wow.com - 7/9/2009
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I'm finding myself really fascinated with loot systems lately -- the old DKP is pretty good, but even that has drama, and it seems like there's a lot of interesting ideas going around about how to evenly and fairly distribute loot amongst a group of people. OutDPS has a writeup about a loot ...
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The pros & cons of various loot systems in WoW raiding
Restokin —
... Best used for: Guilds with a good understanding of how complicated point systems work, and are willing to spend time to manage the points people are earning and to rebalance the system as needed. While you can award progression nights, that requries rebalancing the system periodically, so it’s best designed for people who have good attendance and don’t need to be rewarded for not killing bosses.
SWAPS DKP system:
What it is: Zero sum DKP with “blind” bidding-based loot.
Pros: Avoids ...
What Loot System Does Your Guild Use?
Azeroth Metblogs —
... Loot rules for guilds vary about as widely as guilds do; more often than not no two systems are truly alike. Even so, most of them can be traced back to some similar system, like the widely used and adopted DKP system. WoW Insider wrote about SWAPS this week, a new system I hadn’t heard about before, but what about your guild? What loot distribution system do you use? How do your raid leaders decide who gets what? ...
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Forums - Internecion DKP System
internecionguild.net 1/6/2009 — Excerpt from Guild Annoucement to detail the new DKP System DKP System A few changes to Internecion's DKP system have been made. Below is a compiled list of those changes: * DKP will be instanced-based. (Separate DKP per instance) * Attendance ...
Shroud Loot System
blessingofkings.blogspot.com 6/11/2009 — Runycat, from Unbearably HoT , has an interesting overview of her guild's loot system: Shroud Loot System . I haven't looked at a loot system in a while, and Shroud has some interesting properties that are worth examining in detail. This is a quick ...
Pitfalls of DKP
kreeoni.blogspot.com 1/22/2009 — 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 ...
DKP pitfalls and how to jump them
wowinsider.com 1/23/2009 — 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 ...
What Loot System Does Your Guild Use?
azeroth.metblogs.com 7/15/2009 — If you’re in a raiding guild, how does your guild handle loot? How do you manage pugs? Do you think the rules would be different for guilds running 10-mans versus 25-man instances? Does your guild’s loot system work for you, date back to the old days of 40-mans, or is it fundamentally broken?
Option to turn it off?
forums.runicgames.com 10/16/2009 — Hi Guys, I've just been bringing myself up to date by watching some of the video's. Everything looks great, but there's something that worries me, and that's the camera shake when an enemy is hit. I have a condition called 'Nystagmus' and there is no ...
New Best in Slot Option
iamapaladin.blogspot.com 5/17/2009 — So I recently received a troll comment about the layout of my site. Funnily enough, I had already planned a best in slot post to be maintained as new gear came out if that is what he had wanted.
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