My guild has also seen an extremely LARGE increase of smuggler loot....I mean every piece of loot at that from about 90% of the bosses! I was curious if other guilds have seen this. I bet there are a lot out there but there aren't many that are seeing this post. Say what you want about randomization, I've played MMOs since 1999, I know all about random loot, this isn't it!
On another note, smart loot is coming in 1.2...thank god!
Gunar