I, too, play a main healer (cleric), and have encountered this many
times. I either decide that the experience is worth it and miss out
on looting, or I quit the group and look for another. The tanks
won't appreciate what you bring to the group until you are gone.
Also, while there are more of the type looter you describe in the
game, there are many who strive to be fair and succeed. Perhaps you
should choose your friends more wisely...

Just my 2 cp worth...

Paul

--- In EverQuest@y..., "Su" <suceress@s...> wrote:
> Recently in some of the groups I've been in, we've had a few
problems with
> loot order. Often, the tanks will insist on FFA. But since I play
the main
> healer and am expected to sit and med (only getting up to heal) I
get
> totally screwed. I never get loot. But then when we try to
establish alpha
> loot some people complain. They don't care about the casters. All
they care
> about is getting loot for themselves. These people partake in
> "ninja-looting". They loot everything really fast so nobody else
gets a
> chance. And even when we establish a regular loot order some people
will
> still loot out of turn.
> And then we have times when people say we roll for certain types of
loot.
> When I first joined a group, this one guy told me it was ffa (and
he was a
> ninja-looter) but that "bronze" and ore were rolled for. I saw that
he
> picked up an FS morning star and wanted to roll for it (bc it's an
expensive
> item). He said no, it was only for bronze, not FS. So later he
picked up a
> bronze weapon. I said, "ok, let's roll for it". He said, "no,
that's only
> for bronze armor"...
> Has anyone else had this problem?
> What do you think is the best and fairest loot order?
> Just wondering.
> luv,
> -Su
> ps. alpha loot with 3 loots per turn (per person) works pretty well
when
> people cooperate.