Option to hide/prevent others from inspecting your gear.

lol.... ugh.

I'm sorry.. But I HAVE to resurrect this thread. For starters, I find it funny that none of the posts can simply just answer the OP's question (Which I was researching when I happened along this pool of idiocy). Secondly, like... really? Either majority of the people playing SWTOR during 2014, never played any other MMO, ever.. OR they're just beyond ignorant.

I dunno about yall, but I've played many MMOS and all either do not have the option to inspect or there is an option to not allow inspection. I find it hilarious that the OP's simple question merited 8 pages of bandwagon haters and really bad trolls..

...Talk about sheep :P

What sheep? People were disagreeing with the OP how on earth does that make them haters? Myself, I think it it's a stupid idea and would do more harm than good in the long run. But again that is just my opinion and that does not make me or anyone else in this thread a hater.

Like.. You JUST proved my point. If you read.. (Is this a new thing? People not reading/comprehending?) I stated that it's basically not uncommon for there to be an option to decline inspection. I ALSO explained that most MMOs have the option to decline inspection or simply do not allow/support/implement the feature.

READ!

I'm not sure how it could cause issues in the long run.. But personally, I would prefer if people didn't see my stats or gears name. As the OP mentioned, It would make you (the player) have to use your OWN brain and put some actual thought into your stats/build and appearance. Apparently the OP and myself, are the only ones who like this, magical, unheard of, idea of people having to use their own brains and make choices..

Now that I think about it, suppose SWTOR kinda proves that in a way. Not like you have to put any thought into anything in SWTOR, other than your gear appearance, character customization, and light or dark options.

Thnx casuals~

The ONLY logical reason i can see that anyone would want this is if you are under geared and you were kicked for it.

However you deserve to be kicked if you are under geared for whatever you are doing.

If I could make an add-on that would go through everyones gear in flash points and raids and auto vote to kick if their gear is to low I would do it in a heart beat.
That is the exact reason I stopped doing any pugs.

Really casuals? You blame the lack of so called "privacy options" on casuals? My word. Oh I did not prove your point at all, please enlighten me to which games have a decline to inspect option because as far as I know there is only one and that is LOTRO.

Oh and if you feel so inclined to use different stats than what is needed to optimize yourself go ahead, I don't care either way. Just don't expect to be invited to a Raid without the proper stats. So yeah, you can have all the new weird stats and gear that your heart desires NO ONE is stopping you. But again don't expect to be invited to group content because if people can't inspect you and you drag people down, prepare to be kicked.

I love how people like you are so hung up on this choices thing, really it would seem that theme park games are not for you and you are better off in a sandbox. But believe me in order to be competitive or to achieve a character's maximum potential you do very much use your brain.

Another poster said this more eloquently but let's say for example they do this right? Say there is a call for a DP/DF run HM and a person in the group has this private mode toggled on and refuses to turn it off, exactly what does the raid do? If they kick the person they go to the fleet and accuse the group of being elitist thus it creates drama.

Now mind you that is just an example but is not correct?

It would be convenient if we had the option to prevent other players from inspecting your character to see gear etc.

Recap/Short version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7VAhzPcZ-s

Casuals/Carebears/Fair-weathers - All one in the same.. And they tend to PvE mostly. Which is content. Which is money in Biowares pocket.. So yes, because people who only have 1-2 hrs to play, WANT to play this game and complain enough about not being able to at convenience to their schedules... we have no options/mechanics such as: Decline Player Preview OR Open World PvP incentive OR Faction Jumping Lock-out timers.. Therefore, catering to casuals/carebears/fair-weathers. Simple business, really. I want money>You give me money if I cater to your needs/wants>I'm sure as h*** going to cater to your needs/wants>I make money>Repeat.

LOTRO.. LOTRO is no "amazing" feat to the MMO world. In its time, it was pretty good, but definitely nothing classified as competitive.. But, apparently PvE is "challenging" to you. However, SWTOR and just about anything after Warhammer Online, either had the option to decline inspect OR the ability to preview, simply wasn't implemented (WHICH I F***ING STATED....AGAIN). To truly understand why you would think that a decline inspection option wasn't uncommon, I would need to know your full MMO background (MMOs you've played from 4-5 months to a year +), so that I can know exactly why you would ever think it's a "stupid" idea. But, I'm gathering from your reply and mention of LOTRO, that you've not had much of an experience at all and certainly don't want to put any real effort into a game, aside from controlling your character..

DAoC and AoC are some older games that were legit as h***. Then Warhammer Online, Aion, GW2.. F*** even WoW! Lets not forget Eve (for you weirdos out there). These MMOs required actual thought! Like... I really feel like I'm getting looked at badly by a mentally handicapped person, right now. Or like I'm explaining that there is more than what's in a book that tells you what you should do in everything in life, to a Christian.. That's the exact feeling I get when I read your reply. Like.. this is what games have come to? These are the people, we competitive players and dedicated theory crafters, allow to play MMOs along side us? Seriously?

This is what you're telling me: You're saying that you have little to no experience in any quality game that's come out since 2007 (2 years before I started battling carebears like you in these very forums). There have been many.. quality MMOs since then. CHALLENGING MMOs, even. You're telling me that I have to get the "Tank" gear because... it's called "Tank" gear. Do you know if my build is viable? And that's just it, you mention PvE. Well h***, from what I've seen, yall can't even do that right! Personally, I don't seem to have any issues in any roll within any "dungeon" and I've NEVER picked "Tank" gear, because it says so or "that's what you're supposed to do". I've even pulled aggro (without taunts) and no mods in pieces of my gear. PvE is THAT easy. THUS the reason why I would prefer a decline inspection option. YOU need to learn how to be ME, not the other way around.. And I certainly don't want to allow you to be me.

You then imply that you think that you know what the differences are between a Theme Park game and a Sandbox, as if this were any kind of comparison. The key term here is "MMORPG". And I swear to the Gods, if you make me have to define what an MMORPG is to you LMAO!! ......I will lose it. But allow me to make a like comparison/suggestion to you.. Maybe you would enjoy any of the Zelda games. That's apparently the extent of your skill cap and you imply you prefer to be govern by a direct path..

Also.. I would NEVER join your ops group after gathering this conclusion of your skill cap and thoughts on SWTOR. Because to make SWTOR (any game) competitive and challenging, not govern by a rail, where you don't necessarily have to get the "Tank" gear to "optimize" your build....we would need to purge the casuals/carebears/fair-weathers, like yourself, from community. SWTOR could be so much more than OPs and WZs, but people with your mindset have ruined it. H***, look at launch patch notes (if you didn't play then) and compare the changes to what we're currently playing.. SWTOR has been "dumbed down". Much like the WoW people, who love to say, "Vanilla was so much better..". It's the SAME difference.

Ask yourself, what kind of state would your current server be in if any of the following where ever to be in SWTOR:
- Decline Preview Option
- Lock-out timer on faction jumping
- Loot incentive to Open World PvP (Oh.. wait.. there was, but that was ruined too, now wasn't it..)

Recap/Short version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7VAhzPcZ-s