Loot System Example: Complex Auction

This is an example of a complex auction system which awards DKP based on hours and bosses, with bonuses and penalties built in. It also contains the details for a donation system. Since this is an auction system, balance is not as important. Keep in mind that this system can by all means be changed and tailored to fit your guild - feel free to change values, add or subtract bonuses or penalties, or whatever is needed.

Please see the Loot Distribution Systems article for more details about loot distribution systems.

Table of Contents:

Earning DKP
Losing DKP
Spending DKP
Loot Distribution Process
Donations

Earning DKP

DKP is awarded both hourly and for bosses. Farm content describes bosses/raids which have been cleared multiple times and are not really a challenge. Difficult content describes bosses which the guild has defeated before but still might cause multiple wipes. New content describes bosses which have never been defeated before by the guild.

Farm Boss: +1 DKP

Difficult Boss: +2 DKP

New Boss: +3 DKP

Farm Content: +1 DKP/hour

New or Difficult Content: +2 DKP/hour

You can also gain DKP through bonuses, such as showing up early to the raid or staying the entire time.

Early Bird Bonus (30 min prior to raid time): +1 DKP

Full Run Bonus: +1 DKP

You can also earn DKP through monthly donations. See the donation section below.

Losing DKP

DKP can be lost through penalties.

Late Penalty: -1 DKP

Leave Early (less than 3 hours) Penalty: -1 DKP

DKP can also of course be lost by...

Spending DKP

DKP is spent through auction. The minimum bid on any item is 5 DKP. Bidding is done silently, by whisper to the auctioneer, so no one knows who is bidding or how much. You simply bid the amount the item is worth to you. If you are the only bidder, you still receive the item for the minimum bid of 5 DKP.

Loot Distribution Process

Also known as Auction Process.

1. The item is announced by the auctioneer (loot distributor).
2. Main spec bidding opens, bids are whispered to the auctioneer.
3. Once bidding is done, the auction is resolved:
   1. If no-one makes a bid, move on to step #4 - Off spec bidding.
   2. If only one person bids, they receive the item for the minimum bid price of 5 DKP.
   3. If more than one person bids, the highest bidder receives the item for their bid price.
4. If the item was not passed out, it can be bid on for off spec in the same way.
5. If the item is still not passed out, it will be disenchanted and put into the guild bank.

Donations

Monthly donations are awarded DKP up to a maximum of 50 DKP per month. 10 gold is 1 DKP, so a donation of 500 gold would be rewarded the maximum 50 DKP/month. Items that are donated are converted to gold cost and then to DKP, as long as the item is something useful that the guild needs.