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Loot System
petesmisc
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There has been a lot of HYPE for this game as of the last month or so, hence, it has reached my ears/eye.
I started to read the wiki and watch the varies youtube vids to learn more.
As someone who has played the largest population MMO currently in play, I have some experience with the loot system and especially MASTER LOOTER aka NINJA Loot system.
I CAN NOT BELIEVE that all these experienced MMO developers think that a loot system based on MASTER LOOTER is a good idea!!
The largest population MMO switched off of MASTER LOOTer about two years ago to the great cheers of all players! It is now using what they call Personal Loot along with a bonus roll if the player chooses.
So, my experience with Master Looter aka Master NINJA.
1. My guild had to use a system called DKP (Dragon Kill Points) to keep guild members happy (honest guild)
2. Some guilds had rules where the officers where geared up first (run from those guilds)!
3. PUGs is where the NINJA comes into play, when its time to distribute the loot, after three or more hours of killing and being killed, the LOOT MASTER conveniently disconnects! All the hours are wasted, poof goes the loot.
Given the nature of the loot drops in AOC, rarity of gear drop and high need for high quality crafting material, the opportunity for GREED/NINJA and just plain Dishonesty abounds!
How in everything that is right with the world can the Chief Muck Muck think that a loot system based on Master Looter is a good idea? It is lazy thinking.
This will create a nightmare for the GMs chasing and trying to restore stolen loot not to mention endless DRAMA in guilds.
Has no one learned anything from playing the early 2000 MMO's?
If the loot system is Master Looter, I for one will not waste my time because I already know what will happen, never again will I waste my time in a game using that system.
The distribution of loot from World Boss kills is another story. It also needs more thought put into it or the very least, testing.
I started to read the wiki and watch the varies youtube vids to learn more.
As someone who has played the largest population MMO currently in play, I have some experience with the loot system and especially MASTER LOOTER aka NINJA Loot system.
I CAN NOT BELIEVE that all these experienced MMO developers think that a loot system based on MASTER LOOTER is a good idea!!
The largest population MMO switched off of MASTER LOOTer about two years ago to the great cheers of all players! It is now using what they call Personal Loot along with a bonus roll if the player chooses.
So, my experience with Master Looter aka Master NINJA.
1. My guild had to use a system called DKP (Dragon Kill Points) to keep guild members happy (honest guild)
2. Some guilds had rules where the officers where geared up first (run from those guilds)!
3. PUGs is where the NINJA comes into play, when its time to distribute the loot, after three or more hours of killing and being killed, the LOOT MASTER conveniently disconnects! All the hours are wasted, poof goes the loot.
Given the nature of the loot drops in AOC, rarity of gear drop and high need for high quality crafting material, the opportunity for GREED/NINJA and just plain Dishonesty abounds!
How in everything that is right with the world can the Chief Muck Muck think that a loot system based on Master Looter is a good idea? It is lazy thinking.
This will create a nightmare for the GMs chasing and trying to restore stolen loot not to mention endless DRAMA in guilds.
Has no one learned anything from playing the early 2000 MMO's?
If the loot system is Master Looter, I for one will not waste my time because I already know what will happen, never again will I waste my time in a game using that system.
The distribution of loot from World Boss kills is another story. It also needs more thought put into it or the very least, testing.
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It is not a good game. It has not added anything worth keeping to the genre. It is a game targeted at - and thus populated by - children.
There will be more than one system to choose from. If you are joining a pug you can check if it master loot or need before greed and go from there. If for any reason you get tricked/scammed I don't think a GM will assist unless its a game bug or some sort. You would have to deal with issues on your own accord.
except what is your defination of need? Cause if my legendary sword is at 10% durability and I have to scrap a legenday anything to get the mat I need to repair it...then any legendary that drops I technically do need as without it I am about to loose my weapon...
Its a trust based system where the player can choose need or greed based on the item dropped. Granted in a pug, everyone will choose need so this system will be based on a roll (usually 0-100). It would be very random and prevent one person from "stealing" all the loot.
