I dont mind spending extra money from time to time to get cool stuff from the gem shop. I think its a fair way for the game to make some extra money from players without having it forced upon them. With that in mind, heres my suggestion :
I played another MMO for quite some time, and my FAVORITE all time cash purchase item was a looter pet. Simply it was a little blue bird that flew around and collected my loot from dead mobs. It was not targetable by mobs, nor did it engage in combat.
I would gladly pay to see a feature like this implemented, and I imagine tons of other players would as well, judging by the amount of them i seen purchase in the other game. Imagine all those badges of honor that get lost in wvw cause a player is too busy (or dead) to grab the loot.
Just a thought, thank you for any consideration you give it and I offer this great money making idea free of charge, no royalties needed :P LOL
Makes me think of the helping guy from “A Bard’s Tale”. Epic game. The guy was an old dude who’d run up, trigger traps (by flinging himself face down on them!) and he’d gather all your loot in the area.
Would need some limiters on it from both a tech and a play stand point.
To avoid rampant calls on the system with it constantly looking to loot it would likely need to be on a timer.
How does it react to chests? What is its range? Too wide and it could fascilitate some kite looting especially if it can open chests. Too narrow and you might as well loot it yourself.
Bags full do you auto encumber from it picking up? Or does it just turn off when bags full? Will it have to have a text or visual cue saying your bags full?
That being said I wouldn’t mind a skritt wearing a pack that would scoop up all the loot and present me with the pack as a lootable chest when I dismissed it or 10 minutes and out of combat occurred.
Even as a timed use item available for a badge or two in wvw would make it worthwhile
+1