How to pick up loot

Putting items directly into the inventory.

Pro:

• Very easy to implement

Contra:

• No choice not to pick up items
• Players might find ultra-rare items and not even notice it before checking their inventory
• No way for the players to directly control who gets loot in a party

Picking them up from the ground.

Pro:

• Enables drop-trading
• you can see what other players around you find
• Adrenalin rushes when you see something valuable drop
• Enables mob/item interaction

Contra:

• Either Inventory icons must be designed in a way that they look OK both in the inventory and on the ground, or every item needs an additional floor sprite
• Enables drop-stealing
• Items on ground can be unreachable or overlooked
• A lot of netcode traffic is used for communicating drop position

Open a window to pick from when clicking on a carcass


Pro:

• Convenient to decide what to pick up, especially for parties

Contra:

• When killing a lot of enemies at once, checking them all for loot can be a chore
• Additional click required to pick up items

I think I will first implement the "put directly into inventory" method, because everything I need to code for that also needs to be coded for the other methods.