Moretrickle-downitemsfromraiding-non-raiders,betheyalts,friends,orjustrandomAHpatrons,getaccesstoafewraiditemsMoreexcitement-evenifnobodyneedsanythingfromtheboss,there'sstillachancetogetapotentiallylucrativeBoE(andbadges,ofcourse)AnotherincomesourceforraidguildsAlthoughitisn'tmentionedspecifically,IexpectthatthisBoEphilosophywillextendtoallraidbossesinWrath.Ithinkit'saniceidea.Let'ssaytheaverage10-manbosshasa12-itemloottableanddrops2itemsfromitplusbadges.IfoneoftheseitemsismadeBoE,there'sroughlya17%chancetogetit,whichsoundsreasonable.
Myquestion:whatwillraids'lootrulesbeforBoEs?MyguildtypicallydoesopenrollsforBoEitemsthataren'tneededbyanyonepresent,sothat'sprobablywhatwe'lldo.ButhowwillDKPguildshandleit?Willpeoplewhoneeditfortheiraltsgetprecedence?Willtheybeauctionedoffandthefundsaddedtotheguildbank,ifnobodyneedsthem?Iguessit'llvarydependingontheguild.ButbetweentheseBoEsandHeirloomitemsbuyablewithbadges,raidingisgoingtobealotmoreinterestingforthoseofuswithmanyalts.
Someoneontheforumsnoticedwhatatfirstappearedtobeanoversight:Rusted-LinkSpikedGauntlets,fromGrandWidowFaerlinainNaxx-10,aretaggedasBoE,notBoPasmostbossdropsare.Asitturnsout,thisisintended.AccordingtoBlizzardposterVerimonde,eachbosswillhaveoneBoEitemonitsloottable.Thishasafewobviousbenefits,asVerimondepointsout:
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