Tich BRP
Introduction
The Basin on Tichondrius 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.
- 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 indeed it has changed several times since inception. This document sets out the system in place as at 5 April 2006.
The BRP systems are managed by a dedicated website. We maintain separate BRP systems for each of the following:
- Molten Core, Onyxia, World Bosses
- Blackwing Lair
- Ruins of Ahn Qiraj (AQ20)
- Temple of Ahn Qiraj (AQ40)
- Naxxramas
Points earned in one system may only be spent within that same system. This has been done to prevent farming points in earlier instances to spend in later ones.
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 by someone other than you.
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. There are a number of calls you may make if you want the item:
- Need: You should call need if you need that item on the toon you are playing on that raid. Need calls have the highest priority for loot.
- Upgrade: You may call upgrade on your Tier 2 hat or leg item (dropped by Onyxia and Ragnaros respectively) if you already have the Tier 1 item for that slot. Upgrade calls rank equally with need calls, but the price that you pay will be the difference between the Tier 1 cost and the Tier 2 cost (ie 45 BRP rather than 175 BRP).
- Downgrade: You may call downgrade on a Tier 1 item if you already have the Tier 2 item for that slot. Downgrade calls rank after need and upgrade calls in priority for looting, but if you win, you will pay nothing for the item.
After waiting an appropriate length of time (not generally more than 30 second 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 (subject to the priority explained above – ie need/upgrade first, and if nobody calls these, then downgrade).
If nobody calls an item, it will either be disenchanted (if it is a bind on pick-up item) and the nexus shards bought by the Banker (see later), or held by the loot leader (if it is a bind on equip item) and distributed via the forums, using the BRP system.
Class discounts
Certain items may be available to certain characters at a discount to their value, to reflect the fact that these toons receive less utility from these items than others. Examples of this are:
- Melee characters bidding on ranged weapons
- Hunters bidding on certain melee weapons
However, someone paying the full price for an item (ie a hunter no a ranged weapon, or a melee character on a melee weapon) will always take priority over someone paying a discounted price.
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 cores, lava cores, bloods of the mountain, BoE items not won on the raid, Nexus shards etc). These items will be distributed on the forums as follows:
- BoE items: Using the BRP system over a specified period of time (eg a week). People will place their calls on the forums and at the specified close time for that auction, the winner will be selected in the usual way, and the item mailed to them. BRP will be charged against the system in which the item was looted.
- Cores/BotM/Nexus: 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.
[How do we ensure zero-sum in respect of Nexus? Banker will be buying them in each of the BRP databases - do we track this and award them in the relevant one, or is it all done through the MC/Ony one?]
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 * 1.2) * 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%
- 1 Hand Melee Weapons for Hunters - 40%
- 2 Hand Melee Weapons for Hunters - 60%
- Ranged Weapons for Melee Classes- 40%
- The 1.2 is the modifier for any purple (blues are 1.1 and greens are 1.0), again from the reverse engineering thread above.
- The 0.025 is a constant that scales the values back down to something approaching our old 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.
