Do-able looting system

cryosin · 2012-06-18, 06:13 AM

I don't know why, but looting dead bodies is just so fun. There's something about that kill and grabbing your loot that makes it thrilling.

In planetside 1 you would take the enemy factions HA and use it against them.

In Diablo 2 you would loot Ears.

In Call of Duty there is even dogtag mode, which is essentially the same principle.

I think something along the lines of looting a dead corpse for extra resources and/or experience would be fun. It wouldn't break the game in terms of add-ons and customizations, but still make the looting mechanic part of the game.

Otleaz · 2012-06-18, 06:20 AM

I think it is fine how it is. You need a few things to break the immersion every once in a while or the game will be too addicting.

If you don't like that, you could pretend you are super loyal and would rather suicide rush the enemy with a knife than pick up one of the countless enemy guns littering the ground.

Rexdezi · 2012-06-18, 06:23 AM

Originally Posted by Otleaz

pick up one of the countless enemy guns littering the ground.

I don't think you can pick up guns from the ground... and if I'm wrong then I hope they change it so that I'm not wrong. The only way I can see picking guns up from the ground working is for example: You are a TR LA, another TR LA with the same weapon dies near you, you can pick up his ammo. Thats IT. No TR getting ammo or even the full weapon from a dead smurf. That's just wrong.

ChipMHazard · 2012-06-18, 06:38 AM

I've always found that actually looting enemies tend to distract players, especially if there's actually anything valuable to take.
So I prefer how it is shaping up to be now.

Toppopia · 2012-06-18, 06:52 AM

I would like to see looting, its always fun to be going so good i run out of ammo behind enemy lines or can't get to an ammo box, so i just steal a gun. And this solves our problems.

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Gandhi · 2012-06-18, 06:57 AM

There was nothing more satisfying in the original than killing an NC with his buddy's Jackhammer.

Stew · 2012-06-18, 07:00 AM

hope will be able to at least take a AR if your class allow it or a LMG if your HA but at the momments they did not make any scavenging mechanic and you must do not expect the looting rpg screen from Ps1 it as been confirm it will never make it in ps1

Sledgecrushr · 2012-06-18, 07:07 AM

I dont think there is going to be any ammo looting because thats one of the LAs jobs.

Immigrant · 2012-06-18, 07:08 AM

Originally Posted by cryosin

but looting dead bodies is just so fun.

This sound weird no matter how you look at it....

Originally Posted by Otleaz

If you don't like that, you could pretend you are super loyal and would rather suicide rush the enemy with a knife than pick up one of the countless enemy guns littering the ground.

It's very easy to solve that problem without ruining immersion (lore)... they just need to say that weapons are locked to certain players and are disabled when other try to use them. VS weapons could have DNA recognition system while TR and NC would have probably something like electronic recognition chips implanted under the skin or in their suits.

Dagron · 2012-06-18, 07:22 AM

Originally Posted by ChipMHazard

I've always found that actually looting enemies tend to distract players, especially if there's actually anything valuable to take.
So I prefer how it is shaping up to be now.

How is it working right now? No looting at all? Sorry, i haven't been giving this subject much attention.

I agree that if it gives somthing even remotely valuable it may distract most of today's gamers who seem to have some degree of OCD (i tend to waste quite some time trying to get one achievement or another in most games).

But if it's impact on the game's flow was minimal, i don't see why it shouldn't be at least considered.

Originally Posted by cryosin

In Diablo 2 you would loot Ears.

Rofl, this is the kind of thing i'm talking about... now i wish we could loot ears.

I hope that if they put anything of the kind in, it's just for useless bragging rights junk... some kind of trophy you had to actually care enough to go after.
I know the game logs all kinds of statistics, but personally i'd like this sort of thing just because an automatic kill count isn't as much fun.

Though i definitely won't miss it if it's not there.

Originally Posted by cryosin

... looting a dead corpse for extra resources and/or experience...

I don't think they're very open to make a looting system that had to be balanced out in any way right now, but if it was just for junk, who knows... it might be just a couple lines of code. I may be wrong here though.

ChipMHazard · 2012-06-18, 08:13 AM

Originally Posted by Dagron

How is it working right now? No looting at all? Sorry, i haven't been giving this subject much attention.

I agree that if it gives somthing even remotely valuable it may distract most of today's gamers who seem to have some degree of OCD (i tend to waste quite some time trying to get one achievement or another in most games).

But if it's impact on the game's flow was minimal, i don't see why it shouldn't be at least considered.

I don't think there is any looting atm. Although I may be wrong, just nothing that I've seen as of yet

Aye that's what I've always seen happening in games that do have lootable bags/corpses, just becomes a rush to get the premium pickings

Aye it certainly something I wouldn't mind them testing out to see what impact it might have.

Redshift · 2012-06-18, 09:29 AM

Originally Posted by Dagron

Rofl, this is the kind of thing i'm talking about... now i wish we could loot ears.

I want to be able to pull the skull out of a dead body and stand in the middle of the battlefield buffing and polishing it......

mintyc · 2012-06-18, 10:23 AM

i can see a looting system that allows you to interact with a body for a few seconds giveing you back some ammo and maybe a granade or two working fine. such a system would probably be of most help to spec-ops teams and infiltrators.

as for full blown item looting that would need an inventory system that we wont be seeing any time soon. i would love them to do inventorys at some time in the future as i opens up a whole lot of options for some interesting gameplay and other nice systems in the future.

Crator · 2012-06-18, 11:03 AM

Awesome story! Should've put it in the existing inventory thread: A Proposal for the Inventory System

Methonius · 2012-06-18, 12:00 PM

Originally Posted by Sledgecrushr

I dont think there is going to be any ammo looting because thats one of the LAs jobs.

Agree.
Even though this was a fun mechanic in ps1 it will take away a role of one of the classes so I don't see them putting it in the game. Also it would slow down gameplay, ppl will be looking through other crap on the ground and not shooting lol.