Loot rules in RDF (uncommon case)

[Kovachut]

Hey all.

I wrote a private message to a GM regarding the following topic, but I decided to come here and to ask for your opinion. So, if someone went to this page and read the principles of rolling loot in dungeons:

http://forum.warmane.com/showthread.php?t=325598

they would know, that the rules are quite simple. NEED is for your own MS, GREED - for everything else, unless all other party members give you permission to roll NEED for whatever reason (like OS). However, how would this apply to the following case - a hybrid class replacing a tank or a healer, who had left the group prematurely?

In order to simplify the example, I would like to concentrate on a single class and spec - feral druid. So, picture this: The tank leaves, the druid gets asked to turn into a bear, the whole group requeues (the druid selects the shield icon) and the RDF continues. I can imagine, that the other party members are aware, that the feral druid was playing as a DPS initially, and that they won't mind the bear rolling on dps items. Now let's imagine how a rogue or a hunter joins the party and they get annoyed, that the "tank" is rolling on their stuff. The other guys could tell the newcomer, that the bear was a cat initially and is only rolling for its MS, but that person decides to report the bear anyway. What happens next? The GMs don't keep chat logs, so could there be a chance, that the player gets banned unfairly? Actually, is it wrong, if the replacing tank/healer selects the role of a tank/healer and continues to roll on their dps items?

I would like to clarify something. Personally I haven't experienced something so serious, I am only asking those things out of pure curiosity.

Thanks for reading!

[Obnoxious]

If he took over the role of a Tank, that's his role now, no matter which he had initially. He left a DD spot, which will be filled by a DD expecting to roll for DD gear only against other DDs, not by a Tank. Therefore, unless the new DD agrees to allow who's now in a Tank role to roll for DD items, him doing so would be liable to get reported, chat or no chat.

[Kovachut]

If he took over the role of a Tank, that's his role now, no matter which he had initially. He left a DD spot, which will be filled by a DD expecting to roll for DD gear only against other DDs, not by a Tank. Therefore, unless the new DD agrees to allow who's now in a Tank role to roll for DD items, him doing so would be liable to get reported, chat or no chat.

I understand. Thanks for the quick response!

[solvixy]

there is a deeper issue though, people are getting banned left and right for rolling on upgrades for their MS..

the ninjaloot policy needs to be fixed/more clear, right now it gives the abusing players way to much power.


here a few threats, where people got banned because of the vague policy on ninjalooting(as example):
http://forum.warmane.com/showthread.php?t=421871
http://forum.warmane.com/showthread.php?t=422211
http://forum.warmane.com/showthread.php?t=421975
http://forum.warmane.com/showthread.php?t=422245

on the unofficial discord there also was a discussion around the topic