I think with BWL finally coming to the forefront a lot of our DKP issues will automatically resolve themselves.

Much of the DKP debate is a result of grinding MC to its usefulness. It seems natural for this to occur during the "limbo" periods when we're between instances.

Once BWL and other places open up is when DKP will REALLY show its value. However, people will need to watch even more closely how valuable the loot they are taking actually is to their toon, if it's not - then pass to a guildie.

A real key to this is simply - KNOW UR LOOT.

A prime example:
I'm now a fortunate owner of a Blade of Vaulted Secrets (thanks creebers - ninja roller)
I KNEW I'd be gettin exalted and the blade soon, so I purposely didnt bid on the MC mageblade or staff of dominance. However, a sorcerous dagger dropped in MC which is the perfect fill-in piece until I could get the AQ blade (which took about 4 weeks i think). This saved the dagger from gettin DEed - so I took it (all is well).

Also, I plan on obtaining the robes from AQ. I already know these robes are tier 2 equivalent. My current chestpiece is better dmg then tier 1 (so I wont be bidding on tier 1 robes, unless they'd get DEed). I ALSO probably wont bid on tier 2 robes if they dropped in BWL, leavin a slot for a fortunate guildie to take it since most likely I'll be gettin the robes from AQ (unless someone else takes em).

Where the above plan becomes a problem is when people who KNOW they're gonna loot the tier 2 robes shortly STILL roll on the robes from AQ, or they may even already have an equivalent piece. This throws everything out of wack and really takes the value out of 20-man raids (20-mans are designed to take the pressure off of 40-man DKP raids). Can u imagine looting such a piece and the next day fighting a boss who drops the equivalent tier 2 that completes ur set?? (cringe)

The solution to all this is either add DKP for EVERY raid, eliminate DKP altogether and go completely RL/CL controlled need/greed, or a combination of the two. The combination is simply DKP for 40-mans and fellow guildies paying more attention to where the loot goes and how to best advance their class as a whole.

Another solution is simply for people to pick a path for their toon to take and try their best to stick to it. Too often people try to cover EVERY base in the game with one toon, or even MULTIPLE toons. When this happens, you most likely are taking from someone else who's focus is a trait you view as simply an addition to your arsenal. This is the main reason I'm only playing 1 lvl 60, and also the reason there's an unwritten rule "alts should never take important loot from mains."

People talk about Class balance and how it's important to a Raid. It goes deeper then that, however. Talent/trait/racial balance is also important. Your loot choices should match these things. Slow frost-mages shouldnt roll or bid on proc. items. Arcane mages shouldnt bid on elemental buff items, etc. This way, taken as a WHOLE the class is much much stronger then one arcane mage with all the goodies and the other mages with substandard gear that doesnt really apply to the Story of their toon. You want variety in your class... not clones

If all this is done, no matter how crappy or good our DKP system is we'll be the stronger guild for it.