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Malvesti · 04-18-2005, 01:10 PM

Yeah, earlier I mentioned some of the time work-arounds.

I once supported the private tell auction system, but I just don't think it's transparent enough anymore. Trust is essential, and there's just too much power and potential for abuse if one person is receiving the tells and announcing the winner. The open-bidding has its drawbacks (collusion and other manipulation) but I think problems are more likely to be caught when everyone can see the bids.

I just feel that FY's system can require too much out-of-game work by an officer (steps 1-4, 6-8). The auction system lets you just give people a fixed amount of points per hour or per taget, and they decide for you how much the loot is worth. Raiding itself can already be like a 2nd job. Allocating DKP item values becomes a 3rd job for your officers.

04-18-2005, 01:10 PM	#33 (permalink)
Malvesti Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 370 +0 Internets	Yeah, earlier I mentioned some of the time work-arounds. I once supported the private tell auction system, but I just don't think it's transparent enough anymore. Trust is essential, and there's just too much power and potential for abuse if one person is receiving the tells and announcing the winner. The open-bidding has its drawbacks (collusion and other manipulation) but I think problems are more likely to be caught when everyone can see the bids. I just feel that FY's system can require too much out-of-game work by an officer (steps 1-4, 6-8). The auction system lets you just give people a fixed amount of points per hour or per taget, and they decide for you how much the loot is worth. Raiding itself can already be like a 2nd job. Allocating DKP item values becomes a 3rd job for your officers. Last edited by Malvesti : 04-18-2005 at 01:15 PM.