WoWDigger: On loot and upgrades
Because we've had a couple of small issues with loot -- namely confusion over items, and last minute hectic decisions as to whether something was an upgrade or not -- I've suggested that people be mandated to make a kind of wishlist. Since we're close to done with t5, it doesn't really make sense from an administrative standpoint to make people make a t5 set like this (although I wouldn't be opposed if anyone who still had items they wanted out of t5 did), but I think it would be helpful to everyone if the majority of people made one for t6. Despite my whining, this is in fact, not mandated or required at this time either, but I would like to see a majority of people make one. It is a good idea because it forces people to actually look through the loot table for the raids they go to to see where the upgrades for them are. There have been many MANY occasions in this guild where someone saw an item for the first time when it dropped off a boss, and either passed on an obvious upgrade because they had not known it existed and were caught off guard, or bid on it and took it because they thought it was something else. We had an incident last night like this, and I would like to prevent them in the future, for the betterment of everyone. Now, keep in mind this list does not necessarily constitute the only gear you can ever possibly want, or bid on. It can be made of a mix of late BT and even Sunwell gear, which we are obviously going to not be seeing for awhile and which there are probably upgrades for many in between, but simply perusing the loot table to make your 'If the WoW World Revolved Around Me' set is probably going to go a long way towards familiarizing yourself with the other drops (i.e. 'Oh wow, there's a nice helm between this and the one off Illidan, but no good bracers for me past Winterchill =( ' ). I want people to know what are upgrades from them from each boss ideally before we kill the boss, not have to do a panicked 'Oh Shit' dance to decide if they want to bid on this loot they didn't know existed. I've found a good site for making item wishlists. It's similar to the old ctprofiles site, if anyone remembers that, and while there are a few others that can also be used in the same fashion, this is for me the easiest to work with, navigate and customize on. I've included a link to the site below, as well as instructions for getting started, which may or may not be unnecessary for some, but are provided just in case. You can use the site not just to make wishlists, but to compare your stats between gearsets and weigh upgrades, which makes it really nice. I've been using it in this capacity for a couple of months. Anyhow, the site is: http://www.wowdigger.com Now, on the top right of the screen, there is an option to Log In or Register. Click on that, then click on Register. Go through all of that, which is really easy. You may be asked to download the WoW Uploader add-on that is affiliated with this site, but you don't have to if you don't want to. The add-on is not malicious, but it is not necessary to anything either. Once you are registered, Log In and go to Account and Characters, which is in the same spot as the link to Log In or Register was. Under Quick Links, select Create a New Character, fill out their information (level, race, etc.). Following this, it should return you to the same screen, and your character(s) will be listed below. Note that you MUST have JavaScript enabled, at least for this site, in order for your characters' names or their profiles to display. You can create multiple outfits for your character for various gearsets, specs if you want to, to see what your stats would look like. Type the name, or partial name of an item into the search bar. Selecting an item from the results will bring you to a screen telling you where the item drops from, and also asks you which character you wish to put the item on, via a small drop down box on the right side of the screen. Selecting a character will take you to another screen asking which outfit you want to put the item on. The Default is always set to Wishlist, but you can pick any. This is also the screen where you decide on the sockets or enchants for the item, as applicable. Once you are done, select Add to put it on your character. And there you go. Repeat that as necessary until your outfit is finished. Obviously, this site is best used in conjunction with another site open in another window/tab that has a loot database you don't have to keep interrupting your outfit creation for. I prefer thottbot for the ease of navigating it, but just use your favorite. For all those that do this, I'd like for them to post links to their profiles here if possible. Mine is provided below. Show off your diligence and how well you itemize! :) http://wowdigger.com/character/view/56798/nanika Edit: For the ease of later perusal, I am going to include every submitted wishlist in this post. Averly Drhealalot Durnkmonk Mateus Noblersavage Returna Saedi Talliara Terraa
Because we've had a couple of small issues with loot -- namely confusion over items, and last minute hectic decisions as to whether something was an upgrade or not -- I've suggested that people be mandated to make a kind of wishlist. Since we're close to done with t5, it doesn't really make sense from an administrative standpoint to make people make a t5 set like this (although I wouldn't be opposed if anyone who still had items they wanted out of t5 did), but I think it would be helpful to everyone if the majority of people made one for t6. Despite my whining, this is in fact, not mandated or required at this time either, but I would like to see a majority of people make one. It is a good idea because it forces people to actually look through the loot table for the raids they go to to see where the upgrades for them are. There have been many MANY occasions in this guild where someone saw an item for the first time when it dropped off a boss, and either passed on an obvious upgrade because they had not known it existed and were caught off guard, or bid on it and took it because they thought it was something else. We had an incident last night like this, and I would like to prevent them in the future, for the betterment of everyone. Now, keep in mind this list does not necessarily constitute the only gear you can ever possibly want, or bid on. It can be made of a mix of late BT and even Sunwell gear, which we are obviously going to not be seeing for awhile and which there are probably upgrades for many in between, but simply perusing the loot table to make your 'If the WoW World Revolved Around Me' set is probably going to go a long way towards familiarizing yourself with the other drops (i.e. 'Oh wow, there's a nice helm between this and the one off Illidan, but no good bracers for me past Winterchill =( ' ). I want people to know what are upgrades from them from each boss ideally before we kill the boss, not have to do a panicked 'Oh Shit' dance to decide if they want to bid on this loot they didn't know existed. I've found a good site for making item wishlists. It's similar to the old ctprofiles site, if anyone remembers that, and while there are a few others that can also be used in the same fashion, this is for me the easiest to work with, navigate and customize on. I've included a link to the site below, as well as instructions for getting started, which may or may not be unnecessary for some, but are provided just in case. You can use the site not just to make wishlists, but to compare your stats between gearsets and weigh upgrades, which makes it really nice. I've been using it in this capacity for a couple of months. Anyhow, the site is: http://www.wowdigger.com Now, on the top right of the screen, there is an option to Log In or Register. Click on that, then click on Register. Go through all of that, which is really easy. You may be asked to download the WoW Uploader add-on that is affiliated with this site, but you don't have to if you don't want to. The add-on is not malicious, but it is not necessary to anything either. Once you are registered, Log In and go to Account and Characters, which is in the same spot as the link to Log In or Register was. Under Quick Links, select Create a New Character, fill out their information (level, race, etc.). Following this, it should return you to the same screen, and your character(s) will be listed below. Note that you MUST have JavaScript enabled, at least for this site, in order for your characters' names or their profiles to display. You can create multiple outfits for your character for various gearsets, specs if you want to, to see what your stats would look like. Type the name, or partial name of an item into the search bar. Selecting an item from the results will bring you to a screen telling you where the item drops from, and also asks you which character you wish to put the item on, via a small drop down box on the right side of the screen. Selecting a character will take you to another screen asking which outfit you want to put the item on. The Default is always set to Wishlist, but you can pick any. This is also the screen where you decide on the sockets or enchants for the item, as applicable. Once you are done, select Add to put it on your character. And there you go. Repeat that as necessary until your outfit is finished. Obviously, this site is best used in conjunction with another site open in another window/tab that has a loot database you don't have to keep interrupting your outfit creation for. I prefer thottbot for the ease of navigating it, but just use your favorite. For all those that do this, I'd like for them to post links to their profiles here if possible. Mine is provided below. Show off your diligence and how well you itemize! :) http://wowdigger.com/character/view/56798/nanika Edit: For the ease of later perusal, I am going to include every submitted wishlist in this post. Averly Drhealalot Durnkmonk Mateus Noblersavage Returna Saedi Talliara Terraa