Stolen drops... Can anything be done? - Guild Wars Forums

MechaStyle · Jun 21, 2005, 04:51 AM // 04:51

While doing quests in Underworld, a gold max storm bow dropped for me. I died quickly after I saw it dropped. There was only one person left alive. This person waited around for about 5 minutes, then picked up my bow and proceeded to rez one of the monks.

I'm doubtful anything can be done about this, but I felt like letting everyone know just how pathetic people can be sometimes. I really want this person to be banned, although I guess it is pretty unlikely anything can be done. I took a couple screenshots, one with the person standing next to the bow while it said that it still belonged to me, and one with the text saying he had picked it up. The user name was Liela Eolithic of guild [RR], playing a R/Mo. Any comments or suggestions?

Masut · Jun 21, 2005, 04:54 AM // 04:54

That would absolutely Beep me off. Something really should be done.

Edited By Ashleigh McMahon
Reason: Removed bad language.

MechaStyle · Jun 21, 2005, 04:55 AM // 04:55

I suggest that they just never let non-quest items become public...

King of Fools · Jun 21, 2005, 04:58 AM // 04:58

i agree with mechastyle

Divinus · Jun 21, 2005, 07:48 AM // 07:48

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Originally Posted by MechaStyle

I suggest that they just never let non-quest items become public...

Agree 150% I had a max damage purple Chaos Axe drop in FoW and, being the good team player I am, ignored it to keep fighting... I died eventually and there was only one monk left. He did not rez the entire party until the axe turned public and picked it up, left the game.

Beep like that make me really HATE pugs.

Elena · Jun 21, 2005, 10:25 AM // 10:25

woah thats mean if i was in that situation i probably would of unleased the Spell of Thousand swears lol but yea guess there always will be mean people like that and i must agree with yust not making drops change into public other than quest items this way those people will be sacked and all they can do is beg to give it too you (still annoying but easier to deal with since you got the item ^^ )

sojen · Jun 21, 2005, 10:29 AM // 10:29

Wow, maybe you guys just met the worse of the worse players perhaps?? From my experience, I died, had a purple drop turned public, someone took it. Then later I said it was originally mine, so he checked back the message log, confirmed it and returned it to me. There are some nice guys out there. =)

Shandoo Bilari · Jun 21, 2005, 11:03 AM // 11:03

One of our Ele's left our UW grp last night and gave the defacto leader 80k to split with the group since he needed to go guild pvp and felt guilty, needless to say the kid bounced with all the cash. I saw it coming so I just shruged it off, but boy did the rest of the group erupt.

arnansnow · Jun 21, 2005, 11:30 AM // 11:30

The only time I have picked up items that weren't mine, where when the entire group was alive, and the person whose item it was, didn't pick it up at all. Then I consider it fair to pick it up, instead of having it go to waste.

bringer di morte · Jun 21, 2005, 12:11 PM // 12:11

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Originally Posted by MechaStyle

I suggest that they just never let non-quest items become public...

I agree, kind of. I think that other people should be able to see the drops, but in no way, shape, or form be able to touch it. You know how when you come out of a mission it tells you the unclaimed items? I think it should do that every time you go through a portal, and the items never lose their ability to be reserved for a player.

~Bringer [RU]

Darkest Dawn · Jun 21, 2005, 02:24 PM // 14:24

My party had died, and the dude with res, the only guy left alive, refused to res the monk unless he gave up a purple armor drop. He told us he had all day, and proceeded to wait us out into saying yes. Then left us high and dry.

Had another situation where all but two party members dies, so three of them just left because they figured we'ld all be dead soon. Ha! I resed one, a monk, and they rezed the other and us three fought hard and made it most of the way through the mission that gets us to Sanctum Cay. It's a pity. Had they stuck around we would've won.

