Alexander loot systems sucks :/

[Nadirah]

My entire problem with the Alexander loot system is that if you don't get your item that week, you're behind. Permanently. So you're compelled to run it over and over and over and over and over and the quality of groups I get in df just suck.

I don't have a static per se, but I do go with my FC. We cleared A4 *once* last week. Wasn't remotely enough to get everyone their pieces. The groups are so bad that I just stopped healing them and run as Summoner. Definitely not worth the hassle.

I know they want people to keep running it, but when you have to essentially bribe people to keep running it with shit RNG, then the content itself kinda sucks.

WoW's LFR has a one loot eligible kill per week rule and it doesn't have problems filling spots for people through the raid finder system. When they still had the valor system(kinda like tomestones) I'd run it once a week for those. Adding Esoterics to the boss kills once a week would solve the "but no one is running it" problem.

[Bloodrain]

Hi every1,

Just create a PF farm party. Something like this:

"A4 Farm. Stay for 4 runs. Know mechanics."

I used that last night and got a crappy team the 1st time and then got a 2nd great team and we all stayed for 4 runs and I believe only 1 or 2 players did not get items. Again, the loot system isn't perfect, but at least by running it 4 times you theoretically give chance for all 8 players to get something and people will stay. You do get the occasionally loot and scoot players, but what can you do.
Unless you really do have super bad luck with rolls, you should get something by a 2nd farm group, if needed. Unless your all aiming for the same 1 item, then pray that it drops twice on each run.

[KamikazeMan]

Idk why they can't just award one universal token per floor that can be traded for certain gear pieces; 4 Alexander Tokens can get you a body piece, 5 for a weapon, 2 for head piece, 1 for jewelry, etc. That's how I assumed the system would work...not this weird token system we we're given.

[A-Shock]

Idk why they can't just award one universal token per floor that can be traded for certain gear pieces; 4 Alexander Tokens can get you a body piece, 5 for a weapon, 2 for head piece, 1 for jewelry, etc. That's how I assumed the system would work...not this weird token system we we're given.

Nothing is ever easy with SE..

[SonTensei]

So lets look at what loot options have already been tried

T1-T13 Coil - Weekly Lockout, total RNG on Drops

CT - Weekly loot lockout, can run as many times as you want till you get your stuff-drops job specific

Primals - Tokens or totems to trade in or upgrade items

Alex -- Weekly loot lockout, Tokens you farm till you get what you want need and trade in/

Lets not forget, we need to farm upgrade items from hunts as well. ...

What is left people? Ohhh I know how about craft items from the fights that require you to be able to make it yourself? lol naa thats too 2001... hmm
What other ideas are there?

Instead of complaining come up with a solution!

[senjyo]

So lets look at what loot options have already been tried

T1-T13 Coil - Weekly Lockout, total RNG on Drops

CT - Weekly loot lockout, can run as many times as you want till you get your stuff-drops job specific

Primals - Tokens or totems to trade in or upgrade items

Alex -- Weekly loot lockout, Tokens you farm till you get what you want need and trade in/

Lets not forget, we need to farm upgrade items from hunts as well. ...

What is left people? Ohhh I know how about craft items from the fights that require you to be able to make it yourself? lol naa thats too 2001... hmm
What other ideas are there?

Instead of complaining come up with a solution!

Stop being ignorant, people already come up lots of solution. One of them is make one uniform token for all pieces, that way you don't need RNG on 1 specific loot + rolling, you only need RNG on rolling.

[Ashkendor]

Stop being ignorant, people already come up lots of solution. One of them is make one uniform token for all pieces, that way you don't need RNG on 1 specific loot + rolling, you only need RNG on rolling.

Cause people totally wouldn't just farm A2 all day for all their tokens or anything. Way too abusable.

[SonTensei]

Alright those people who are complaining, question for you? Did you run Coil? T1-T13? If you did you know what the alternative is right?
4 weeks, no drop for your job, 12 clears no weapon drop, etc... I'm fairly certain everyone has encountered a person who has had the bad end of RNGesus.

How many times did the same item no one wanted hit the floor?

The current system is an improvement over that. tell me otherwise and your lying to yourself.

Ran 4 times and lost the lot, finally got on 5th >>>> Ran 4 weeks and nothing dropped for me at all.

[Khalithar]

Alright those people who are complaining, question for you? Did you run Coil? T1-T13? If you did you know what the alternative is right?
4 weeks, no drop for your job, 12 clears no weapon drop, etc... I'm fairly certain everyone has encountered a person who has had the bad end of RNGesus.

How many times did the same item no one wanted hit the floor?

The current system is an improvement over that. tell me otherwise and your lying to yourself.

Ran 4 times and lost the lot, finally got on 5th >>>> Ran 4 weeks and nothing dropped for me at all.

This reasoning doesn't really work. Sure, the loot system is better than coil, no one can argue that. That doesn't however make this current system acceptable though, also, SE disagrees with you that the loot system is good, hence why they are making plans to change it.

[SonTensei]

This reasoning doesn't really work. Sure, the loot system is better than coil, no one can argue that. That doesn't however make this current system acceptable though, also, SE disagrees with you that the loot system is good, hence why they are making plans to change it.

Its not the perfect system, but its better than the 2.x system.