Post by Nashua on Apr 6, 2021 23:05:49 GMT -5
Hey, everyone! So, we have a potential solution for the current issues many are having with the XP system that shakes things up a little bit, but not so much that those of you who enjoy the current system will feel alienated. The proposed changes are as follows:
With this minor adjustment to the system, people are free to still post as short or as long as they'd like, though those who extend their posts beyond the minimum required word count of 200 will see themselves receiving a reward for their efforts. We believe the bonus is minor enough that it does not encourage padding, but significant enough that people do not feel that their extra work will be going to waste.
What are your thoughts on this system? It's not absolutely final, but if the feedback from you all appears positive, it's more than likely this or something like this with adjustments will be implemented in the coming days. And if it is negative, we will return to the drawing board. Thanks for reading!
- A flat, site-wide XPPW value is added to everyone at a value of 0.2 or 0.3, around there, (we're undecided and would like feedback) and so everyone will be very slightly gaining XP per word from each of their post to give benefit for those who go above and beyond in their efforts.
- People will still earn flat XP on each of their posts. The rate may either remain the same, or be slightly reduced from 300/400/500 to something like 250/350/450 or 200/300/400. We are undecided and would like feedback.
- Thread completion bonuses will remain. XP earned through the autograder will not be taken into account when the completion bonus is applied, it will be calculated the same as it has been, because including word counts would be ridiculously tedious for us and make threads take ten times longer to be graded.
- Zeni would be shifted over to something awarded on thread completion, as we're not sure we'd be able to have two autograders running separate systems at once. If anyone does know how to do this, we would appreciate the help!
With this minor adjustment to the system, people are free to still post as short or as long as they'd like, though those who extend their posts beyond the minimum required word count of 200 will see themselves receiving a reward for their efforts. We believe the bonus is minor enough that it does not encourage padding, but significant enough that people do not feel that their extra work will be going to waste.
What are your thoughts on this system? It's not absolutely final, but if the feedback from you all appears positive, it's more than likely this or something like this with adjustments will be implemented in the coming days. And if it is negative, we will return to the drawing board. Thanks for reading!