Do Heroes Steal Drops?

Braxton619

Braxton619

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2008

A/W

Like if your 600ing with a hero, do they also steal the drops. Like ectos, etc.?

Kiva-chan

Kiva-chan

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2009

Mo/A

Yes, heroes and henchmen both get their share of the loot.

Snograt

Snograt

rattus rattus

Join Date: Jan 2006

London, UK GMT??0 ??1hr DST

[GURU]GW [wiki]GW2

R/

If the heroes/henchmen are out of range (their names are "greyed-out" in the party window) then they won't steal your drops - apart from the gold, which is always shared.

This is obviously no good to you running with a smite duo (or whatever) but there are several farming builds that involve taking H/H to clear the way to a boss, then flagging them off of the radar when you actually kill the boss.

Killamus

Guest

Join Date: Oct 2008

Yes, they do. You ever bother to read the text above their heads?
I saw this one time:
Dunkoro: "Hey. Hey Takhora. Next ecto that drops, you hit that idoit on the head with your staff and I'll steal the ecto."
Tahkora: "Hey. Hey Livia. Next ecto that drops, I'ma hit both that idiot and Dunkoro on the head. You steal the ecto from Dunkoro."

Avarre

Avarre

Bubblegum Patrol

Join Date: Dec 2005

Singapore Armed Forces

Drops are evenly split among all members of the party, regardless of whether they are human or not. 'Stealing' isn't the right word.

xron

xron

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2008

Denbigh, Wales

Zero Zero

R/

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Originally Posted by Killamus View Post
Yes, they do. You ever bother to read the text above their heads?
I saw this one time:
Dunkoro: "Hey. Hey Takhora. Next ecto that drops, you hit that idoit on the head with your staff and I'll steal the ecto."
Tahkora: "Hey. Hey Livia. Next ecto that drops, I'ma hit both that idiot and Dunkoro on the head. You steal the ecto from Dunkoro."
This made me lol

Eragon Zarroc

Eragon Zarroc

Atra estern?? ono thelduin

Join Date: Jan 2008

Madness Incarnate

[Duo]

W/P

heros and henchmen secretly pool all their drops together and hide it in dasha vestibule. where do u think all that gold came from in there?

MagmaRed

MagmaRed

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Mar 2007

Our Crabs Know True [LOVE]

R/

If you watch closely, you can sometimes see the actual drop when a monster dies. For some reason I always notice dye dropping from a monster even if it is reserved for a hero or hench. Unless it actually hits the ground it won't make the noise, but you can see the item before it hits the ground. Once it hits the ground it is 'reserved' for a person on the team. If that person is a hero or hench, the item is automatically picked up by them and you never see it. Some items, however, have an easy to recognize icon (like dye) and you can see the item falling when the monster dies.

Daichu

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Aug 2007

Canada

E/

This is true. Although I hate it when I can't tell if it was a brown or black dye.

Iuris

Iuris

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2006

Crazy ducks from the Forest

W/

They don't steal the drops - they earn them fair and square

Nanood

Nanood

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Supermans Crystal Palace

Legion Of The Dark Sun

You know I always thought that with the amount of loot they have gotten along the way the H/H would have bought some L33T armor and weapons by now instead of wanting me to find upgrades for them.. They are such tigt arse cheapskates.

Arxos

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jun 2009

ReVo

W/Mo

so thats why i never get ectos....

sigshane

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2007

Augusta, GA

R/

I think you should be able to turn on (and off) messages about drops reserved for your heroes/henchmen. I would just love to see what nice stuff that Koss or Jora are pocketing, even if you will never have access to it.

Could help tremendously with drop rate research as well...

ele pl

ele pl

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2007

E/

And what did you think? That heroes and henches dont take your drops? LOL, if so, all people would be h/hing everything with their discord or sabway!



Ohwait.

Mr. G

Mr. G

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2006

S. Wales

Mo/Me

Quote:
I think you should be able to turn on (and off) messages about drops reserved for your heroes/henchmen. I would just love to see what nice stuff that Koss or Jora are pocketing, even if you will never have access to it.

Could help tremendously with drop rate research as well...
That would be the most depressing thing ever :P