What's going to happen with DKP?

[Firecrest]

I have mentioned my plans here and there, but it seems that some people still have some misconceptions so I wanted to make things clear.

When Uldar comes, DKP will be readjusted. You will receive a percentage of your total lifetime DKP. I have turned this number on so you can see it on the DKP site. This number reflects the amount of DKP you've earned since WotLK. The percentage calculation will depend on where DKP stands when Uldar hits but will look a lot like what Jack did when WotLK came out.

The reason why we do this because it is very easy for people who don't need any gear to build up absurd amounts of DKP at the end of an expansion. Players who switched mains, gathered off-spec gear or weren't able to get their BiS as early as others should not be punished over other people. By using the lifetime DKP, it ensures that our consistent and reliable raiders get a little priority on the first picks of new loot.

Do not pass up on sidegrades or gear that will be an upgrade in 3.1 because you want to get a leg up on Uldar loot. Having a shit-ton of current DKP will not help you.

Also, you may have noticed that I've stopped doing the 30 minute timed awards. The purpose of these was to make sure that there was still a DKP incentive for people to come to a progression night where there may be few or no boss deaths. We will go back to this once progression in Uldar begins.


TL;DR Version
DKP readjusted when Uldar comes out. Based on Lifetime DKP, not current DKP (so spend!).

[Masex]

I want it to reflect my DKP from Kara as well.

[abecx]

THIS IS BULL SHIT WILL CRAFTED ITEMS BE FREE TOO

[Firecrest]

I think we should charge 1/2 DKP per Fragment of Val'anyr. :twisted:

[mascaron]

I think we should charge 1/2 DKP per Fragment of Val'anyr. :twisted:

THIS

[Zoia]

fuck if i was a healer id give 100% dkp per shard as long as i got the first mace

[Firecrest]

Yeah. First mace is already reserved for orangeslammer though.

[Sanderz]

Yeah. First mace is already reserved for orangeslammer though.

Then me. SRY ALYSE

[Hitshade]

What figure is being used as "lifetime" dkp?

If it includes raids prior to the Jan date listed in our current dkp tables, then what Im about to say isnt important. However, if you are going to use the lifetime total currently shown on the dkp page, are you going to eliminate the earliest adjustment amount shown in the tables?

Obviously we bagan raiding wotlk prior to the Jan 3rd adjustments everyone seems to have. If there is no recorded dkp history prior to that date, the current lifetime totals are being skewed by the dkp carried over at the time of the adjustment.


Just curious.

[Firecrest]

The very first entries in January is not the DKP that was carried over from BC. Those are a correction that Jack had to do when the data was lost.

The actual DKP values that were carried over from BC were purpously done to give a mean number of 100. The most anyone brought over was something like 120. That being the case, the DKP that was carried over is so little as to not be worth the extra effort needed to remove it.

I will be going off the Lifetime DKP shown on the site. This number is comprised of all the DKP given out since Wrath started as well as the ~100 DKP each person started the expansion with.

Hopefully that made as much sense in writing as it did in my head.