How to Prevent Ninja Looting and Reserve or Bid Raid Scams

Sasage Forever Team ·

Most dungeon and raid incidents happen because the rules were never agreed beforehand. One minute before the pull can prevent them.

Agree on these before you start

  • Loot method: rolls, bids, master looter distribution, or something else.
  • Priority: class or spec priority, own-use priority, and so on.
  • Reserved items: who is taking which item, written with the character name.
  • Gold split: for bid raids, when the collected gold is paid out, to how many people, and how.

Write what you agreed in party or raid chat and take a screenshot. If something goes wrong, that one image is your strongest evidence.

Ninja looting

Someone breaks the roll rules and takes an item by choosing Need or by bidding, or the master looter gives an item to themselves. Loot messages stay in the chat window, so take a screenshot right away.

Bid raid run-aways

In raids where items are bid for in gold, the raid leader may leave with the collected gold.

  • Check the raid leader's reports in the Armory first.
  • Set a specific payout time, such as "right after the last boss."
  • Keep winning bids and winners in chat.

Guild materials and guild bank theft

A guild officer takes the materials or gold the guild collected and leaves. Spread access across two or more officers, and keep a record of what was deposited in guild announcements or notes.

Frequently asked questions

Can I report ninja looting to Blizzard?

You can report the character in game, but getting the item back is unlikely. Put the rules in chat before you start, and if something happens, post a report so other groups can avoid that player.

How should I record item reserves?

Write in raid chat who takes which item, with the character name, such as "Item X goes to CharacterName," and take a screenshot.

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