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Objectives
The spirit of this loot distribution methodology is fairly simple:

• To drive equal distribution of upgrades throughout the group
• To reward individuals who regularly contribute to successful raids
• To drive thoughtful consideration by individuals of desired upgrades
• To minimize the complexity of the system and its administration

Resurgent leadership reserves the right to modify this process to better meet these objectives or if individuals are perceived to be abusing unforeseen loopholes that contradict these objectives.


Basic Rules
Each item looted in a raid instance will have a DKP value assigned to it. More on this below.

When an item is awarded to an individual, that individual “purchases” the item by paying the DKP value of the item from their DKP pool.

The total DKP value from loot obtained off a boss will be divided by the number of individuals that participated in the attempt in which the boss was defeated, including the individual(s) who purchased said loot. This amount will be awarded to the DKP pool of each of those individuals.

No DKP will be awarded for items that are disenchanted.

All DKP precision will be to the hundredths.

DKP tables, associated loot history and miscellaneous DKP awards can be found here or accessed via the raid sign-up site.


Loot Distribution
Prioritization
Each item that can be purchased using DKP will have a designated class/spec “priority”. Regardless of current levels of DKP, only those classes and specs that have priority on the item will be permitted to purchase that item. If all individuals with priority pass on the item, then it is open for purchase by anyone (more details follow).

At this point, prioritization will be a mixture of common sense and armor class. In other words, cloth-wearers will have priority on cloth items over those who can wear plate. Additionally, regardless of the other stats an item might have on it, an item with hit rating is prioritized for a DPS class over a healer.

The concept of prioritization is not meant to assign which item is “best” for which class. In other words, we won’t be making decisions that item X is mage gear and preventing warlocks from rolling on it as well.

Any questions on prioritization for specific items can be raised in advance of raids via PM to Resurgent leaders.

Logistics
The individual with the highest current DKP pool at the time of looting will have the right to purchase or pass on a priority item. If that individual passes, the individual with the next highest DKP pool will have the right to purchase or pass, and so on. It is expected that individuals do not consistently pass on upgrades to stockpile DKP for future item purchases; reasonable passing practice will be acceptable.

Items that are generally considered to be off-spec, side-grades or specialty sets (e.g. block set, haste set, etc) can be purchased for ½ the item’s normal DKP value, only if all individuals with priority to purchase the item pass on it. Items purchased in this manner will likewise result in ½ the normal DKP being awarded to individual raid members. Again, perceived collusion or abuse of this rule to purchase items at lower costs will not be tolerated.

In general, individuals will only be permitted to purchase one priority item and one non-priority item per raid week.

No item will opened up to non-priority individuals for purchase as long as there is an individual with priority willing to purchase it. Likewise, no item will be DE’d as long as there is an individual willing to purchase it.

In cases where multiple individuals have the same current level of DKP, /roll 100 will be used to determine who is permitted to purchase the item.

All individuals interested in an item will indicate their interest in raid chat once that item is up for distribution by either typing a '1' or '2'. If the item is an upgrade for your main spec/role, type '1'. If the item is a side-grade, for an off-set or for an alternate spec, type '2'. Of those who indicate '1', the highest DKP will win assuming that individual has not yet won an item that week.


DKP Values
The DKP value of an item will be calculated using the item level (e.g. 213 for most heroic Naxx items) multiplied by one or more coefficients. Therefore, DKP will scale as we progress through advanced content, rewarding (and costing) more DKP for more advanced instances.

The formula used to calculate DKP is defined by the ItemLevelDKP addon available via CurseGaming.com. Certain item costs will have hard-coded values which have been defined by Resurgent leaders in the addon. Our version of this addon is available through the above link (at the bottom of the web page); it is not required, but if installed it will display the DKP value of an item within the item's tooltip for your reference.

The base DKP value of an epic item is: (ilvl - 1.3) / 1.3
The base DKP value of a legendary item is: ilvl

The base DKP value is then multiplied by an item slot coefficient, which are as follows:

• Head, Chest, Legs, Weapon -> 1.0
• Shoulder, Waist, Feet, Hand, -> 0.74
• Neck, Wrist, Back, Finger -> 0.54
• Trinket -> 0.68
• Shield -> 0.65
• 2H Weapon, Gun, Bow, Crossbow -> 1.5
• Offhand (non-weapon) -> 0.52
• Thrown -> 0.5
• Relic -> 0.3
• Tier Tokens -> 1.3 (applied in addition to the slot coefficient)

Boss/trash drops categorized as “crafting materials” (e.g. epic gems, [item]Heart of Darkness[/item], [item]Nether Vortex[/item], [item]Sunmote[/item], etc) will continue to be collected and stored centrally in the Resurgent bank. These items will not cost or earn DKP for the raid. Requests for these items will follow separate processes to be defined as needed. For the purposes of this rule, “crafting materials” are limited to non-soulbound items; if BoP materials are looted, they will be assigned a DKP value and priority and purchased normally.

