TallyLoot: The Friendly EPGP Loot Tracker for World of Warcraft
Raid loot distribution has always been one of the most stressful parts of running a guild in World of Warcraft. Between tracking attendance, calculating points, and managing bids, officers often spend more time in spreadsheets than in the actual raid. TallyLoot changes that. It is a streamlined EPGP loot tracking addon built specifically for guilds that want fair, transparent loot distribution without the complexity of heavier tools. If you have been searching for a simpler alternative to Classic Loot Manager, this addon deserves a close look.
What Makes TallyLoot Different
Most EPGP addons overwhelm you with timers, pop-ups, and configuration screens. TallyLoot takes the opposite approach. There are no timers to set. Every drop opens the moment the game's own roll window does, and a line closes when everyone present has answered or when the roll reaches its final eight seconds. The addon gives you exactly two windows: the Drops window for raid night and the console, opened with /tl, for setup and history. Nothing else pops up unexpectedly.
The Drops window is where the action happens. When a boss dies, it opens automatically and shows the boss along with its entire loot table. Each item gets its own card on a translucent glass surface, and everyone sees the same cards. Click any card to reveal the bidders underneath, sorted by PR, complete with their item-level gains, stat changes, and the EP, GP, and PR they would have after choosing Main Spec, Off Spec, or Pass. The card tells you whether to bid. The Loot Manager awards.
EP That Awards Itself
One of TallyLoot's standout features is automatic EP distribution. Points are awarded on time every few minutes, per boss kill scaled by difficulty, for first-kill bonuses, for returning on time after a break, and at raid end. Decay runs once a day at a fixed hour. You never have to manually track who earned what.
Bidding is refreshingly simple. A bid is not an amount. The cost is fixed by the item and published in advance, so you only choose Main Spec, Off Spec, or Pass. Ties are never settled by who clicked first. Equal PR at the top is resolved by the game roll both players already made, or by a /roll the addon requests from the tied players.
Compatibility Across WoW Versions
TallyLoot is designed for Retail and requires the Midnight 12.1 patch or later. The addon bundles Ace3, LibSerialize, LibDeflate, and LibDBIcon, so nothing else is required. Guilds running Classic, TBC, WotLK, Cataclysm, or MoP should check addon compatibility carefully, as TallyLoot focuses on the modern Retail experience. Everyone in the guild must run the same major version for sync to work properly.
If you want a smoother path to getting set up, the foxygame.net launcher offers a one-click install for TallyLoot, pulling the correct build straight from its addon catalog so you never have to hunt down the right file manually.
How to Install TallyLoot
Getting started is straightforward. Here is the process:
- Download TallyLoot and place it in your WoW addons folder.
- Restart your game client completely. New addons only appear after a full restart, not after /reload.
- Type /tl in game to open the console.
- Officers run the four-step setup wizard to configure roles and rules.
- The GM appoints a Loot Manager with /tl lm set <name>, and a backup with /tl lm backup <name>.
Raiders without the addon are never left out. They can whisper ms, os, or pass, or say it in raid chat. Pugs compete by rolling, and voting Main or Off rolls for you automatically while a roll is present.
A Ledger You Can Trust
Every change in TallyLoot is an immutable entry, replicated to the guild over addon messages, and only officers' entries are accepted. Standings are computed by replaying the ledger, so two clients with the same entries always show the same numbers. The Sync section can tell you exactly who is missing what. Every award can be undone with a right-click, and the history keeps a record of the correction.
The console also gives officers powerful tools: Standings with full member details, Item Values with difficulty-scaled item levels, History with one-click Undo, and a Simulator that lets you rehearse an entire raid night at the bank using fake raiders and the current raid's real bosses.
Final Thoughts
TallyLoot for World of Warcraft proves that EPGP does not have to be complicated. With self-awarding EP, fixed item costs, transparent bidding, and a clean two-window interface, it gives guilds a fair system that officers and raiders alike can actually enjoy using. If your guild is tired of juggling spreadsheets and clunky addons, TallyLoot is worth trying on your next raid night.