• Implemented Bind on Pickup (BoP) items – For some items, we’ve implemented a BoP system which lets us give better equipment to players without having to worry as much about RMT farming items.

We've been working hard on bringing TERA to North America, and have also had a hand in shaping TERA specifically with our gamers in mind. This past GDC we spoke with media about what we've been working on specifically for North America, but I wanted to talk about a few changes that we’ve made:

• Implemented Bind on Pickup (BoP) items – For some items, we’ve implemented a BoP system which lets us give better equipment to players without having to worry as much about RMT farming items.

• Removed Boxes of Mischief – I personally have a negative winning streak with these, and overall we felt that it was a chance based system that frustrated more players than it benefited. We removed them and used the space in the loot drop tables to chances for other cool things to drop

Thanks!
-Chager

@Keyral
Umad? How about instead of crying and slinging insults try to put together a constructive argument, eh?

Umm... How exactly is that going to work? Is there a roll for loot setting that I've never seen? Can we somehow appraise items on the ground before picking them up that I've never noticed? The only thing I've noticed about loot is that it's randomly assigned to players in group. No one stops to look and examine it before picking it up. I've never had to roll for something I need, it's just been "Oh here, this is for rangers <link> do you need it?" So... how exactly is this going to work? Is there at least a trade timer like in Aion? Unless there are group setting I've been missing (I'm never lead). BOP items you can't use = nothing more than vendor trash for most people.

Or you can just use an Auction House to find what you need.

Quote: Impact1986 on 03/14/2012, 10:39 AM

Or you can just use an Auction House to find what you need.

Yes because clearly I want to spend hours and hours using the auction house to find every last thing I need.

Clearly I need that big of a time sink when I could be doing other things... Just searching for one piece of armor is a hassle... You need to search for it then go through the pages and pages of armor that people have on it to find the one you are looking for...

Clearly the auction house is the only system worth having and has zero faults..... MY god what the [filtered] was I thinking....

Auction houses are a waste of time. Id rather be doing other things.

Here's another thought Auction houses just encourage bots... They will just have a bot sit there and go through each page looking for undercuts... yes exactly what I need 1000 people sitting infront of one npc when everyone could be spread out looking at player shops....

Short minder players have zero idea what you are talking about... I have been gaming for wayy to long and Auction Houses are bad... we need a new system and at least Tera was thinking of other ways. We need something new and break the habit of having the same systems as everyone else. It's dull its boring I do not want the same [filtered] over and over again wtf

STOP TURNING THIS GAME INTO EVERY GAME ON THE MARKET.... WE WANT NEW THINGS LIKE PETS SHOPS LIKE OPEN PVP YOU ARE LISTENING TO THE WRONG PLAYERBASE... WE WANT NEW UNIQUE THINGS....not wow clones or other mmo clones....