We've been seeing this GDKP thing sneak up on the forums. and elsewhere a lot. lately, and while Scott has mentioned it. (in a somewhat disparaging way, in fact), we haven't really taken a good look at it yet. So let's do so. GDKP stands for Gold DKP, which is kind of a mishmash of acronyms. DKP. , or Dragon Kill Points, are a very popular way of determining loot division in a raid. -- the concept dates back to earlier MMOs, and involves players earning points per boss kill that they can then spend on gear. We've talked about other DKP systems before. But rather than awarding loot based on arbitrary points, Gold DKP. , as you may have guessed, instead gives loot to the player willing to pay the most gold.. to the other players in the raid. The way it works is this: You go into an instance, say Naxx, and everyone knows ahead of time that it is a "GDKP run," or a "gold run," or a "cash run." You down the first boss, and Webbed Death. drops. The master looter then takes bids of gold on
Pligg is an open source content management system that lets you easily create your own social network.
Comments