> Maybe more like a fantasy world version of 'Dude you know not to wear red walking down THAT street!'. Heh.

Do you care to explain where the real world version comes from? What's bad about wearing red at the street you are referring to?

And what comes to pit looting, how often are you likely to check the pit in an empty town? It was kind of intuitive to me not to wait at the pit. You make the pit checks quickly and discreetly so that others don't notice that you are waiting for gear.