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Originally Posted by Xenomorph
Lasereth, were you involved with any guilds that used Dragon Kill Points (DKP) as the method of loot distribution? They're far from random.
Basically you earn points by showing up for raids on time and killing bosses. Once you've accumulated enough points, usually over the course of several raids, you can use them to 'buy' an uber-drop and get it without having to roll on it (unless more than one person has the DKP required to buy it, but even if you lose in such a situation then the winner will be weeks behind you if you were roughly equal going into it).
You need a consistent raiding group to pull it off but a DKP system is a good way to ensure that everyone at the same level of participation gets roughly the same rewards. I can't imagine random-rolling vs. the other 5-odd shamans that are regularly in my guild raid for my MC gear.
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I was on the server of the guild that invented DKP.
My guild does currently use it. I'm talking about instances before the 40-mans though...it's unreasonable to use DKP in UBRS, Scholo, LBRS, Strath, DM, etc. My brother did UBRS 38 times and never got the Magister's Robes. That's bullshit and there should be some way to prevent 200 hours of wasted gametime.
I know there are no other games that offer this, but it doesn't change my opinion that it is needed. DKP is a good system, but it benefits the freaks, not the average player. The average player will NEVER be able to get a drop in 40-man raids because the people who go everytime will have more DKP than them.
-Lasereth