I understand why people don’t want AoE loot but I really feel like it’s a necessity for some of us. I get pain in both hands/wrists and if it gets really bad it moves up my forearms. Usually I’m fine if I don’t go over board with computer usage (work and home) so most days it’s a non issue.
But it’s a typical overuse injury so pain is brought on by quick, repetitive movements. Spam clicking mobs to loot them is exactly the sort of thing that - after doing this repeatedly every day for a while, is going to make my hands hurt. I work 8 hours a day at a computer so this is something that would - and in the past has - affected my ability to work.
Without AoE looting I’d have to either avoid farming in that way (which is absurd) or just not play the game at all.
I would love if people would support AoE looting just for those of us who are prone to hand pain. I don’t want to have to not play Classic simply because of poor game design decisions.
You can set up a key macro that imitates left-click+loot all. Easier to just mouse over a target and then press a key which can be a light touch with the right keyboard.
I know this isn’t a response that the average millenial wants to hear, but maybe if a hobby exacerbates an injury to the point you can’t work, you should look at a different hobby. Not just talking about AOE Looting, but in general, RSI sufferers should be aiming to minimise computer time outside of work.
Appearently, the new interface allows for mouse-over interaction. Since we likely gets the new interface, it should be easy to just bind a key to “Interact with Mouseover” and you should be set.
Otherwise, ask in the macro forum when the game launches. There is usually a macro nerd who should be able to tell you
That’s why blizz needs to provide controller support.
While in vanilla it would be quite a bit harder, as you needed a lot more keys during your moving around, even being able to use a controller to run from zone to zone would be a godsend.
It’s one of my favorite aspects of ESO on the PC. I can play with the controller until I need full functionality, then I put it down on my desk and use the keys.
However, my recollection is Vanilla did have auto-loot. Hold the shift key down as you click a corpse to automatically loot everything on it. I think that feature was in-game at Vanilla’s launch and is still in-game today.
As convenient as AOE looting is in Retail, I agree it should not be in Classic. It’s little things like this that will help players to feel like they’re playing a game from 14 years ago and not just Retail with worse graphics.
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