Guild Wars 2

Currently, looting in WvW can be a bit problematic (getting locked into rezing while trying to loot or just missing a lot of bags because of intense fighting). The change that was made in the beta from having loot bags at your feet instead of on the corpse was a nice change but still a bit annoying to keep looting in combat/action. The option to have all loot instantly distributed into our bags until they are filled would be nice. After our bags are full then having them be a loot bag wouldnt be then end of the world.

Splendid idea. I’ve already missed a lot of Badges of Honour, because I’m too busy fighting and not looting.

At least getting the emblems automatically would be a huge improvement. Or turning the emblems into a new currency like Karma so they don’t take bag space and can be automatically awarded.

Auto loot needs to be added in WvW in my opinion. It’s annoying that you have to get off siege to try and loot bags only to lose the siege from someone else camping it.

I agree completely. An awesome WvW fight can last a long time and I don’t really have time to keep looking over for the “search” option. Just auto loot it and when I get a breather, I can be pleasantly surprised

I’m in support of an auto loot function in WvW. Something, anything. It really breaks up the action to have to look for the little bags.

The loot bags will hit a time limit and disappear also if you don’t get them.

Yes please. As someone has mentioned not only is this a problem when fighting in large groups but also when you are using siege weapons because you have to leave it just to pick up the loot. In that short amount of time a player can easily hijack it.

Yes to auto-loot, please.

agreed. Hate to think of the things I’ve left on the battlefield… either because of a death while trying to loot before it disappears… or just being so lost in the battle I don’t even notice the lootbags dropping. I love wvw, the loot is secondary to me, but I’d still like to not be leaving it unclaimed.

I dread to think about the 100 or so badges of honor I’ve not looted so far as well as all the other stuff…

Why it can’t just be put straight into bags or mailed if bags are full is beyond me

A true auto-loot would be very nice for Wv3.

I also think it would be an awesome idea if Badges of Honor and other token currency (like the ones obtained from the PvE dungeons) was like karma and simply displayed in the inventory instead of actually took up bag space.

auto loot would be awesome.
badges as account currency even better

Yes, I too would like to see auto-loot in wvwvw.

we need auto loot. Any good pvp-er will never stay put so looting the bags is not possible as we move all the time.

I agree. Loot bags dropping on your feet is nice and good but 80% of the time I wouldn’t even be able to see due to the aoe madness and lag if it were not for the [F Search] button that appears.

Yeah.. I find that it’s generally just impossible to loot without risk of death, unless you’re only fighting two or three people. Because generally you’re moving around and dodging and in Wv3 someone dying generally doesn’t mean you get to stop moving because chances are you’re in an AoE and need to move by that point that loot is long forgotten unless you’re willing to die for it. I do feel that a point system like karma should be implemented, or at least a straight to inventory deposit.

Physical tokens is a pretty outdated idea for MMOs, and I find it very odd that they exist for PvP (where you have even less time to spare to organize bags) when they have non-physical analogues in the form of karma.

I also find myself missing about 80% of my loot, my suggestion kinda simlar to the OP but with a lore friendly twist…Pay a Skritt 10silver for a 24hour buff or whatever you want to call it for him/her to collect my “Shineys” an then i can go vists the Skritt an see all my lovely loot from my kills, tho i would also suggest this NPC be available in lions arch so not to clog up WvW with people getting thier loot.

Especially it is so annoying while you are using a siege weapons of some1else, and another person is near you to steal weapon and u got bags in around. So what to do?

Would be nice. Even if you’re not worried about someone “stealing” your siege weapon, it’s annoying to have to abandon your mortar or trebuchet to loot just because someone happened to walk into your bombardment. While operating a trebuchet during an extended siege yesterday (I think we bombarded that keep for almost an hour), I had to stop shooting a couple of times just to loot bags that would have despawned otherwise.

Even worse, if you’re operating a siege weapon while defending a keep, you’re faced with the choice of either leaving your post just to pick up bags, or risk getting killed and then losing the keep, meaning you have no way to get back up on that wall to pick up the bags.

Yeah something needs to be done about this.
I’d love to not have to worry about picking up the bags.
If i had to guess … i’ve probably missed about 40% of all my loot so far.

I dont see why there must be bags to loot, I would rather like a completely revamped system where you just kill people, and there is a NPC or something that you go to to pick up all your legit loot you’ve earned. Looting bags are just annoying and disrupt the combat. Imagine it like a loot collector you go to

I’d like to just focus on the killing and when I’m done I go to a NPC who got all my loot, there I can chose what I want to pick out or maybe just sell it all on the spot. Convenience!

