Poll: Should items you drop be reserved to you?

1nf1n1ty

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2006

Toronto

[DV]

W/

I, along with countless others have been scammed by drop scams.

I would like it to be possible for all drops from your inventory to be reserved to you. Acting much like the items reserved from a dropped monster.

This would prevent drop thefts, and such, therefore making it only possible to recive another item from another play through a drop window.

Please Pledge you name to the list for: Yes I agree with the statement "Drops from Inventory should be reserved to the designated player."

Or

Pledge you name to the list: No I do not agree with the statement"Drops from Inventory should be reserved to the designated player."

**Also post any comments you would like to leave, only after you have voted of course,


Agree:

1. 1nf1n1ty
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5.

Disagree:

1.
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5.

Zui

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2006

The Benecia Renovatio [RenO]

Mo/

/disagree, unless someone can think of a reason why this is actualy needed aside from ones own stupidity?

xiaotsu

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

Doomlore Shrine

Just Us Gamers [JUGs]

R/

No I do not agree with the statement "Drops from Inventory should be reserved to the designated player."


Stop being stupid and dropping stuff you want to keep -_-
Ignorrance is no excuse.

EternalTempest

EternalTempest

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

United States

Dark Side Ofthe Moon [DSM]

E/

/Signed

But I would want the "reserved" duration to not be the recently updated 10min that monster drops are now, limit it to 1-2 min at most.

EndoftheSyringe

EndoftheSyringe

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2006

Apathetic Eaters of Babies

W/Mo

why would you drop something you want to keep...

BahamutKaiser

BahamutKaiser

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Heightened state of mind.

P/W

He is talking about drop scams, which means he is illegaly downloading and using third party software in the belief that he will gain some advantage and try to cheat the game, which means he got what he deserved, a trojan of some sort.

You got scammed because you tried to find some sort of tool to cheat the game, and you want a counter for trojans? Anet states clearly that third party systems with the intent to alter the game are prohibited, I'm sure they say all even though they obviously allow speaking programs to be used widely. There is no natural game function which forces you to drop items, and droping items is an easy way to dispose of items you don't want wile letting others loot your unwanted goods. We do not need a counter for a pitfall that only applies to idiots who are trying to cheat and get scammed.

gameshoes3003

gameshoes3003

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2006

yeah, if you do want to drop something, it shouldn't be of much value then....

vinegrower

vinegrower

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2006

Song of the Forsaken

E/

/not signed

I often use this to give items to other people in the group. I just drop it on the ground and let them decide who gets it.

As far as scamms go, how many time to you have to be scammed before you stop dropping items you want to keep when you are around people you dont' trust?

sykoone

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2005

Mystical Chaos

E/

/notsigned

I drop stuff on the ground for members of my group all the time. Keys, collector items, etc. Saves from having to go through the whole trade routine.

Vilaptca

Vilaptca

Pre-Searing Vanquisher

Join Date: Jun 2005

Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]

/notsigned

When with guild groups we tend to just drop things we don't want, but if you pick them up and drop them, at least the people who do want it, don't have to wait 10 minutes to get it. Its much easier than trading, and doesn't mean you lose a party member for 10 minutes while they are waiting for your green to deassign.

BrotherGilburt

BrotherGilburt

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2006

USA

Mo/

/notsigned

Just don't drop things you want to keep for yourself, problem solved.

Quote:
Originally Posted by sykoone
/notsigned

I drop stuff on the ground for members of my group all the time. Keys, collector items, etc. Saves from having to go through the whole trade routine.
me to.

Brother Gilburt

Dirty Panda

Dirty Panda

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2005

California

Order of TeH Cookie [NIBL]

Mo/

what are you doing dropping your valuable items all over the place?

and if youre getting scammed, well fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me.

Quote:
Originally Posted by BahamutKaiser
He is talking about drop scams, which means he is illegaly downloading and using third party software in the belief that he will gain some advantage and try to cheat the game, which means he got what he deserved, a trojan of some sort.
i know what botting is but how is this drop scam thing related? (ive heard of people closing trade window before you put your stuff so you drop it on the gorund but i dont know how this relates to bots) please explain

Roshi_ikkyu

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2006

Mo/W

/notsigned

Reason: Stupidty is no excuse
And ingame drops are easier then ingame trades, Quicker to drop a key or materials then to trade on the run.

Opeth11

Opeth11

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2005

Richmond, British Columbia, Kanada

Demon of the Fall [Opet]

Mo/Me

Just no.

Vel Satis

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2005

No guild as yet

/not signed for the reasons already mentioned. Just don't drop stuff you want to keep.

Xenex Xclame

Xenex Xclame

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2006

DPX

R/

With drop scam they mean ,what i noticed to be the new scame, or atleast its happening more often then before:

The scammer tells people he knows a way to double your items( mostly the item he suggest are ectos)

Then he brings the person to Thirdty river ( this is the place i heard of where they do it recently) and will tell the person to drop his ectos in a spot near a weird looking rock,BUT to make it believable he will move a very far distance, so the person thinks well if hes gonna run for my ectos, i will get it before he gets here.

Then the scammer triggers the cutscene which will teleport both people there and when the scene is over he races you for your ectos and you just got robbed.

Pretty stupid scam if you fall for it if you ask me.

I mean people understand this THERE ARE NO CHEATS FOR GUILDWARS.

Edit: Oops /not signed here too, i also use drop on floor to give items to people.
I did once drop my wayward by mistake -_- atleast the person that picked it up gave it back to me,i guess he knew if he didnt he woudnt get any heals from me :P

floppinghog

floppinghog

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

pit of brimstone

Squad Six Six Six [ssss]

A/Me

/not signed? they have a warning message for if you want to drop an item after a trade window is recently opened. thats enough or dont RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GOing TRADE OUTSIDE


oo yeah, someone whispered me one time in thirsty river, he wanted to know if i wanted to use the "glitch" in the mission to double items... lol i said uh no i dont wanna get banned? he backed off

lagrand1

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2006

Zombies of War

W/

/no, or even heck no.

just trade like everyone else

Hockster

Hockster

Banned

Join Date: Jul 2005

Definately disagree. If someone is stupid enough to believe that dropping an item will dupe it, they deserve to lose it. Sometimes people really do need a punch in the face to learn something.

Super_Nerd0

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2005

ALOA 2

Me/

...stupididty should not make others suffer...

in other words, dont have this made b/c you were to stupid to drop your stuff

if you are giving a really rare thing to someone in the group, then you trade if you think that others will try to steal it

BahamutKaiser

BahamutKaiser

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Heightened state of mind.

P/W

No there are more advanced rip offs than that, I haven't seen anything like it yet in GW because I haven't bothered trying to get anything free, but back in the D2 days I heard of programs which automaticly make your character throw his stuff on the ground, hackers can even take full control of your character online if they are good enough. This is why we don't have automatic character switching in GW, for the express purpose of controling damage a hacker can do if he takes over your character.

This why you never try and download bots or third party programs, expecially if someone tells you to download it wile your playing and they are around, they are trying to upload your character with a drop program. It is a scam which any would be cheater deserves and I feel no sympathy for them.

This thread should be closed, and 1nf1n1ty should be reported for suspicious behavior related to thrid party hacks, it has nothing to do with fair and legitimate players.