Lemmings of the Light

Following the intial drafting of this post by Lleu, there's been a few changes in how Blizzard create loot, and how loot priority is assessed, not to mention dual specs being introduced! We still apply the same core principles to looting that we always have, and these are outlined below.

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General
During raids, we divide the loot according to class and role. This means we might have up to 4 different 'phases' of rolling:

1. Need for main spec / priority classes (*)
2. Need for main spec / secondary classes (*)
3. Offspec
4. DE/Greed

Whether an item is suitable for a class/role is solely determined by the following:
- plate/mail/leather/cloth
- primary stat, i.e. str, agi, int, dodge, def
- primary weapon, i.e. ranged has prio on ranged weapons, melee prio on melee (but keep stats on weapon in account)

Players can roll if they think that the item is suitable for them and an upgrade. The ML will only interfere if a player makes a clear misjudgement (either out of ignorance or greed)

(*) As players will only be allowed to come on an alt/offspec to make the raid feasible and upon request, players who do so will have 'main' rolling rights on that character for that run. In addition, if they come on their offspec, they will have rolling rights for their original main spec as well.

10 seconds to roll
The masterlooter will call the rolls according to priority classes. When your class is called for and want to roll need for that item, do so within 10 seconds or say pass. Please drop your roll right away; waiting to see if you can outroll someone or consider rather giving the item to someone else is nice, but it usually takes an unnecessary amount of time. If you're not sure the item is an upgrade, yell "WAIT" in raidchat. This way, the masterlooter will extend the rolltime. Also, it takes an unnecassery amount of time to wait for people to say pass. Additional to the 10 seconds rule, this means when you stay silent during the roll, you automatically pass. So:

1. Drop your roll or pass within 10 seconds
2. Yell "WAIT" in raidchat if you're not sure the item is an upgrade
3. Silence means passing

The item that came along is ideal for my main spec, but I had to come on my offspec so that the raid could go ahead

On occassion, we have to ask people to use their secondary spec in order to fill out a gap in the raid composition. If the raid leader or organiser of the raid has requested that you come on your offspec to let the raid go ahead, then you can roll on the item as if you were attending on the mainspec. For example, you may normally be DPS, but were asked to come on your tank spec. A DPS item drops, and it would be an upgrade for your main spec, so you can drop a roll during the first wave of rolls.

But what if I asked to come on my offspec?

If you requested to come on your offspec, and you've been assigned a place in the raid, then it will be because we needed you to come on that spec. Therefore the same rules apply as above, you can still roll on your mainspec items. However, if something drops that you could use for your offspec, out of courtesy to your fellow raiders we would ask you to consider if you really intend to use that item, or if it would be better in the hands of someone on their main spec.

Some little facts to make masterlooting even easier

1. During the lootphase, move all the talk that doesn't have to do with rolling to /say. Especially with the 10 seconds rule where people are yelling "WAIT" in /raidchat, this is extremely important. So please move your praises about the good fight, congratulations, etc. to /say
2. It's also easy when you know in advance if the boss we downed could drop loot you might need. Now that the Dungeon Journal has been implemented, this is even easier than ever, although there are still bosses which might have additional items which don't show in there. For people who don't put that much interest in that kind of stuff; you can always yell "WAIT" in /raidchat to buy yourself some extra time and compare the item to what you currently have.
3. During the lootphase, you can take a peek at what the boss has dropped while the ML gets on with the rolls (with any treasure chest type drops being the exception ). This way you can see what has dropped before the ML announces it and decide for yourself whether you'd like to have it or not.
4. During the lootphase don't whisper the masterlooter, and try to leave discussions about the looting procedure until after the raid.
5. During the lootphase, don't go to the toilet or get a drink; the raidleader will schedule those times. You could miss out on valuable offspec loot or info, not to mention fun.

Happy raiding!