Just because everyone is doing something doesnt mean it is best.
First thing i want to say is this
I understand why top raiding guilds use council
I totally agree that distributing items correctly is for the good of the guild at high end guilds.
What i dont get is why guilds with casual players use loot council, as if it is going to make any difference whatsoever? effectively hurting your own team by only gearing a select few who you deem worthy?
I have just joined a guild with epgp 6 mythic, the atmosphere is so nice and relaxed, no toxity, it is very mature, everyone knows the system there is no favourites. no "wtf are you doing" if someone makes a single mistake, what i dont get is why when i try to help recruit a little there is such negativity towards epgp?
Is it because people cant attend much therfore cannot earn much points?
Is it because people think they are better than the rest of the players in guild and should get prio over loot?
Its very simple
Attend raid and earn points, if you dont win an item you want, the person that wins it has his epgp reduced by the value of the item, you get your points deducted by nothing.
At the end of the week everyones total is reduced by 30% (decay), so if someone has 10000, they get deducted 3000, if you have 2000, you get deducted 600, in a few weeks you will be at the front if you dont win anything unless someone hasnt needed an upgrade for longer than you, then why should you get the prio if they have been waiting longer? if someone is hoarding epgp then they will be worse off gearwise and wont be getting as much value for money so to speak for there attendance.
Every time you attend raid and do not win something your chance to win something you need is increased, like a sort of bad luck protection.
Where as in the casual council guilds (again see first sentance) i find loot distributed by misinformed management, in most cases through biased decisions, sometimes people dont actually know where the right place is, for example:
A 970 bis trinket drops and 2 mages want it
Player a has 945 2nd bis
Player b has 960 4th bis
Where would the 970 item be best to benefit the raid?
The answer is the 960, as it is only his 4th bis
Wow is so closed minded, its like everyone else is doing it it must be right, sorry but its not, i disagree with all of you if it is not done definitively correct. in semi hardcore / casual guilds it is corrupt and unfair based on personal opinions that in a lot of cases are wrong.
Ultimately its the players that will kill bosses, not the loot, so keep everyone happy, making people not want to attend raid because they know there is an undergeared raid only logger who is the gms mate that is going to get all the items is not inspiring for attendance, as much as you tell yourself "for the good of the guild"