Man, why are there so many loot goblins. I've died so many times because of teammates goblin up all the loot (ammo) and many times, I was the only hope for the team. I blame this on matchmaking because it happens more often with noob teammates, which is 90% of the time solo q'ing.

@swift07Okay, that's a different story. I usually hear the expression "loot goblin" describing a player who will ignore teammates pinging enemies in order to continue a search for gear. That kind of thing.Yeah, I've had teammates snatch my gear out a replicator. Insta-quit.

@hayhor Exactly! Had one write me "why you don't help? One was downed and 2nd one was cracked. Why did you leave the game?"And I was like: "I literally pinged what I needed and where I was going - for 2 minutes! You could see on your mini-map that I was across Skyhook from you. That you ignore it and stay behind and start fighting... And I left the game because it was pointless to continue."

@swift07Last time I checked loot was available on a first-come-first-served basis. I make it a habit to drop away from squadmates for this reason, and so very many others. Of course, that doesn't work if you prefer a hot drop, but if you do then you have a whole other set of problems that we'll have to save for another time....

@swift07 How do I say this without sounding like a *.......I feel like worrying about who gets what loot is a noob mentality. If you don't have stuff go find it somewhere else or let them die and get it then.

@reconzeroyeah, I'm not talking about people who spend a lot of time looting. Those aren't goblins. The ones that take all the loot out of deathboxes or take things right under you, are what I would consider loot goblins.

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19 Replies

XHelperZ
Hero+
3 years ago
Have you already tried asking them for some of the loot?
reconzero
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
@swift07

Last time I checked loot was available on a first-come-first-served basis. I make it a habit to drop away from squadmates for this reason, and so very many others. Of course, that doesn't work if you prefer a hot drop, but if you do then you have a whole other set of problems that we'll have to save for another time....
swift07
3 years ago
@XHelperZ sometimes they say they need it and other times don't say anything at all and just keep moving. Then, once in a blue moon, they will drop me a stack of ammo.
swift07
3 years ago
@reconzero I should rephrase, I meant from deathboxes, of which I worked for. Earlier, I killed 2 enemies myself and my teammates just slurped everything up. I mentioned it to them and one said they needed stuff too. I replied, "I need stuff too and I killed both of them myself". They didn't give me anything. Noob mentality...take everything.
hayhor
Hero
3 years ago
@swift07 How do I say this without sounding like a *.......I feel like worrying about who gets what loot is a noob mentality. If you don't have stuff go find it somewhere else or let them die and get it then.
swift07
3 years ago
@hayhor it's not about who gets what loot, it's about teammates taking everything and me not having ammo to defend more teams pushing. There's no time for me to loot. While my teammates only do 50 and 100 damage.
swift07
3 years ago
@hayhor does it not bother you when teammates take everything after you solely killed the opponents with no help from them, and they just walk in and take everything and you don't even have ammo? Then get pushed by another team and both teammates get knocked and you have no ammo. Do I not have a reason to be irritated when these things happen?
kittysune
3 years ago
i rather call them loot sonic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8M0jm-cwZeo
hayhor
Hero
3 years ago
@swift07 Does it bother me? Not for very long. As I said, if I need something I ping for it. If they don't give it I move to a safer area to loot for what I need. If they go fight and die that's on them. The thing I don't do is go rush into another fight with nothing.
reconzero
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
@swift07

Okay, that's a different story. I usually hear the expression "loot goblin" describing a player who will ignore teammates pinging enemies in order to continue a search for gear. That kind of thing.

Yeah, I've had teammates snatch my gear out a replicator. Insta-quit.