Is GDKP allowed in WoW Forever?
No. Wowhead’s report of the 17 September developer Q&A says Blizzard will prohibit GDKP in Forever. The stated concerns include gold-based access crowding out guild relationships, excluding less wealthy players and facilitating illicit gold circulation. The developers also described tougher action against gold buying.
This is reporting of a developer answer, not RaidMuster’s own enforcement guidance. The report interprets the comments as potentially including permanent bans; we are not presenting that interpretation as a published penalty schedule.
What does GDKP mean?
GDKP commonly describes a raid loot auction: players bid gold for drops, with the collected gold distributed under the organiser’s rules. It differs from a guild assigning its own non-currency points or rolling for an item. The practical change for an organiser is that gold-bid loot auctions cannot be the basis of a Forever raid plan.
Do not assume that renaming an auction changes what it does. If your existing group uses GDKP in another WoW version, agree a replacement policy before advertising its Forever runs.
A short loot policy your guild can adapt
The following is an editorial template, not a Blizzard-approved system. Decide which in-game loot settings support your agreement when the relevant content can be tested.
Example: “We do not auction drops for gold. Before the first pull, we agree the role each player is rolling for and explain any item priorities. The raid leader applies the published rules equally to members and guests. Disputes go to the named officer before the next pull; policy changes apply to future runs.”
- Choose how ties are resolved before an item drops.
- Explain main-role, off-role and cosmetic requests in plain language.
- Disclose any reserved items before someone accepts an invitation.
- Give guest players the same written policy that members receive.
- Record disputed decisions and review the rule between runs.
How should a new guild choose its replacement?
A casual group might prefer a short roll-based agreement. A recurring progression team might want officer decisions or an attendance-based points system. These are organising options, not a claim that Blizzard has endorsed every implementation. Use the simplest agreement your players can understand and your officers can apply consistently.
For example, if two healers want the same drop, a policy should already explain whether they roll, follow a rotation or ask an officer to apply stated priorities. Decide that process while nobody is waiting for a particular item. Avoid surprising a guest with a rule that only regular members knew.
Update the invitation as well as the loot document
Include the session time, intended activity, expected role and a link to the loot agreement in recruitment messages. Ask players to raise questions before joining. A full roster does not prevent disagreement if each recruit expects a different kind of run.
Use the roster template below to organise attendance and role intentions. It is not a loot-auction or loot-distribution tool. Keep the actual loot policy somewhere everyone in the group can read it.