Looting rules for dual spec

[Taelas]

You announce your main spec and offspec when the raid starts (For guild alts, it was when their character hit 80). If you are asked to respec for a fight, it changes nothing. Think of getting a chance to respec as an alternative to getting replaced... So people asked to do so shouldn't complain.

By the same token, you can see asking someone to respec as an alternative to getting a replacement -- a replacement who will have a different main spec/off spec combination. It doesn't make much sense, honestly. If you ask someone to respec, you are asking them to change their role.

The people involved should get a choice of whether they want to stay with the current loot priority or if they want to switch. It is not fair to ask a Retribution paladin to spec Holy for a fight (if they don't have a dual spec, or if their off-spec is Protection), then deny them any chance of Holy paladin loot. Of course, once chosen, it should not be changed (at least not until another respec happens).