Talk:Loot (video games)

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Mind if I edit?[edit]

This article seems to be about looting in only one or one group of MMOPGs. I'll edit it as I see fit, revert it if you want. OverSS 02:15, 12 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Be bold and cite sources. --Wafulz 02:44, 12 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I did some searching and found that I'm the one actually in the minority, so I'll leave it (but will cite sources). OverSS 21:19, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Loot as a quest reward?[edit]

Loot is never given as a quest reward. It is, by definition, the spoils of war and is closely related to the act of looting (a sword picked from a corpse would be loot while a sword received in a trade would not be loot). I'm re-removing your definition that it is received as a reward for a quest. --Kevin 11:14, Jun 24, 2005 (UTC)

In gaming, the term is frequently used to mean any object that is worth something. "Phat Lewtz" just refers to "nice stuff" regardless of where it came from. While you are correct in the traditional sense of the word, I strongly disagree with your comment in regards to gaming and your and deletion. --Nahallac 20:47, Jun 24, 2005 (UTC)

In five years of playing MMORPGs I have never once heard the term used in terms of recieving an item as a quest reward. --Kevin 16:47, Jun 25, 2005 (UTC)

I would say that in this context "loot" is per definition what you recive from a body that you slay. While the "loot" you recive when handing in a quest, is a reward, not loot.

If you look at loot as the term "loot", it's defined as: "Valuables pillaged in time of war, stolen goods, informal goods illicitly obtained as by bribery, informal things of value such as gifts received on one occasion or just money."

When talking about loot in games, I would define it as what you recive of the corps, not of the quest giver etc. Havok 20:48, 25 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I often people refer to loot in the ways I have described. "Look at the loot I bought in the bazaar today" and "Look at the loot I got from quest x" are pretty common phrases on the EQ server I've been playing on since 2002. That being said, I still contend that in the gaming world, the traditional use of the word "loot" has been lost and has transformed in many circles to just mean "items received in the game" regarldess of their origin. I'm not saying everyone agrees with this definition, obviously, but is it used? Yes, and often in my experience. Nahallac Silverwinds 23:00, Jun 25, 2005 (UTC)

Item Drops[edit]

Is it just me or is looting very similar to Item drops? Just pointing this out.. I'm not a regular editor(and thus, not very good at it), so I'll leave this to others to think about (or correct me if I'm wrong). --Kit 03:44, 27 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Nice find. In my opinion, that article should be merged into this one. --Naha|^(talk) 16:47, 27 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I believe item drop is like that in Spiro (I think) where your not looting the corpse, but rather, the items are dropped onto the ground. --58.6.1.178 09:42, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Etymology of the term "ninja looting"[edit]

It's not mentioned at all and may be confusing to a nongamer. 92.0.150.111 (talk) 14:32, 3 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Color Coding[edit]

The article mentions the white - green - blue - purple color coding was first used in Diablo, but that is not true. Diablo used white - yellow - gold color coding. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.99.18.238 (talk) 14:43, 1 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]