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12-13-2015, 05:17 PM
One alternative would have there to simply be more ways for one-character players to get points.
In this plot, posting multiple times in a SWP encounter thread didn't do anything extra for you. It was a one-and-done type of deal. We also didn't release ahead of time, how to get points like we did in the previous SWP. We found that it was too easy to just do things for the points, and wanted to avoid that. But perhaps if you wanted a way to be able to work towards more points, we could just expand the class of things that get you points.
What it sounds like I"m hearing, is that you want a way for one character, who participates fully in a SWP, to be able to 'buy better things'. I guess I'd like to hear an argument as to why that should be the case. For this plot, regular participation (like you, Neo) could get you magic, a custom item, a companion, a VOTG pass, etc. For just showing up and doing what you would probably normally do and getting all the IC benefits of plots and development, you also get this bonus at the end. To participate fully only requires 15 posts - and this was over a few months. Yes, there were time constraints to get posts in, but it isn't too terribly difficult. I think the points/prizes awarded for full participation are adequate. We can't have it be the case that everyone who does the regular amount of work gets mutations or SS companions - those are supposed to be rare. And so that implies that there needs to be a higher point value added - higher than just what 'average' gets you. And we give ways of doing that - you got unlimited amounts of points for posting in SWP boards (again, maybe this is the problem - there needs to be more ways to earn points over and above the baseline participation amount).
So while the baseline took 15 posts, for people with other characters who participated, they posted somewhere closer to like 60 (with 4 characters fully participating). It just seems to follow that they put in more effort (albiet perhaps it was 'easier' in a sense, since they could just join the SWP threads), but it seems they should be equally rewarded for all those extra posts.
tl;dr : the baseline should get you something good, but I don't see why it should get you anything 'great'. Getting free magic/VOTG pass/custom item/companion etc is a really nice prize for baseline participation, imo.
In this plot, posting multiple times in a SWP encounter thread didn't do anything extra for you. It was a one-and-done type of deal. We also didn't release ahead of time, how to get points like we did in the previous SWP. We found that it was too easy to just do things for the points, and wanted to avoid that. But perhaps if you wanted a way to be able to work towards more points, we could just expand the class of things that get you points.
What it sounds like I"m hearing, is that you want a way for one character, who participates fully in a SWP, to be able to 'buy better things'. I guess I'd like to hear an argument as to why that should be the case. For this plot, regular participation (like you, Neo) could get you magic, a custom item, a companion, a VOTG pass, etc. For just showing up and doing what you would probably normally do and getting all the IC benefits of plots and development, you also get this bonus at the end. To participate fully only requires 15 posts - and this was over a few months. Yes, there were time constraints to get posts in, but it isn't too terribly difficult. I think the points/prizes awarded for full participation are adequate. We can't have it be the case that everyone who does the regular amount of work gets mutations or SS companions - those are supposed to be rare. And so that implies that there needs to be a higher point value added - higher than just what 'average' gets you. And we give ways of doing that - you got unlimited amounts of points for posting in SWP boards (again, maybe this is the problem - there needs to be more ways to earn points over and above the baseline participation amount).
So while the baseline took 15 posts, for people with other characters who participated, they posted somewhere closer to like 60 (with 4 characters fully participating). It just seems to follow that they put in more effort (albiet perhaps it was 'easier' in a sense, since they could just join the SWP threads), but it seems they should be equally rewarded for all those extra posts.
tl;dr : the baseline should get you something good, but I don't see why it should get you anything 'great'. Getting free magic/VOTG pass/custom item/companion etc is a really nice prize for baseline participation, imo.
