Isn't there a better way to distribute raid loot? If not which is most fair?

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Originally Posted by erog84 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Been a member/officer/leader in plenty of guilds on eq and wow with loot council, and it has never been innocent of favoritism in some form or another. Someone can preach that it's fair all they want, but I ain't buying it. DKP seems the closest to a fair system (its not perfect).

DKP systems have built-in favoritism in one form or another. If you have a rule that says you are ineligible for loot if you haven't raided in X days/weeks/months, you are playing favorites for current raiders. Hell, the whole idea of DKP is to play favorites for those who accrue the most DKP (whoever that happens to be). I've never seen a DKP system that didn't have a ton of small rules and addendums that were meant to prevent unfortunate loot distribution. Each of these is a form of favoritism.

I've always seen the most loot strife in DKP-based guilds. People would constantly bicker over DKP rules and regulations in order to adjust the rules to favor themselves. In contrast, the loot council guilds I've been in have been relatively fair. There will always been questioned loot calls, but as long as the officers can give some reasoning and you have trust in them, it's all good. And if you don't have trust in the leadership of your guild, why the hell are you there in the first place? And certainly the most fucked up loot calls I've seen have taken place in a DKP-based guild.