Goals for DKP System

Our intention is to build a looting system that is fast and impartial, provides an incentive for our higher end raiders to continue raiding both farm and progression content, and is open enough to allow newer raiders to recieve upgrades they need to be able to compete in the raid.

 

Earning DKP

DKP is accrued in 25-man raids only. 10-mans and other instances will follow a /roll, master looter structure.

 

Points are awarded for:

4 DKP Being Prepared for the raid: signed up for the raid on the website, on-time , at the summoning stone.
2 DKP/Hour On Standby (per hour) Must inform an officer that you are available and on standby... Must be logged on to main character and ready to raid (spec, gear, buffs, etc.) We can summon you to the instance when we need you, so there is no need to stay near the instance. Standby players are welcome to quest, farm, hang out with friends, whatever, as long as they are able to drop everything to be pulled into the raid.
2 DKP/Hour Every 1 hour in the instance
10 DKP New boss killed (New = first, second, or third guild kill for this boss)
5 DKP Boss Killed (Farm)
4 DKP Attended entire raid


DKP Examples

Using this system, lets assume a raid in which we kill 4 bosses and make 2 attempts on a new boss. The raid lasts for 4.5 hours. If you:

 

Signed up on our website and showed up ready & on time 4 DKP
Spent 4.5 Hours 9 DKP
Killed 4 (farm) bosses 20 DKP
Attended full raid 4 DKP


37 DKP

 

Another common scenario is we have a standby player:

Signed up on our website and showed up ready & on time 4 DKP
On Standby 4 Hours 8 DKP
Killed 1 (farm) bosses 5 DKP


17 DKP

 

Spending DKP

When loot is dropped and the raid is out of combat, the raid leader or master looter will link the item in raid chat and open the floor for bidding. Raiders will have 1 minute to post a WRITTEN BID in raid chat. You may continue to barter with another raider if they outbid you, but the bids must be written to avoid confusion. During this time, Raid chat must be kept completely clear of anything except for actual people placing bids.

Minimum Starting Bid Prices are as follows:

5 DKP for Tier Gear/Recipes/Class specific items
10 DKP for all other drops

  • All bidding will be done in increments of 5 DKP

  • A player cannot go negative in their DKP points.

  • Items that are BOE that nobody in the raid is willing to spend DKP on will be deposited in the guild bank. Regular weekly DKP auctions are held for guild members to bid on these items for alts (NOT the AH!)

  • Other materials found in the guild bank (enchanting mats, flasks, gems, etc) can be purchased for half AH price.

  • If nobody is willing to spend the DKP on a BOP item, it will be sharded. Shards will be deposited in the guild bank.

 

Off Specs and Alts

Each charcter in the raid has a declared Main spec, which is the talent spec that the toon was recruited for, and normally raids with. However, the guild may occasionally ask a raider to respec to a different set of talents or bring in a raiding alt of another class. We want to be sure that these alts or off-specs are eligible to recieve gear to keep them up to raiding par, but we also want to continue to insure the success of the raid by maintaining the best gear for each raider's main spec.

  • All characters are required to declare a main spec.
  • Main spec and off spec may bid on any item that drops equally, including alts. HOWEVER:
  • A dkp cap of 200 will be placed on the amount that an alt or off spec may bid for an item.


This means that when a piece of gear drops that you are interested in, either for your main spec, or your off spec, or your alt's main/off spec (provided the alt is in the raid) you may bid on it up to 200 dkp. If a person in the raid needs the item for their main spec, they may bid any amount over 200 and the item is automatically theirs (or they would continue bidding with other main specs). If  only alts or off specs are bidding, then the bidding may continue above 200 until one person wins the item.

 

DKP for PVP

DKP is now available through pre-made battlegrounds:

  • 5 DKP will be awarded for attendance to a Wintergrasp run, 15 DKP will be awarded for a Wintergrasp win.

