Suggestion: Greed, Need and "I'll take it if no one else wants it..."

[MilesSaintboroguh]

To keep it simple, how about if everyone passes, instead of saying "the item could not be obtained", just say "everyone passed on the item. Unclaimed items will be lost after 60 seconds". Within this 60 seconds any player could re-open the loot window and instantly claim the item to avoid it being lost completely. Claims could either be first come first serve (since everyone hit pass already), or just another roll for all who claimed after the 60 seconds is up (or everyone hit claim).

Why would anyone change their mind if everyone passed in the first place? This is becoming an aggressive salesman that won't leave you alone because you refused to buy what he was selling. People don't want items, that's why they hit PASS.

And what about instances where you can only roll for loot once a week? Am I going to be forced to take a piece of gear I don't want and get screwed over by the weekly limitation?