Changes: Guild hopper

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Guild hopper is a term used to describe players of World of Warcraft who join a guild for the sole purpose of gaining loot, then leaving to join another guild. It was possible for this type of player to gear themselves up in a very short space of time by gaining drops from boss kills with their guild.

Deterring Guild Hoppers

Since taking loot and leaving a guild is considered by many to be detrimental to guild progress, many guilds have taken steps to prevent this behavior. Such actions include:

Trial Periods: New players are not allowed to receive loot for a certain period of time.
DKP: A DKP system also prevents guild hopping as most systems require a player to earn points before receiving loot.
Research: Talking to other players who may know the applicant and using tools like Warcraft Realms

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+'''Guild hopper''' is a term used to describe [[players]] of ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' who join a [[guild]] for the sole purpose of gaining [[loot]], then leaving to join another guild. It was possible for this type of player to [[gear]] themselves up in a very short space of time by gaining drops from [[boss]] kills with their guild.
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+==Deterring Guild Hoppers==
-'''Guild hopper''' is a term used to describe [[players]] of [[World of Warcraft]] who join a [[Guild]] for the sole purpose of gaining fast [[loot]] and then leaving to join another guild. It was possible for this type of player to [[gear]] themselves up in a very short space of time by gaining drops from [[boss]] kills with their guild. Many guilds now employ a trial period to combat this anti-social action. Within the trial period, the player is not allowed to take any drops at all from bosses that are killed with the guild. For this reason the term Guild Hopper in it's original meaning is more or less defunct and generally used as a way to insult another player.
+Since taking loot and leaving a guild is considered by many to be detrimental to guild progress, many guilds have taken steps to prevent this behavior.  Such actions include:
+*'''Trial Periods:''' New players are not allowed to receive loot for a certain period of time.
+*'''DKP:''' A DKP system also prevents guild hopping as most systems require a player to earn points before receiving loot.
+*'''Research:''' Talking to other players who may know the applicant and using tools like [http://www.warcraftrealms.com/charhistor.php Warcraft Realms]
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