  • 2 DKP will be awarded for every 3 marks of honor won for the other battlegrounds.
  • The battleground of choice will be determined by the group, and of course may change depending on size, queue times, the daily quest, or just for variation purposes.
  • An officer or Lieutenant must be present in the pre-made in order for marks to be tracked and therefore, for DKP to be earned.
  • A minimum of 5 people is required for DKP to be awarded.
     
  • Players may join in at any time and leave at any time, however, if the group drops below 5, DKP ceases to be awarded.
  • In the case that it drops below 5 people in the middle of the battle, DKP will be awarded for the remaining people only for that one BG, but following battlegrounds will not earn DKP until a 5th is found.
  • Likewise, if a 5th joins mid-battle, DKP will not be earned until the next battle.
  • There WILL NOT be sign-ups for these events on the website, but as stated earlier, players may join and leave at any time.
  • Pre-mades will be held on off-nights from raiding or instead of a raid only if the planned raid is canceled.
  • Using this system to earn DKP instead of going to a raid because you do not need drops will not be tolerated.
This system is designed to encourage competitiveness in PvP; the more you win and faster you win, the more DKP and honor you will earn. However, please do not let the competitiveness get in the way of just having fun with friends. Pre-made battlegrounds offer a good way to gear-up fast until you get that drop you want, and are an excellent escape from the stress of raiding. It also provides chances to earn some DKP on a raiding off-night if you miss a raid, or for new raiders to catch-up in DKP totals.

 

Other Notes

  • DKP will be accrued by a PLAYER, not by a character. So if one player has multiple alts, those alts will use the player's DKP pool to purchase loot. However, only the character in the raid at that moment will be allowed to spend DKP on items. If you wish to use an item on an alt, that alt must purchase the item from the guild bank. (applies to BOE items)

  • DKP points are NOT TRANSFERABLE. You may not use your own DKP points to help buy another person's gear, or award your own DKP to another person.

  • All new members entering the system will be given a starting amount of 20 DKP. This means when the DKP system is first introduced, every guild member received 20 DKP. Additionally, any new members joining the guild will start with 20 DKP.

  • Pugged characters will be given a virtual amount of 25 DKP to spend during the course of the raid. (This amount would reset each time that same person was pugged into a guild group, unless it became a regular arrangement at which time the council may determine to allow this individual to accrue DKP regularly as if they were a guild member.)

  • DKP cannot be spent before it is tallied. This means you cannot spend DKP points that you acquired in the present raid.

  • DKP will be tracked by officers via our website. To see your current DKP, at the top of this page, click on the menu link labeled DKP, and then click the link on the left menu labeled Leaderboard.

  • DKP can be awarded for any number of other reasons, at the officers' discretion. This can include attendance to guild functions such as events, meetings, premade BGs, PVP raids, contributions to the guild bank, and helping other guildies. These types of DKP awards will be announced as they are available.

  • In extreme situations, DKP can be taken from guild members. If the member continuously causes problems by being late, signing up and not coming, abusing the system or other guildmates, behavioral problems etc., the coucil may vote to deduct DKP. This will only be used as a last resort and will require a consensus of at least 3 officers.

 

10 Man Raids

  • 10 mans will be on a Master Looter /roll system. Raid leaders are responsible for determing group composition, times, etc. It is up to the raid leader's discretion whether a 10-man will be listed on the calendar for signups or run with a static group. Anyone interested in joining a particular group should speak with the raid leaders. If you are interested in starting a group of your own, pugging, or running with another guild, you are welcome to do so. There are no guild restrictions placed on 10 man raids. We do however ask that anyone with a raider or backup raider rank refrain from running 10 mans when a 25 man raid is scheduled.

 

Special Circumstances

  • Legendary Items will be distributed based on a decision made by Loot Council. The Loot Council will be made up of all officers available online at the time of the drop. Decisions will be based on dependability, attendance and class appropriateness. If any council member is eligible to receive the item, they will recuse themselves from the Loot Council decision making process.
  • Vanity Items such as mounts and pets that have no actual bearing on the raid or the character's gear will be distributed via /roll by all raid members.