Rose Wrote:Yeah basically just make it so that it's a more level playing field. For illustration, the starting CA on Chubbs last I checked was like 500, and we have someone like Victoria who was ... 30,000? Before transformations? I forget.
I won't go into specific methods because it's kinda premature right now, and that could be a big discussion. But if you do get to take over the site, and think it's a good idea, I can help you come up with something good and I'm sure there are others who're willing to give input too.
I gotcha.
I think that there were a lot of good ideas when the current or a previous version of the CA system came out, and was founded on some good ideas, but just with any system, it can have its flaws. I just hate seeing someone who posts really awesome shit, but not very often, get shorted. I hate the idea of quantity over quality getting rewarded. Case and point: When the CA system came out, and some time shortly after, a certain player, whom I will not name out of respect, came out of near inactivity, posted a shit load of roleplays that, for the most part, weren't anything that really stood out, made their way up to the top part (not necessarily the very tip top) and fizzled out, and yet remained in the top quarter of writers for some time, while others who popped out quality posts remained mid-level or lower. I think they switched characters or something, so they're not there any longer. But point being, there were plenty of other writers who I think deserved to be recognized for their quality rather than how many words you can cram into a post and climb up this ladder of power. The sad fact of the matter is, people like to be 'on top', and will pump out something that is mediocre at best just to get those points. Removing that particular aspect and replacing it with something similar to what I suggested, where levels are merely a measure of unlocking different abilities and such, doesn't necessarily make any one particular player stronger than another simply because they write more and thus, accumulate XP faster. In some cases, having a high CA doesn't fit with the character. What good is having 100000 CA when your character is just a cop that hops from doughnut shop to doughnut shop, and whose biggest exertion is chasing down criminals?
I would love input from everybody who cares on what would and would not be something that could help this game.
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Man alone chimes the hour.
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A fear of time running out.
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