
- Anyone and everyone, even people you don't like
- What dropped? Who looted it? Who knows.
- There's actually social pressure to HIDE if you looted something good
- Who was there, in case I want to share? Who was barely even shooting? F*ck if I know. (I suppose I can click the "nearby" list and screenie that, hoping they ALL were shooting. )
BIG difference
Possible fix:
IF you have mobs that are intentionally too big for a 12-man team to kill, then please fill its loot with stackables.
- combat token
- BTAU or similar (rare amt)
- midastree boards
- heart oil
- etc. etc
There are nice MU stackables that can be offered in controlled amounts for stupidly large uber hofs involving 40 people. Items are NOT a way to make all involved happy.