Suggestion: show Bind-to-account or bind-to-character on items BEFORE you choose!!!!

[Shaamis]

Hello DDO Devs,

I was in the adventure "Weapons Shipment" last night, and the bauble came up.

You know, the really coveted item by full casters (1/rest of getting 105-600 sp back)?

It said "binds on acquire" so I thought this worked like greensteel, bind on acquire, bind to character on equip, but nope, it binds to character as soon as you drop it in your backpack.

I can use it, but it is much more useful to a full spellcaster, and i feel like i ripped off the cleric in the group because of it.

I ask PLEASE show whether an item is bind on account, or bind to character in the info screen BEFORE you pull it from the chest.

Thank you, now I can go back to drinking.

[Fabion]

had the same thing happen to me many times, i on your boat on this!

[jsaving]

/signed

This comes up every couple of days in our group...

[ripperj]

yea that stupid binding business is driving me nuts,
sure its nice to not get perm dmg. but y not just drop bound to character items all the same
even if its bound to account, no1 else can get it or use it except you! that totally makes sense to me
and if its just in ur backpack, dont make it bound at all until equip, that way u can give it to sum1 else

[Danmor]

yep.

/signed

[sirgog]

I wish they'd have no items bind except for raid loot and similar items like epic shards.

The game suffers when there's almost no tradeable items worth more than a +2 tome; it takes out some of the scoail aspect. Keep the rituals for people that choose to bind an item; but go back to the Mod 3-5 style of very rare, unbound named loot with bound stuff in the raids and major quest rewards (like dragonscale armor) only

[BlackSteel]

I've sold two off my barbarian from when he was in there soloing for flagging items.

Whereas my Fvs has never seen one drop in a full party

Its just a really odd quest to have bound to character loot.

[Tharlak]

/signed

Truly frustrating.

[rimble]

Never could fathom why this was left off.

[Wyrmnax]

/signed

Bind to character on Aquire

Bind to account on Aquire.

Simple, easy solutions. Avoid a hell of a lot of frustration.

[VonBek]

/signed on the drinking. And, the suggestion that accompanied it.

[ddaedelus]

I would like to take this a step further and have the descriptions say either "binds to character" or "binds to account" because that bit of confusion has annoyed me to no end many times. So...

"Binds on pickup to character"
"Binds on equip to character"
"Binds on pickup to account"

Thanks.

/edit: I'm late with my suggestion obviously.

[Shaamis]

yea that stupid binding business is driving me nuts,
sure its nice to not get perm dmg. but y not just drop bound to character items all the same
even if its bound to account, no1 else can get it or use it except you! that totally makes sense to me
and if its just in ur backpack, dont make it bound at all until equip, that way u can give it to sum1 else

I believe a good Standard Operating procedure should be

Raid Loot=Bound to Character
Quest Chain/High level quest loot=Bound to Account

There are some items too powerful to be allowed to be passed around from one account to the next, but there are already pieces of loot in raids that have no restrictions.

A standard is all I am looking for, so those who can use the item on other characters more effectively, can know when to take, or when to pass it to a more beneficial character.

oh, and......

When is Shaamis going to get my EPIC Mug: The EVERFULL Mug!?!?!?!