Questions about proposed changes

[Jonathan Meer]

Read it, hated it, re-read it, liked it for the most part.

Here are my main thoughts of dissent (warning: I have been existing on a diet of Nyquil and Dayquil, so this might not be as coherent as I would like):

1) CL should have a weighted balance of PL and Purchases if we're doing a unified currency. If somebody wants to spend their prestige on, like, a spaceship, it doesn't make sense that they would be more powerful in a fight. I like that CL gives the underdog a chance, but I think as it has been proposed it gives the underdog a little too much of a chance. If CL was weighted, like, 67% PL and 33% purchases, I think it would keep a little more DBZ flavor while still not discouraging them from buying techs and items.

People have different visions for their different characters. The attempt is to make a system that allows for multiple types of character builds.

If you make one type of build more proper or powerful than another, you encourage homogeneity. Homogeneity is boring.

I've no idea what you mean by CL giving an underdog a chance. If people have equal CL, it indicates (generally) that they have equal-ish Prestige. Where does the underdog get an advantage?

ISSUE 1: I'm sure this will be fleshed out, but I'm going to bring this up now so it's not forgotten: It will need to be clarified to the community what prestige should be expected from a good post...

http://cdbzrpg.com/forum/showthread.php?t=28064

Most of your concerns in this first issue were already noted.

SOLUTION [2]: Reward the graders (similar to the points Sig and I brought up in some other thread). Good critique (one pro, one con, and suggested prestige) gives the grader 2 prestige. Okay critique (one pro or con and suggested prestige) gives the grader 1 prestige. Just the suggested prestige or an unhelpful comment ("Good job. 8 pts") gives the grader no bonus prestige. Eliminate the "You can't ask until you've graded rule". This encourages people to grade without adding yet another burden to staff.

For Issue 2, I am wholeheartedly against giving people Prestige solely for Critique-ing. I'm also against having to grade Critiques. That's not what it's about. That's also a shit-ton of extra work.

The solution can be simple enough: for every thread submitted to review, the person must link to two of the Critiques they submitted on threads of a similar size for every Criticism submission they make. Easy-peasy, japaneezy.

EDIT: This system isn't perfect; none would be. There will probably be parasites as time goes on. They'll be handled. But I've got 13 signatures in another topic that supports optimism for Chubbs as a whole.