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Cooper
Mar Member 2013

Cooper

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I liked the Lootshare system in Pre EOC. I'll be voting yes to the first question, but the LSP needs to be reworked. If they're going to add it, imo, they need to add a relatively low cap to it. If LSP caps at, say, 50m then it still gives the benefit of not getting crap luck over and over without totally tipping the scales so they are guaranteed to get the drop.

Can't wait until the poll

04-Mar-2016 21:42:46

Luckyz
Sep Member 2021

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Unfortunately I'm going to vote no, but let me explain why. Most people go bossing with their clans and are expected to split with tanks anyways so lootshare isn't entirely necessary to add just for the sake of "tanks dont get any loot", because they do typically. Now that you won't be adding team damage, lootshare won't be used for anti-crashing which is really the only real purpose I can see it being added (unless lootshare is the precursor to instantshare), in which case instantshare should just be polled whether you need to create lootshare in order for instantshare to work or not. If instantshare passes, develop the technology for lootshare, don't use it (unless it passes a poll) and the continue through lootshare on your way to instantshare. Also, without LSP there is literally no incentive to lootshare unless you're the tank in a FFA. That's literally the only 1 scenario lootshare is worth using, and unless instantshare passes a poll I don't really want dev time wasted on creating lootshare with little to no purpose. Just my two cents, hope it helps clarify why lootshare really doesn't serve as great of a purpose as the dev blog makes it seem to be.


Basically it comes down to, I'd rather have 100% chance of getting a split of large item than a 33% chance of receiving the whole item and in order to do that I need to go with a team that doesn't want to use lootshare and so it's a waste of developers time (for me), and that's why i'll vote no. Rather have the dev team working on something that improves my game play like instantshare.

a note on instantshare, it should only go to the highest current offer if that offer is within a certain % of market price and if it's too far below that % than it is randomly given to one player on the team and hopefully that team will split evenly how they would have before instantshare. That would make sure instantshare isn't exploited by merchers, and wont mess up the economy.

04-Mar-2016 22:33:56 - Last edited on 04-Mar-2016 22:43:56 by Luckyz

Prodoughtype
Nov Member 2022

Prodoughtype

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T3RM1NATRTIM said :
I really like the idea of lootshare and I understand how it can be abused. Is there a possibility that there could be LootSharePotential per boss? So you'd could only build corp LSP at corp and it would not play a role in your LSP at say Kalphite Queen or KBD? It might be a lot of extra work but it would solve the issue of abuse which is really the only argument I'm seeing other than "Keep that EOC garbage in RS3"


THIS THIS THIS! :D

04-Mar-2016 22:50:20

ImReloading
Feb Member 2024

ImReloading

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I really think you guys should poll instantshare if you tell people what it is i think people would love it and most who are reasonable would vote for it. If you guys were wondering instantshare was a kinda of coinshare they were going to poll that makes the drop sell to the highest offer in the GE which would stop the crash on economy like coinshare did while effectively doing the same thing.

04-Mar-2016 23:09:04

ImReloading
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ImReloading

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@BIG CURRENCY did you want to give any reasoning or did you just want to rant for no reason? this has no effect on you and only positive effects on others plz dont post unless you are giving a true reason for not liking this

04-Mar-2016 23:14:45

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