MMORAS The system is designed to produce a Raid Average Score which is added to your roll . The Raid Average Score is not points but a percentage . You do not spend your Raid Average Score ; it goes up and down based on attendance . Over the past four months a team has been working on a new system of raiding . About a month ago we got the opinions of many wow players who provided opinions regarding the system . MMORAS is now automated using raid tracker and calendar extras which provide the information . Below is information which is provided on the website ; if you have any further questions feel free to visit our forums or contact me directly using contact us on the offical website . Mods used by MMORAS . MMORAS utilizes two mods created for World of Warcraft allowing the Guild Master to upload the information about raids . Raid Tracker is used for all information regarding the raid such as raid attendance , loot and raid ID ' s . CalendarExtras is used to gather event information for a guild . The Calendar file is optional , if no file is provided the system will still add the raid appropriately . See the MMORAS site for the best ways to configure and use these mods Tutorials . Understanding of what tools exist and how to use them is important for your guilds success when using MMORAS . The below tutorials cover the standard user area and the administrative panel to help you and your guild better navigate and utilize the features MMORAS provides . Its suggested you read though these tutorials when starting your new account ; this will allow you to have knowledge of all the features we can offer you . Navigating over to ' How it Works ' can also aid you to better understand how the calculations are done in the background . This understanding will help your guild know when to use some of the more advanced features within the MMORAS system , such as alternative characters or vacation time . Guild Portal . The following tutorial covers Your Guilds RAS , A Characters Overview , A Guilds Raids , A Raid ' s Overview and Guild Statistics . < youtube > W - Q - qPijxhY < / youtube > Admin Panel . The following tutorial covers Admin Home , Armory Update , Manage Members , Edit Member , Manage Alternative Characters , Add Raid , Manage Raids , Edit Raid , Guild Log , Guild Settings and MMORAS Settings . < youtube > cnG - 3ojvzfk < / youtube > How it Works . Many people may find this new system confusing at first so lets outline the system in a very vague way . By doing this I hope you can use this knowledge within your own scenarios . Below are some terminology used on our table headers within the main guild portal . : " Percent Attended : " This calculates the total raids attended since the members joined . This takes into account if a member has alternative characters also . Alternative characters can be assigned within the administrative panel . A character is considered attended if they signed up and are online when the raid begins or attend the raid . " Late Percent : " This calculates the total raids late since the members joined . This also takes into account if a member has alternative characters . The late percent is used in the calculation but in a special way . Members are deducted RAS for being late but the weight of that deduction depends on the guild masters decision . A character is considered late if they signed up and are late to the raid . This is up the guild leaders to decide how late is acceptable before they count it as a no show . " Late Weight : " This is set by the guild master , and allows the guild to customize how important it is to show up on time . You can set the value from 0 to 50 . As an example if a player was late 100 % of the time and the late multiplier was set to 50 then we would have 100 * 0 . 50 = 50 . Therefore the player would suffer a 50 RAS reduction . By default the weight is set to 20 . " No Show Percentage : " This calculates the total raids no shown since the members joined . This also takes into account if a member has alternative characters . A character is considered a no show if they signed up and do not sign on for the raid . " Note : No show and late penalties may seem harsh but when someone signs up to a raid they give their commitment to the other guild members . If they do not show up they could cause confusion and anger among your fellow guild members who are waiting . Being on prompt is as important in the gaming world as it is in the real world . " " Adjustments : " An adjustment can be positive or negative . A guild master can set an adjustment for each member if he / she feels they deserve that adjustment . By default a member is considered a recruit until they have run 5 raids . Within this time their RAS is halved and this is displayed in the adjustments field . " Alternative Characters : " A guild leader can assign alternative characters to members of the guild . Any raids that the alternative character attends will be count towards the main and vise versa . This works very similar to a group . " Vacation Time : " I thought I would mention this . A guild leader has the ability to apply vacation time to a member . Within this time there RAS score will not be affected by events that occur . This feature is key for those who have jobs who take them away often , or family occasions . " Exempted Raids : " An exempted raid is a raid which is not required . That being said if you attend a exempted raid you will gain point but if you do not attend an exempted raid you will not be deducted attendance . Exempted raids are considered non progression runs to gear people or to have fun , and those who are willing to help their fellow guildies should be rewarded . Raid Average Score RAS is a system which is designed around potential fairness . It rewards being ontime and going to raids while punishing being late and not showing up when signing up . If a player has participated in exempted raids then they are counted but if they have not those raids are not held against the player . Keeping the roll factor is key , it gives everyone a chance and keep players coming back to raids even if they don ' t have the highest RAS ( But a higher RAS will certainly help you ) . I am always open to new mathematical decisions on this formula so please message me if you find a flaw . No , there is a system built into the control panel . The guild leader and officers can decide how many raids is acceptable before a members RAS is no longer halved . The late multiplier is set by the guild leader or officers . This allows the guild to decide how important people being on time is . This could range from 0 % to 50 % depending how important this is to your guild . Each RAS system is very unique based of the guilds who use them . Use the system you want to ! That is the intent , you are of course free to choose not to include rolls but I feel it is better for raids as well as better for raid attendance in more casual guilds . MMORAS has the ablity to associate a main with an alt . If it sees your alt has been in a raid then your main is affected and gains the attendance This could be due to multiple factors . You could not have completed your trial period and thus have your RAS halfed . The Guild could have also decided that you deserved an adjustment , this could be a positive or negative adjustment . The intent is 100 . No , RAS can never drop below 0 . This does not mean that once you hit 0 you can easily start making back up , it mearly means only your roll matters until you can get out of the negatives . A raid exemption is meant for older raids . These raids help the people who attended but do not punish those who did not show up . An example could be if you were to run an older instance to help a new guildy gear out . If a character goes on vacation or has to be away due to injury the RAS system acounts for that . You will not be punished during this period , make sure you inform your officers so they can add your vacation period . We run Apache 2 and mySQL . Supported by Justin Masse and Rob Landry . We are constantly working on improving the overall system and performance . I created the system because I was a bit tired of DKP . I wanted a more fair system which would still reward the more hardcore players . External Links . MMORAS Offical Website