Doesn't every drop have a specific class it goes to?
As in Shale for Warriors or Granite for Druids?
Yes this is correct there are certain colors associated with the drops. Green = Druid, Red = Warrior, YEllow = Ranger, Black = Rogue, Mage = I don't know
I think you could just pass all the drops to the highest lvl of each class there, till they have that item and let it roll to next etc.. I know that isn't exactly fair in a randomness lvl. But it seems to me that high lvls are high lvls for their overall commitment to their game, this game. And they should get equipped first, since it will make the further groups easier to manage if our high lvl tanks have best possible armor. And high lvl dps have best possible gear etc..
I would suggest giving the gear to the class that can use it best, I.e highest lvl. And when they get it all the next highest, and decide on who those people are prior to fight, so people know. I would say everyone trade it to the Overall group leader or RAID Leader if you will, and then let that person dole it out or keep it for the person if they crash or something and don't return.
Honestly this is the best idea! That's how our clan Serenity (for the most part) operates. But as you said everyone has to be trustworthy......and has to not think about clan first. This is the problem. I am not like this...but some in Bada want drops only for Bada and some in Serenity want drops only for Serenity. To me your plan is the most logical and smart for everyone. However the clan domination spirit (which I abhore) is alive and kicking in many clans. Partially its greed or folks wanting to be updgraded ASAP. If I can get an agreement between clans this is the method I prefer. Of course i'm the higest level druid and a lot in Seren are high levels so the other clans would have to trust us. Some may be unwilling to do this.
Listen it's gonna take AWHILE for everyone to gear up, but in the 3-4 weeks till this update it makes sense to me that we gear the highest lvls, it will make all further fights simply better if they get themselves set up. As long as they know the top 50 or so on server got them where they are and they need to give back not switch to an alt to gear it up, I am cool with it.
This only works if ppl are trustworthy, if someone doesn't trade it back to RAIDLEADER they should be unilaterally blacklisted, if they agree prior to this. The only time I would say to perhaps NOT do it this way is if all the highest lvls were from 1 clan, then you might need to pepper one of the items to the other assisting clans so you dont get a abcess of resentment start to form
Opps, I see you responded to the one clan having the higher levels (still could be an issue though)....I think you bring up a good point that the agreement is made before the battle. Not practacal sometimes becasue of run-in players but a good point and it will cause less drama than deciding after. Perhaps the groups decide which character from each class gets the drops. Honestly I am not in a huge hurry to get armor. I like the slow and steady progress towards the goal. Which it apears as if this quest is designed to do. re: keep us busy while waiting for the update......even if it is delayed
A third option is for the DPS group to drop - but if one stays guess what. They get tons of exp gold and the three drops!
Also a horrible issue is that one player (Rogue, Ranger, DPS Warrior) can easily KS a druid team fighting a heavy. This is becuase the warriors usually die and their damage on boss is less or subbtracted from the total damage from what I could tell. Also even without any one dying our clan has been KS a half a dozen times by our own DPS players outside of group! This actually should be fixed by the devs though...but I'm getting off track.
The whole point is that Arawn is a Nice polite place for the most part. (Except some KSing players) Clans are for the most part civil with each other. On some worlds there tends to be a lot of boss KSing and taunting nastiness. We need to get along and help each other or we will not succeed....or not succed at least very quickly.
Crom: Raven3 Arawn: Raven, Nightingale Sulis: Raven4, Rhianon: Raven5