List of values
Set armours
| Slot | Tier 1 Value | Tier 2 Value | Upgrade available? |
| Head | 130 | 175 | Yes |
| Shoulders | 95 | 130 | No |
| Chest | 130 | 175 | No |
| Bracers | 70 | 90 | No |
| Gloves | 95 | 130 | No |
| Belt | 95 | 130 | No |
| Legs | 130 | 175 | Yes |
| Boots | 95 | 130 | No |
MC/Onyxia
| Item name | BRP Value | Item type |
| Aged Core Leather Gloves | 105 | Non-set armour |
| Ancient Cornerstone Grimoire | 85 | Range/Offhand/Shield |
| Aurastone Hammer | 100 | 1-H weapons |
| Azuresong Mageblade | 105 | 1-H weapons |
| Band of Accuria | 100 | Jewellery/Trinkets |
| Band of Sulfuras | 100 | Jewellery/Trinkets |
| Blastershot Launcher | 160 | Range/Offhand/Shield |
| Blastershot Launcher [Melee] | 60 | Range/Offhand/Shield |
| Bonereaver's Edge | 195 | 2-H weapons |
| Brutality Blade | 105 | 1-H weapons |
| Brutality Blade [Hunter] | 60 | 1-H weapons |
| Cauterizing Band | 80 | Jewellery/Trinkets |
| Choker of Enlightenment | 70 | Jewellery/Trinkets |
| Choker of the Firelord | 100 | Jewellery/Trinkets |
| Cloak of the Shrouded Mists | 90 | Non-set armour |
| Core Forged Greaves | 110 | Non-set armour |
| Core Hound Tooth | 105 | 1-H weapons |
| Core Hound Tooth [Hunter] | 60 | 1-H weapons |
| Crimson Shocker | 55 | Wand |
| Crown of Destruction | 175 | Non-set armour |
| Deathbringer | 120 | 1-H weapons |
| Deep Earth Spaulders | 150 | Non-set armour |
| Dragon's Blood Cape | 85 | Non-set armour |
| Drillborer Disk | 65 | Range/Offhand/Shield |
| Earthshaker | 145 | 2-H weapons |
| Eskhandars Collar | 80 | Jewellery/Trinkets |
| Eskhandar's Right Claw | 90 | 1-H weapons |
| Essence of the Pure Flame | 115 | Jewellery/Trinkets |
| Finkles Lava Dredger | 160 | 2-H weapons |
| Fire Runed Grimoire | 75 | Range/Offhand/Shield |
| Fireguard Shoulders | 110 | Non-set armour |
| Fireproof Cloak | 80 | Non-set armour |
| Flameguard Gauntlets | 105 | Non-set armour |
| Flamewalker Legplates | 110 | Non-set armour |
| Gloves of the Hypnotic Flame | 110 | Non-set armour |
| Gutgore Ripper | 100 | 1-H weapons |
| Heavy Dark Iron Ring | 70 | Jewellery/Trinkets |
| Helm of the Lifegiver | 115 | Non-set armour |
| Malistars Defender | 85 | Range/Offhand/Shield |
| Mana Igniting Cord | 110 | Non-set armour |
| Manastorm Leggings | 120 | Non-set armour |
| Medallion of Steadfast Might | 75 | Jewellery/Trinkets |
| Obsidian Edged Blade | 155 | 2-H weapons |
| Onslaught Girdle | 135 | Non-set armour |
| Perditions | 125 | 1-H weapons |
| Quickstrike Ring | 75 | Jewellery/Trinkets |
| Ring of Binding | 85 | Jewellery/Trinkets |
| Ring of Spellpower | 70 | Jewellery/Trinkets |
| Robes of Volatile Power | 130 | Non-set armour |
| Sabatons of the Flamewalker | 105 | Non-set armour |
| Salamander Scale Pants | 125 | Non-set armour |
| Sash of Whispered Secrets | 110 | Non-set armour |
| Seal of the Archmagus | 80 | Jewellery/Trinkets |
| Shadowstrike | 130 | 2-H weapons |
| Shard of the Flame | 110 | Jewellery/Trinkets |
| Shard of the Scale | 105 | Jewellery/Trinkets |
| Sorcerous Dagger | 90 | 1-H weapons |
| Spinal Reaper | 190 | 2-H weapons |
| Staff of Dominance | 160 | 2-H weapons |
| Striker's Mark | 155 | Range/Offhand/Shield |
| Striker's Mark [Melee] | 55 | Range/Offhand/Shield |
| Talisman of Ephemeral Power | 90 | Jewellery/Trinkets |
