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bind on pickup

bind on pickup adjective: describing an item that becomes bound to the player that loots it. The player cannot transfer it to another player; they may only sell it to an in-game vendor or discard it, destroying the item. Used mainly on quest MacGuffins and rare drops. Compare to bind on equip.

Adjective

bind on pickup (not comparable)

  1. (Internet) Describing an item that becomes bound to the player that loots it. The player cannot transfer it to another player; they may only sell it to an in-game vendor or discard it, destroying the item. Used mainly on quest MacGuffins and rare drops. Compare to bind on equip.

Verb

bind on pickup (third-person singular simple present binds on pickup, present participle binding on pickup, simple past and past participle bound on pickup)

  1. (Internet) To become permanently associated with a player character upon being picked up.

Forms of bind on pickup

third-person singular presentbinds on pickup
present participlebinding on pickup
past participlebound on pickup
pastbound on pickup

Questions about bind on pickup

What does bind on pickup mean?
Bind on pickup means describing an item that becomes bound to the player that loots it. The player cannot transfer it to another player; they may only sell it to an in-game vendor or discard it, destroying the item. Used mainly on quest MacGuffins and rare drops. Compare to bind on equip.
What part of speech is bind on pickup?
Bind on pickup can be an adjective or a verb.

Words near bind on pickup in the dictionary

  1. bincounts
  2. bind
  3. bind hand and foot
  4. bind off
  5. bind on equip
  6. bind on pickup
  7. bind over
  8. bind rune
  9. bind runes
  10. bind spell
  11. bind spells

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