You won't believe this tip on how to complete your Sticker Book faster (spoiler: /linktrade)

Calm_Fury

Hi all!

Just and quick and fast tip for everyone that just likes to PUG stuff and wants to fill the Sticker Book:

The awesome Loot Log addon (https://www.esoui.com/downloads/info1455-LootLog.html), by my ESO hero @code65536, has a nice little command called /linktrade that will only link in chat anything you already have collected.

You don't need to spy on anyone's gear, or check what you have or not, just type /linktrade and everyone can complete the Sticker Book that much faster.

Makes it really easy to share what you don't need and request what you do.

Please buy @code65536 a beer / tea / coffee for all his addon ESO effort.


(Sorry console people... I've been one of you for more than half my ESO history but PC addons are just too good to pass)

code65536

Haha, thanks. It's "/linktrade" (or "/lt" for short), not "/lootshare".

The idea behind this feature is that people use loot monitoring addons because other people in the group usually don't bother to link the pieces that they are willing to part with. It's a lot of effort to go through your inventory, determine which pieces you don't need, and then right-click and then click link for each item individually.

In the past, I'd just tell people to get a loot monitoring addon, and if they see that I got something that they need, they can ask if I'm willing to part with it. But not everyone uses a loot monitoring addon (and not everyone uses one with a searchable history), and there are people who just don't feel comfortable making unsolicited requests like that.

But with a chat command to link unneeded items automatically, it's much, much easier to offer items up for trade, and if more people did this, the hope was that item set sharing will move from the collector watching for items they are missing to the looter offering items they don't need, and I think that the latter is friendlier and free of the controversies of the former.

And on the other side of the transaction, Loot Log will monitor items that others have offered up for trade in chat, flag any ones that you need, and make it easy to request those missing items from the people who have offered them for trade.

wolfbone

Calm_Fury wrote: »

Hi all!

Just and quick and fast tip for everyone that just likes to PUG stuff and wants to fill the Sticker Book:

The awesome Loot Log addon (https://www.esoui.com/downloads/info1455-LootLog.html), by my ESO hero @code65536, has a nice little command called /lootshare that will only link in chat anything you already have collected.

You don't need to spy on anyone's gear, or check what you have or not, just type /lootshare and everyone can complete the Sticker Book that much faster.

Makes it really easy to share what you don't need and request what you do.

Please buy @code65536 a beer / tea / coffee for all his addon ESO effort.


(Sorry console people... I've been one of you for more than half my ESO history but PC addons are just too good to pass)

well, I prefer not to have multiple things playing the game for me, but that's just me.

code65536

wolfbone wrote: »

well, I prefer not to have multiple things playing the game for me, but that's just me.

Yes, linking items in chat manually one by one is a fun and engaging gameplay!

Araneae6537

Just be aware that many people do not appreciate having the loot they picked up monitored. Perhaps ask your group if they mind if you use your add-on to save them the trouble of linking? Some players will not trade items that are requested through use of such add-ons because it can feel intrusive. I’m not meaning to start any arguments about anyone’s intentions or use of such add-ons, just bringing up the issue for those who may not be aware, and making a suggestion to hopefully avoid unpleasantness and respect everyone’s feelings on the matter.

Bucky_13

Araneae6537 wrote: »

Just be aware that many people do not appreciate having the loot they picked up monitored. Perhaps ask your group if they mind if you use your add-on to save them the trouble of linking? Some players will not trade items that are requested through use of such add-ons because it can feel intrusive. I’m not meaning to start any arguments about anyone’s intentions or use of such add-ons, just bringing up the issue for those who may not be aware, and making a suggestion to hopefully avoid unpleasantness and respect everyone’s feelings on the matter.

Yeah I always deny people loot if they ask for them while using that addon, as it's very obvious when they do. Otherwise I tend to share loot of something needs anything, but that addon is way to intrusive. Also the thread title made me hate that addon even more now.

caperb

Thanks a lot for creating this add-on, saves me and my friends a lot of time at the end of dungeons

GreenHere

LOOTERS HATE HIM!!