| Tier 1 Belt | 95 | Set armour |
| Tier 1 Boots | 95 | Set armour |
| Tier 1 Bracer | 70 | Set armour |
| Tier 1 Chest | 130 | Set armour |
| Tier 1 Gloves | 95 | Set armour |
| Tier 1 Hat | 130 | Set armour |
| Tier 1 Legs | 130 | Set armour |
| Tier 1 Shoulder | 95 | Set armour |
| Tier 2 Hat | 175 | Set armour |
| Tier 2 Legs | 175 | Set armour |
| Vis'kag the Bloodletter | 115 | 1-H weapons |
| Wildgrowth Spaulders | 110 | Non-set armour |
| Wristguards of Stability | 70 | Non-set armour |
| Wristguards of Trueflight | 80 | Non-set armour |
Blackwing Lair
| Item name | BRP Value | Item type |
| All Class Trinkets | 120 | Jewellery/Trinkets |
| Angelista's Grasp | 130 | Non-set armour |
| Archimtiros Ring of Reckoning | 110 | Jewellery/Trinkets |
| Ashjre'thul, CoS | 195 | Range/Offhand/Shield |
| Ashkandi, GotB | 215 | 2-H weapons |
| Band of Dark Dominion | 80 | Jewellery/Trinkets |
| Band of Forced Concentration | 90 | Jewellery/Trinkets |
| Black Ash Robe | 170 | Non-set armour |
| Black Brood Pauldrons | 125 | Non-set armour |
| Boots of Pure Thought | 110 | Non-set armour |
| Boots of the Shadow Flame | 155 | Non-set armour |
| Bracers of Arcane Accuracy | 90 | Non-set armour |
| Chromatic Boots | 130 | Non-set armour |
| Circle of Applied Force | 90 | Jewellery/Trinkets |
| Claw of Chromaggus | 125 | 1-H weapons |
| Claw of the Blake Drake | 120 | 1-H weapons |
| Cloak of Draconic Might | 80 | Non-set armour |
| Cloak of Firemaw | 90 | Non-set armour |
| Cloak of the Brood Lord | 110 | Non-set armour |
| Crul'shorukh, Edge of Chaos | 140 | 1-H weapons |
| Crul'shorukh, Edge of Chaos [Hunter] | 80 | 1-H weapons |
| Doom's Edge | 105 | 1-H weapons |
| Doom's Edge [Hunter] | 60 | 1-H weapons |
| Draconic Avenger | 165 | 2-H weapons |
| Draconic Maul | 160 | 2-H weapons |
| Dragonbreath Hand Cannon | 185 | Range/Offhand/Shield |
| Dragonbreath Hand Cannon [Melee] | 65 | Range/Offhand/Shield |
| Dragonfang Blade | 120 | 1-H weapons |
| Dragonfang Blade [Hunter] | 65 | 1-H weapons |
| Dragon's Touch | 75 | Wand |
| Drake Fang Talisman | 115 | Jewellery/Trinkets |
| Drake Talon Cleaver | 185 | 2-H weapons |
| Drake Talon Pauldrons | 125 | Non-set armour |
| Ebony Flame Gloves | 125 | Non-set armour |
| Elementium Reinforced Bulwark | 90 | Range/Offhand/Shield |
| Elementium Threaded Cloak | 95 | Non-set armour |
| Emberweave Leggings | 170 | Non-set armour |
| Empowered Leggings | 180 | Non-set armour |
| Essence Gatherer | 65 | Wand |
| Firemaw's Clutch | 125 | Non-set armour |
| Gloves of Rapid Evolution | 120 | Non-set armour |
| Heartstriker | 185 | Range/Offhand/Shield |
| Heartstriker [Melee] | 65 | Range/Offhand/Shield |
| Helm of Endless Rage | 165 | Non-set armour |
| Herald of Woe | 185 | 2-H weapons |
| Interlaced Shadow Jerkin | 150 | Non-set armour |
| Lok'amir il Romathis | 140 | 1-H weapons |
| Maladath, RBotBF | 120 | 1-H weapons |
| Malfurion's Blessed Bulwark | 170 | Non-set armour |
| Mantle of the Blackwing Cabal | 120 | Non-set armour |
| Master Dragonslayers Medallion | 110 | Jewellery/Trinkets |
| Master Dragonslayer's Orb | 105 | Range/Offhand/Shield |
| Master Dragonslayers Ring | 110 | Jewellery/Trinkets |
| Mish`Undare, Circlet of the Mind Flayer | 205 | Non-set armour |
| Neltharion's Tear | 140 | Jewellery/Trinkets |
