Guild Wars 2

I think a fair compromise would be to add a set of anti-mf gear. Those people with a dps first playstyle can wear gear that adds damage, but reduces the mf chance for the party.

The pro-mf crowd is happy because they keep their playstyle of more loot for them at the expense of damage for the team, and the pro-dps players get their playstyle with an equal group tradeoff.

Fixed.

It’s interesting to me that people looking for a solution to a problem where people complain about a party member lacking a bit of stats claim that if mf stats were shared, people would not complain about a party member lacking a bit of stats. If anything, it adds another stat for party members to get upset about. Remove any handicap or benefit to other players from the mf equation, and they’re left with complaining about player skill.

I think sharing mf is sloppy and will lead to the other side of the problem where people who AREN’T running mf gear are the bad guys. I’m curious how a system where we get all the stats AND the potential for mf/more gold/more karma would “tick” anyone off.

Everyone contributes full stats to the team, and not running mf boosts hurts only yourself (and “hurts” is used loosely) .

The idea of gaining mf through leveling as a passive stat also feels wrong. I guess I’m attached to the idea of being able to choose the extra boost I want.

I think magic find on gear should be handled with utility infusion slots. Gear would have their stats, a slot for the sigil of your choice, and an infusion slot like the utility slot on ascended items where you can choose mf, or more gold, or more karma. I like the idea of choosing what to boost.
Perhaps there is a mystic forge recipe to add this slot to armor pieces, or a quest that opens an npc that will add it for a fee.
Existing mf gear could be exchanged for same level gear of another stat breakdown.