No, You May Not Roll on Items for Another Class and Strip Out the Mods

My guess is that in situations like that, the player in question just goes "Oh look, bigger numbers!", without actually taking the time to stop and think what kind of impact it will have on his/her toon.

"Generally accepted" ?? Ummm, go read every other thread on companion loot and you'll find plenty of people posting how they view their companion as an extension of their character and not a separate entity.

People like you want to simply label those people as wrong because they don't agree with your views. And then come here and complain about them because you lack the ability to communicate with them prior to the looting.

People like me understand my point of view isn't necessarily everybody else's and would rather ask a simple question at the beginning of a run rather than risk the potential stress and hurt feelings that can come about when you discover not everyone thought the way you do.

This is why I don't do pug's. people rolling on stuff they don't need is just socially wrong. People have changed the past 5 years or so in MMO's.

I've heard that rather than discuss loot rules with the people you are actually grouped with and about to embark on a quest with, the best thing to do is head to the forums and find likeminded people on other servers who completely agree with you about loot rolls, but who you will never group with.

If people roll on companion gear over people who need it for their PC then they might as well take away everything but the need button because every class in the game will end up needing every piece of armor that drops. We get 6 companions.. everything that drops will work for at least one of them. So, good luck ever winning anything with that mind set.

First you need to understand that these forums are really skewed from reality. My observations are based off of actual playing experience.

I am not arguing that my views on loot are right or wrong. But I can tell you with near certainty that most players believe in the NEED for SELF ONLY loot rule. If you feel otherwise, you are in a minority.

If you loot against the norm in a group without discussing, you run the risk of angering people. Simply, discuss it before you group. Nothing said = standard loot rules.

I whole heartily agree.

The mods become bound as soon as you remove them. and cannot be traded even to alts. lastly if you would need it (agent / operative) surely does he should roll greed.

period

Need ONLY if it is of immediate benefit to your class NOW.

It's also possible that the Juggernaut said "Oh look, Cunning. My companion can use that. Oh look, someone complained. I will feign ignorance by saying "I can wear it."

Ignorance may be an excuse, but it is still ignorance, and it is still just an excuse. I wouldn't black list someone for ignorance, but I might make a Newb List for them. If I see them do it again, they were just being a ****.

This is the dire prediction that everyone who opposes people rolling on a piece for uncommon reasons makes. The thing to think about is this: is that such a bad idea? If you have everyone rolling "need" on something, the end result is that everyone has a flat equal chance to acquire something, which goes in perfect keeping with the fact that everyone contributed in downing a given boss to begin with.

The loot drama arises because of disparities in loot priorities facilitated by the current NBG system. You have some people who choose Greed for a particular reason, who then get upset when someone else chooses Need for a reason they don't agree with. In short, they're upset because they had expectations of behavior that someone else didn't meet.

You have people rolling Need on things that upsets others rolling Need for a different reason, or just for a reason they didn't approve of. Upset that the chance of their getting a desired item has decreased when they favored behavior that would have given them a better chance of acquisition, they petition BioWare via these forums to make it so it can't happen.

If you simply move to either an actual Roll/Pass system, or one that's approximated via everyone choosing the same priority level on their loot roll, no one has room to complain. Everyone has a flat equal chance of getting any given piece.

Nothing could be more fair or impartial.

It's true. I see lots of people on the forum trying to justify going against the long established system of only rolling for the character and role you are playing the the group when the loot drops. Then I go in game and see that those players are a vast minority in the game.

A group of people were vocal about it on the forum so it must be acceptable in game. LOL