Why do we have loot specialization?

[Kurí-shadowsong]

Just genuinely curious. Like most people I’m not 100% sold on the game in its current state, only log in to play with friends. been off since before xmas, came on last week did a m+ that was it. log in this morning, do WF, and an emissionary yesterday and collect my chest for my guardian Druid and receive 3 pieces of dps gear. Including a dps trinket and a dps weapon. I was lead to the fact that the loot spec was just for trinkets, but I get a useless 390 one. I’m seriously loosing the will to live with this game at present 3 ilvl upgrades that were not upgrades as the stats were terribad. Just wondering what the actual point the loot spec plays at present XD

[Xiantivia-anachronos (Xiantivia)]

This is fixed with next weeks chest, WF and many more things. Read the following post for more info:

What’s Changing (and Not!) in Season 2

Hi all, We have a series of blogs accompanying the release of the upcoming Battle of Dazar’alor raid, the new Mythic Keystone season, and the new PvP season, offering deep dives into each of those features. But in the meantime, the community clearly has a ton of questions (and some confusion) about exactly what is and isn’t changing. Should you be spending or saving your bonus rolls? What should you expect from the weekly Mythic Keystone cache next week? What’s up with the Azerite vendor? For …

/peace out
Xaintivia

[Komenasai-wildhammer (Komenasai)]

Loot spec just narrows down things like trinkets and weapon types.

Regarding trinkets, tanks can still get ‘dps’ trinkets as they all have some defensive value, be it the baseline str/int or a crit proc or whatever.

Weapon types so a ret loot set paladin won’t get a 1h weapon or shield from a boss or mythic+ box, and at some point (possibly already implemented) emissary caches.

Edit: It takes absolutely 0 consideration for what stats your spec wants, if you can equip it, you can receive it.