Click here to learn the one simple trick to extend your loot log by up to FIVE TIMES in just 10 minutes a day!



Jokes aside, this is neat, and you are indeed a hero @code65536 ! Thanks for this feature!
And thanks for the heads up @Calm_Fury !

tmbrinks

Bucky_13 wrote: »

Araneae6537 wrote: »

Just be aware that many people do not appreciate having the loot they picked up monitored. Perhaps ask your group if they mind if you use your add-on to save them the trouble of linking? Some players will not trade items that are requested through use of such add-ons because it can feel intrusive. I’m not meaning to start any arguments about anyone’s intentions or use of such add-ons, just bringing up the issue for those who may not be aware, and making a suggestion to hopefully avoid unpleasantness and respect everyone’s feelings on the matter.

Yeah I always deny people loot if they ask for them while using that addon, as it's very obvious when they do. Otherwise I tend to share loot of something needs anything, but that addon is way to intrusive. Also the thread title made me hate that addon even more now.

This is the person WHO GETS THE LOOT offering it up to trade to other members of the group.

You two are talking about the opposite, which is a point that Code makes in his original post about it being less intrusive.

I'm sorry you have a problem with an add-on that lets people more efficiently offer up their unneeded/unwanted items to other members of the group to help them out and help them fill their stickerbook.

CrashTest

This addon is fantastic bc it saves so much time at the end of runs linking my collected drops for other group members who need it.

This is a must have for anyone who runs dungeons and trials regularly to farm gear.

**Note: be responsible with this addon and don't use it to pester other players if you want a drop they have. Ask indirectly in group chat for the item or offer to buy it - say something like, "LF x pls" or "Buying x pls" without addressing the player directly by name, so they don't feel pressured or get offended that you can see their loot. If they don't respond, then assume they need it and move on. Don't send them tells begging for it or demanding it bc that's off-putting to many, and gives this addon a bad name.

Gilvoth

Calm_Fury wrote: »

... "You don't need to spy on anyone's gear" ...

that's possible? i did not know that exists.
your saying its possible to look and see what other players are wearing for armor? or am i misunderstanding your comment?

virtus753

Gilvoth wrote: »

Calm_Fury wrote: »

... "You don't need to spy on anyone's gear" ...

that's possible? i did not know that exists.
your saying its possible to look and see what other players are wearing for armor? or am i misunderstanding your comment?

Not what they’re wearing but what they loot. You can see what each person in your group (only in group) got as drops.

thegreat_one

So someone found another reason to complain about pugs?
I joined a pug and they had bad dps QQ
I joined a pug that had a fake tank QQ
I joined a pug and someone had the audacity to ask me for a tradeable item before I had a chance to link it QQ

Sgrug

Sorry but I prefer this did not exist. rather not have some people in the group now telling me to give them my loot drops because they need it more for thier sticker book, maybe I am trying to gear out an alt.

I see this causing more grief than good.

virtus753

Sgrug wrote: »

Sorry but I prefer this did not exist. rather not have some people in the group now telling me to give them my loot drops because they need it more for thier sticker book, maybe I am trying to gear out an alt.

I see this causing more grief than good.

That add-on has existed for years. It’s a completely different thing than the add-on mentioned in the first post.

Daemons_Bane

Very simple for me.. if you ask for my loot, before I even reveal it, you don't get a thing..

WrathOfInnos

Daemons_Bane wrote: »

Very simple for me.. if you ask for my loot, before I even reveal it, you don't get a thing..

@Daemons_Bane This addon is a tool that lets you reveal it easier. You don’t have to go through and check if each piece is collected, or right click them all and post to chat. Just type /lt and it does these steps automatically.

Darkstorne

@code65536 This looks amazing! Thanks for creating it

I already use a light-weight loot monitor to see what others get, but I'm going to switch to yours since it makes linking my own gear for others to see so easy.