The McDonald's of MMOs? McDonald's is a very profitable franchise with millions eating their food every day, don't make lite of that!
They will have other loot systems, yes NeedB4Greed is another looser and of course, round robin, all system from fifteen years ago!
There is nothing interesting in this MMO, I like the idea of the Class system although I think Guild Wars had that over a decade ago (where are they now?)
The point of a MMO is to play with others (PVE) and against others (PVP) and in return for the time spent I expect to have something to show for it and not be scammed by a loot system.
Everyone talks about a community/love and peace blah blah blah, but the fact is, children are playing the game, greedy/nasty/ just plain dip shits will be playing the game, no amount of expectation or desire for honesty or fairness or "oh he's my guildy or oh, he/she didn't get anything yet" is involved when it comes to loot, everyone wants it, that's what everyone plays for. And its even more emphasized in this game because of the need for high level crafting items
So, for me, I'm not holding my breath for this game, the loot system as it currently is defined tells me all I need to know.
Ehm i Just want to ask what loot system you propose with no soulbound gear?
Dkp you can do with ur gild, no1 blocks that from happening.
Right there is the issue 95 percent of the best stuff needs to be bop. Hell its not even boe !
You need to learn to spend time investing in a group of players that arent trolls. If you spend your time building relationships with a community they are less likely to screw you over and if you spend time getting into a good guild they would also be less likely to screw you.
Your issue doesnt seem to be loot systems it seems to be that you refuse to be a part of a community. It doesn't seem like the loot systems of AoC are being built for anti-social solo players. If that's your thing (might be mine, i'm pretty anit-social) then it seems like the artisan paths may be a better progression path for you or someone like you.
With most gear not being BoP a player should be able to buy almost anything they want which in theory would allow dedicated solo players to get geared out without dealing with loot drops.
Which is why it needs to be bop we don’t need someone with bought gold being able to then buy all the very best gear.
Well, as long there is no personal loot, I think no1 will find a better system to use. If any devteam adds anything then it's likely to be conveniences. Bop won't change a lot.
Imagine acting like everyone that plays/played WoW loves the personal loot system.
Imagine acting like joining a PuG raid with master loot rules was ever a good idea.
That's a pretty great joke there, friend.
Lol.
Then why are you even here?
I would propose a loot system that treats everyone equally (for Raids/Dungeons) and allows them to get loot without human intervention or bias (all done under the hood by a game (loot) management system). This way if you don't get loot, its no one persons fault, everyone has an equal chance with no bias or scam, that equals no loot DRAMA.
So, yes, I have played WOW from its beginning and I wont bore you with all the DRAMA surrounding the Master Loot system, DKP was needed by guilds to keep members from leaving the guild and because Master Looter was the only option, there was no other way to remove the "human bias/scam".
They also have a token that can be used by the player to "roll" for loot on that boss, which gives them another chance at something.
All that gives the player some control of possibly getting loot but regardless, if they don't get loot, they don't feel cheated.
Now, WOW uses a system they call "Personal Loot" for everything, Dungeons/Raids/World Boss and I have not heard one single complaint about it, yes, people still get upset if an item does not drop for them but that's different from being upset because the Guild Master decides that he wants that ring or sword, or his buddy wants it.
You can NOT allow another human being to decide who gets loot!
Master Looter, NeedB4Greed and Round Robin should NOT be in the game, period!
But as has been advertised, this game is being funded by a fat cat old time MMO player, I would think that he of all people would be concerned by the loot system (Master Looter, etc). And if he wants to innovate, don't use something that is twenty years old and universally hated and leads to a lot of problems.
Oh, I forgot to mention that apparently all loot is account wide and can be sent to ALTs, lol, wow, talk about an even greater incentive to "cheat" at loot distribution. (I could be wrong on this so don't hesitate to correct me)
Really tired of this rodeo tbh, people acting like there's isn't a sizable crowd of MMO players that left WoW in large part because of the welfare epics and lack of social dynamics. Not every game needs to appeal to the masses.
