Heros getting rich? - Guild Wars Forums

Fishbait · Mar 05, 2012, 01:20 AM // 01:20

Hi folks

I`m still learning the Guild Wars stuff. (Levelled but clueless Elementalist/Mesmer hehe)

Played this few months back & just started again.

Out trying to make gold today to buy new spells & I noticed, when I loot eg: 105 gold from some npc, it says in chat "shared with group".

I am grouped with hero characters, but didn`t notice it doing this last time I played.

Checked pre/post looting & they do get gold too.

Question is, is this meant to be so? Tad curious that they`re getting rich off of my corpses

GODh · Mar 05, 2012, 01:28 AM // 01:28

Heroes, hench and other allies (even minipets) get their share of the drops too... because they say that those are not just your corpses, but the whole team's corpses (they worked for you too)

*Darcy* · Mar 05, 2012, 01:32 AM // 01:32

Yes, the heroes and henchmen are all multi-millionaires. They not only share in the gold drops, but get a share of all loot drops. And we still have to buy our heroes equipment and runes. They have a very strong union.

Fishbait · Mar 05, 2012, 01:55 AM // 01:55

Dagnabbit, I must try getting into their union haha

Okay thanks, guess I just never noticed before.

Hmm, wonder if can get them to treat me to a pint or three...

KZaske · Mar 05, 2012, 04:13 AM // 04:13

Hmmm... mini-pets taking a share of the loot? I have seen drops for them (it happened to me a long time ago) but I thought I read someplace that minis getting drops was an bug that was fixed.

Fishbait · Mar 05, 2012, 04:36 AM // 04:36

Might attempt some in game firings later. Kill everything I can see in one zone, then kick all the party npcs *cough* scroungers *cough* & then go on a loot search >

Calista Blackblood · Mar 05, 2012, 04:55 AM // 04:55

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Originally Posted by Fishbait

Might attempt some in game firings later. Kill everything I can see in one zone, then kick all the party npcs *cough* scroungers *cough* & then go on a loot search >

Anything thats there will be for you anyway. You can't kick heros/henchmen in an explorable area.

GODh · Mar 05, 2012, 05:54 PM // 17:54

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Originally Posted by KZaske

I thought I read someplace that minis getting drops was an bug that was fixed.

That is very well possible (i only saw it once and that was a long time ago)

Bristlebane · Mar 05, 2012, 07:53 PM // 19:53

Reason is simple, they balance things out. Why would anyone solo if you could just get as much loot with a full team anyway? If you run a store and employ people to work for you, they might make you more profit, but surely you would pay them salary right?

Azarkar · Mar 05, 2012, 07:59 PM // 19:59

Not only do "YOU" have to share... but what tickles my fashion is that they do not reciprocate in return! What money they find they seem to keep! They are probably drinking some dwarven ale among themselves.. and talking about you too!

BladeDVD · Mar 05, 2012, 10:50 PM // 22:50

The idea was that the other party slots would be taken by other human players who would get their share of drops.

If you got all the loot that would go to humans when you took hero/hench/mercs then you would easily make more money than the game was balance for. Even soloing with out hero/hench had to be nerfed through loot scaling a long time ago.

Lithril Ashwalker · Mar 06, 2012, 05:55 AM // 05:55

in my honest opinion only henchman should get loot and gold when u loot something/kill it
as turn for their pay - heroes shouldnt loot scale things as they are there as your friends and fellow heroes to learn from you.

enter_the_zone · Mar 06, 2012, 11:12 AM // 11:12

Heroes are customizable henchmen, not your friends and they're certainly not learning from you. If anything, they make your experience as a player better than it is with henchmen and should thus get more than henchmen.

Loot gets split between every filled slot in your party, regardless of how they're filled. Now stop being ridiculous.

Mar 05, 2012, 01:20 AM // 01:20	#1
Fishbait Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Mar 2012 Profession: E/Me	Heros getting rich? Hi folks I`m still learning the Guild Wars stuff. (Levelled but clueless Elementalist/Mesmer hehe) Played this few months back & just started again. Out trying to make gold today to buy new spells & I noticed, when I loot eg: 105 gold from some npc, it says in chat "shared with group". I am grouped with hero characters, but didn`t notice it doing this last time I played. Checked pre/post looting & they do get gold too. Question is, is this meant to be so? Tad curious that they`re getting rich off of my corpses

Mar 05, 2012, 01:32 AM // 01:32	#3
Darcy Never Too Old Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rhode Island where there are no GW contests Guild: Order of First Profession: W/R	Yes, the heroes and henchmen are all multi-millionaires. They not only share in the gold drops, but get a share of all loot drops. And we still have to buy our heroes equipment and runes. They have a very strong union. __________________ That's me, the old stick-in-the-mud non-fun moderator. (and non-understanding, also)

Mar 05, 2012, 01:28 AM // 01:28	#2
GODh Jungle Guide Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: The Netherlands Guild: BFTW and DLRR	Heroes, hench and other allies (even minipets) get their share of the drops too... because they say that those are not just your corpses, but the whole team's corpses (they worked for you too)

Mar 05, 2012, 01:55 AM // 01:55	#4
Fishbait Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Mar 2012 Profession: E/Me	Dagnabbit, I must try getting into their union haha Okay thanks, guess I just never noticed before. Hmm, wonder if can get them to treat me to a pint or three...

Mar 05, 2012, 04:13 AM // 04:13	#5
KZaske Jungle Guide Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Boise Idaho Guild: Druids Of Old (DOO) Profession: R/Mo	Hmmm... mini-pets taking a share of the loot? I have seen drops for them (it happened to me a long time ago) but I thought I read someplace that minis getting drops was an bug that was fixed.

Mar 05, 2012, 04:36 AM // 04:36	#6
Fishbait Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Mar 2012 Profession: E/Me	Might attempt some in game firings later. Kill everything I can see in one zone, then kick all the party npcs cough scroungers cough & then go on a loot search >

Mar 05, 2012, 07:53 PM // 19:53	#9
Bristlebane Desert Nomad Join Date: Jan 2008 Profession: Mo/	Reason is simple, they balance things out. Why would anyone solo if you could just get as much loot with a full team anyway? If you run a store and employ people to work for you, they might make you more profit, but surely you would pay them salary right?

Mar 05, 2012, 07:59 PM // 19:59	#10
Azarkar Academy Page Join Date: Dec 2010	Not only do "YOU" have to share... but what tickles my fashion is that they do not reciprocate in return! What money they find they seem to keep! They are probably drinking some dwarven ale among themselves.. and talking about you too!

Mar 05, 2012, 10:50 PM // 22:50	#11
BladeDVD Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Hawaii Guild: Clan Of Elders Profession: N/	The idea was that the other party slots would be taken by other human players who would get their share of drops. If you got all the loot that would go to humans when you took hero/hench/mercs then you would easily make more money than the game was balance for. Even soloing with out hero/hench had to be nerfed through loot scaling a long time ago.

Mar 06, 2012, 05:55 AM // 05:55	#12
Lithril Ashwalker Jungle Guide Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Alabama Profession: A/	in my honest opinion only henchman should get loot and gold when u loot something/kill it as turn for their pay - heroes shouldnt loot scale things as they are there as your friends and fellow heroes to learn from you.

Mar 06, 2012, 11:12 AM // 11:12	#13
enter_the_zone Jungle Guide Join Date: Nov 2007 Profession: R/	Heroes are customizable henchmen, not your friends and they're certainly not learning from you. If anything, they make your experience as a player better than it is with henchmen and should thus get more than henchmen. Loot gets split between every filled slot in your party, regardless of how they're filled. Now stop being ridiculous.