Now if there's anything you can create to make overly possessive and rude players chill out a bit, that would be great. Already a few of them in this thread, acting like asking if they don't need some of their loot is akin to insulting their mother. I once offered a guy 50k gold for a weapon that dropped for him, and he demanded 200k instead. I told him I didn't have that much and he replied "sucks to be you then. I'll just vendor it." And I just couldn't even begin to comprehend how someone's moral compass can function like that.

Daemons_Bane

WrathOfInnos wrote: »

Daemons_Bane wrote: »

Very simple for me.. if you ask for my loot, before I even reveal it, you don't get a thing..

@Daemons_Bane This addon is a tool that lets you reveal it easier. You don’t have to go through and check if each piece is collected, or right click them all and post to chat. Just type /lt and it does these steps automatically.

That might be so.. now I just commented on something else

Sgrug

Darkstorne wrote: »

@code65536 This looks amazing! Thanks for creating it

I already use a light-weight loot monitor to see what others get, but I'm going to switch to yours since it makes linking my own gear for others to see so easy.

Now if there's anything you can create to make overly possessive and rude players chill out a bit, that would be great. Already a few of them in this thread, acting like asking if they don't need some of their loot is akin to insulting their mother. I once offered a guy 50k gold for a weapon that dropped for him, and he demanded 200k instead. I told him I didn't have that much and he replied "sucks to be you then. I'll just vendor it." And I just couldn't even begin to comprehend how someone's moral compass can function like that.

I never understood another person's desire for someone else's property. regardless of what the owner does with their property, it is the owners, period. Why do so many people feel they somehow have a claim to it if they just need enough or offer enough of what they deem appropriate.

It is the owner's value of the gear, not the person who wants it that matters. I see greed from the other end. Those who want what others have is the real greed and envy.

Pauls

People like to be offended be everything, even if its just someone can see which loot they got. Feeling better after playing victim card?

Eedat

tmbrinks wrote: »

Bucky_13 wrote: »

Araneae6537 wrote: »

Just be aware that many people do not appreciate having the loot they picked up monitored. Perhaps ask your group if they mind if you use your add-on to save them the trouble of linking? Some players will not trade items that are requested through use of such add-ons because it can feel intrusive. I’m not meaning to start any arguments about anyone’s intentions or use of such add-ons, just bringing up the issue for those who may not be aware, and making a suggestion to hopefully avoid unpleasantness and respect everyone’s feelings on the matter.

Yeah I always deny people loot if they ask for them while using that addon, as it's very obvious when they do. Otherwise I tend to share loot of something needs anything, but that addon is way to intrusive. Also the thread title made me hate that addon even more now.

This is the person WHO GETS THE LOOT offering it up to trade to other members of the group.

You two are talking about the opposite, which is a point that Code makes in his original post about it being less intrusive.

I'm sorry you have a problem with an add-on that lets people more efficiently offer up their unneeded/unwanted items to other members of the group to help them out and help them fill their stickerbook.

From the description of the addon:

"Loot Log helps players track their loot drops and those of group members."

The screenshot shows that it does in fact track what other players get. The /linktrade command is just an extra feature on a loot tracker.

zaria

Seeing how many people who just leave pugs the second the boss drop I think lots don't understand the sticker book.
People active in guilds do grasp it.
You do want that maul of prayer shawl it might be buffed and items makes it cheaper to recreate.

Now its an problem for people needing items even if items sound weird.
I found that people who use loot spy addons are generally toxic as in the last two times some wanted stuff they was.
Now the non toxic way do do this in an pug it to say: 10K for item.
Think I will start asking on weapons: sure 50K ok? Note if you ask for gear at the start then I give.

