Our guild loot policy is a lot looser than this. In my last guild (prior to my new one splitting off), we
had a point system, but it was too much for anyone to handle, and caused countless bookkeeping complaints.
Basically, the policy is to give loot to the character that would best use it to the guild's advantage.
Planes loot is handled by class representatives, who have explicit loot orders for all planes capable
characters. All other loot is distributed by the guild officers.
All loot won in guild events (greater than 1/2 of the people there are guild members) is guild property,
and cannot be sold. If you get a better item, you hand it down. If there is nobody left to hand it down
to, it's sold to raise cash for guild events or bartered to get other items.
Sometimes the leaders screw up; sometimes they overlook people. This gets pointed out rather loudly, and
is usually corrected shortly thereafter. Yeah, you might not find the same exact item again, but there's
plenty of stuff out there to get, so who really cares?
Sylly's primary/secondary problem is easy. Whether a player is logged on as his/her primary or secondary,
the primary is the one that gets loot, as per the guidelines. The secondaries don't get loot unless all
primaries have at least that or better. This is only an issue when someone is converting a secondary to
their primary, but that doesn't happen too often. Frankly, we're at the point where a lot of Planes drops
go to guests.
This only works where the guild is more interested in doing stuff than they are in acquiring stuff. For
the most part, this is true for us. Although we have finished 8 1/2 epic quests (something went wrong for
one of our Rangers - he only got one of the two swords), that's just as much a challenge for the guild as
it is an item acquisition thing for the individuals involved.
Kenross Cantoforjado, 54 songs, Innoruuk
James Schuldes wrote:
> Halana,
>
> Best thing to do is go look at their point system:
> http://www.afterlifeguild.org
>
> It will answer most of the questions that pop into you head as you think
> about it. Also, note that the points assigned to mobs maybe updated
> somewhere internally (ie they have more mobs listed where else - I read that
> when someone from AL was telling someone else to go there and read it.) But
> in general you will see how it works for them.
>
> When I first saw their system - I was a bit taken aback. But after being in
> a large guild with a totally different system, I can really see some good
> value in how they do it. Our guild's policy is that loot should go to those
> who both need it in that they dont have a better item and those who have
> been trying to get it for the longest time. Well, that turns into "the
> oldest guild memebers in the class get all the best things first."
> Essentially, everyone goes on most all of our raids and we do not keep and
> accurate attendance record. So, you have everyone saying: "I have been on
> every POH/POF/POS, Naggy, Vox, VS, DS, Trak, etc etc since I joined the
> guild..." Also, our policy is that primary characters get loot before
> secondarys. Well, that becomes problematic when one gets asked to play the
> secondary because that is what this raid "needs." So without some point
> system, who earns credit? What happens if its your primary's turn to loot
> an item and they are not active in the raid? Say you have 3 bards and one is
> asked to play a cleric for VS raid. Bard greaves drop. Do you uncamp the
> primary to loot and item when 2 others of that class were fighting in the
> raid? Point systems can address these issues ahead of time.
>
> The other thing to look at - for those of you who are interested in 'what
> it's like to be uber' is the minimum equipment requirements to join AL.
> "Here's a list of boring greenies we are not gonna camp for you..." But
> indeed it is a list that says you are well equipped and ready for a variety
> situations.
>
> One of the other 'uber' guilds on our server has a loot policy that says
> loot goes to the oldest and highest level players first. Their focus is on
> level and they leveled as many as possible to 60 as soon as possible. That
> did put them in good shpe to be doing Trak first and VS and they have been
> first ones in our server to go to VP. Their focus is different - to them
> level is the number one thing.
>
> Sylly