Rolling need for your companion

You're using circular logic lmao - doesn't work here bud

And this is why i will only run content with Guild groups.

The idea is simple, your companion is considered "off spec" for the concept of rolling on gear.

And when something comes up that my companions can use i ask in chat \ mumble hey that's an upgrade for x companion can i roll on it.


Your companion does nothing for you in a flashpoint that has 4 players,

Your companion does nothing for you in operations,

Your companion does nothing for you in warzones.

You only need your companion for 2+ content and solo'ing, which your companion does not need top gear for.

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http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=136456

I have done this a few times, but always asking first: "Hey, that's a perfect huge upgrade for Khem, Mind if I roll need on it?" If there are no objections, off I go. Usually, I only ask this if no one else has rolled Need on it already, as I feel PCs have a priority over Companions.


It is up to us to have an etiquette for these things. Make C-3PO proud!

Best solution : Dont pug
Second best solution : If you do decide to pug, set up loot rules


Yes it's annoying if someone rolls for your item but thank the maker it's SWTOR. Armor/Weps drop on a regular basis.

Coming from a game where I tried 300+ runs to get a weapon for my class and decided to leave the game because bosses pretty much never dropped anything at all I find SWTOR very friendly with their loottable.

My solutuion, which worked quite well in WoW as a healer, was to announce at the beginning of the instance that ninja's won't be healed. But maybe that may not work too well in this game as many classes have the ability to heal themselves... but something to keep in the back of your head. I will ALWAYS ask if I can "need" roll on something for my pet. It's just common courtesy - oh yeah, this is a MMO, what was I thinking...

On most topics, I usually just let the game go as played, but this is just low when it happens and you have no way to prevent it. Even if your grp agrees not to, what happens if it does? You've just wasted time and effort. So, in this case, I don't buy the, "Oh well, guess nothing you can do" thinking.

Here's my solution. Add a "Need for companion" roll option. Then create a mechanic that locks out your companion from equipping any item won through a standard "Need" roll. It's essentially a conditional greed.

But, since i'm all for choice. I would ALSO make that a loot rule option. So you can have master looter, round robin, companion lock, etc. That way, you can announce in your pug what your going to do and THEN let the players decide. Now, the choice is completely up to the grp players if they want to risk getting ninja'd or not.

I wish the would add a companion button for loot rolls.

Need -> Companion -> Greed/Disassemble.

Need and Companion rolls automatically make items bound. Need and Companion buttons only light up and become live if you can use it, or if your companion can.

Suure and next day, there will be noone wanting to run flashpoints with people they don't know. Well at least general chat on fleet would clear out.

It's simple. Roll need if you need it. If you don't think you do, roll greed. Let the system play itself out. All the "constant need" people will eventually find themselves with very few grouping partners.