"Need before greed"

[Hazek]

Originally Posted by gundumbwing [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Putting the weird and teenage angst riddled posts of the OP aside, "Greed" IS the absolute fairest loot distribution in EQ. A few of you seem to be getting tunnel vision over the concept of NBG and losing sight on the looting mechanics of the game you are playing.

NBG only makes sense in MMOs where almost all wanted items are bound and unsellable upon looting, like WoW. A NBG system works well to fairly distribute said bound loot. And usually in these MMO's there are rare and valuable drops that aren't bound on loot. These items are almost always Greeded in groups because they can be traded with anyone and thus be sold for likely a good chunk of change so it's fair to everyone, even if a group member wanted it for a upgrade.

NBG doesn't make sense in an MMO where almost all wanted items can be looted and traded at will, like EQ. Almost Every single item in the game has lucrative value to every single group member whether it be monetary or character building. Platinum in EQ can directly correlate to character strength, so it's generally more fair to use the "greed" rule. NBG in EQ is just another weapon in a neckbeards aresnal to shriek in your group chat about fairness while leveling his 5th alt.

That being said, my personal experience on teal has been mostly NBG through these lower levels with large PP items being agreed to /random. EQ is a strange beast.

Only classes that can equip NO DROP should roll on those since the value is different than others who would vendor it. But for tradeable items the value is literally equal for everyone. Regardless of what they do with it.