binding on pickup

A form of bind on pickup — 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.

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of bind on pickup
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