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wowinsider.com - 1/23/2009
DKP pitfalls and how to jump them
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Kree's got a nice set of posts about some of the more advanced problems with a DKP system in his guild (he calls them pitfalls , which works very well as a metaphor). I've never been part of a really serious DKP system, but just like with any other economy, DKP can lead itself to imbalances if ...

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kreeoni.blogspot.com - 1/22/2009
Pitfalls of DKP
— kreeoni.blogspot.com — No, we're not talking about some guy swinging from a vine across a lake with alligators in it to gain his DKP(hmm that might be a great idea to solve some issues though). These are those ultra-negative things that would lead one to reconsider running ... (more) Pitfalls of DKP

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kreeoni.blogspot.com - 1/22/2009
Combating the Pitfalls
— kreeoni.blogspot.com — So yesterday I talked about the DKP pitfalls. How do you attempt to avoid those pitfalls? Some of the solutions are simple and some just don't have viable solutions for. Inflation: This problem has many solutions and sometimes the best solution is ... (more) Combating the Pitfalls

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WoW Insider Promotes Kree's Blog
Kree's Blog — Wow Insider Yesterday my DKP posts were featured on WoWInsiders main blog posts . I had gotten a lot of positive feedback from my usual readers and this was the icing on top of the cake. And I'm not even done with my series on this topic! So far I've gotten 1500 extra hits on this blog overnight. However, with the amount of people coming to the site not all the feedback could be positive right? Well lots were (a lot of people were excited to see the pitfall image). I followed the comments on the WoW Insider post and tried to keep up with the comments ...

Put some effort, get some gear
Kree's Blog — World of Warcraft, Guild Leader I purposefully made it a point to not specifically promote any sort of specific DKP system. However, while going through the comments on the WoWinsider plug post I noticed that a lot of people were toting the dominance of the EPGP system. Since I neglected to post about this before I shall augment my DKP blogging with it now. EPGP stands for Effort Points/Gear Points. This system is a little more complicated in how it is run and the math that it does, making this a less than desireable system for people new to DKP. Effort Points (EP) are given ...

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kreeoni.blogspot.com 4/24/2009 — Many of you are familiar with my DKP posts from a few months back. In one I talked about the typical " pitfalls " that inherently come with them. I have also written about the use of DKP systems to help with policy enforcement . Well not too long ago we ran into an issue in No Vacancy ...