My problem with the two hour delays (and this is not a knock on Unbrella or Sloan or anyone else who came up with it) is that you still have to track targets for 48 hours on average. I just refuse to do that.

Jeremy I have an awesome solution to all this just you wait

Give every guild a weekly allowance (certain amount) let's say 100.

Give every raid target a value based on demand, let's say PD is valued at 50.

Any guild that takes out PD is now left with only 50 raid allowance.

Then just go from there. CT/Inny/VS/ could all be set at 30. VP dragons (except PD) could be 10s along with Kunark world dragons. Draco could be a 15. Vox/Naggy/maestro 10s.

DKP yo!

IDK, something like that could easily be tracked and gives some weekly planning by each guild.

Not bad.

That's kind of interesting... sort of like a weighted version of Xasten's idea.

I kinda like it.

The difference between me and 95% of the rest of the people in this thread is that I am more concerned with making the raid scene fun than I am with dividing the pixels evenly.

I really like that idea because I really like spreadsheets.

Seriously though, good idea; a nice combination of clarity and flexibility while still allowing guilds to exercise a number of strategies in the race for pixels.

I think trying to divide things equally is a bit of a step in the wrong direction. I think you need to make a system that promotes competition but also naturally deters monopolies. This is someone who doesn't actively raid right now so take that with a grain of salt.

I think everyone here knows I prefer the cutthroat raiding scene, but what I posted is something I'd be willing to go with. It's not about cutting the pie evenly so much and it brings some strategy into the mix while also limiting the amount that a guild can monopolize the raid scene.

Poopsocking definitely needs to be made a raid offence by the server staff and players. Should definitely carry a huge penalty. I'd say if something like what I mentioned was implemented, poopsocking should carry a heavy weight/cost and should be taken from a guild for poopsocking regardless if they kill the target or not. It's the worst thing about raiding on p99 right up under tracking the long variance windows.