The GDKP Workaround

[Crunchatizme-feathermoon]

@Sentenzå-sargeras

Items aren’t exchanged for gold in a boost.

will this be the gdkp Monica Lewinsky moment? unless ur not paying for items but the privilege of rolling on items it’s against the rules lmao

[Sentenzå-sargeras]

Bro, rile yourself up as much you like, this has already played out in Retail.

[Aguy-grobbulus]

It does say up to a permanent ban. That’s verifiably true. What a waste of time.

[Crunchatizme-feathermoon]

@Sentenzå-sargeras

rile yourself up as much you like, this has already played out in Retail

the definition is broader now

[Shadowcry-lone-wolf]

All the power to you man, go ahead and develop the new counter tech to keep the cash flowing.

The community has spoken, we do not want gdkp runs in SoD and i pray this spreads to other facets of classic wow.

Just know once people catch wind of your new “system” they will make sure to find away to shut it down.

Real wow players love them some wow and they will not allow you to continue making the game into a pay2win joke.

[Heavywood-crusader-strike]

@Crunchatizme-feathermoon

paying for 1% of an item can be read the same as paying for the item. GSR will be banned in the discretion of some GMs and not overturned.

That’s not how rules work. GSR doesn’t break the rules.

[Radalpho-proudmoore (Radalpho)]

Sentenza, this is 100% accurate.

Everyone else: how do you think they operate? Just on player word?

Put in a ticket that says I paid 1000 gold for a trinket on that AH and it never got sent in the mail.

They are able to look up if you bought the trinket.
They are able to look up what the trinket was.
They are able to see you sent 1000 gold and to whom.
They are able to see if it was mailed to you.
They are able to see if you equipped it, DE’d it or sent it to someone else.
They can see all of these things and more.

The system literally keeps a database of everything you do. How do you think they know what quests you’ve completed or how they are able to recover accidently deleted items?

I remember back in original TBC days, one of the NPC’s somehow got messed up and was giving away honor gear for like 1 honor point. People who took advantage of it had it all taken away? How did they know who took advantage of it? It is logged/tracked in a database.

[Crunchatizme-feathermoon]

@Heavywood-crusader-strike

GSR doesn’t break the rules

i dunno man, looks like it to me:

@Kaivax

What exactly constitutes a “gold bid” or GDKP raid?

• We’re defining GDKP as any raid or dungeon run where items are awarded in exchange for gold.

[Heavywood-crusader-strike]

@Kaivax

We’re defining GDKP as any raid or dungeon run where items are awarded in exchange for gold.

Yea this doesn’t happen in GSR.

[Fiendw-lone-wolf]

still can’t understand what up to means huh?

[Crunchatizme-feathermoon]

@Heavywood-crusader-strike

doesn’t happen

let’s break it down.

1. what does the gold do?

2. where does the gold go?

3. what happens when the GSR item drops?

4. looks like:

@Kaivax

What exactly constitutes a “gold bid” or GDKP raid?

• We’re defining GDKP as any raid or dungeon run where items are awarded in exchange for gold.

[Fiendw-lone-wolf]

all of this is true, they have the ability to track everything, but to actually ban accounts based on this is going to take an insane amount of resources, do they have those? ofc they do not, its an automated system, no human will be looking at any of these reports

[Killintime-crusader-strike]

@Heavywood-crusader-strike

Yea this doesn’t happen in GSR.

I’m willing to bet it violates the policy. You seem willing to bet it doesn’t. If I lose this bet nothing happens. If you lose this bet you get a time out. I like my odds better.

[Glinda-lava-lash]

@Uuno-benediction

With this workaround it will be literally impossible for Blizzard to detect.

Keep telling yourself that, friend.

[Glinda-lava-lash]

Thanks for the link, Crunch.

[Heavywood-crusader-strike]

@Kaivax

We’re defining GDKP as any raid or dungeon run where items are awarded in exchange for gold.

GSR doesn’t exchange any items for gold at all. It’s a system where people can purchase up to 10 soft reserves. No gold is exchanged in or outside of the raid directly for loot.

[Fuzzbutt-zuljin]

GDKP in Season of Discovery

Starting with Phase 2 of Season of Discovery, we are going to experiment with a policy change: We will no longer support or allow GDKP or “gold bid” raids and dungeons in Season of Discovery. We’ve seen many questions about this policy change, so please read on for our answers and more information. What is GDKP and why is it being restricted in Season of Discovery? GDKP is a loot system some players use that essentially allows all loot to be purchased in a dungeon or raid using gold rather tha…

@Kaivax

What are the penalties for engaging in GDKP in Season of Discovery?

• Account actions up to and including suspension and permanent account closure.

I forgot to clarify I’m not getting in the middle of your all’s argument, just linking links etc for you two to work it out.

[Crunchatizme-feathermoon]

@Heavywood-crusader-strike

purchase up to 10 soft reserves

semantics! gms will ban you two ways:

1. it’s a gdkp because a chance at a thing is a thing; OR

2. it’s a gdkp because you ultimately traded an item for gold.

my friend, this is WoW on feb 8. are u ready?

[Heavywood-crusader-strike]

@Crunchatizme-feathermoon

• it’s a gdkp because a chance at a thing is a thing; OR
• it’s a gdkp because you ultimately traded an item for gold.

That’s not what the rules say. Cry about it. GSR is completely legal. GDKp and Carries are not.

[Zuljuibiul-living-flame]

I liked the idea of being able to get items my normal raid group would be prioing to other classes.

I’d also like to curse at the few anti-gdpers who enjoy being stuck up snobs that want to dictate who is allowed to roll on what items, which is a minority ofc. but still bears being said.