Crafting patterns for BoE items will continue to be allocated to a designated guild crafter first. If the designated guild crafter already has a pattern, other crafters participating in the raid are eligible to roll for the pattern. No DKP will be deducted or earned for these items.

Special items that drop will generally be open to all raid members to roll, regardless of DKP. As such, these items will not cost or earn DKP. Special items would include, but not be limited to, rare mounts or companions.

DKP values for trash drops will be subject to the same rules as boss loot items and DKP will be awarded/deducted accordingly.


Earning DKP
Generally, the only way to earn DKP is for other members of the raid to purchase items. This means the more we loot as a group, the more DKP will be earned. Below is an additional method by which we will earn DKP.

Learning DKP
DKP will be awarded for efforts learning the strategies on new bosses each raid until that boss is defeated. The total DKP value to be divided will be approximated based on the available drops from that boss. This value will be divided by the total number of members who participated in the learning attempts and ¼ of that amount will be awarded as DKP.

If a boss is defeated, no learning DKP will be awarded for that boss for that raid.

Once a boss has been defeated, no learning DKP will be awarded for that boss on subsequent raid nights.


DKP Deductions
Generally, the only way to lose DKP is by purchasing items that drop in a raid.

One-time deductions to an individual’s DKP will be considered in response to behavior that is perceived by Resurgent leaders to be detrimental to the objectives of Resurgent. Such behavior might include, but not be limited to:

• Not showing up to a raid for which you’ve signed up
• Unexplained early departure from a raid
• Disruptive behavior before, during or after a raid
• Consistent sub-par performance
• Failure to read posted boss strategies
• Failure to come to a raid fully prepared

The amount of DKP deducted will be at the discretion of the Resurgent leaders and will depend on the perceived severity of the offense.

Penalties will be assessed sparingly and will always be accompanied with an explanation to the individual being penalized.


For New Resurgent Members (WotLK)
To acknowledge past efforts, individuals having made significant contribution to Resurgent’s BC raiding will be credited up to an additional 25 DKP. This is a one-time credit and is wholly at the discretion of Resurgent leaders.

Although all individuals participating in a raid will accrue DKP as it is earned, you must have participated in 5 full raid nights with Resurgent before you are able to purchase priority or non-priority items that other members want to purchase. A "raid night" includes any instances that we might venture to in a given night. In other words, if we are in Mount Hyjal at the start, end early and head to Magtheridon, that all constitutes one (1) "raid night".


Miscellaneous Caveats
Resurgent leaders reserve the right to suspend DKP rules for certain raids and award/charge flat rates of DKP (or no DKP) if deemed necessary. This would primarily be used for non-standard raid activities (e.g. spending an evening running an old world raid or a “lesser” instance that will provide few upgrades).

Resurgent leaders reserve the right to temporarily suspend or revise DKP rules at any time to help ensure loot distribution remains in the best interest of Resurgent and the guild as a whole.

If a raid must be cancelled before it begins, no DKP will be awarded. Depending on the reason for cancellation, DKP penalties may be assessed (e.g. to no-shows who contributed to the cancellation). No penalties will be assessed to individuals who simply can not attend a raid and note as such on their sign-up. Last minute cancellations, even those done via the sign-up site, may be assessed a penalty under certain limited circumstances.

It is expected that members participate for the entirety of a scheduled raid in order to receive DKP of any kind. Leaving early or arriving late and the impact on DKP received will be addressed by Resurgent leaders on a case-by-case basis. Options for dealing with these situations include, but are not limited to: assessing one-time DKP penalties, revoking all DKP earned that raid or taking no action at all.

As a general guideline that transcends all rules, please keep in mind the gear level of your fellow raiders when considering loot. If you have far better gear than a fellow class member, it may be generous and helpful to Resurgent in that case to pass on something that indeed may be an upgrade for you but would be a *big* upgrade for someone else or help them catch up to your overall higher gear level. We encourage you all to have open discussions with others of your class/role prior to raids in order to avoid any confusing situations or bad feelings when phat lewtz drop.

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