"Need before greed"

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Originally Posted by TripSin [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I agree in NBG. People getting upgrades that they will wear on THAT character should get priority over people wanting to sell it for cash or give it to a friend or put on an alt character who did not participate in acquisition.

But could have hypothetical gray areas like what if the upgrade is like 1 extra AC but you could sell it for a ton.

I think most of the community agrees when it's a group of friends or guildmates, since in that instance you are simply saving them the hassle of finding that upgrade later.

However, in a group of randoms it just doesn't make as much sense. You need plat to purchase upgrades, to further your goals. So do the other five members of your group. An item drops that represents that value, but one or two members claim priority over it simply due to convenience. Not every archetype will have a drop potential at every camp, so why should the classes that are putting in equal work be punished simply due to mob availability?

Not to mention, one of two scenarios is likely to play out with that item you let go to NBG:

1.) They upgrade that slot again, sell the item, and certainly keep 100% of the money. This is the exact scenario that would have played out had everyone rolled, with an item transformed into cash, but you let one guy swindle the rest because he was going to wear it for a while.

2.) The player who takes the item ends up re-rolling or quitting. If they re-roll, they sell that item (see above) to finance a new character. If they quit, it literally just disappears into the ether.

So considering everything, the fairest system will always be everyone roll, everyone benefit equally.