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A way to prevent item stealing is to put a drop protection on. This means that when a player kill's a monster only he can pick it up for..i say 10 seconds.

What I said...
But you should add another check for the distance between the item and the player, so when the designated player walks away or dies everyone can pick it up.

Also I don't think it should be the killer to have the right to pick the item up, but the one who has dealt the most damage... or maybe even better: The one who recieved most damage (the one who dealt most damage if no damage was taken by any player), to prevent high-level players to 'steal' from their inferiors.

Oh, and 10 seconds is VERY long, try to count to 10... I'd say we make it 3-6 seconds. And a perimiter of about 6-10 tiles.

Yea i get what you mean. So it should be about 3-6 seconds and if you walk 45-8 tiles away the protection is canceld. Also the level thing is a problem. A low level character could hurt just as much as a high level. If the high level attacked it first and he got attacked and the low level came up and stole the last hit he would still get the drop. I think we will have to think harder about that part.

I don't think the distance condition is needed. If Vulchers can't wait 10 seconds then they can kill something themselves. How would this system deal with groups attacking?

Magick: No he wouldn't... the low level character would have taken less damage, so the high level character would still get the droppings.

MathGeek: Imagine a friendly high level character killing monsters to find items for his companion (a low lever character), and then says "Here, you can have it.". Then he'd need to wait 10 seconds. Or a warrior with a supporting healer wants to give the item to the healer.
It would be a lot easier just to walk away (to the next monster for instance) then to wait or to pick-up-'n-drop/trade.

I don't know about groups.

Modanung wrote:Magick: No he wouldn't... the low level character would have taken less damage, so the high level character would still get the droppings.

MathGeek: Imagine a friendly high level character killing monsters to find items for his companion (a low lever character), and then says "Here, you can have it.". Then he'd need to wait 10 seconds. Or a warrior with a supporting healer wants to give the item to the healer.
It would be a lot easier just to walk away (to the next monster for instance) then to wait or to pick-up-'n-drop/trade.

I don't know about groups.

But if you attack the mob with bows you may never have taken damage.
then what?

michellembrodeur wrote:But if you attack the mob with bows you may never have taken damage.
then what?

Just read...

Modanung wrote:...(the one who dealt most damage if no damage was taken by any player)...

Modanung: If a character in a group kills a monster, I think the System would go like this:

1- The character that inficted the most damage would have free access for 5 seconds.
2- All characters in the group would have access for 5 seconds.
3- All characters would have free access after 10 Seconds.

This should solve the issues that have been brought up. Any other thoughts?

I think if your killing in a group it should be to whoever gets it first, Then if someone else wants it make them ask for it

I think it's important first to define a group.
Is a group only a party? Or is a group also when someone you don't even know suddenly starts attacking the creature you almost killed?

Modanung wrote:I think it's important first to define a group.
Is a group only a party? Or is a group also when someone you don't even know suddenly starts attacking the creature you almost killed?

In the example I gave I was thinking a group is a party. This was also why I said whoever inflicted the most damage would get to choose first, rather than whoever killed it. It would suck if someone finished off a monster that you'd started and took your items. This would also be a great reason to be in a party with other people.

Looting is a Skill.

Looting require, speed, reflexes, liberty of movements, and health.

So, a player, heavlily armored and carring a lot of things, and very wounded, may can have the same looting capability that a noob...

If a player has the same looting stat as other, then strength come in play (I take the item of your hands)...

Even 5 seconds is too slow. 2/3 seconds is more than enough, and remember, the first hack that will be available will be the autoloot.

it is already aviable :p

Criptos... that's just plain sick.

Modanung wrote:Criptos... that's just plain sick.

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