| Pendant of the Fallen Dragon | 90 | Jewellery/Trinkets |
| Prestor's Talisman of Connivery | 110 | Jewellery/Trinkets |
| Primalist Linked Legguards | 170 | Non-set armour |
| Primalist Linked Waistguard | 130 | Non-set armour |
| Pure Elementium Band | 110 | Jewellery/Trinkets |
| Red Dragonscale Protector | 80 | Range/Offhand/Shield |
| Rejuvenation Gem | 115 | Jewellery/Trinkets |
| Ring of Blackrock | 90 | Jewellery/Trinkets |
| Ringo's Blizzard Boots | 110 | Non-set armour |
| Shadow Wing Focus Staff | 185 | 2-H weapons |
| Shimmering Geta | 130 | Non-set armour |
| Shroud of Pure Thought | 90 | Non-set armour |
| Spineshatter | 110 | 1-H weapons |
| Staff of the Shadow Flame | 215 | 2-H weapons |
| Styleen's Impeding Scarab | 115 | Jewellery/Trinkets |
| Taut Dragonhide Belt | 125 | Non-set armour |
| Taut Dragonhide Gloves | 130 | Non-set armour |
| Taut Dragonhide Shoulderpads | 130 | Non-set armour |
| The Untamed Blade | 175 | 2-H weapons |
| The Untamed Blade [Hunter] | 95 | 2-H weapons |
| Therazane's Link | 155 | Non-set armour |
| Tier 2 Belt | 130 | Set armour |
| Tier 2 Boots | 130 | Set armour |
| Tier 2 Bracer | 90 | Set armour |
| Tier 2 Chest | 175 | Set armour |
| Tier 2 Gloves | 130 | Set armour |
| Tier 2 Shoulder | 130 | Set armour |
AQ20 BRP Price List
| Item name | Thottbot | Allakhazam | BRP Value | Item type |
| Boots of the vanguard | Link | Link | 100 | Non-set armour |
| Bow of Taut Sinew | Link | Link | 155 | Range/Offhand/Shield |
| Bow of Taut Sinew [Melee] | Link | Link | 60 | Range/Offhand/Shield |
| Bracers of Brutality | Link | Link | 85 | Non-set armour |
| Buru's Skull fragment | Link | Link | 70 | 1-H weapons |
| Class skill book | Link | Link | 80 | Misc |
| Crossbow of Imminent Doom | Link | Link | 175 | Range/Offhand/Shield |
| Crossbow of Imminent Doom [Melee] | Link | Link | 65 | Range/Offhand/Shield |
| Dustwind Turban | Link | Link | 145 | Non-set armour |
| Gauntlets of New Life | Link | Link | 120 | Non-set armour |
| Gauntlets of the Immovable | Link | Link | 105 | Non-set armour |
| Gloves of Dark Wisdom | Link | Link | 120 | Non-set armour |
| Helm of Domination | Link | Link | 160 | Non-set armour |
| Leggings of the Black Blizzard | Link | Link | 160 | Non-set armour |
| Manslayer of the Qiraji | Link | Link | 145 | 1-H weapons |
| Manslayer of the Qiraji [Hunter] | Link | Link | 80 | 1-H weapons |
| Ossirian's Binding | Link | Link | 120 | Non-set armour |
| Qiraji Hilt | Link | Link | 105 | Quest item |
| Qiraji Hilt [Hunter] | Link | Link | 60 | Quest item |
| Qiraji Sacrificial Dagger | Link | Link | 95 | 1-H weapons |
| Qiraji Sacrificial Dagger [Hunter] | Link | Link | 55 | 1-H weapons |
| Runic Stone Shoulders | Link | Link | 120 | Non-set armour |
| Sand Polished Hammer | Link | Link | 110 | 1-H weapons |
| Sandstorm Cloak | Link | Link | 85 | Non-set armour |
| Shackles of the Unscarred | Link | Link | 85 | Non-set armour |
| Slimy Scaled Guantlets | Link | Link | 105 | Non-set armour |
| Staff of the Ruins | Link | Link | 175 | 2-H weapons |
| Stinger of Ayamiss | Link | Link | 100 | Range/Offhand/Shield |
| Talon of Furious Concentration | Link | Link | 75 | 1-H weapons |
| Thick Silithid Chestguard | Link | Link | 145 | Non-set armour |
| Vestment of the Shifting Sands | Link | Link | 135 | Non-set armour |