On Tue, Nov 02/99, "Kimes, Dean W." <
Dean_Kimes@...> wrote:
> From: "Kimes, Dean W." <Dean_Kimes@...>
>
> I beginning to think there should be a level check on a critter when he dies
> that his corpse disappears immediately if your level is more than a certain
> amount greater than the mob. I was vehemently against this idea when it was
> initially proposed by Verant. Its better than making everything 'no drop'
I don't know about this. There's a ton of problems with this and it
would require changes Verant won't want to make. For one, they'd have to
rethink their current "everything about L18 attacks" setup. If I'm going
to have to fight green mobs 32 levels below mine, I better at least get
loot from them, no matter how pitiful. As well, what about necros
hunting for bone chips or druids hunting for bat wings?
> the way it is becoming now. This would chase away some of the higher levels
> from lower level events however. I think cutting it off at the xp gaining
> point would be too tight though, get 4 mobs on me that are just barely too
> green to give xp and I may still be in trouble depending on the zone.
> There's nothing I hate more than killing a new mob, only to find a cool item
> for a monk or caster that is 'no drop'. Normally I could give it away or
> sell it to a guildmember, making it 'no drop' just makes it useless. Quests
> are becoming especially true for this. Do a quest and get an item you can't
> use. If this is supposed to make us do quests that are for our class only
> then it sucks even worse as there are many monk and paladin quests but
> nearly no bard quests. 'No Drop' is no solution its merely a crutch used to
> avoid a real solution.
>
Personally I also hate letting items go to waste, but it at least fits
in with Verant's appearant philosophy of keeping items rare by any means
possible. If they didn't have the items no drop, they'd probably cut the
spawn of items even more to assure that everyone didn't have one.
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