Need vs. Greed; official stance?

[Roth_Trailfinder]

Personal opinion but I only Need if the item is an upgrade to what I am currently wearing, OR if I see someone else hitting Need on something that is not an upgrade to something they are wearing. IE - I’m on Monk, and the Healer in all 590/600 gear rolls Need on the 360 healer item that dropped, then I will roll Need on any other items I can in that run.

[Renalt]

It's called Need vs Greed. Need if you need and Greed if you want it for other reasons. If it drops and you aren't of the class that can use it...need is locked out so just hope you can get the highest roll on Greed.

[UkcsAlias]

Personal opinion but I only Need if the item is an upgrade to what I am currently wearing, OR if I see someone else hitting Need on something that is not an upgrade to something they are wearing. IE - I’m on Monk, and the Healer in all 590/600 gear rolls Need on the 360 healer item that dropped, then I will roll Need on any other items I can in that run.

In most cases i just click need whenever i can (but then again, as healer that usualy is a guarantee anyway). For other items i often enough just greed knowing others are more likely to take it over. If there are 2 healers, i just assume the other player to also click need.

An exception is when i am in a lobby with people i know (with voice chat). If they mention they would like a certain item, i generaly avoid clicking need/greed on those to give them the chance to obtain it (even if they can need, i just pass it because i cant bother to pay more attention to that window anyway).

The other exception is when the levels of the items are simply too low, the GC tokens are then simply not worth cluttering your inventory (3 items being worth just 1 high level item), and even for desynthesize they for me arent worth it anymore (my retainers have better stuff to sell, and for crafting its not usefull enough).

I think this is why the system is as it is, and does a good job. Its usualy only DPS vs DPS that has the issue because they can both need.

EDIT: and before you think its egoism, note that turning in those items at the GC benefits your FC, so you help your FC members by doing so.