How many MORE years is loot going to suck?

You are exactly correct, and definitely how things should be, the problem is, that depth of development is still years away.

 

To be honest, this (Kaeshiva's post that this is referring to) is how I have felt it DOES work... simply because I cannot seem to find anything loot-wise that is worth a crap during the time frame I CAN play.

 

ALL the years!

 

One measure of adventuring fun is not in the making of things nor in the buying of things …. but in the finding of things.

The finding of things is an important aspect to role playing games. Discoveries of little treasures each day can compel us to remain on the adventure, long after any main quest line story is completed. And we all have favorites. I remember Asheron's Call. Finding armor, weapons, and jewelry with intriguing effects led to an 'Aha! Look what I found!" feeling every session that kept the adventure going.

In contrast, what is SOTA's 'hook' for the "finders" of our population? Are our adventurers 'finding' things that create a positive buzz for that aspect of the game? Or are they instead harvesting the same old scraps, returning to town to sell, then picking through a cacophony of vendors to find a best price for something way overstocked? "Valued shoppers! Visit vendors in aisle five to receive daily progression!"

This is SOTA's 'progress problem' for adventurers, isn't it? And, with all due respect to our crafting community, it derives from SOTA relegating "the finding" of most higher-end immediately useful items (weapons, armor, jewelry) to player vendors rather than adventure scenes, doesnt it? Go ahead, test yourself on that. What percentage of your gear is bought from a vendor vs. found in the wild?

This creates a "double whammy" effect for non-crafting adventurer "finders": On one hand, instead of a positive "look what I found!" buzz, the finder's mood here sounds more like "Ho hum, I got the same crap at Level 100 that I got at Level 1." On the other hand, over-crafted goods in over-stuffed vendors now makes things terribly easy to find in the game, diminishing the need for 'finding' game play even more.

In SOTA, the non-crafting-interested 'finder's' game to has been diminished to be about 'buying'. And we can see the effect it has had on our player population. Fix this to fix the game.​

 

Given that most new years resolutions are abandoned by mid January, you maybe should have picked a different way to convey your intent.

 

2020 the year of nonrusty junk loot = better loot

 

I hope it does not take a year.

Just sayin ....

 

I've been playing ESO the past few days and while the questing and graphics are really great, the loot is nothing to write home about.

I really wish that SotA had more story and better questing.

 

you obviously haven’t played or explored long enough yet.

 

Chris is absolutely going to work on our worthless loot in the next month...

Let's see what he does and take it from there.................

 

@Chris !Question I would love to know what the top 20 most discarded items are, and if possible, the top 20 most abandoned loot items on monster corpses (meaning, someone loots the corpse, takes a few things, and leaves behind x)

 

Great idea and that would be a cool api to see. Is it available?

 

Huh. I found the loot to be really rewarding. Though, maybe that's just because of what I'm comparing it to.

I suppose that depends on your progress, though. Or if you're much into crafting. I do seem to recall getting a lot of ordinary items at low levels. But even then, bosses always drop an item with some buffs, and the way the crafting (and scrapping) systems work, those items are useful, even if they're no good for your build.

 

How long? Well until Star Citizen gets fully released.