Normal mode raids: please don’t settle on this loot system...

[AxlStream]

...you'd think a static could organise to run this stuff together each week, so every member can get the pieces from NM they need/want...
You'd also a think that a serious static would rather see crafted&melded gear - unless some Sigma-pieces have godly substats for some classes. Making friends with a crafter or becoming one yourself can really go a long way! And if Sigma is so tedious and horrible to you... why not invest the same time in leveling up a crafter?

Okay, not all groups have alot of hours. I know you're aware of this. We raid 2 hours x 3 days a week. We like those actually being prog stuff not snooze an hour+ on normal trying to get everyone their drops. Also, not every group has this huge network of gatherers/crafters at our beck and call like we're Elysium. There's 8 of us. We play other games. Some of us invested into crafting to get level 70 1 star. Keeping up to date with all the overmelds REQUIRED, is a pain in the buttcheeks. So guess what we did? We went in, in our Deltascape BiS 340 gear after we made sure our time before raid on release was spent on unlocking savage so we could start on time.

If you're "broke af" and you ain't got no crafters, this would seem to imply that you don't use food or stat pots either? You'd think a static would support its members though. /shrug

Eh, I use El Cheapo last tier stuff and no pots. Gets me through and the price drops from this patch are quite appreciated.