Looking into how we’re in phase 2 of WotLK right now, I’ve seen the very split choice and love for specific loot rules. MS>OS with or without +1, Loot Council, or GDKP. I think each loot style has their own benefits and downsides.
MS>OS: MS>OS is a more iconic loot rule. It prioritizes main spec users while those that want to benefit an off spec may have to take a hit as a downside. However, the key note I like about MS>OS that you can see everyone’s Main Spec roll for a piece of loot. While it can be annoying reading it in the in game chat, it makes many less suspectable to biased loot awarding, meaning in a pure pug scenario, you can’t reserve loot for a friend if only you and him had to pug eight or twenty three people, dependant on the difficulty.
GDKP: Basically the auction system loot rules. Before anyone gets any funny ideas, I’ll say this. Not everyone buys gold to participate in these. We don’t know the numbers for people that kept a character or played a character in Vanilla Classic and kept moving the gold up to WotLK classic. So there’s those players still out there that definitely benefit from a loot rule like this. However, those coming into the server fresh may have struggle with a raid like these and getting gear. Comes with the notion of an auction anyways.
RTC Loot Council: This is technically a more controlled version of MS>OS. Plenty of Loot Council builds I’ve seen use That’s My BiS (Though same can be argued for the other two) are better controlled. Though my downside is when people roll need, you don’t see roll of everyone else, running the risk of drama of bias loot giving.
But to my opinion on the loot rules, I’ll be honest as I’m old school in enjoying MS>OS with or without the +1. The +1 makes it a fair game for spreading out loot throughout a raid, especially if it’s fresh into the phase. This means that you have to pick your minor and major upgrades carefully, rolling need on the first piece being consequential.
I also prefer seeing who rolled what as to also make sure that the highest number DOES get the piece of loot. But if it’s a roll to joke around or to troll, I’ll get the chuckle as well. But while some argue it’s hard to do specific free rolls (Like the key if a raid decides not to make it reserved phase 1), then you can go “Group 1 roll first” and etc to keep track of the numbers.
At the end of the day, this is more of a post in listening to other people’s opinions and what loot rules they like best in Wrath Classic. Everyone will have their opinion at the end of the day but don’t make your opinion into a final say everyone follows sort of manner.
(Also using my Retail character as an icon because to lazy to switch.)