Hey guys, I'm working on a GDKP tool for my website. It's still in development, but coming along well. I'm in need of some feedback.

The tool is forum-based. Check out the demo thread here. When a user signs up, the information from the sign-up form is passed onto the server's database. It can be viewed in a tabulated format as seen here. Users can also export this data to excel.

Sorry for the somewhat messy post, had to finish it up before my computer shuts down for updates!

The output format is up to you. You can have the form post in the thread, PM you, email you, or simply save to database.

Right now I'm still battling bugs with the form creation UI, so hang tight. The idea is to have the output layout 100% customizable.

How effective is GDKP in terms of guild progression raiding? I can see there are numerous advantages for PUG groups where you have the necessary assortment of players required to make the run successful. But does it work for guilds?

It's simply a loot system based not on attendance or some degree of RDPS upgrade, but on amount of gold gained and spent. Those who know how to use the AH or grind can have significant advantage in gaining gear and loot distribution can become uneven. While traditional DKP or Loot Council systems can spread gear evenly and to a better advantage for progression, a GDKP guild would need to have all eligible members essentially pass on an item in order for a specific person to get it instead of a leader assigning an item or taking turns in a sense through gains and losses in DKP. The external acquisition of gold is where the problem lies.

However, though not the most efficient system, it is viable. As a member of a 10 man guild that leads weekly a PUG GDKP for ICC25, we have made progression almost every or every other week depending on the quality of players who we find in to fill our empty ~15 spots. Doing this has turned most of the guild from daily questers into AH masters in terms of gold income, and in turn helped most of the loot come to our steady core carrying group. Overall, our progression issues come more from the PUG aspect and not the GDKP looting system. A set group, whether from one guild or many, is going to be the key to progress.

If you ask me, flat out selling 277 loot won't work very well because people will feel it's not worth the investment this close to 4.0 What you can sell, on the other hand, is the wyrm. Most people will be delighted to pay a fortune for that 310% mount, so that would be your best bet.

As for the other options you suggested, I wouldn't really consider trying them. GDKP always feels clunky in a guild raid, mostly because people are never too happy at the idea of paying for something they were entitled to for free; so unless you entire roster is 100% OK with the concept, I wouldn't try it. If they do agree, however, then I'd advise going for classical GDKP format: Pot/25. You'll attract more people that way, and you'll make more money because they'll be willing to shell out way more cash (since they know they'll be making a few thousand gold at the end of the instance).

Unfortunately, that only worked up until patch 4.0. Now they've taken out epic flying from all achievements, except for Long Trip.

310 gone in 4.0:
MMO-Champion BlueTracker | Violet drake down to 280%?
This isn't the exact thread I wanted, but it explains it good enough. Unless you obtained a mount prior to 4.0 that could go 310% then all mounts are now 280%, unless you purchase the skill.

Long Trip:
World of Warcraft - English (NA) Forums -> What A Long, Strange Trip It's Been

Something else that is worth pointing out for GDKP right now: T.10 251 armor can be obtained though chain-heroic instancing, since you can now buy it with the very same Justice Points that each heroic instance boss loots.

The thing is that alot of people used GDKP to gear up alts. Now, you can get an alt full T10 251 in under a week by going all-out on heroics (80-100 points per instance, 600 to 1000 points per piece of gear). So that's one major incentive down as far as GDKP raids go. Maybe you might still get people to pay some decent coin for trinkets/weapons/shields & OH stuff, but that drastically reduces your income.