Now that GDKP is banned on SOD there is a very good opportunity for a replacement, a new loot system added to the game.
The new system would go as follows.
Each boss in the raid drops an amount of currency, lets say 100 of it (maybe later harder bosses in the raid drop more).
Under the new loot system when an item drops, a bid window opens (similar to the need greed pass window today). That simply shows the highest bidder and what that amount is. People can then just type the number of the currency they want and highest bidder gets the item.
At the end of the raid the total currency is spread among players. This can be either when the raid is disbanded or automatically after some hours (to disinsentivize leavers mid raid by making them stay till the end to take their cut and also not allow raid leaders to abuse the system).
While this system is not as refined and flexible as gold it can be a start and features similar to modern GDKP addons can be added later.
Similar yes. DKP is something players came up with. But DKP does not work for pugs etc. I am talking about an official in game currency that is as easy to use as possible while it does not promote gold buying and degenerate GDKP behaviours.
yea i get it - its not a bad idea, for guilds, but they have it already. for pugs, it would be cheesed quickly, as some players would have hoarded a lot in previous pugs, and outbid anyone - and they didnt earn it in that run, so its not balanced against the players in THAT pug. thats the grp that actually cleared and won the loot together.
on teh other hand, if it decays after u leave the raid, it would be bad for guilds as it wouldnt reward attendance at all, and that is fundamental to DKP.
basically a DKP guild system but for the whole game and every player at once
im not fully against it BUT and a very big “BUT”
becuase yours idea trade between players and make points go between players
at same time there forgot a “cap” to how many points you can hoard
there is a reason people dont like DKP guild systems anymore: beside for guild drama/biases
becuase there was always that 1 dude that hoarded ALL the points so once they finnaly choose to use them
all loot was just funneled into that person and nothing to new players within that guild
that person just became the main character of the raid basically
and becuase of it can be transfered between players: dont make it too much different from using gold
this idea can work well IF:
-there was a hard cap on how many points you can hold : not a big number im thinking like after 5-6 runs on a raid you have the max points:
-once a while a full reset to the points so you just cant hoard them BUT you are able to use those points to a vendor for something (soulbound stuff ofc): you are forced to use them or let them go to waste
-cannot be transfered between players at all: becuase people who do RMT still can abuse this heavy in some way
-each raid boss at max level give those points and clearing the raid fully giving extra points: this way if there is a “skippable” boss with niche loot items not many needs but very few(just incase they make this) it wont be skipped becuase of the extra points gaining
-when bidding and a person win the loot the points just get sent to the void and removed from the system complety
-(only a maybe idea properly abit bad idk):
“IF” +2 people bid the max points at same time on a loot i think that item should copy itself and go to each becuase they just farmed 5-6 raid runs for getting the points without getting loot
they should get the item no matter what at that point
if that wasnt done, it would be GDKP without needing raids to go to even. just buy gold, buy tokens and look cool.
would you ever pug a raid IF you didnt have the full cap value already? what would be th epoint if u didnt, knowing theres probably 4-6 pl who do?
pugging would die.
they would agree what to bid. if there where 4 melee users all wanting the epic last boss drop, and it dropped. “we all bid 1 token, guys”. ding - 4 epics show up. -dont think that would be very good.
You mean every raid stack a currency per boss kill?
By 3rd week over half the playerbase will lose any ability to get drops due to not being able to attend raids every 3 days lol, thats insanity.
If you want these sort of systems, i think your best off making guilds with like minded attitudes.
Just roll on items in pugs, its the easiest, least abusable transition of loot, use SR / HR, if your that desperate to secure a specific piece of loot.
This is the most exploitable system I’ve ever seen someone recommend. Its like gold RMT, but with extra steps. You are talking like there is no one exploiting the game. It’s the same people Blizzard wants to stop in SoD.
Just soft reserve and stop trying to pay to win. Or start your own raid and hard reserve the item you want. its not that hard.
How is an in game currency that only have value within each raid and is gonna be soulbound as all currencies like RMT? How is it pay to win. Did you even bother reading at all what I wrote?