Selecting need for loot

Hmmm, that's not what I get I guess.

If you're character is there, and is healing as a Commando for example, and you see some gear that drops with Cunning on it. You can't immediately put it on and heal better to continue helping the group. At best you suddenly heal worse.

But if you have a healing Companion that uses it "they" might heal better.

Nice try but no. There's no rationalizing it, even if you try to globalize it and then follow it up with a straw man argument.

Here is the original post.



If you notice in the first group, the OP passed on the first drop, rolled need on the second and third. After rolling need on the third item he was called scum and vote kicked. Nowhere does it say that the group said a word to him about "social convention" after he rolled need on the second drop-the first time he rolled need. It also does not say that he was told why he was called scum and vote kicked. Did anyone even bother to tell him about "social convention". From reading the original post, it does not appear that anyone did. From reading the post, it appears that the first time anyone even said a word about "social convention" was in the second instance AFTER he had rolled need on the THIRD drop, having passed on the first two drops.

If no one in the first group explained the "social convention", then how can you assume that the OP knew about it in the second group? All the OP knows is that he was called scum and vote kicked. He does not know the reason he was called scum and vote kicked.

Notice also that the OP is not rolling need on everything, only those items that are an upgrade for his companions, an extension of his character and an integral part of the game.

Had someone explained the "social convention" before the first or even the second run began, the drama could have been avoided.

Second one, passed on two items, third one great for my tank, selected need and was told I had no right if it was for my companion and that I cant select need. I say why not?

Attempt to deny all you want. Telling one person he is wrong for doin exactly what everyone else is while claiming everyone else is ok is utter hypocrisy.

How hard can this be to understand?

If your character needs it, select NEED
If your companion needs it or you intend to vendor the item, select GREED
If you do not want the item to spam your inventory, select PASS

If you do not accept this social convention, good luck finding a group after a while, you are gonna be in most peoples' ignore list.

The fact that you are putting placing the item on a companion thereby benefiting my ability to proceed through leveling content at the same level as someone who merely wants to vendor it off.

Until end game content is reached player character and companions should take precedence over vendoring off an item.

Came across two flashpoints yesterday where I was verbally talked down to by a gamer each time for winning loot for my companion. I dont understand the big deal. Why the sense of entitlement over another gamer? If I see an item that would be needed for my companion to equip im going to roll for it. If someone else wins it, cool, good for them as far as im concerned. If i win it f, suddenly there are problems.
First flashpoint came across an item, i passed as neither i nor my companions needed it, Second one selected need for my tank. Got it. Third one, great for my tank, selected need, got it again. Then got told I was scum and voted off.
Second one, passed on two items, third one great for my tank, selected need and was told I had no right if it was for my companion and that I cant select need. I say why not? Out of 13 loot drops in that flashpoint i chose need on 2. How is that greedy?

As far as im concerned, im a paid subscriber. Why should some other gamer dictate to me what I can or cannot do to benefit them? If someone wants help on a mission or flashpoint and asks me, ill have no problem helping them but if i see something my tank needs, im selecting need. Im certainly not going to cry over it if someone else wins it. This sense of entitlement over someone else is baffling. There is no rulebook in the game that states that you cant do it and everyone who rolls for it has an equal chance

You are free to share your opinion. We are free to say you are a jerk for support needing on items for your comp when there are other people in your group who need it for their main toons.

What's hypocritical is you having a fit over people calling you out on that yet you want to be able to express your own asinine opinion with no social repercussion whatsoever.