Loot priority in Classic leveling dungeons

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Sparked by the recent “Hunter rolls need on cruel barb” thread, I thought I would organize some ideas that I think are pretty standard rules of loot in classic.

Assuming everyone goes dps spec to level, you can assume the follow things.

Warriors will need on almost all 1h/2h weapons, assuming the dps is higher than the one they already have. They will also roll on leather, mail, and eventually plate, as long as the stats are better than what they have. Yes, deviate leggings are an upgrade for most low level warriors and they will roll on them.

Shaman and paladins will also mostly roll on all 1h/2h weapons that are an upgrade to them, as well as cloth, leather, mail, and for paladins, plate. Even if they are healing the instance, you can assume they will roll for dps gear. They may even roll on int cloth gear, but I think , unless you’re dedicated to only healing and you’ve told your group beforehand, this is generally not taken as a good thing.

Priests, Warlocks, and Mages will roll on things with int, spirit and stamina, as well as the few items that have spell power or healing on them.

Druids and rogues will usually roll on leather dps gear, even if the druid is healing, expect him or her to roll on dps gear. Rogues will usually not level with daggers, as getting backstabs are really only useful for pvp and late game pve, so expect them to roll on all maces and swords that are higher dps than what they currently have.

Hunters will roll on everything, this stereotype exists for a reason. But since melee weapons are more or less stat sticks, it is good karma to pass on melee weapons and be given favor on ranged weapons. This trade will come in handy as a hunter in LBRS when the +hit (cross?)bow drops. If you’ve been a good boy and given all the melee weapons to melee, then more than likely you’ll be given this bow when it drops, even though it’s also bis for warriors and rogues. Expect them to also roll on leather and mail gear, even when they can use mail.

I hope this helps newer players to understand why a warrior would roll on leather, or a shaman on cloth.

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The loot rules are simple. Someone needs on what you want. They are a ninja.

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patti is a hawttie why taken for rides

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If you need it, roll need on it. Don’t need it, greed it. Need means you are going to equip it now or at the soonest possible time.

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now that might of sounded empowering but it wasn’t sexu4l

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this is good advice. as an enchanter. i roll need on any green

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Thats not what i ment. I ment need as in gear you are going to equip and use. DEing is greed (and has been since land before time).

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hey, i just read need and got excited! deing only greed if not an upgrade tho.

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like comon. nobody thought of a sick parody porno? need or greed?

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In regards to hunters rolling on one-handers, hunters need a hard hitting 2H to do any ki d of damage with raptor strike or mongoose bite.

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Need what you want, but prioritize the classes that have more value on it first.

I disagreed with the warrior thread on rolling on staves. I agree that it’s an upgrade, but consider the casters that should have roll priority. You don’t want to start losing gear for immediate upgrades.

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In the end of course, discuss with your group before rolling. It might be less hassle to just let someone else get a leveling blue. As for truestrike shoulders, GOOD LUCK TO ALL.

I think given that after level 30 there are many options for warriors, it wouldn’t make sense for them to roll on a staff. Before level 30 I would accept all warrior rolls on staves. But if you are a warrior and see a mage wearing a very sh1tty staff, maybe consider it might be a better upgrade from them.

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Innocence lost.

This is why now that we know what gear we need, the private server etiquette will take over and you will see tons of items on reserve, players getting turned down for simply being able to roll on certain items, etc.

Better be a tank, healer, in a good guild, or a lot of gold if you want something in a dungeon these days.

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Just yesterday I was refused entry to a group because I wanted corpsemaker. I even told the warrior that he’ll get ww axe soon, and that it’s not 100% that I’ll win it over him, or that it will even drop.

I did sympathize and told him I understood his pain, because I lost the roll last time. He continued to spam for another dps for the next 45 minutes, probably saying no to other people that wanted the axe. I’d rather just roll and be on my way whether I win it or lose it myself, but some people don’t want the pain of losing an item I guess…

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As someone who’s leveling as Druid and doing a fair bit of every role I kind of benefit from anything that I can equip… But I do generally try to mainly need for the role I’m filling at the time unless no-one else really needs the item then I’d role for off-spec.

I felt a bit bad about taking a staff from a mage the other day, mainly because he got really excited that it dropped and he had really bad one… But I mean it had a ton of spirit and also was a moderate upgrade for me (my staff wasn’t as bad as his but still a decent upgrade).

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Warriors will get a nice blue leg piece for killing Van Cleef, if they did the whole quest line and have the quest for him. Chausses of Westfall. I tried to link but that’s a no-no.

stats are

Chausses of Westfall
Item Level 24
Binds when picked up

Legs Mail

173 Armor
+11 Strength
+5 Stamina
Durability 75 / 75

Sell Price: 17 27

For Deviate

Slick Deviate Leggings
Item Level 20
Binds when picked up

Legs Leather

68 Armor
+4 Agility
+4 Stamina
Durability 55 / 55

Sell Price: 7 13

EDIT: The blue is for Alliance. The green may very well be the best option for Horde. I dunno. My only Horde is a level 8 shammy at the moment.

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I didn’t mean those legs. I meant leggings of the fang. Horde warriors won’t get that quest for those legs.

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Ha! Yeah, No worries. :slight_smile: I remember farming the whole fang set for a fury warrior alt once to check it out. I didn’t ninja. Just took if not needed by others. . some pieces were BOE so I could just mail them from a different toon.

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this is absolutely ridiculous lol, do people not realize hunters dont get mail until 40 even then most of the leather dps gear is 100% their choice to need. same goes for weapons if it’s an upgrade i literally dont see a problem if some dude wants it more and you can do without yeah fine hand it over

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It probably warrants it’s own thread, but with so many options of different classes able to train up various weapon skills, where do you draw the line on what is an appropriate need roll? Racials may also come into play. One could argue that the human should maybe not need on that axe since they are proficient with sword and mace. But, if you take that stance, is it ok if they need a mace with a lot of stam if it also has some other stat not typical for their class?

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