A Question About How to Fast Loot

[Digger]

My dear kinfolk, le suilon,

I have noticed that some are able to very quickly loot a fallen foe, and I wonder how they do this.  ((Is this some hotkey combo setup?  How is it done mechanically?  I have a key set to loot, but first I have to select the target, and somehow I think this is done much faster by others I see.  By the time I click the target, the fallen mob is looted.)) So if you would share this bit of information with me, I will adapt my style and use it.

Thanks for the assist,
Digger

[Orophor]

My dear friend Digger,

Often it happens to fall to whom is in melee where those that stand further back in a fight are less likely to search a defeated foe first. ((Perhaps they are using the delete key to select the nearest item and the u key to use it?))

In general, since things are distributed to those that need things first and those of good fortune, I care little for who does the searching itself, so long as the spoils are shared justly.

Orophor

[Digger]

((I do use delete then 'u' to loot the fallen.  But it just seemed there might be a shortcut or faster set of key combo's.  Anyone know of one?))

[Hosklar]

I usually just right click on the mob.  That seems to be what has worked best for me.  Often times you will have a chance to loot before the mob has even hit the ground.

Although I have come to take Orophor's view on things.  Most of what I want gets rolled on anyway, so it is of little consequence as it stands.  And most of the time I am soloing anyway so I just try to be quick so I can move on and kill more beasts quickly.

[Orophor]

Perhaps they are using the ;target alias as explained here:
http://forums.lotro.com/showthread.php?t=86035

[Tinolt]

There is an autoloot option.  I have mine mapped to my scroll button on my mouse, my friend Tharak has a mouse with tons of buttons and uses one of those.

After you defeat a mob, just use the button you have mapped and it will loot everything on the body.  Also if you are a gatherer (i.e. prospector or forester) you can autoloot nodes if you have the correct tool in hand. 

Tinolt

[Digger]

Noble Burglar on a Grey Horse,

Oh course, a great burglar would know the fastest way to loot anything.  This is so good news for me.  I can't wait to turn on that option and map to my scroll button.

Thank you, Master Tinolt.

Cheers,
Digger and Tarlwyn