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The main thing I was asking/curious about was has anyone had an issue with people not getting/misunderstanding the cat/bear gear split.
I mean it can be very subtle and that was the point of my thread aside from boredom and the desire to fix that.
As far as I'm concerned, I'm the only full-time Feral Druid in the guild. We have a few Restos and, I think, one Moonkin. Because of that, I usually get asked if I wanna roll on any leather and, quite honestly, I could lie all the time about using it for Bear or Cat cause the stats are really that similar.
To be honest, even I sometimes get confused with gear. I'll see a new drop, and it'll look good to me, but I really have to take the time to compare stats with my current gear to figure out if it's better. For example I got that BoE belt from Kologarn in 10-man, but realized later it was neither an upgrade for my Bear or Cat set. Good thing it was BoE. I guess we're still too used to being in Naxx where people pretty much know what they want and we try to get loot distribution done quickly to keep moving.
My guild uses a mix of roll system and loot council I guess. I don't like it so much, but it does the job I suppose, even though sometimes it doesn't feel fair to everyone. Basically main spec rolls have priority so if you want it for off-spec you don't roll at first. If no one rolls for main, people are free to roll for off. If still no one wants it goes to the disenchanter for guild bank. BoE's are usually sold to the AH for gbank funds mostly used on raiding flasks and the like. If they're really good upgrades we usually let people roll.
Beyond that, the loot council part works pretty much as a filler for a lack of DKP. If people have been running for a while with us and are after an item for a long while, rolls may be overridden. The Warrior MT in my guild wanted Last Laugh from KT and had been running with us forever with no luck, but if it eventually drops before we get him anything better in Uld10, he gets it no question asked. We sometimes use that rule on tier tokens, too. They usually go to regulars before "from time to time" raiders. And if one person constantly outrolls another on the same gear (2 mages, for example) after 2-3 drops we'll just give it to the other one so more people get upgrades from a run and they don't get the feeling they're wasting their time.
I'd love a fully fledged loot council system though. :/