Algren Cole · Jun 21, 2005, 02:28 PM // 14:28

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Originally Posted by MechaStyle

I suggest that they just never let non-quest items become public...

there are alot of times that people just don't want to pick up crafting materials or white items....hell I've even seen people say screw it to blue drops. But Purples and Gold should never go public....they should ALWAYS be reserved for the person it dropped for, unless they leave the party...at which point the drop would become public property.

arnansnow · Jun 21, 2005, 02:30 PM // 14:30

If they make them always private, there are still ways to blackmail people to give you that item.
But making them private is a good idea.

danfrancisdo · Jun 21, 2005, 02:52 PM // 14:52

You died silly. How can you get mad at that? You are lucky he waited 5 minutes.

Algren Cole · Jun 21, 2005, 02:54 PM // 14:54

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Originally Posted by danfrancisdo

You died silly. How can you get mad at that? You are lucky he waited 5 minutes.

so once the character dies, according to you, it's ok for someone in your party to steal your drops??

arnansnow · Jun 21, 2005, 02:56 PM // 14:56

Someone dieing and then you blackmailing them to get their item is probably (and if not should be) against GW rules.

hassoon · Jun 21, 2005, 03:03 PM // 15:03

There are always lowlife scumbags in any game same as rl,making the loot private and unable to be looted by anyone else for the entire mission is the way to go.If a person leaves or disconnected well thats a whole other ball game.Also make sure your friends guild any anyone else who will listen knows. If the trash can't get a group he can't steal.Far as i am concerened he should be banned.

Konquest · Jun 21, 2005, 03:03 PM // 15:03

What should be done is that the timer that counts the 5 minutes right now should not work when you die. If you are dead, the item should remain private, then once you are alive again, the timer starts to tick again...

Either way, there will always be some kind of abuse... :/

arnansnow · Jun 21, 2005, 03:04 PM // 15:04

There can never be a system that can't be abused.

If you make it, they will abuse it.

elenna · Jun 21, 2005, 03:05 PM // 15:05

I saw this happen in a group I was in. I was pissed for the other player. I was running up to rez player1 (the group separated). Right when I got there a purple item next to player1, reserved for player1, became public. Player2, who was standing next to player1's body the whole time, picked it up. Player1 started saying "give that back" and such but player2 ignored him and left the group.

That's the first time I ever saw that happen. It really pissed me off.

Jun 21, 2005, 04:51 AM // 04:51	#1
MechaStyle Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jun 2005 Profession: E/Mo	Stolen drops... Can anything be done? While doing quests in Underworld, a gold max storm bow dropped for me. I died quickly after I saw it dropped. There was only one person left alive. This person waited around for about 5 minutes, then picked up my bow and proceeded to rez one of the monks. I'm doubtful anything can be done about this, but I felt like letting everyone know just how pathetic people can be sometimes. I really want this person to be banned, although I guess it is pretty unlikely anything can be done. I took a couple screenshots, one with the person standing next to the bow while it said that it still belonged to me, and one with the text saying he had picked it up. The user name was Liela Eolithic of guild [RR], playing a R/Mo. Any comments or suggestions?

Jun 21, 2005, 04:54 AM // 04:54	#2
Masut Ascalonian Squire Join Date: May 2005 Location: Australia Guild: Dark Justice Profession: W/R	That would absolutely Beep me off. Something really should be done. Edited By Ashleigh McMahon Reason: Removed bad language. Last edited by Ashleigh McMahon; Jun 21, 2005 at 05:07 PM // 17:07.. Reason: Removed Offencive Language

Jun 21, 2005, 02:52 PM // 14:52	#14
danfrancisdo Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Jun 2005 Profession: R/N	Are you serious???? Get a grip. You died silly. How can you get mad at that? You are lucky he waited 5 minutes.

Jun 21, 2005, 04:55 AM // 04:55	#3
MechaStyle Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jun 2005 Profession: E/Mo	I suggest that they just never let non-quest items become public...

