Personally I don't mind the loot/tome lockouts when the tier is brand new, but it lasts for WAY too long as it is. Both tomestones and raid drops should be 100% unrestricted when the subsequent major patch drops. At that point there is no point in continuing to restrict it, especially when there are sometimes ultimates releasing a week after said patches.

Quote Originally Posted by Jojoya View Post
Why is getting BiS such a big deal to hardcore raiders when they've usually cleared the content without it in the first place?
Ultimates, making reclears easier, because they want it.