Classic developer Josh Greenfield (Aggrend) shared on X (formerly Twitter) that WoW: Forever has introduced a soft Bad Luck Protection system for quest items in groups. It isn't shared loot — it's a "soft" mechanic: a player who's behind on drops gets a higher chance of receiving the item so the whole group keeps pace.

Forever has introduced a soft Bad Luck Protection system for quest items in groups. Classic developer Josh Greenfield, known to players as Aggrend, shared the news on X (formerly Twitter).

In classic World of Warcraft, some quests ask you to collect items from killed mobs. These items aren't shared between players and drop randomly — so in a group one person might be at 8/10 while the second is only at 1/10. The Forever developers decided to smooth this gap out without turning loot into shared drops.

How it works:

— It's not a "pure" round-robin. The random element stays, as in vanilla WoW, but with a correction for players who are behind. — If someone in the group hasn't seen a drop in a while while the others are close to the goal, the system raises their chance of a drop. — The aim is a pro-social approach to the game: so players aren't afraid to group up for these quests. — The mechanic runs under the hood — there are no separate buttons or settings on the player's side.

Aggrend made the point directly: "there's nothing worse than killing a million furbolgs and watching one person in the group collect 8/10 while the second is at 1/10." The goal is to keep the spirit of vanilla farming but remove the lottery feeling. Drops still take time, but they no longer lag behind so sharply for one player.

The system is still being tuned: the developers admit it's not perfect yet and are collecting feedback from the beta. Players in the comments under Aggrend's post note that in a two-person group the gaps still happen — so there's more tweaking ahead.

The same direction covers the Recent Allies feature: after running a quest or dungeon together, players run into each other more often in later sessions. According to Aggrend, the goal is to turn random groups into regular acquaintances.

In practice:

— Group collection quests are no longer a lottery where one player is ready while the other has barely started. — Drops still take time, just like in vanilla WoW — no one is taking away the "almost there" feeling. — If you avoided groups out of fear of falling behind — give it another shot: the system is already being tested on beta. — Keep an eye on updates: the mechanic is promised to be refined based on player feedback.