Selecting need for loot

I'm going to stop you right there. Companions are an integral part to A PART of the game. And that's really solo play.

But are they integral to FP's? No. FP's were designed for group content, which is 4 players. When 4 players are grouped, you cannot summon companions. Thus, if companions take a back seat during group play, then the same goes for loot for them as well. In fact, you can't queue for the LFG tool WITHOUT 3 other players, thereby the LFG is putting you into a system where, once again, your companion takes a back seat.

Operations are larger group play and you can't even summon a companion during operations. So, by extension, no loot for companions.

You cannot assume that your solo play gives you priority for loot that is obtained in a group setting. If so, then it can be easily justifiable for someone to take an item as they "need the credits" to sell it to buy better upgrades for their character on the GTN. Yet, that's a clearly a greed roll even though it's just as justifiable according to your statements.

If you want to use that loot for solo play, then solo those instances.

In the end, you and I clearly believe the other person is wrong. And that's fine. I'll go back to my original point: It doesn't matter how you feel here. You're in the minority and if you choose to act the way you seem to feel, then you're just setting yourself up to be ostracized by the community. And that's that.

I can queue in the LFG as a solo player, in a group of two, in a group of 3 or even in a group of 4. I have used the LFG tool in each of those situations.

Is solo play not a part of the game? That would make companions an integral part of the game, maybe not the entire game, but an integral part of the game, nonetheless.

The PLAYER and not the character or the companion helped to produce that loot and therefore has the right to roll however he see fit.

I can queue in the LFG as a solo player, in a group of two, in a group of 3 or even in a group of 4. I have used the LFG tool in each of those situations.

Is solo play not a part of the game? That would make companions an integral part of the game, maybe not the entire game, but an integral part of the game, nonetheless.

The PLAYER and not the character or the companion helped to produce that loot and therefore has the right to roll however he see fit.

There's no extreme verbiage that I'm aware of. I simply used a real life situation in which "social convention" was used as justification for taking away another person's rights. Isn't that what is happening with regards to loot? People expect the "social convention" of need is for character only to trump another person's right to roll on loot he helped produce. In addition, people are threatening consequences if someone actually has the stones to stand up for their rights and roll need. I've seen mention of consequences ranging from the offending party being yelled at and insulted to being "named and shamed" on fleet in the hopes that no one will group with the offending party.

I haven't heard one "need for companions" player state they have the balls to ask if the group is ok with it before clicking need. This seems more like the type of thing someone does and hopes no one cares or notices but if caught they try to justify it after the fact.

If you want to need for companions, say up front and let others need for their companions too.

There's no extreme verbiage that I'm aware of. I simply used a real life situation in which "social convention" was used as justification for taking away another person's rights. Isn't that what is happening with regards to loot?

People expect the "social convention" of need is for character only to trump another person's right to roll on loot he helped produce. In addition, people are threatening consequences if someone actually has the stones to stand up for their rights and roll need. I've seen mention of consequences ranging from the offending party being yelled at and insulted to being "named and shamed" on fleet in the hopes that no one will group with the offending party.

eIMO players mainly do the low level flashpoints to get the gear that drops in them to enhance their ability to play the rest of the game while leveling. Gear that directly benefits them in progressing through the game whether it's worn by them or their companion should be able to be rolled on. Not something they would only strip a single mod out of or vendor, but something immediately able to be worn and used by them in the entirety of their game at that level.

End game is another story completely. From that point on a companion gas no role in advancing through the gear tiers and thusly no one should roll need on and end piece of gear for a companion.

That is what I was saying earlier before things devolved into a snipe fest.