kim@... wrote:
>
> From: <kim@...>
>
> On Thu, 11 Nov 1999, Ken Bachman wrote:
>
> > them, I am quite comfortable with calling alpha loot
> > order. I don't like FFA loot at all, for three reasons:
> > 1) it cheats the spellcasters, who are too far from the
> > action to get to loot the "good" bodies (plus I'd rather
> > have them sitting on their tushies medding than running
> > around madly trying to get their fair share of treasure);
> > 2) nobody ever thinks that they're looting their fair
> > share of FFA bodies; and 3) too many people leave the
> > "junk" bodies behind, then mentally count them off against
> > you if you choose to loot them yourself.
>
> At higher levels, the primary concern is not becoming
> encumbered with too much loot, so most people tend to just
> loot what they need which is why FFA works. At least I
> haven't met anyone past about level 30 that went on a looting
> binge when it was declared FFA. In fact, I've noticed we tend
> to have a lot of corpses rot on us unlooted when it's FFA -
> nobody wants to pick up the extra weight. Looting out of
> order was a pretty big problem at lower levels though. One
> guy I was grouped with immediately looted anything with a
> weapon whether or not it was his turn, then began complaining
> he was encumbered. Needless to say, that group didn't last
> long.
>
> --
> John H. Kim
> kim@...
>
Yeah, I would LIKE to be in a group like that, but I don't play as much
as I would like to, and I don't have a regular group. And while
some of the players I end up with are like me (they just don't play
regularly), there are other not-so-neutral reasons why others are not in
regular groups. Strict alpha loot avoids one of the most annoying loot
problems that I constantly run into, which is the guy who "generously"
loots less than his fair share of the crappy stuff in order to give him
self-justification for taking all the good stuff. Hating to be greedy,
but I could still use a lot more money than I've got in the bank. An
occasional nice item would be good, too. ;)
Kenross Cantoforjado, 32 songs, Innoruuk