Had one who joined a guild during a run as healer, I got a staff for an healing set I not plan on using, she wanted the staff.
As it was now an guild run I gave it. However she did not found it in inventory, I asked in group a bit afraid I traded to wrong person who can happen and it was not in mine. I guess she did not find it somehow.
She then left the guild

Skcarkden

consoles need add-ons.... starting to get annoyed with the lack of basic things ZoS won't add because they leave it to the players to fix just like Bethesda do, but then they forget consoles can't do that.

I was happy when stickerbook first came out, then i realised why i hate it. do you know how hard it is to even complete ONE set in one dungeon when people don't read/listen and just leave instantly when the dungeon ends and you only ever get the SAME drops each run?

sucks that PC has the potential to make this slightly less annoying but consoles still have no leg to stand on when clearly the stickerbook system was made to ensure dungeons get run more often.


Plus i have a theory that if dungeon loot went back to Bind on Equip, so people could sell their drops in vendors etc we'd soon find certain items across the whole board possibly don't exist despite there being a spot in the book for it.

tmbrinks

Eedat wrote: »

tmbrinks wrote: »

Bucky_13 wrote: »

Araneae6537 wrote: »

Just be aware that many people do not appreciate having the loot they picked up monitored. Perhaps ask your group if they mind if you use your add-on to save them the trouble of linking? Some players will not trade items that are requested through use of such add-ons because it can feel intrusive. I’m not meaning to start any arguments about anyone’s intentions or use of such add-ons, just bringing up the issue for those who may not be aware, and making a suggestion to hopefully avoid unpleasantness and respect everyone’s feelings on the matter.

Yeah I always deny people loot if they ask for them while using that addon, as it's very obvious when they do. Otherwise I tend to share loot of something needs anything, but that addon is way to intrusive. Also the thread title made me hate that addon even more now.

This is the person WHO GETS THE LOOT offering it up to trade to other members of the group.

You two are talking about the opposite, which is a point that Code makes in his original post about it being less intrusive.

I'm sorry you have a problem with an add-on that lets people more efficiently offer up their unneeded/unwanted items to other members of the group to help them out and help them fill their stickerbook.

From the description of the addon:

"Loot Log helps players track their loot drops and those of group members."

The screenshot shows that it does in fact track what other players get. The /linktrade command is just an extra feature on a loot tracker.

This is about the LOOTTRADE part of that add-on. But please, continue to be patronizing.

The OP very CLEARLY states that at the beginning. I'm staying on topic... but you're going off-topic to "make a point"

Araneae6537

tmbrinks wrote: »

Bucky_13 wrote: »

Araneae6537 wrote: »

Just be aware that many people do not appreciate having the loot they picked up monitored. Perhaps ask your group if they mind if you use your add-on to save them the trouble of linking? Some players will not trade items that are requested through use of such add-ons because it can feel intrusive. I’m not meaning to start any arguments about anyone’s intentions or use of such add-ons, just bringing up the issue for those who may not be aware, and making a suggestion to hopefully avoid unpleasantness and respect everyone’s feelings on the matter.

Yeah I always deny people loot if they ask for them while using that addon, as it's very obvious when they do. Otherwise I tend to share loot of something needs anything, but that addon is way to intrusive. Also the thread title made me hate that addon even more now.

This is the person WHO GETS THE LOOT offering it up to trade to other members of the group.

You two are talking about the opposite, which is a point that Code makes in his original post about it being less intrusive.

I'm sorry you have a problem with an add-on that lets people more efficiently offer up their unneeded/unwanted items to other members of the group to help them out and help them fill their stickerbook.

Of course I have absolutely no problem with that! Is there a way to use that feature of the add-on only? In other words, if I install this add-on, can I disable seeing/tracking others’ loot but still link the already collected loot that I pick up? Reading all the posts in this thread, I’m confused as to whether this particular add-on does both.

And thank you, @code65536, for making add-ons for the community!

Darkstorne wrote: »

@code65536 This looks amazing! Thanks for creating it

I already use a light-weight loot monitor to see what others get, but I'm going to switch to yours since it makes linking my own gear for others to see so easy.