Seconded.
Being an Ele` I`ve too much to do already, auto looting would be an excellent addition

Vexlar.4608:

I also find myself missing about 80% of my loot, my suggestion kinda simlar to the OP but with a lore friendly twist…Pay a Skritt 10silver for a 24hour buff or whatever you want to call it for him/her to collect my “Shineys” an then i can go vists the Skritt an see all my lovely loot from my kills, tho i would also suggest this NPC be available in lions arch so not to clog up WvW with people getting thier loot.

I have to say, this is a good idea. Or rather, instead of a buff, how about Badges are stored like Karma, and as far as loot is concerned, if and when your inventory is full, loot goes to these Skritt and you can pay the amount to access it. Then we could have proper auto looting and for those that want to manage their inventory or keep heading back to the vendors can do so without needing to use the Skritt.

If i remember correctly ANet said something related to this a while ago, the main point was that when they tried implementing this a whole list of other problems arose and dropping bags right below your feet was as good as could be done in the time frame they had. They could probably do this much later in the future but i believe they have other priorities on their list first.

Oxnan.2459:

Currently, looting in WvW can be a bit problematic (getting locked into rezing while trying to loot or just missing a lot of bags because of intense fighting). The change that was made in the beta from having loot bags at your feet instead of on the corpse was a nice change but still a bit annoying to keep looting in combat/action. The option to have all loot instantly distributed into our bags until they are filled would be nice. After our bags are full then having them be a loot bag wouldnt be then end of the world.

Second that. I must’ve missed a ton of loot bags in the heat of battle. It bothers me alot, especially now that I’m broke and have to PvE to afford repairs in WvW.

Having to loot in PvP interrupts the flow of combat. The bags often don’t even spawn instantly, but a few seconds later. It’s pretty bad.

I am all for having a chest near the asura gate that acts as an overflow that people can claim before leaving.

I know during normal WvW, there are plenty of times where loot bags fail to generate within a reasonable amount of time due to the volume of people within the area.

Anyone who has earned the loot bag should have a feasible option to be rewarded properly.

I don’t mean this to be sarcastic or offensive in any way, so I hope I don’t come across that way in text. Have you looked in the options? I see an auto-loot option, but I haven’t used it. Do you still have to search for that to work, or does it do it on it’s own? Anyone know?

You still have to press F for the auto-loot option, it just makes the items go straight to the bag.

I wish those loot bags appeared on bottom right of screen just like chest with rewards from for example completing 100% of the map.

Oxnan.2459:

The option to have all loot instantly distributed into our bags until they are filled would be nice. After our bags are full then having them be a loot bag wouldnt be then end of the world.

This has been discussed before on the Beta forums, and Anet’s answer was that it is a matter of coding and not possible anytime soon. So as I agree with you that it’s a pain to keep trying to get your loot while fighting 40+ people. It’s just something that isn’t going to happen soon.

Gankfest.4965:

Oxnan.2459:

The option to have all loot instantly distributed into our bags until they are filled would be nice. After our bags are full then having them be a loot bag wouldnt be then end of the world.

This has been discussed before on the Beta forums, and Anet’s answer was that it is a matter of coding and not possible anytime soon. So as I agree with you that it’s a pain to keep trying to get your loot while fighting 40+ people. It’s just something that isn’t going to happen soon.

I can’t even see this, I mean there may be something I can’t see. Although I don’t work in the field anymore I do have a degree in computer programming and I can say it wouldn’t seem to be THAT hard to implement.

The system to loot is already in place, all you would have to do (if I understand it properly) is do a check and activate the “loot” routine function on kill/loot drop. then if the bag check full fails go to drop bag routine.

I mean, yeah, I could be missing some weird detail but it sure as heck seems simple to me.

/shrug

I really would like to see it implemented.

Ya know, looking at these posts It is one of the ONLY posts on ANYTHING that EVERYONE agrees on.

Yeah man hella I miss a ton of loot because I am just way to into the fighting and moving around. Hell a lot of the time I don’t even see the loot bag on the ground.

A real auto loot would be nice.

Telemachos.2370:

I am all for having a chest near the asura gate that acts as an overflow that people can claim before leaving.

I know during normal WvW, there are plenty of times where loot bags fail to generate within a reasonable amount of time due to the volume of people within the area.

Anyone who has earned the loot bag should have a feasible option to be rewarded properly.

What he said

Yeah as it’s been mentioned. Auto loot in WvW should be the norm. We’re not killing NPC’s so we’re typically too busy to worry about looting.