let's get real about item loot

[Runya]

How about diminishing return on being looted?

[Lowlife]

I posted like, runlvlzero levels yesterday while being trapped behind my laptop at work for like 24 hours. I went home and passed the fuck out. (If anyone has been on barracks duty, you understand) I literally was dreaming about item loot and shit. So.. I need to get the fuck away from this shit for a few days.

Having said that, DrScience won me over. I think removal of no drops is crucial for the acquisition of gear, if nothing else, by non-pve specialists and to deter zergs. While it will be much, much more population damaging, and increase player attrition of bluebies/eqmac/casuals, no-no drops requires a variant of RZ style item loot, be it old school or nilbog's.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMWGXt979yg

[Aenor]

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

I literally was dreaming about item loot and shit. So.. I need to get the fuck away from this shit for a few days.

It's a teams99 feeding frenzy up in this bitch. lol at the please no more gif.

[Tradesonred]

No drop on Rallos for me was a table turner. Where before i had hardly any chance against twinks, I died a little slower... that was something.

I was about to quit because i thought i came in too late, people are geared to the teeth, and halloween 2001 happened where i frantically scavenged 8 pieces of no drop gear lying on bodies in different zones.

Without that i probably would have quit, mind you the chest piece i think dropped off a lvl 35 mob, and it was still hard to fight twinks with that gear on.

Im not sure about the high end no drop, wont speak of it because i dont have alot of experience in it. But i do have experience in being a naked noob vs twinks and i think that no drop tiered custom sets would really help the pop thats not the hardcore vets from red99 not bleed out fast. I think we should do it exactly like on Rallos, through event mobs that at the same time make for some great pvp events as people fight over event mobs.

[Runya]

Lol halloween events on rz were the best

[Tune]

AWW YISSS

[Gustoo]

Wearing a set of paintakingly collected obscure pieces of scrub no drop gear was one of the most enjoyable features of an item loot server. It meant that previously useless garbage items were now worth acquiring because they let you roll around as a warrior with some PVE capabilities but not having to worry so much about getting wizard ganked when you're at 5%hp.

Possibly some kind of drop able item balancing for the high end. But I think to make all items droppable would be to deprive the server of a very very very valuable classic element of the game. So far, every custom GM derived implementation of the "ultimate super pro custom pvp box" has been basically a failure. R99 has custom features that have only served to make it less than it could have been. I will hate to see T99 be another half baked server because in a lot of ways it is our last chance.

[Nirgon]

DO IT

NOW

[Philipangoo]

I just remember rolling around looking naked for the most part and wearing nice droppable jewelry and items that weren't visible. Made bagging them that much easier. On loot servers no one can tank worth a shit cause everyones too afraid to wear good armor unless its like bronze even in a grp. But knowing that, I even recalled a mage nuking our tank to loot his bronze bp. Was good times.

[Kelsar]

BLUF - DONT PLAY IF YOU CANT TAKE ITEM LOOT