DKPs are accumulated from a fixed time bonus and as players spend DKP. There is no DKP given per hour.
DKPs are not earned or spent in Karazhan, all items are rolled for. DKPs are earned in all other instances.
DKPs for biding are accumulative from all previous raids. Current raid points are NOT counted and are awarded at the end of the raid.
If players are required to replace other players in raids with the DKP time bonus, the replacement players need only be in the raid for two hours to get the time bonus. This is because replacements are not in the raid at the normal bonus time.
The class items for Tier 4 come from tokens. The tokens can be used to buy a class item for one of 3 named classes. These tokens are bid for with a minimum bid of 40 DKP. The rest of the rules are the same as for non class items. Karazhan T4 items are still rolled for.
The class items for Tier 5 and 6 come from tokens. The tokens can be used to buy a class item for one of 3 named classes. These tokens are bid for with a minimum bid of 80 DKP. The rest of the rules are the same as for non class items.
Non class items can be bid for using any amount of DKPs, with a minimum bid of 20 DKP. Non class item bids cannot result in the player going into negative points. One exception to that is if a a player wants an item and no-one else does. In that case the player can get the item for 20 DKP and go negative.
Players that wish to bid are required to whisper their bids anonymously to a designated bid master. The bid master informs the raid of the current high bid. Players can bid as often as they want.
The minimum bid increment is to the next number divisible by 5. You can bid less than the increment if and only if you are bidding your full DKP total.
There is no maximum bid.
We will award large boss bonuses for new kills and these bonuses will be awarded retroactively with a portion of the bonus being awarded for the previous wipe raids leading up to the kill.
For example if we awarded a total bonus of 40 DKP per player it might be split 20 DKP for the kill raid, 10 DKP for the wipe raid previous, and 10 DKP for the wipe raid before that.
We will operate with a fixed size total DKP pool. This is to counter inflation.
The size of this pool will be NUMBER_OF_RAID_PLAYERS * 200. At the time of writing we have 47 raiders so the pool will be 9400. We will call this number the DESIRED_DKP_POOL and the number of raid players NUMBER_OF_RAID_PLAYERS.
On the first day of each month we will adjust everyones DKP totals so that we have a total of DESIRED_DKP_POOL in the pool. The actual current value before adjustment we will call CURRENT_TOTAL_DKP_POOL.
At the time of adjustment, if the CURRENT_TOTAL_DKP_POOL is bigger than the DESIRED_DKP_POOL, we will apply the following formula:
PLAYERS_NEW_DKP = PLAYERS_OLD_DKP - (PLAYERS_OLD_DKP * ((CURRENT_TOTAL_DKP_POOL - DESIRED_DKP_POOL)/CURRENT_TOTAL_DKP_POOL)).
This is a percentage reduction of the total DKP held by the player.
At the time of adjustment, if the CURRENT_TOTAL_DKP_POOL is smaller than the DESIRED_DKP_POOL, we will apply the following formula:
PLAYERS_NEW_DKP = PLAYERS_OLD_DKP + ((DESIRED_DKP_POOL - CURRENT_TOTAL_DKP_POOL)/NUMBER_OF_RAID_PLAYERS).
This is a fixed amount addition to the total DKP help by the player.
The idea of these adjustments is threefold:
If a player is not online and in raid by the raid start time, a replacement search begins. If the player has previously told the raid leader that they will not be on time, and this has been agreed, replacement searching will not happen.
A player cannot sell any master looted item that is given to them in the raid, or any item that could be used by another player in the raid. All items must be used for character improvements. Players caught selling items will be banned from future raids and kicked from the guild.
All rare (blue) and uncommon (green) items go the guild. Other items are FFA and bid on or rolled for at the end of the raid.
If an epic is not needed by anyone and is not bid for by anyone, it goes to guild.
Players cannot exchange or share points or items gained with other players. Players cannot give points or items gained to other players.
DKPs are accumulated on a main character. When the player plays with an alt the points still go to the main.
The main character can be changed. This is only allowed with the approval of the class officer of the class the player is leaving from and the class officer of the class the player are joining. Points are transferred to the new character without penalty. If the player wants to change main AGAIN, there is a one month cooldown period. During this period points are accumulated but the player cannot bid for items.
If a players account changes owner, he loses all DKPs.
This thread shows our current DKP penalty rules.