Rose Wrote:Josh didn't write that last quoted bit, so I'm pretty sure you guys are actually in agreement about diminishing returns = good.

Tallow Wrote:I also have to say I think diminishing returns is a cool idea. Folks who join or w/e will have a stronger idea of progress as they shoot up relatively quickly, and if it turns out writing is their cup of tea, by the time the returns start noticeably diminishing they should be amongst peers and/or have enough fun writing to where it's not such a big deal.

I, personally at least, would also like some kind of, I dunno, scale for PL/CA whatever you wanna call it to get perspective if it's not going to be a medium-level X-men field, because I think a lot of people will have different ideas, largely based on personal preference and whether they read the thread where that announcement was made or not.

For instance, How much PL/CA does the average dude walkin' down the street have? If I'm at 500, does it mean I can smoke any normal person without breaking a sweat?

Or, say, at 5,000, do I fly at speeds above light( I think this is likely above general X-men levels, but I can't say I follow it too much) or more along the lines of a traditional commercial airliner, or slower? I think it'd be kinda cool as you go up in PL/CA to be able to look at a measuring stick if you will, like "Oh hey, 2k PL, I can dodge bullets because I have X speed, etc."

Just an idea that popped into my head as I was writing the piece about relative returns.

Celena Wrote:My thoughts exactly. It feels less like a dbz rpg and more like an x-men rpg because of our characters physical limitations as opposed to what havoc we could cause with our cannons.

Vad Wrote:I'll be completely honest. I love that this discussion has spurred so much activity on the boards as of late, but it's train wrecked my motivation. All of the discussion threads have just taken a Louisville slugger to my face in regards to being able to write.

What makes it worse is that it frustrates me to no end. I get mad. Furious even, that I can't write. I end up just throwing my keyboard or one of the many beer bottles around my desk at something.

In the past week I've flirted with giving up Vad several times. This discussion isn't all to blame. I had surgery in the middle of our (Me and Piper's) Namek thread in August. I picked up my Pokemon games and WoW during my recovery, because lets be honest, when you're in excruciating pain you need something to take your mind away from the realm of life. (Perk 5 helps too)

I want this place to resurrect, but this all annoys the living shit out of me because, be it for selfish reasons fine, I feel like I'm disgracing myself and Vad as I discuss radical change.

It makes me physically ill. I think about this and I feel absolutely fucking worthless. Maybe it's misplaced. It probably is, but I'm telling you how I feel whether or not it's justified or just me being a fool.

I feel like whatever I write from here forward until we either solve this or get active again is completely useless to the world and to Vad. I've been reading my old threads and I just can't besmirch my two beloved characters like that.