An interesting forum topic has popped up on the World of Warcraft general forum today. It reflects on the amount of time we spend trying to gain one or two specific pieces of loot, only to have the gods of random drop-rates look unfavorably down upon us.

It is a vicious cycle of farming that has eaten away at hours upon hours of our lives, but we still do it. We still go after that one elusive item that taunts us from the virtual nether. "I have a 25% drop rate, but you can run this place a hundred times and never see me! Mwahahaha!..."

Players are recalling their 50+ runs for class chest from Upper Blackrock Spire, or their class helm from Scholomance. Mindtap Talisman seems to be a recurring theme, as well as the Tidal Charm. My worst experience was on my 67th run through UBRS for my Lightforge Shoulders from The Beast. They finally dropped, everyone congratulated me, and then the fury warrior rolled need. Ah well, water under the bridge as they say, especially since in my first Botanica run, I received the Spaulders of the Righteous.

Stalwart reader and advisor Wreck sent me scurrying over to World of Raids this morning to see what's going on with the Dungeon 3 Sets.

Dungeon 3 are the rare 5-piece sets you'll be gathering from dungeons until you're ready for Tier 4 and 5 gear at level 70. It seems like the pieces are actual drops, rather than requiring tokens or pieces, so these are the true heirs to your Dungeon 1 and 2 (formerly known as Tier 0, Tier 0.5) sets.

Here are the names of the sets, but click on Read below to head over to World of Raids and see tons of stats, images, and a movie:

• Priest - Hallowed Raiment
• Druid - Moonglade Raiment
• Warlock - Oblivion Raiment
• Mage - Incanter Regalia
• Paladin - Righteous Armor
• Shaman - Tidefury Raiment
• Rogue - Assassination Armor
• Hunter - Beast Lord Armor
• Warrior - Bold Armor

As my good buddy Skew was quick to point out while I'm writing this - none of the sets seem to be class restricted, but the bonuses are class-specific. Are the sets worth wearing even without their bonuses? Keep in mind that these are dropping in level 68-70 dungeons.

So, take a read, come back and let us know what you think of these sets. Will you be ditching your Tier 1/2/3 sets for these new blues, or are the graphics just not doing it for you? *cough*Judgementrules*cough*