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

**There are going to be times where gear is a bigger upgrade to me via my companion then it would be for a character.**

Then you should run flashpoints with your companions and not other players. The player is the one present for the loot drop, not your companion.

And a Companion is not the same as a "wrist slot" item because the wrist slot item helped you contribute more to the FP. The companion didn't do anything at all.

This is where a breakdown is occurring. You don't consider a companion as "part" of a character. Others do. There's nothing you can say that will make them wrong. As long as companions can equip the same kinds of gear as players, they're going to remain a valid upgrade sink if their players say they are.

**What's the difference in use between a piece of equipment on your character and a piece of equipment on your companion? **

The companion likely wasn't in the FP. Non-participants get equal rights to loot now as well?

Then you should run flashpoints with your companions and not other players.

The companion didn't contribute to the flash point. so he doesn't deserve loot. If disagreeing with that makes you feel better about stealing loot from people that DID contribute, think what ever you want.

Sorry, but this is silly. The Companion is not a separate player, or a separate entity. It is part of your character. This isn't any different than arguing that if I was healing through the FP I shouldn't be allowed to roll on a blaster which would be a DPS upgrade.

I must pause here and give Bioware credit - a lot of people were concerned about companions. If Bioware has made them so interesting, lifelike, and believable that people seriously think they're a separate entity, they've succeeded admirably.

Of course, this also raises the question of whether or not the companion, if they ARE there, deserves their own loot roll? If they don't get one by virtue of not being present, then if they are they should have their own roll, right?

This entire issue boils down to two things: priorities and courtesy

1. Priorities - Companions are used for PvE (usually solo) and, on PvP servers, open PvP. They are never used in warzones, rarely used in dungeons and never used in raids. In short, companions are used for only about half the content in the game. This automatically makes players a priority over companions

2. Courtesy - something most kids lack and many adults now dismiss, but it does still exist. Selfishness is never attractive. Rolling for an orange item with stats you will not use is no different than rolling for an epic with stats you will not use. You can obtain moddable gear via the GTN, planetary vendors, crafting, drops and PvP. In many cases you can solo lower-level dungeons for moddable items if you like the look.

Those rolling need over a player of the appropriate class that genuinely needs (aka it's an upgrade for) that item is selfish and should not be tolerated in a group, period. Their guildmaster should also be notified and, if no action is taken, the guild should be blacklisted as well

Anything else is a social courtesy, but not a social requirement.

The companion didn't contribute to the flash point.

so he doesn't deserve loot.

If disagreeing with that makes you feel better about stealing loot from people that DID contribute, think what ever you want.

Cool, have your companion tank for you. I will tag along on autofollow and just roll on gear. Wait, I can't do that in a full group? But my friend who I duo with is dpsing and me getting upgrades directly affects his gameplay. So I should get two rolls, right?