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The Etiquette Of Picking Up Junk
So I have a potentially odd question: is it rude to pick up items off the ground? During a lot of events, many people will just drop potions, broken equipment, crafting materials, etc. and i usually pick them up because it all sells to vendors for gold and takes little effort to do. I figure since they dropped it on the ground then they don't want it, but I've noticed a few people recently that have been shaming me for picking up junk, saying it's "really embarrassing" or "eat up beggar." So I was wondering if I'm the only person that picks stuff up and if I'm rude, or if they are the ones being rude.
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That falls under the "It's weird but not rude."
And no one likes to feel weird when clearing their inventory.
In this situation I usually wait until they're gone or otherwise done dropping before I got picking up stuff.
Not like it'd be better to let the stuff despawn.
Edit/Addendum: [capitalized the «s» in the word : «Squires»] Also forgot to mention that I will most-certainly pick stuff up if I see it on the ground if it's a rather common item that is often dropped by other people. If it happens to be something that looks valuable I will ask the Milletian first in case they're just re-sorting/re-organising their inventory so that I do not end up inadvertently «stealing» from someone. The only reason why things like «currency/money/gold/etc.» loses its value as being a stable medium-of-exchange is because of greed and thievery (taxation and interest rates also fall into this category even if most of so-called humanity sees it not) and so I make SURE to not be some sort of «thief» in any way (but at the same time I also do not have any respect for those who throw away thousands of $$$ worth of goods literally into the dumpster of all places to be sent to a land-fill then acts as IF anybody choosing to try and «salvage» the materials from going to waste was some-how engaged in an act of stealing).
Also, you're not the only one picking up that stuff on the ground. I try to keep most if not all materials found in game as I believe they'll have some eventual use. For example, I've been picking up all the potions folks have been dropping lately to fragment them into herbs. That way, I'll have plenty for when I train Potion Making. =D
Pretty much this. If i feel like i don't want anyone picking up my event items i just go to Homestead/Avalon and get rid of it quickly. Or if i want to feel more like scum i drop them in a deserted areas (Like in random Iria places where it's unlikely that someone might run into me) and watch it de-spawn there. So satisfying.
The thought of you pouring out potions in the desert is both hilarious and horrifying. When do we get the update to fight potion abominations in Iria?
Who said i only drop potions?
Basically me. One man's junk is my treasure, and I've been steadily making my living off of what people drop XD
Exactly. Whenever I have a bunch of stuff to unload I always do it in town for the random benefactor. No shame people. If you see it on the ground and you want or need it, grab it. No need to follow me because I mass drop by unequipping bags. I'll let you sort that sky high mess. Lol.
That was probably me.
everyone loves free stuff. just ignore them
And when I really start to drop a lot of stuff I usually go back into my HS regardless, because all I think is "omg i bet someone is cursing me under their breath for lagging their game with my heaps of trash...".
As for picking, well, if you don't want your stuff to be picked why throwing in the first place? I'll pick whatever is on the ground and I refuse to feel ashamed for it. During the potter event, there were numerous people dropping gems, diamonds and new gems too, in fact. You expect me to pretend it's not there out of sheer curtesy, but pay millions for it a few months later? Please!
Pots that can be picked from the gound (the ones without SE or RE tags) can be sold to NPCs for a little change, even the HP 10 pots can yield a few hundred golds, and some of us are solid broke out here! As for HP 50 pots, you use them to train Fragmentation for low levels. Any pot can be used to train Potion Lore as well, if you still haven't finished training it yet. I main a relatively low level character now, and she uses 30 and 50 pots in combat, too. I never leave an unattended pot on the ground if I can help it.
A stack of potions is like what.... 2000'ish gold?
Yup, a stack of 50 HP/SP potions are like 1.9k
I even grab them from dungeons/SMs, it's how I get my pocket change C:
This is why I do it that way.
Visa versa too. I love it when people drop stuff on the ground because there may be instances when they drop something I'll want or use, and hey I love free stuff ! Feel free to drop all your stuff in front of me, or mail me, I'm happy to help clear your inventories c:! Whatever I don't pick up, I'll leave or drop again for someone else.