Post by Nashua on Apr 7, 2021 22:09:18 GMT -5
Hey, everyone! After much discussion and thought, we've come up with a simpler system than our previously proposed one that we're all a bit more happy with.
This new system is the Overage System.
If you choose to, you may track your word count with each post and sum them up in your exit post. For every word that you went over the minimum word count, you will receive 0.2 XP that will be added on top of your completion bonus. So, if you completed a ten post thread and your total word count was 3,500, then you will receive a grade on the 1,500 words you were over the minimum 2,000 words that would have required. This would amount, in this circumstance, to 300 additional experience.
There are conditions with this:
As this system is far easier to implement than adding back XPPW entirely, we will be instituting it effective immediately. If it works out, great! If it turns out this causes issues, well pull it back and rethink our strategy some more.
Additionally, any currently ongoing threads are eligible for this bonus, and we will pause grading any threads currently posted in TTG for 24 hours to allow players to include their word counts in their final posts, if they so choose. Again, this system is entirely optional. If you tend to not go over 200 words per post very much, this may not feel worth the extra effort for you - and that's perfectly fine!
This new system is the Overage System.
If you choose to, you may track your word count with each post and sum them up in your exit post. For every word that you went over the minimum word count, you will receive 0.2 XP that will be added on top of your completion bonus. So, if you completed a ten post thread and your total word count was 3,500, then you will receive a grade on the 1,500 words you were over the minimum 2,000 words that would have required. This would amount, in this circumstance, to 300 additional experience.
There are conditions with this:
- You must complete the thread in order to gain this bonus.
- The word count must be listed in your final post of the thread, and must be the tally of all of your posts' word counts combined. Word counts must also be included in TTG posts.
- This bonus is, as with post totals themselves, affected by malus and anti-grind measures. Those in malus will receive 0.1 XP per extra word, and double malus will receive 0.05 XP per extra word.
- We will be trusting members to be honest with their reported word-counts. However, that isn't to say we won't ever or often double-check. If you grossly misconstrue your word-count (i.e. by a large amount, beyond the usual discrepancies in using different word counters) you will disqualify yourself for future bonuses for a suspension period.
As this system is far easier to implement than adding back XPPW entirely, we will be instituting it effective immediately. If it works out, great! If it turns out this causes issues, well pull it back and rethink our strategy some more.
Additionally, any currently ongoing threads are eligible for this bonus, and we will pause grading any threads currently posted in TTG for 24 hours to allow players to include their word counts in their final posts, if they so choose. Again, this system is entirely optional. If you tend to not go over 200 words per post very much, this may not feel worth the extra effort for you - and that's perfectly fine!