I wonder why is it, that many people think that intrinsicly, the person who hits it first deserves the best reward? If we had to decide which person or team is most instrumental in defeating a large scale NM, why would it be the person who hit it first? If your talking about like normal monsters i guess i can see how such a system wouldnt be that bad, but if you are talking about a monster strong enough that no single player, or even single party of people could defeat it fast enough, then what does being there first proove?

If you have a monster that takes 30 people to defeat it, why does the person who hit it first have more value than the other 29 who were required to kill it? First to claim = best prize is not really the best system for all situations. I think they should abandon the idea that the first to hit something should get the best prize automaticaly. If they set up a merit situation (not just dmg done, because honestly that is only one contribution to a fight) or basically give everyone their own roll at drops say each person who helps has the same chance to roll 3-5 drops. I think it would be a better answer.