Request - Smart Loot System for Raiding

[Damanexor]

I'd like to see a system implemented (for raids where there is a loot lockout) that would analyze the classes in a party and drop gear that can be used by members of that party.

Diablo 3 did something similar to this and the system worked quite well!

It's frustrating running World of Darkness and never seeing gear drop for members in your group. Especially if you have a 1 week loot lockout.

[Wintersandman]

It's their way of keeping people going back to WoD. If people get their loot right away what is the incentive for them to keep going?

[ChameleonMS]

It's their way of keeping people going back to WoD. If people get their loot right away what is the incentive for them to keep going?

True, true but a bias percentage climber would be a happy medium. What would a reasonable expectation be? Say two runs per day, thus, if you exceed 14 runs in a week, the chance of your gear dropping should increase significantly. But, RNGesus is so much easier to code and nothing will change.

[Wintersandman]

True, true but a bias percentage climber would be a happy medium. What would a reasonable expectation be? Say two runs per day, thus, if you exceed 14 runs in a week, the chance of your gear dropping should increase significantly. But, RNGesus is so much easier to code and nothing will change.

2 runs a day is quite a stretch all in itself. I could use lots of gear from WoD but will only do 1-2 runs a week. I would honestly prefer if there was no lockout. The lockout is the root of the problem. By the time I get the gear I want. I will already have enough Poetics to buy my respective pieces.

Here is another way to think about it. Poetic tomestones have been out for over 2 months. A lot of people are already rockin i120 in almost every slot. WoD is just helping people catch up or glamour which I firmly believe is silly. So why a lockout?

Please don't say "But Glamour". I will bang my head against my desk.

[Amelia_Pond_Behemoth]

2.4 added gear of Scouting. Who knows how many more types of gearsets will be added in the future. I'm pretty sure Dark Knight and Astrologan will use Fending and Healing respectively. But what about Machinist? Are they going to add another? Share it with Aiming? Who knows?

Currently we have:
Fending
Healing
Casting
Striking
Maiming
Aiming
Scouting

The more sets added to the game, the more possible loots per chest and a reduced chance of getting the item you want. Something needs to be done and fast!

Edit: I would be fine with a token system that 2.4's dungeons used. Sure you might have more people rolling against you, but at least nothing hits the floor.

[ShaneDawn]

Here is another way to think about it. Poetic tomestones have been out for over 2 months. A lot of people are already rockin i120 in almost every slot. WoD is just helping people catch up or glamour which I firmly believe is silly. So why a lockout?

Or it could be the stats. Bard Magitek Chest is utter garbage (Skill Speed/Accuracy), but the WoD Chest is a direct upgrade to the Auroral one. Crit/Det, ballin\\'.

With the current system I too can only bring myself to do 1-2 runs a week. I don\\'t intend to farm that tedious road in hopes of a one gear piece I need among dozens, most likely to compete it with another Bard. I think a dungeon token system would be needed, as I\\'ve hears of people completing it 30+ times in the course of a week trying to get a specigic drop. Complete WoD=1 token. Specific piece of gear dropping? Np, you can at least work towards it by collecting tokens.

[Trixxy]

"Hoh boy, Alliance A consists of three BLMs and a BRD! Let's where I've put my leftover DRG gear and belts..."

-WoD

[ShaneDawn]

Ps. Written by phone, why no edit option for grammar mistakes?

[Trixxy]

Let's see* rather.
Damn you mobile forums for not letting me edit my posts.

[Best-MNK-NA]

Not good enough. This would simply be a band-aid fix for a loot system that's fundamentally broken. Token system or bust, it's that simple. Duplicates for classes you have are just as much a waste of your time and effort as drops for classes you don't have.