Guild Wars 2

Currently, nothing deserves loot like big, rapid damage numbers on as many enemies as possible.

I think more things should be considered.

Example 1:
In the ascalon/charr fractal, big groups of Ascalonians rush the party. I start out with chill, stun, and cripple fields to make the group more manageable for my party. Often I’ll throw a heal in near the start to buffer the initial damage while all of the enemies are still alive & attacking. THEN I will start using attacks.

Summary: I play with team-mindedness and strategy.
Result: I don’t get hits in on enemies who die first, and don’t deal enough damage to be deemed worthy of loot. The ones who race to ’zerker for max loot for themselves get rewarded. The support user actually helps the ’zerkers to get a higher % of damage.

Example 2:
I came to the Claw of Jormag late. I threw down 2 meteor showers on his claw + other AoEs, I healed the group on the ledge multiple times, rezed 3 people manually and 3 more with Signet of Renewal. I attacked an ice pillar and a champ. A guildie came in just before the end, running right up to claw. He got a couple of attacks in and got downed. I ran into the danger zone to rez him and seconds later it ended. I didn’t get a medal credit but he did.

Summary: Rezing, healing, helping in many areas vs helping yourself & doing damage.
Result: User discouraged from helping others or paying attention to all aspects of the event. The lesson is to auto-attack the claw for the duration and let others rez.

Example 3:
Tanks can kite and take lots of damage. They allow others to let loose on their attacks without needing to dodge or heal. Tanks don’t get to make big numbers pop up and hit all targets (even though all targets are hitting them) because of their healing, blocking and kiting activity.

Summary: Tanks provide a valuable contribution.
Result: Tanks don’t get credit for kills, and allow others to get extra credit, and loot is given to the others.

I think more consideration should be given to kill credit for those who help in ways that don’t make white numbers pop.