Since last night i have thought about this and might have a good solution to this problem, if you want to call it a problem.
I saw a plugin was made for the EQDKP system when browsing thier forums, that have tables that show priorities on all items dropping in the 20 and 40 man instances, its called Loot Priority (http://forums.eqdkp.com/index.php?showtopic=6432&hl=priority) and helps MLs determine who gets the items. So if members/officers agree id like to see us use this.
Theres only 1 problem, its dependant on another EQDKP mod called ItemStats (http://forums.eqdkp.com/index.php?showtopic=3331)and i cant get that to work atm. so if we are going to use this we will either have to wait for updates of ItemStats or use the website Loot Priority uses to pull its information from, www.wow-loot.com (http://www.wow-loot.com).
If needed the login info to the EQDKP forums are in the FTP, MySQL & phpMyAdmin Login Details (http://www.deadmen.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=13456) topic.
Tan.
I'd like to see that in action, sure sounds cool
Looks like they are about to issue it as a package, so might be worth waiting for. Personally I'm not too bothered which system we use so long as we get them god-damn complaining stopping :tongue:
Looks interesting though Tan, nice find! :thumbsup:
TL.
I'm kinda ok with the DKP is DKP. It wil woork better as soon as the DKP imbalance ewens out.
that imbalnce wont even out in the near future and with this system there will be combined max dkp and priority.
Tanales, any chance of getting Itemstats to work? That way at least we can consider this as a viable alternative for discussion.
We had this problem two months back over the same blade and personally I'm at the stage now where I am happy to try something different to see if it is a better system. This combination seems as good as any so why not give it a try and use it for say the next month as a trial?
TL.
As i got a new pc now i can see what i can do about getting ItemStats to work.
Got plenty of schoolwork to do though...
Edit: There shouldnt be much of a problem to install itemstats, its been updated since last time i tried to get it to work.
Gib stats on comp pls!!!!
Grats on gewtting it.
bought it from Komplett.se, only modification i did was to switch the OS to WÃnXP Pro
http://www.komplett.se/k/ci.asp?sku=10180
Aye, welcome back - now go sign up for the MC run and let me know which other hunters you want there (either RG1 or RG2).
TL.
allready signed up :) and yeh ill take a look at the hunters
What version of vBulletin is this forum running?
ItemStats can be run on Vbulletin also, that why im wondering.
Whatever the very latest version is.
TL.
We upgraded to v3.6.2 on the 13th October.
TL.
ok, you want to have ItemStats on the forums to then? :)
Updated thread about Itemstats on the EQDKP forums: http://forums.eqdkp.com/index.php?showtopic=7221
Itemstats webpage: http://itemstats.free.fr/news.php
you will have to choose english version in a dropdown menu to the right.
Quote from: Tanales;158710ok, you want to have ItemStats on the forums to then? :)
Yes please :thumbsup:
TL.
Then get to it, ive posted the nessecary links to get that sorted, i cant sort that out myself. The one with access to the files and DB will have to sort that out. I suggest he does it on a test enviroment first to see how to set it up correctly.
And if needed he can use the tables in our DB for the item info.
Ooops, sorry, didn't read the links - I see we need header stuff set - I will talk to Gandalf.
TL.
Tanales I really am interested in the Guild-managed solution you mentioned - care to post more info?
TL.
Vargen, if you're going to comment in the loot priority feedback thread can you try to make it item specific please rahter than the general BS/moan post that I'm tryign to get the members to stop posting? Also, it would be helpful if you stopped trying to distance yourself from the other FMs on this one as is not at all helpful to post the type of comments you did in that thread. We ought to be debating it in here so as not to swing the member view and so as not show any splits in the FMs. Disagree of course, but do so diplomatically - we never expected this to be a perfect solution, but we did it because the asshats that we call members could not work without someone imposing a 'food chain' (as you call it) on them as they were all greedy *******s. Our problem when we come towards the end of the trial is to decide which is the lkesser evil, the asshats or the food chain, and whether or not there are any alternatives.
TL.
Well we could do a primary/secondary system, like this one http://www.searing-blade.com/bwl.html for the asshat/foodchain problem.
Only problem would be i would have to make most of the code myself unless the man who made it are willing to share some of it.
well, thats fairly eazy, you can make that into a forum post with the new item flags, heck you can even add it to the bosses tactics if you want.
If you use thottbot, all the drops are given, and the problem thus becomes how do we want prio to work?