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

[khanable]

There is pros and cons to all systems. I greatly prefer loot council systems that use metrics to back up their decisions; metrics such as attendance percentage, DKP, how recently a player has been awarded another item, etc. It allows players that put in the time to get the items they want while also keeping the progression of the guild as a whole in check. That's simply my taste, however. I'm sure other systems work perfectly fine for groups of players.