A piece of history from WoW is disappearing. The option of the Master Loot will be removed in Battle for Azeroth.
Blizzard has decided to remove a long-standing loot option in World of Warcraft. With Battle for Azeroth, the classic Master Loot will no longer exist. Instead, the Personal Loot system will take its place.
Whoever has played World of Warcraft only for a few years and has never played in an organized raid group will not know the principle of Master Loot. In raid groups, it was common – and still is today to some extent – for the group leader to determine the distribution of loot. They have the sole right to loot a defeated boss and can distribute the items to the corresponding players afterward.
The Master Loot no longer fits in World of Warcraft
Blizzard has several reasons for removing Master Loot.
The first reason is that Master Loot is a leftover relic from past days. This loot form is no longer current, usually takes more time, and is often associated with other player-created systems, such as DKP systems.
The second reason only affects a very small portion of players, namely the large professional guilds at the top of the world. They use something called “Split-Raiding” to inundate individual players with particularly many items. Usually, these are Twink raids, where 1-2 mains come along, who are then showered with items until the best possible gear for the “main raid” is available.
The loot from Personal Loot can still be traded to other players, provided they have at least one item of similar strength – just as is already the case in Personal Loot.
However, this information is currently based only on the Alpha and the last developer Q&A. Blizzard’s opinion could still change by the launch.
Cortyn says: At first, I was somewhat outraged by the removal of Master Loot, after all, it was used for a long time in the early years. But after some thought, I also come to the conclusion: It simply isn’t needed in today’s World of Warcraft anymore. For most players, there will hardly be any change, and for the professionals, the incentive for Split-Raiding will at least be lower.
What do you think about the changes? Does the current WoW still need a “Master Loot”? Or is “Personal Loot” already perfect the way it is?
What else changes with Battle for Azeroth, you can find out in our comprehensive overview article.
