Not really needed, but not bad...
I have never been able to figure out what the big deal is with ninja-looting, alph-looting, etc.
I do like this addition (though agree it would be nice to have options for it).
I guess it is just because when I team, I tend to start teams and lay down the rules up front:
-For normal items, if the character you are playing can make use of it (besides selling it) then do so. If it replaces another item (in the case of weapons/armor/etc) then offer up the item it replaced.
-If the character you are playing can not make use of an item, offer it up to see if someone else in the group can. If not, its yours if you could put it to use (on an alt or whatnot) or anyone elses if not.
-If you get a second item of a category (armor/weapons/nanos/etc) you pick which one you would rather keep and offer up the other one. If no one else needs/wants it, its yours too.
-For very rare items, those who need them the most get them so long as there are not others in the group that could make good use of it and the finder has not gotten another good rare item (if he has, then one must be offered up). If no one needs it, the finder can keep it.
-Anyone who pisses and moans about not getting an item gets booted. I dont care to spend my game time fighting over random items.
I could care less about fair as I prefer to go the route of "who can make good use of X".
Needless to say, this method helps find like minded people that are there to have a good time and help the group out and weeds out those that are there for the Ph4t Lo0t and could care less whether someone actually needs it when they could sell it instead.
I think this change will help me by virtue of letting everyone in my groups know that I am being straight up with my rules...as most times, I make it known that I loot and divvy up all the goodies. Anything no one can use I sell and split the cash up at missions end.
-Religion
Well, the game could use this solution anyways
Player chat reaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaally ought to get seperated from battle spam. Theres only so much you can turn off before you end up getting killed over it.
They can put loot messages on the spam window.
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[team] wheres the up buttom?
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[team] afk a sec
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[team] did someone say something?
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