Rolling Need or Greed on World of Warcraft Loot
Unlike WoW Gold, Loot Such as Gear Cannot be Split Into Pieces
© John Wu
Jul 7, 2009
As a World of Warcraft player goes through an instance for the first time, he sees the computer dividing up the loot equally as if it's magic. WoW Gold is split automatically. White and gray items are picked up in a round robin fashion. Loot distribution seems to be very fair. But then a strange window pops up when it comes to green and blue gear.
The window that pops up in the game has the icon of a gold coin (which stands for greed) and dice (which stands for need). There is a horizontal gold bar at the bottom which seems to be shrinking as time goes along.
To a new player, the window is not very intuitive. Lots of players have been kicked out of groups for not understanding how looting works. In some cases, the player is labeled either a "noob" or "ninja looter" in city chat. Therefore, it's important for players to understand how the loot window works.
Rolling Greed on WoW Loot
The first icon to note is the gold coin which stands for greed. In most cases, the default choice to roll should be greed. This means the player rolls on the gear automatically along with everybody else who rolled greed as well. The computer randomly generates a number between 1 and 100 for each player rolling. The player with the highest roll wins that piece of gear if everyone rolls greed or passes.
Rolling Need on Wow Loot
The second icon to note is the dice. This option should be selected sparingly. This choice allows the player's roll to beat all greed rolls. If two players or more players roll need, then the players who rolled need will roll for the gear.
The World of Warcraft player with the highest need roll gets the gear. Rolling need on every roll is a sure way to get kicked out of a group and be labeled as a ninja looter.
Pass
The loot window actually has a third option, which is in the upper right hand corner marked by an X. Just like in Windows, the X closes the loot window and causes the player to decline rolling on the loot. In some situations that involve bind on pickup gear, this is the most appropriate move if the player does not want to roll need on the gear.
When Rolling Need is Appropriate
When it comes to bind on equip gear, everybody should roll greed. Bind on equip gear can be traded between players or sold in the auction house as long as it's not been worn yet. In some bases, the group leader may tell everyone to roll need on all bind on equip gear to make this point very clear.
When it comes to bind on pickup gear, the first thing to consider is whether the player can use the gear. For example, cloth wearers such as warlocks, priests, and mages should never roll on bind on pickup plate armor. On the other hand, a plate wearer such as a paladin can wear cloth. However, this does not mean a paladin should roll on cloth. In general, players should roll on gear that is appropriate for their armor class.
Another consideration are the stats on the gear. Cloth wearers should never roll on bind on pickup gear with strength and agility. Those two attributes do nothing to help cloth wearers. On the other hand, a warrior should not be rolling on gear with spell power either, since warriors cannot cast spells.
Finally, players should consider whether the new bind on pickup gear is an upgrade over their current gear. If so, the player may truly "need" that piece of gear, and should roll need. Otherwise, the player should roll greed if it's bind on equip gear, or pass if it's bind on pickup.
Remember, bind on pickup gear can only be used by the person who wins the roll. It cannot be sold in the auction house. Unwanted bind on pick up gear can only be disposed via disenchanting or by selling it to a vendor for very little World of Warcraft gold. In most cases, it is not worth it to become known as a loot ninja.
Players reading this topic are often interested in learning how to make WoW gold while powerlevelling, and why that is important. Players tired of powerlevelling may also want to try making a WoW twink.
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