OK I've been thinking about this for a while now. Since the first time I saw this method i hated it deeply. You know, the idea that when a BoP drops that no one can use someone DEs it then u reroll on the shard. Always hated that one to the core anyway I got down to thinking about it and realized that for us enchanters it really is unfair. Answer me this: When theres a mining node in an instance, who gets it? The miner, hands down, no questions, no roll. The only competition is when theres multiple miners. When theres a skinnable mob, who gets it? i think you get the idea. When it comes down to enchanting mats (which by the way are the hardest to come by without going to the AH) who gets it, whoever hasthe luckiest roll. I tell you it pisses me off so much when a nonenchanter wins. I need that shard for enchanting, its my profession. Why does this guy "need" it...because he wants to sell it. A member in a group said that its because they wanna save up mats to get cheaper enchants, WRONG. Come on, how many times to non-enchanters do that. Its only if they want a specific enchant in which case they'd be much better off going to the AH. Basically the point i'm making is, every other gathering profession gets first grab at the mats with no questions asked while enchanters have to fight with not only other enchanters, but all non-enchanters too. Enchanting materials are hard enough to get a hold of as it is, i dont think non-enchanters need to be taking them just to sell and make a little money. The same group member also said that in the end i want the mat so that i can use my profession to get money just the same as a non-enchanter would get money from the AH. My response to that is, exactly. And thats why non-enchanters have their own profession to make money.
Sorry for the long post, but its been bugging me for a while now, let the flaming begin.