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

You mean sometimes jerks use other people for their own purposes? Yes, I completely agree. And those people should be ashamed.

Feigning ignorance to justify poor behavior makes that person the jerk ..short-sighted or otherwise.

They deserve to be called out.

IMHO

No, it isn't. I'm not there to help others get items. If it's for my class and it's an upgrade at all, I'm rolling Need for it. If it's not for my class but it's still an upgrade for me or my companion (whether due to mods or the item itself), I'm rolling Need on it. The only way I'm going to roll Greed on something is if it isn't an upgrade for a companion or myself in some fashion.

If it's an orange item with three mods I don't make use of, but it has a look that I like and matches my armor type, I'll roll Need on it, and strip the mods out, replacing them with class-appropriate mods.

I'm in there to cooperate in downing bosses for a shot at loot that I can use. Many others are as well, and should have no issues in rolling on things they want.

That is what Need Before Greed is: if you want it, you roll Need. If you'd like it, but would be perfectly fine with someone else getting it, you roll Greed.

-nods-

I've played these types of games since MUDS, and looting and looting rules have ALWAYS been one of the biggest sticky points in every game. Variations of NBG are always put in place, but there are always disagreements.

What ignorance exactly ?

Because empathy, compassion and respect for equals are traits that a community, even an online one, collapses without?

Why is it "empathy, compassion and respect for equals" when you're rolling on what you want, but "greed" when someone else is rolling on what they want?

Yup, thats the wise thing to do, talk about looting before you start.

Because it's the right thing to do.

Fair enough, if that's the rules you want to go by, more power to you. However...

This his far from true. Not everyone is going to agree with you on this. Even in WoW which so many base their opinions on, not everyone agreed that you could only roll need if it gave you the biggest boost.

A lot of drama I saw was based on the idea that someone needed the item more, because it was a bigger upgrade, so they were robbed out of it.

But taking your logic. If the item is a bigger upgrade for my companion the it is any other character, doesn't that mean I have a greater claim on it?