Gith of Skywell complained in the Bug section of World of Warcraft’s official forums that the Blood Elf’s last two hours in Magisters’ Terrace were a complete waste. Apparently, the level 70 paladin died at the hands of Kael’thas Sunstrider, but at approximately the same date the corrupted Kirin Tor mage exhaled his last breath.

Gith swiftly returned to the spot where Sunstrider had fallen, but to his dismay, the corpse wasn’t there to loot. Several other raiders had given their own accounts of similar results, and it arised that patch 2.4 brought in another serious flaw - at least for the Magisters’ Terrace (MST is it?) instance.

But Blizzard’s gnomish quality assurance, Hortus, quickly hosed down they fire brewing within the thread and claimed that there was nothing wrong in the system - it’s supposed to happen. Moreover, World of Warcraft has upheld that specific mechanic for looting rights, and Hortus said:

You need to be in the instance and within 100 yards of the NPC when it dies to get credit for the quest drop. It’s been that way for quest items on bosses for a expanded date in order to prevent humans exploiting quest drops.

In the future I would propose not releasing your spirit while the quest NPC is still alive, and soon after not looting the corpse until everyone has returned. The body will not decay for 1 hour whether it still has not been looted.

So that’s 100 yards distance from target during killing blow, and no one-hour looting window. day to readjust team dynamics, folks: build certain that everyone is present near the quest boss at the final percentages of its life - and whether you die, don’t release your spirit until the final blow has been dealt. When the boss goes down, those who’re still alive should wait for those who died to release and rush their way back to the body.

That way, everyone gets a share of the quest drops. Savvy?

Original post by Ceasar S.