Now if there's anything you can create to make overly possessive and rude players chill out a bit, that would be great. Already a few of them in this thread, acting like asking if they don't need some of their loot is akin to insulting their mother. I once offered a guy 50k gold for a weapon that dropped for him, and he demanded 200k instead. I told him I didn't have that much and he replied "sucks to be you then. I'll just vendor it." And I just couldn't even begin to comprehend how someone's moral compass can function like that.

There’s no need for you to be rude and patronizing. Although I’m personally not a fan of loot-monitoring because of how some people use it, assumptions made, etc., I would not deny someone just because they used the add-on but there are players who do and my only motivation in posting was to help players who use the add-on to avoid unpleasantness. The person in the example you gave was absolutely a jerk regardless.

starkerealm

Gilvoth wrote: »

Calm_Fury wrote: »

... "You don't need to spy on anyone's gear" ...

that's possible? i did not know that exists.
your saying its possible to look and see what other players are wearing for armor? or am i misunderstanding your comment?

It is not. In early access (a week before launch) and at launch, it was possible to pull detailed information about a target's gear, equipped skills, and current resource pools. But, those API calls were locked down pretty early on. (At least, I think you could query gear, it's been six years, and my memory's a little fuzzy.)

fredthefrown

Amateur columnist click bait title smh

zvavi

Sgrug wrote: »

It is the owner's value of the gear, not the person who wants it that matters. I see greed from the other end. Those who want what others have is the real greed and envy.

But... Their name is literally written on the dropped piece...it is not exclusively yours, it is co-yours with all group members, with you having a priority on it.

Not sharing groups labor if you don't need it is real petty.

PS: it is amazing how the brigade of "I will never let you have my loot" is coming to a thread advertising an add-on that shares your loot

Gilvoth

starkerealm wrote: »

Gilvoth wrote: »

Calm_Fury wrote: »

... "You don't need to spy on anyone's gear" ...

that's possible? i did not know that exists.
your saying its possible to look and see what other players are wearing for armor? or am i misunderstanding your comment?

It is not. In early access (a week before launch) and at launch, it was possible to pull detailed information about a target's gear, equipped skills, and current resource pools. But, those API calls were locked down pretty early on. (At least, I think you could query gear, it's been six years, and my memory's a little fuzzy.)

i do not remember that was ever possible.

and thank God they never allowed it.
i hope stays that way.

tmbrinks

Araneae6537 wrote: »

tmbrinks wrote: »

Bucky_13 wrote: »

Araneae6537 wrote: »

Just be aware that many people do not appreciate having the loot they picked up monitored. Perhaps ask your group if they mind if you use your add-on to save them the trouble of linking? Some players will not trade items that are requested through use of such add-ons because it can feel intrusive. I’m not meaning to start any arguments about anyone’s intentions or use of such add-ons, just bringing up the issue for those who may not be aware, and making a suggestion to hopefully avoid unpleasantness and respect everyone’s feelings on the matter.

Yeah I always deny people loot if they ask for them while using that addon, as it's very obvious when they do. Otherwise I tend to share loot of something needs anything, but that addon is way to intrusive. Also the thread title made me hate that addon even more now.

This is the person WHO GETS THE LOOT offering it up to trade to other members of the group.

You two are talking about the opposite, which is a point that Code makes in his original post about it being less intrusive.

I'm sorry you have a problem with an add-on that lets people more efficiently offer up their unneeded/unwanted items to other members of the group to help them out and help them fill their stickerbook.

Of course I have absolutely no problem with that! Is there a way to use that feature of the add-on only? In other words, if I install this add-on, can I disable seeing/tracking others’ loot but still link the already collected loot that I pick up? Reading all the posts in this thread, I’m confused as to whether this particular add-on does both.

And thank you, @code65536, for making add-ons for the community!

selecting None (or one of the personal ones) will change how much you see output into your chat.

The add-on will still collect the information to do it's thing, but you won't see it.