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Originally Posted by Thulack
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See the thing is with a bidding system like Awakened has in that its blind bidding people overspend(as in bid much higher then 2nd place) regularly for items. This helps keep the dkp at reasonable levels. You want a nice item you bid or go home. So every raid there was a good portion of DKP that was spent that might not have been with a system like 2nd highest+1 is winner.
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blind bidding is also a tool to avoid top-heavy dkp lists.
But I never was in a blind bidding guild. I was always in /gu open competitive bidding. trust me, it was a hoot. Especially on weekend nights (ie, drunken raiders) you could sometimes goad people to get into bidding wars. It was.... fun
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edit: you can take a look at my 2004 magelo to see what I managed to get under such a system. Got my guild's second talisman of vah kerrath for example.
http://eq.magelo.com/profile/482891 If you know loot timleines, you know that no way could i get that gear by 2004 w/o playing hardcore. But the adjustment/freezing system still allowed me to get what i wanted. It required me to keep on my toes and fuckin raid, however. The AG persons complaining want a system where you can go casual and still be top dog. As I said, no idea why any new member would tolerate such a system. Awakened sounds more equitable.