Lead Dev: "Alright, so we've got the base population of Ashengate and all the progression quests knocked out, the only thing we have left is itemization. Let's start with ideas." Dev 1: "Well, I think we should make class items for the group nameds." Lead Dev: "Great, let's get a team on that. What else we got?" Dev 2: "There's going to be new cultural armor, let's make the end zone the best place to farm high end tradeskill mats." Lead Dev: "Yes! I love it. What else?" Dev 3: "The power sources to upgrade the raid armor should drop off the group names here." Lead Dev: "Ooooooo very nice! We got some great ideas here. Anything else?" Dev 4: "Ambers and Bloodstones and Jades." Lead Dev: "____________" Other Devs: "___________" Lead Dev: "I'm sorry, did you say Ambers and Bloodstones and Jades?" Dev 4: "Yeah I think the mobs in Ashengate should drop Ambers and Bloodstones and Jades." Lead Dev: "............" Lead Dev: "OK...... Why?" Dev 4: "Well there's not any real reason just, I think Brad would've wanted it that way." Lead Dev: "Ah" Dev 4: "NOBODY EVER LISTENS TO MY IDEAS ALL I WANT IS AMBERS AND BLOODSTONES AND JADES IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK?!?! SWEAT TO GOD I'LL WALK OUT RIGHT NOW!" Lead Dev: "Hey, take it easy. We'll add Ambers and Bloodstones and Jades, OK?" Dev 4: "Ambers and Bloodstones and Jades" Lead Dev: "Well this has been productive, let's go get lunch."
Yeah I think everyone seeing the non item loot table of TSS did a collective wtf?? Weapons were seemingly in very short supply too, unless you were a knight (in my guild at least).