New Root Abyss Equip Drop

It's a win-lose situation, because not only can parties kill and each get loot reward for effort, but max funded can solo and bring loot mules. The loot mechanic definitely needs to be adjusted.

Leave the overall mechanic the same. Everyone in the party has equal chance to loot. BUT, Add a weighted factor proportional to the total damage done by each player. Do more damage and there is more chance for you to get loot, compared to everyone in the party. any player who MISS MISS on boss will have no chance for loot. If the main attacker D/Cs before killing the boss, his weighted factor does-not-disappear with him. The loot formula will still decide YES or NO for anyone in the party getting loot(s). If the party receives loot, then the chance to receive loot becomes based on the weighted factor. WF = individual damage / largest contributer's damage

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Example 1

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Party Tot Dmg Loot Weight Items

Player 1 70% yes 1.00 Yes

Player 2 12% yes 0.17 unlikely

Player 3 12% yes 0.17 unlikely

Player 4 1% yes 0.01 nearly none

Player 5 0% yes 0.00 none

Player 6 0% yes 0.00 none

Player 1 does the most damage, and since the party passed the loot-formula check, Player 1 will always get loot. The total number of drops Player 1 gets is determined by the loot formula, and following that number, each drop will run the weighted factor calculation on the remaining players. Player 2 and 3 will have 58% less chance to loot, and Player 4 will have 68% less chance to loot. If Player 1 D/Cs before the boss dies, the 70% remains, the remaining player's weight factor does not change. Player 1 loot will be on the ground, unseen by the remaining players. It is possible that Player 2 will loot when Player 3 does not. Player 5 and 6, having never delt 1% Total Damage to the boss, will never loot.

Example 2

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Party Tot Dmg Loot Weight Items Party Tot Dmg Loot Weight Items

Player 1 40% yes 1.00 Yes Player 1 30% yes 1.00 Yes

Player 2 19% yes 0.48 chance Player 2 20% yes 0.67 highly likely

Player 3 14% yes 0.35 chance Player 3 20% yes 0.67 highly likely

Player 4 12% yes 0.30 low chance Player 4 18% yes 0.60 highly likely

Player 5 12% yes 0.30 low chance Player 5 7% yes 0.23 low chance

Player 6 3% yes 0.08 nearly none Player 6 5% yes 0.17 low chance

The more similar the party damage is compared to the top damage dealer, the more chance everyone has to loot.

These models show how a Weighted Factor can benefit a party of similar damage players, while still rewarding better funded characters with higher loot chance.