Group only with people you know and like.

Turn off group chat and play in offline mode.

Instantly ignore all the horrible people politely asking if you don't happen to need something in a group dungeon.

Problem solved.

This is clearly a case where the addon is intruding too much, I aways disliked this "feature" of some addons.

Haha this always cracks me up. It's group loot. So what if they know what dropped. Some games it's automatically built into it. Just don't respond. Problem solved. But why do I have to because they did and now it's harder for me to be left to myself in an mmo. Oh the run arounds of first world problems.

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Haha this always cracks me up. It's group loot. So what if they know what dropped. Some games it's automatically built into it. Just don't respond. Problem solved. But why do I have to because they did and now it's harder for me to be left to myself in an mmo. Oh the run arounds of first world problems.

If it's group loot, then everybody in the group should get it.

If each person in the group got different loot, then it wasn't "group loot."

IMHO; YMMV and clearly does.

This type of "What's yours is mine" mentality is all the more reason not to play in a group, AFAIC.

I find it rude when people ask directly for the specific item, I'd much rather people be like "I'm looking for insert_set_name_here" and then waiting until the end for trading, this allows people to go through what they have and not feel under pressure for any specific thing.

I was in a trial one time and like 5 seconds after I picked up an item someone whispered me for it, I realized that they're trying to "exploit" and jump ahead of the regular trading process at the end, I called them out to the whole group. Needless to say they never got the item they tried to get and I'm pretty sure no one else traded with them either lol.

In the end, its a group dungeon and the items are tradeable for a reason but as long as you're considerate of people most likely having introverted personalities(like myself) and you have good manners when asking the group, then I'm okay with it. But as many introverts probably agree, directly asking me for a very specific item is invasive and I'm not very fond of it, kind of like nails on a chalk board, I'd rather see you ask the entire group. Besides, you should always say what you're looking for at the beginning because under many circumstances as soon as the dungeon is completed I've left the group and the instance and started another activity within seconds lol.

so here we go again beating another dead horse, doesn't we?

I actually quite like the add on for posting all loot info neatly into chat, and yes, to get an appreciation for what the run provides in drops, not necessarily the individual who got it.

If there is something I truly want, then I will message the person, using full sentences, with please and thank you, and ask if they would be happy to sell x, y, z to me if they did not need'.

I found that I have done quite well that way, but have also been in your position, OP of receiving 'U NEED DAT?' followed by a ??? after a minute, and like you - absolutely refuse to indulge them.

Think on this for a moment though. Is it the mods fault, or their mothers failed to raise polite people.

For most of the players I run with, it is basically a time saver. We see what everyone gets and let them know if we need it. No one has to worry about linking anything.

My solution would be quite simple: "Nope, you can't have it, and quit peeking through my windows, or I'll call the cops". I won't be whispering that either, I'll be advertising it for the entire group, and if it persists, for the entire zone to hear.

You don't owe anyone an explanation. If they ask if you are going to use it say "yes". If they ask if they can have it say "no". If they keep asking don't reply.