Room of Spirit and Time

[Kaden]

I remember that.

Just... y'know... for reference.

[Belle Hibiki]

To be fair, there really wasn't a point in bothering under the old system. I remember I did some calculations after diminishing returns were put in, and it would have taken a newbie SIXTEEN YEARS to catch up to Rad, even if Rad did nothing. That led to the stupidly complex mathy experience reward thing, which basically led to no one training, which led to the turnover.

The difference under the current system is mainly that it isn't obscenely complicated and doesn't favor people that don't write.

[Celena]

Hey Belle, I was thinking on something you mentioned, the current power gap.

Does everyone remember the discussion in the original turnover stuff where a big point was "omg staff and others never roleplay and yet they are unkillable at the top of the list and the gap is too huge to catch up there's just no point in bothering".

After the reset, almost the same people in the same order floated back to the top of the list, and the same people complaining sit near the bottom.

I can never forget. I'm actually glad its almost the same people who are floating at the top (plus the newest additions to the powerhouse group, Belle, myself, Sophia and Vad) because now people can't say they don't deserve to be on top rather than "they're not even roleplaying and they're on top or they're just on top because they're staff".

[Vad]

Yeah. I was never a contender during the old version of Chubbs as Toma. Now that I'm actively participating with members who I've never roleplayed with I'm doing well.

I agree with Zena.

[Jonathan Meer]

It would take a newbie sixteen years to catch up to Rad? How the hell, then, did Rad manage it in less than ten, and from a lower starting base?

[Sage]

Did you see his hair?

Rad was awesome, that's how.

[Jonathan Meer]

Ha, if that's the case, then I sure picked the wrong fucking character.

[Kaden]

XD

The system we ended with (the one that would have taken someone 16 years to catch up) was definitely not the one we started with.

[Belle Hibiki]

XD

The system we ended with (the one that would have taken someone 16 years to catch up) was definitely not the one we started with.

Yeah. Under the "first" system (the one I joined under with the automated bot) it probably would've taken something like 5 years. But something got borked in the conversion to diminishing returns. It actually LENGTHENED the gap instead of closing it

[Ashe]

First system had everyone start with 3 points in all of their stats and you could only add either 12 or 13 points each week to spread amongst them.

Just saying. That's part of why I always found it funny that people were complaining that we only let them start with 250 in each stat or whatever number that was we ended up with. Back then, hitting 100 points in more than a single stat was rare as hell and a major achievement. XBOX LIVE would have turned on and given you an achievement for that shit. (As well as "Computer Savvy! You have turned on your computer!")

[Jonathan Meer]

Oh. I completely forgot about the diminishing returns.

[Sage]

Fuck man. I hate games that achievement you for doing shit you have to do anyway.

"Inventory Usage! - 5G"

You selected a weapon!

[Jack]

"Mission Accepted! - 10G"

You began a new campaign!

EDIT: Hm, this isn't the like thread. =/

Ignore me. Don't ignore Sage ban him.

[Jonathan Meer]

On that subject, I hate timed trophies that involve many hours and are do-or-die. No fucking way I'm attempting GTA4 in thirty hours.

[Belle Hibiki]

Don't get angry, get lulz.

[Sage]

Okay I started it, I know, but let's try to get back on track. No more spam, please.