I have never taken a pole but I sure know that there is hell of less DRAMA and bitching now that Master Looter is gone. The only people that want it back that I know of are the Streamer's
I honestly cant imagine joining a PUG with a Master Loot rules, it was NEVER a good idea.
Why am I here, because of all the recent hype for this game and after checking some things out aka LOOT SYSTEM, I had to speak UP!
Steven and Intrepid have been extremely vocal about the importance of the social interaction components of games, and that their removal has been a contributing factor in the stagnation of the MMO genre.
Individualised loot is bad for a game in the same way that a group finder is bad for it. While on its face, it might appear to be beneficial for the sake of convenience player comfort, but they both work to undermine the social component of games, pushing players further apart.
Friction between players isn't necessarily a bad thing, particularly in a game built around player interactions. If your experience of the game is entirely divorced from everyone else's, all for the sake of comfort, then what you're looking at is an always-online single player experience with added multiplayer.
Social interaction is key to the MMO genre, and key to the stated goals for AoC. Your words here sound like you're asking to be protected from those very interactions and to be given a participation award for showing up to group content. That desire runs contrary to everything AoC is about.
The fact that you think all guilds that successfully utilize master loot break down into these categories tells me that you've never been in a serious long-term guild of any kind, ever.
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Are you kidding me?!!! So being cheated out of loot because of a dishonest Loot Master is fun game and social interaction? Spending the time and pulling your weight in a Dungeon/Raid is asking for a "Participation Award"?!!
How in the hell do you come up with these things? How in heavens name asking for a "fair" loot system not socially acceptable, either your reading comprehension is shit or you are a shill for this game (that's the only choice you have, Loot Master)
Seriously, if you are a developer of this game, I have no hope for it, it will die.
I have said enough, let time be the judge.
Oh and btw, group finder is a great feature as it allows Dungeon groups to be formed quickly, so if AOC wants to drag out the time to form simple dungeon groups, fine, run around asking everyone you see if they want to do a dungeon with you (great time waster @16 bucks a month), that's sure a lot of quality social interaction.
This game is clearly not for you, please let us have to game we want and go back to playing WoW, as it is clearly what you want.
Funny enough, I've been playing MMOs for literally 20 years, and I have once, ONCE had a bad master looter experience. The other thousands of them have been perfectly fine, because I only use the system with people I trust.
Please.
Picking up FIFA expecting to play Madden is just going to disappoint you.
I wasn't commenting on their popularity, I was commenting on their quality.
While Mcdonalds may well be good fast food, it is not good food.
WoW may be a good game, but it is not a good MMORPG.
Just switch off Master Looter. There are 3 loot strategies (with a potential of a fourth - check the wiki
IMO Lootmaster works well in raids where you can trust your GL - get the content done and discuss on the loot later.
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I do agree the WB loot needs more thought though. It would be nice to have some sort of Global Loot Pool/System. Given that noobs/other people outside the large party would like to come in a beat the WB. I would hate it if my team and I didn't tag the WB but did >50% of the DMG and got no reward because the "tagging" team did ~41% lol.
I'm bad at making money in games so I'm not one of those players who have several billions in their pockets but there are always quite many people who have that money. So that makes it kinda impossible for me to get anything from bidding because I can't bid much.
Yes I could search for a party that has different loot rules but what I'm scared of is, that someday there are too many rich players and the bidding rule kinda becomes the norm and it will be almost impossible to find a party with different rules. I've seen similar things happen in enough mmo's to be rightfully scared in that regard I think.
When it comes to Lootmaster... well... just kill the guy if he plans to trick you? If the other party members aren't in on it with him they'll even help you get rid of him.
Here a player created bounty would come in handy if you can't get back at him yourself.
This.
We're not here hoping for another WoW. We want the opposite of WoW.
A lot of us hate WoW. WoW ruined the MMORPG genre for real fans of MMOs.
The less like WoW this game is, the better.