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2. STOP COVETING OTHER don’t trade personal loot that they got for offspecs in
PEOPLE’S PERSONAL LOOT guild raids are quite frequent and many people actually
agree with and support the people who think they are
While running an LFR for artifact power and possible owed other people’s personal loot, which I find appalling.
legendaries (the best one I got actually came out of one) The same goes for BoE items that drop in raids for
something weird happened, I got a ring that was better people that would be equippable upgrades, or shouting
than one of my legendary rings if I switched specs. Not “That’s my BiS” when loot is being handed out.
only was it nice but it had upgraded. Yes, I certainly
had other rings that were excellent for my spec and TL;DR: Some polite people will back down and
had great item level in my bags already, but Warlocks hand over items that they could use, benefit, or profit
secondary stats are odd to say the least. The newest from simply out of guilt or being nice. Let your friends
ring had a lower item level than the replacement I’ve make their choices on what to share, and then reap
been carrying, but much better stats. I was delighted the benefits of great upgrades of stuff they don’t
to have something drop in LFR that wasn’t fodder for need, rather than what you bugged people for.
me to give away. When the heck does that happen?
3. LOSE THE PRIVATE BINDS AND
Of course, because it had upgraded, and already had THE OTHER CHAT PROGRAMS
nice stats, the whispers started ASAP. Some were polite,
but one was demanding that I give it up. After all, I had There’s nothing more uncomfortable than asking
two legendary rings, who cares if one was not the greatest a person a question, and a friend answering for
and the other only applied to Demo? When I continued them because they’re also talking in private binds
to refuse, the person threatened to contact the officers or on another chat program. Worse are the people
of my guild. I actually told them to go right ahead, and who suddenly start having a conversation with
gave them the name of my raiding officers, and told them someone only for them to realize that they’re talking
they were the officers who made the decision if I could to the person in the wrong chat program because
raid or not. They gleefully took down the name, but, then they pushed the wrong button. If the people who do
never bothered my GL. Even if they had, my GL would this are people that never want to talk to the group
have been concerned until he understood that I was otherwise, it feels like they aren’t in the group at all.
simply unwilling to give up loot that had been awarded to
me fairly through a roll system designated by Blizzard. Also, having two or three conversations at once
is basically the most distracting thing I can imagine.
The fact of the matter is, if a person wins something Usually the people who are doing this are the people
and then offers it, say you need it. Don’t start acting like who mess up changes in strategies the most often.
the seabirds in Finding Nemo the second you see an
upgrade. The stories of people getting upset that people
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