Need before greed in pickup groups?

Icaro · #1 02-12-2011, 04:52 AM

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Originally Posted by h0tr0d (shaere) [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

This. Mainly the bullshit factor. MY first experience with NBG here was a group in Highpass. Some DE warrior? won a shralok pack, citing his heavy armor as need. Myself, as a young monk wanted to, protest, but eh, he had a point. A few hours later he was selling it in EC. What was that name.. Chtulu?

That's not NBG... That's just lame.

soup · #2 02-12-2011, 05:16 AM

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That's not NBG... That's just lame.

Don't forget that for every time you catch the person claiming need and selling the item in EC later there are like 10 other people who claim need and sell it without ever getting noticed.

Bubbles · #3 02-12-2011, 06:58 AM

Need before greed is so relative in a lot of spots.

For example: in lower guk dead side, there isn't a single item a druid would 'need'.

In Solb, discounting fire giants and efreeti, there simply isn't a lot of need in most of the drops.

But yeah, in general, i've always gone with need before greed. It's 10x more rewarding to watch someone put on a new piece of gear and continue on fighting than watching someone score something and go 'oh that'll rule for my 3rd alt!"

Pick up groups are generally something i normally just avoid, though.. I imagine a lot of those are straight /random 100s for whatever drops just because there's no other simply way to gauge need among 6 strangers and keep everyone happy (not everyone is so socialist and myopian about clapping for others getting loot).

As for 'Greed' in lower guk.. well.. considering 3/4s of anything killed in lower guk is killed solo by dang plat farmers, the greed component killed the mere concept of "grouping" entirely heh.

Icaro · #4 02-12-2011, 07:27 AM

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Don't forget that for every time you catch the person claiming need and selling the item in EC later there are like 10 other people who claim need and sell it without ever getting noticed.

Well, I don't see a point in a warrior claiming as "need" for a wt reduction bag tbh.

soup · #5 02-12-2011, 08:01 AM

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Well, I don't see a point in a warrior claiming as "need" for a wt reduction bag tbh.

Then the group shouldn't have bought his claim, lol