Jun 21, 2005, 04:58 AM // 04:58	#4
King of Fools Academy Page Join Date: May 2005 Location: south korea Guild: Angels of Anarchy Profession: W/R	i agree with mechastyle

Jun 21, 2005, 10:25 AM // 10:25	#6
Elena Desert Nomad Join Date: May 2005 Location: Belgium	woah thats mean if i was in that situation i probably would of unleased the Spell of Thousand swears lol but yea guess there always will be mean people like that and i must agree with yust not making drops change into public other than quest items this way those people will be sacked and all they can do is beg to give it too you (still annoying but easier to deal with since you got the item ^^ )

Jun 21, 2005, 10:29 AM // 10:29	#7
sojen Academy Page Join Date: May 2005 Location: Malaysia Guild: [CO] Profession: R/Mo	Wow, maybe you guys just met the worse of the worse players perhaps?? From my experience, I died, had a purple drop turned public, someone took it. Then later I said it was originally mine, so he checked back the message log, confirmed it and returned it to me. There are some nice guys out there. =)

Jun 21, 2005, 11:03 AM // 11:03	#8
Shandoo Bilari Academy Page Join Date: May 2005 Location: NoVa Guild: Dark Brotherhood Profession: Mo/	One of our Ele's left our UW grp last night and gave the defacto leader 80k to split with the group since he needed to go guild pvp and felt guilty, needless to say the kid bounced with all the cash. I saw it coming so I just shruged it off, but boy did the rest of the group erupt.

Jun 21, 2005, 11:30 AM // 11:30	#9
arnansnow Jungle Guide Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: DOOM Profession: E/N	The only time I have picked up items that weren't mine, where when the entire group was alive, and the person whose item it was, didn't pick it up at all. Then I consider it fair to pick it up, instead of having it go to waste.

Jun 21, 2005, 02:24 PM // 14:24	#11
Darkest Dawn Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2005 Location: Ohio, USA Profession: W/Mo	My party had died, and the dude with res, the only guy left alive, refused to res the monk unless he gave up a purple armor drop. He told us he had all day, and proceeded to wait us out into saying yes. Then left us high and dry. Had another situation where all but two party members dies, so three of them just left because they figured we'ld all be dead soon. Ha! I resed one, a monk, and they rezed the other and us three fought hard and made it most of the way through the mission that gets us to Sanctum Cay. It's a pity. Had they stuck around we would've won.

Jun 21, 2005, 02:30 PM // 14:30	#13
arnansnow Jungle Guide Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: DOOM Profession: E/N	If they make them always private, there are still ways to blackmail people to give you that item. But making them private is a good idea.

Jun 21, 2005, 02:56 PM // 14:56	#16
arnansnow Jungle Guide Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: DOOM Profession: E/N	Someone dieing and then you blackmailing them to get their item is probably (and if not should be) against GW rules.

Jun 21, 2005, 03:03 PM // 15:03	#17
hassoon Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Apr 2005	There are always lowlife scumbags in any game same as rl,making the loot private and unable to be looted by anyone else for the entire mission is the way to go.If a person leaves or disconnected well thats a whole other ball game.Also make sure your friends guild any anyone else who will listen knows. If the trash can't get a group he can't steal.Far as i am concerened he should be banned.

Jun 21, 2005, 03:03 PM // 15:03	#18
Konquest Ascalonian Squire Join Date: May 2005	What should be done is that the timer that counts the 5 minutes right now should not work when you die. If you are dead, the item should remain private, then once you are alive again, the timer starts to tick again... Either way, there will always be some kind of abuse... :/

Jun 21, 2005, 03:04 PM // 15:04	#19
arnansnow Jungle Guide Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: DOOM Profession: E/N	There can never be a system that can't be abused. If you make it, they will abuse it.

Jun 21, 2005, 03:05 PM // 15:05	#20
elenna Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Apr 2005 Guild: PHC	I saw this happen in a group I was in. I was pissed for the other player. I was running up to rez player1 (the group separated). Right when I got there a purple item next to player1, reserved for player1, became public. Player2, who was standing next to player1's body the whole time, picked it up. Player1 started saying "give that back" and such but player2 ignored him and left the group. That's the first time I ever saw that happen. It really pissed me off.