Trialing New Loot Systems

We are going to be trying a few new loot systems and will be discussing this with everyone as we go along.  The reason for this change to the system is so that we can have a more balanced loot distribution across the raid team which will result in faster progression.  We want everyone geared equally well.  Our old system wasn't working for a few reasons; We had a few people getting lots of gear, other people having to spend a lot of time in PuGs to meet the gear requirements of our guild progression, people getting bored and switching to alts because their mains exceeded the gear requirements of the content we were working on.  We also lost a few people to other guilds because they had exceeded the guild progression and moved to guilds that progressed at a rate they were happy with.

The advantages to having an even loot distribution is that the focus is on the team getting geared not just individual members getting geared. The progression will be easier if people are geared equally and people are less likely to leave the guild or progress past the guild progression.  We have one or two people who discount any hope of getting gear in guild runs and have personal progression by going to PuGs that far exceed where we are as a guild.  As the Guild Master I find this completely dissatisfying.  I view raiding as a team activity where we move through the content together, it's upsetting to think that only one or two people are getting their toons geared and some people in the raid team have to switch to alts because their mains are overly geared.  Some people who want to be in the raid team have to gear up outside of the guild.  Some people have to drop out of the raid team because they just aren't getting gear on the guild runs and don't have time to go to PuG raids or have difficulty getting into PuGs because they don't meet the gear requirements.

I think all of these issues are my responsibility and this is why the officers and I are trialing different loot systems.  If you are having problems with the loot systems we are trialing please express these concerns with us prior to the raid tonight or at any time the officers are online.

Negative feedback is coming to me from a few sources. I am happy to accept negative feedback however, if you are finding things difficult  in the guild I would request that you look at what you can do to improve the guild as well as what other people can do to make your experience in the guild a nicer one.  Its not acceptable to me to hear complaints about particular people if you have not raised this issue with the person yourself.  Ask yourself what are you doing to contribute to the problem? People are not mind readers and we can't magically produce good outcomes for you telepathically. You have to talk to each other about these things. Your first point of call should be what am I doing? What can I do to improve this situation?

I am more than happy to mediate between two people or a group of people and I will advocate for people if I think it's necessary. However, as adults or adults in training I do expect you to be thinking about taking responsibility for yourself and the impact that you have on the group, to be open to receiving criticism yourself as well as being able to give criticism.  If you need assistance in deciding how to improve yourself and your situation in the guild then please have a chat to me about it.  Being part of a team is taking responsibility for yourself and working to making the team a better place.  Its not just up to me.  If you are unhappy in the guild look for a guild that you will be happy in.