Tokens for tiered gear?

> Tokens are used instead of actual item drops in order to improve the
> variety of loot from a single kill. Using the old Molten Core-style loot
> system, a boss might drop Druid shoulders and Warlock gloves. If you
> don't have anyone in your raid who needs those specific pieces, you are
> out of luck.
>

Alternately, after the release of 2.0 up until the release of the
expansion, horde guilds were having paladin gear drop. Likewise,
alliance guilds were having shaman gear drop. Both classes that
weren't available to both sides pre-expansion, and both not having any
real use for the tier 1-3 stuff once the expansion did come out.
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In <4666dca5$0$15992$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com> John Salerno <johnjsal DeleteThis @NOSPAMgmail.com> writes:

> I was browsing wowwiki and saw some awesome armor for druids, but
> naturally it's the super uber raid type stuff. but it seems you need
> tokens to buy them instead of getting them as drops, so are these tokens
> BoP? or could i maybe buy them from people?

They are indeed BoP. You can't buy them.

Tokens are used instead of actual item drops in order to improve the
variety of loot from a single kill. Using the old Molten Core-style loot
system, a boss might drop Druid shoulders and Warlock gloves. If you
don't have anyone in your raid who needs those specific pieces, you are
out of luck.

But using the new system a boss might drop two tokens, one of which can
be redeemed for gloves usable by Priests, Warriors, and Druids, and the
other token is for Warlocks, Mages, and Hunters. This system gives a much
greater chance that *someone* can use the items which are dropped.

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John Gordon wrote:
> In <4666dca5$0$15992$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com> John Salerno <johnjsal.RemoveThis@NOSPAMgmail.com> writes:
>
>> I was browsing wowwiki and saw some awesome armor for druids, but
>> naturally it's the super uber raid type stuff. but it seems you need
>> tokens to buy them instead of getting them as drops, so are these tokens
>> BoP? or could i maybe buy them from people?
>
> They are indeed BoP. You can't buy them.

Doh! Because really, look at these!

http://www.wowwiki.com/Malorne_Armor
http://www.wowwiki.com/Nordrassil_Armor
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The tokens are BoP and they drop from bosses. The reason they are tokens
instead of the actual armor pieces is so individuals may choose which piece
of armor according to their set is appropriate.


"John Salerno" <johnjsal.TakeThisOut@NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote in message
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>I was browsing wowwiki and saw some awesome armor for druids, but naturally
>it's the super uber raid type stuff. but it seems you need tokens to buy
>them instead of getting them as drops, so are these tokens BoP? or could i
>maybe buy them from people?
 >> Stay informed about: Tokens for tiered gear?