SR BRP

Introduction

The Basin on Stormrage uses the Basin Raid Points (BRP) system to distribute loot dropped on raids. Key features of the BRP system:

• It is a zero-sum points system with no inflation. Long-term, frequent raid participants cannot monopolize loot at the expense of less frequent or newer participants.
• Items have a fixed point cost. When an individual loots an item, those points are deducted from his or her total and redistributed to the other people present on the raid.
• Note: We have added upgrade pricing to the system, so the points paid for class set items will vary depending on whether someone is upgrading from a prior piece looted under our system in the past.
• Loot distribution is proportional to the time you spend raiding. Individuals can enjoy steady progress for each raid they attend without experiencing the ceiling of a weighted random system or the strict turns of a list system.

The system is subject to change at the discretion of the raid leaders, and changes may be retroactive to the inception of BRP. This document sets out the system in place as at 03 January 2008.

The BRP systems are managed by a dedicated website. The address of the site is listed in the Guild Information tab on the Guild Pane in-game, and we are avoiding listing it here or on our forums for security reasons. The system presently includes 25-man raids in The Burning Crusade (HKM/Gruul, Mag, SSC, etc.).

Earning points

When an item is looted, the looter pays the points value of that item. That value is then divided by the number of raiders present, and awarded to them.

So basically, you earn points by being on raids where items are looted.

Spending points

When an item drops that is to be distributed by the BRP system, the loot leader will announce the item on teamspeak or in the raid channel (/ra), and invite calls. You should call need if you need that item on the toon you are playing on that raid. Note that there is a limit of one piece of contested loot per boss.

After waiting an appropriate length of time (not generally more than 30 seconds or so) and trying to ensure that all calls have been made, the loot leader will check the BRP tables and announce the winner, who will be the person with the highest number of current BRP.

If nobody calls an item, it will either be disenchanted (if it is a bind on pick-up item), or held by the loot leader (if it is a bind on equip item) and distributed via the forums, using the BRP system.

Banker

The Banker is a dummy toon who exists in the BRP system to ensure that zero-sum is preserved. He will buy all items that are looted but not awarded to a character present on the raid (eg fiery BoE items not won on the raid, Nexus crystals etc). These items will be distributed on the forums as follows:

• BoE items: Over a specified period of time (eg, a week), people will place their requests in a forum thread. At the specified close time for that auction, the winner will be selected in the usual way using the BRP system, and the item mailed to them. BRP will be charged against the system in which the item was looted.
• Nexus crystals: People may request these for specific purposes through the forums thread. Distributions will be made periodically, according to current BRP totals, and items mailed to winners.

Item values

Item values are calculated according to the following formula (if you are curious as to where this comes from, you may like to read this reverse engineering thread:

BRP value = iLvl^2 * (Slot Mod * Quality Mod) * 0.025

Explanation of terms:

• ilvl is the Item Level. It is squared to make higher-level items cost disproportionately more.
• Slot mods are as follows:
  • Head – 100%
  • Neck – 54%
  • Shoulder – 74%
  • Back – 54%
  • Chest – 100%
  • Wrist – 54%
  • Hands – 74%
  • Waist – 74%
  • Legs – 100%
  • Feet – 74%
  • Ring – 54%
  • Trinket – 68%
  • Shield/off-hand – 50%
  • Wands - 45%
  • 1h Weapon – 70%
  • 2h Weapon – 110%
  • Ranged Weapon - 70%

• Quality Mod is is the modifier for loot quality (1.2 for a purple, 0.8 for a blue), again from the reverse engineering thread above, tweaked to reflect the relative values of blues and purples.
• The 0.025 is a constant that scales the values back down to something approaching sensible BRP values.

This formula makes higher-level items cost disporportionately more as we get into harder and harder instances that drop epics with a higher base item levels. We pay more to reflect the increased difficulty of the instance and the dedication we have to put into our toons to be able to contribute to a boss kill that can drop an item of that level.

T5 Items - SSC

Old Zul'Gurub and AQ20 prices

Item name	Drops from	Item type	BRP	Maulgar's Warhelm	Maulgar	Head	470
Malefic Mask of the Shadows	Maulgar	Head	470
Hammer of the Naaru	Maulgar	2H Weapon	520
Belt of Divine Inspiration	Maulgar	Waist	350
Bladespire Warbands	Maulgar	Wrist	255
Brute Cloak of the Ogre-Magi	Maulgar	Back	255
T4 Shoulder Tokens	Maulgar	Shoulder	320
Axe of the Gronn Lords	Gruul	2H Weapon	520
Teeth of Gruul	Gruul	Neck	255
Shuriken of Negation	Gruul	Ranged	210
Cowl of Nature's Breath	Gruul	Head	470
Dragonspine Trophy	Gruul	Trinket	320
Eye of Gruul	Gruul	Trinket	320
Collar of Cho'gall	Gruul	Head	470
Bloodmaw Magus-Blade	Gruul	1H Weapon	330
Gauntlets of Martial Perfection	Gruul	Hands	350
Windshear Boots	Gruul	Feet	350
Gauntlets of the Dragonslayer	Gruul	Hands	350
Gronn-Stitched Girdle	Gruul	Waist	350
Aldori Legacy Defender	Gruul	Shield	235
T4 Legs	Gruul	Legs	435
Aegis of the Vindicator	Magtheridon	Shield	235
T4 Chest	Magtheridon	Chest	435
Cloak of the Pit Stalker	Magtheridon	Back	255
Crystalheart Pulse-Staff	Magtheridon	2H Weapon	520
Eredar wand of Obliteration	Magtheridon	Wand	235
Eye of Magtheridon	Magtheridon	Trinket	320
Girdle of the Endless Pit	Magtheridon	Waist	350
Glaive of the Pit	Magtheridon	2H Weapon	520
Karaborian Talisman	Magtheridon	Off-Hand	235
Liar's Tongue Gloves	Magtheridon	Hands	350
Soul-Eater's Handwraps	Magtheridon	Hands	350
Terror Pit Girdle	Magtheridon	Waist	350
Thundering Greathelm	Magtheridon	Head	470