RCLootCouncil - Merit

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RCLootCouncil - Merit
Version: 6.0.16
Target API: 12.0 (Midnight)
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v6.0.16 Fixed after midnight glitch
v6.0.15 GMT swapped to Server time for attendance.
v6.0.14 Hot fix for Lite Mode
v6.0.11 Officially activated Native Frame suppression for standard raiders using the Lite Window. Added hidden backdoor command (/merit lite) for UI debugging.
v6.0.10 Reverted automated base addon locking to prevent conflicts with standard RCLC fake test sessions.
v6.0.9 Attempted automation of base RCLC "Announce Rolls" locking (Reverted in 6.0.10).
v6.0.8 Bypassed Merit Math on alternative affirmative awards. Offspec, Transmog, and Free items now skip Merit calculations and print a clean, standard award message.
v6.0.7 Solved exponential CPU bottleneck/client crashing by implementing a 5-second memoization cache for the math engine. Fixed a recursion stack overflow in the AceConfig locking script.
v6.0.6 Fixed a catastrophic core filter error. Reverted the history and trigger logic back to strictly evaluating only "Need" and "BiS" responses.
v6.0.5 Added AceDB position persistence for the Lite window so custom coordinates save securely between sessions.
v6.0.4 Built the invisible math interceptor and transmitter fork to handle silent, background roll calculations.
v6.0.3 Established the Suppress module and isolated the chat filtering framework.
v6.0.0 (The Lite & Suppress Update)

UI: Introduced the Lite Loot Monitor to completely replace the massive default voting frame for standard raiders.

System: Implemented Chat Suppression (Merit Mode) to hide default yellow 1-100 rolls and print clean cyan Merit scores locally for the Master Looter.

System: Added Raid Version Check command (/merit version) to audit addon compliance and report outdated/missing installations.

Spreadsheets: Added explicit Wowaudit date warnings to the Landing and Options UI to ensure officers pull from the correct raid week.

v5.14.5 Gave the overly friendly greeter some nice meds.
v5.14.4 Forced on "Observe" and locked setting when using Merit, this is required for transparency.
v5.14.3 Fixed Rapid Sort Shuffling/ Added new command /merit check
v5.14.2 Sync fix, merit roll correctly respects selected loot table.
v5.14.0 Launch
- Fixed Errant BG/World Boss Spam.
v5.13.0 (The "Soft Launch" Update)
- UI: Migrated the addon icon from standard TGA to Blizzard's native .blp format (MeritLogo.blp) for flawless AddOns list rendering and optimized memory footprint.
- Spreadsheets: Built the dynamic "Nuke" formula utilizing AVERAGEIFS and dynamic wildcard text matching ("*"&R9&"*") to completely bypass accidental spacing errors in Wowaudit player names. 
- Spreadsheets: Fixed the item level average mapping to correctly point to Column F.
- UI: Explicit instructions added to the in-game export frame directing officers to paste formulas exclusively into the Wowaudit 'Summary' tab to prevent #REF! sheet explosions.
- System: Implemented the Non-Roster Penalty slider to mathematically normalize base Audit scores for active guild members not currently tracked in the external spreadsheet.
- System: Hot-Sync payloads now silently push Non-Roster Penalties and Normalize toggles to active raid groups without interrupting combat or triggering popup windows.

v5.0.0 (The 12.0 Midnight Overhaul & PUG Protocol)
- Engine: Rebuilt the aura parsing engine and core loot routing logic to strictly comply with Patch 12.0 (Midnight) API restrictions (handling Secret Values in UNIT_AURA payloads).
- Security: Implemented robust 12.0 C_GuildInfo privilege gating. Only recognized Guild Officers, Raid Leaders, and Assistants can access the database import, alt-linking, and slider controls. Standard raiders are locked to a read-only state.
- PUG Routing: Introduced the "Magic Number" PUG Protocol.
  * Phase 1: Auto-Greeter whispers rules of engagement to non-guild members upon joining the raid.
  * Phase 2 & 3: Hosts an automated, server-side /roll gambit for Need/BiS responses, mathematically guaranteeing fair loot distribution without forcing PUGs to install the addon.
- Cross-Realm Engine: Developed a foolproof, three-tiered fallback system to guarantee same-realm and cross-realm guild members are perfectly identified and matched in the database.
- Stability: Core combat-safety protocols added to ensure UI frames and hot-syncs are blocked or deferred during boss pulls to prevent taint errors.

v4.2.0 (Alt-Routing & Internal Attendance Engine)
- Alt Engine: Added Identity Routing. Officers can link Alts to Mains in the UI. All attendance and 14-day Loot Histories are retroactively and universally combined under the Main's Audit Score.
- Alt Engine: Added the Global Alt Penalty slider (0-100%) to globally tax Alt rolls.
- Attendance: Completely detached from external APIs to use a custom, internal "Boss Pull" tracking system. 
- Attendance: Added the "Guild Run Threshold" slider. Attendance is only recorded if a set percentage (50-80%) of the raid shares the active guild tag.
- Attendance: Created the "First Seen" mechanic. New recruits are no longer penalized for raid days that occurred before they joined.
- Attendance: Officers can set Global Cutoff dates (ignoring logs before a new raid tier) and instantly toggle Blackout Dates for holiday or optional raids.

v3.0.0 (Spreadsheet Integration & UI Controls)
- Wowaudit: Added the Master Export Formula popup to quickly extract the required Lua table from the guild's external spreadsheet.
- Roster Management: Built the Import Roster UI allowing officers to paste Wowaudit data to update the local Merit database.
- Roster Management: Added the Sync Roster button to safely broadcast the full database to the raid (requires manual acceptance to prevent accidental overwrites).
- Instructions: Created the comprehensive /merit info Landing Page to explain the algorithm, the 0.6 Greed Allowance, and the PUG rules in-game.
- Commands: Added slash commands /merit, /merit roster, /merit sync, /merit attend, and /merit help.

v1.0.0 (The Core Merit Algorithm)
- Inception: Created the initial proof-of-concept for replacing subjective Loot Council voting with an objective, math-based Audit Score.
- Core Formula: Final Score = [ ((Audit + 40) * 0.4 * UpgradeBoost * Attendance%) / LootDivisor * BaseRoll ] * AltPenalty
- Loot History: Introduced the Factorial Decay system for items won in the last 14 days, implementing a 0.6 "Greed Allowance" deadener so players can win their first item without incurring a divisor penalty.
- Architecture: Built as a seamless plugin module that integrates directly into the standard RCLootCouncil voting frame.