Loot in WoW: Shadowlands is currently being discussed heatedly. Is there not enough loot? Or is the distribution just right?
For three weeks, players have been exploring the Shadowlands and experiencing the content that WoW: Shadowlands has to offer. Although the majority of feedback is positive, there are still minor and major criticisms from some players. In particular, the amount of loot available is currently a hotly debated topic. Many players believe that equipment drops are simply too rare.
What is the problem? Some players feel that they are progressing too slowly towards good equipment. There are ongoing complaints that after visiting several dungeons in a row, they still haven’t received any items or that they went through the Nathria raid and got nothing after defeating 5 bosses – the raid has indeed been significantly nerfed. For many players, it feels like their time spent in this content is wasted if they only receive Anima.
Is this intended? Yes. Blizzard intended to reduce the amount of loot from various activities in Shadowlands. This includes dungeons and raids, but also gear from world quests has become rarer. Blizzard has reduced loot, along with the removal of upgrade systems, such as corruption or titanforging. This way, players are no longer overwhelmed with items that provide no upgrades. When a certain item drops, it is guaranteed to have the advertised stats.
This is how players are reacting: In the official forums and on the WoW subreddit, there have been threads every day since the release, complaining about the new loot distribution. Some players wish for the “loot rain” from previous expansions to return. They would prefer more loot to have something to sell instead of coming away completely empty-handed.
However, there are also a variety of opposing voices who hope that Blizzard does not heed the complaints right now. Many find the new loot distribution great as it reminds them of earlier WoW times. For example, user ShreekertheJamisWhack writes on Reddit:
I don’t know how many of you are new to WoW, but this is not Destiny, where you should be fully equipped with best-in-slot gear within two weeks. If people continue to complain that they deserve loot, Blizzard will listen and bring back a system like titanforging and introduce new gear inflation with too much nonsense, leading to the whole cycle repeating itself.
I don’t care if you ran mythic dungeons for 2 hours and got nothing. I don’t care if you defeated 5 raid bosses and only received Anima. That’s how it should be in this game. Because when you see someone with full best-in-slot gear, you know they have invested time into that. That’s how the game was in Vanilla, and that’s how it is in Shadowlands. So if you don’t want another complete overload of gear, then stop complaining about a “gear drought” already.
Is there really too little loot? But how do you feel about it? Do you also think that there is currently too little good loot in WoW? Or do you find the current drop rates just right and it feels great?
If you want to justify your opinion a bit more, please leave a comment and tell us how you would change the system to make it better for everyone.
