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POST CREATED Mar 8, 2013 20:09:03 GMT -8
Post by darth vader on Mar 8, 2013 20:09:03 GMT -8
so yeah stats are cool
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POST CREATED Mar 8, 2013 20:14:01 GMT -8
Post by redox-kun on Mar 8, 2013 20:14:01 GMT -8
/FUCKING CRYING
THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A SERIOUS DISCUSSION ON RP MATTERS
WTF HAPPENED
/RUNS AWAY
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POST CREATED Mar 8, 2013 20:18:23 GMT -8
Post by redox-kun on Mar 8, 2013 20:18:23 GMT -8
I DO WHAT I WANT COS A REDOX IS FREE
CAW CAW MOTHERFUCKERS
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POST CREATED Mar 8, 2013 20:26:01 GMT -8
Post by murk on Mar 8, 2013 20:26:01 GMT -8
............. so i was going to come in here and beat you two up because, and i quote, "tsun and tanz are bullying me". but then i got confused and now i don't know what to do.
like. i don't know who to beat up because, redox, your smilies really are scary. :'c if i hadn't known you for what 2 years??? i'd think you were the bogeyman.
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POST CREATED Mar 8, 2013 20:27:54 GMT -8
Post by redox-kun on Mar 8, 2013 20:27:54 GMT -8
WTF I THOUGHT THE SCARY THING WAS AN IN-JOKE
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POST CREATED Mar 8, 2013 20:28:49 GMT -8
Post by murk on Mar 8, 2013 20:28:49 GMT -8
no i mean you scared a member away because of that "8)" smilie, redox. you have a rap now.
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POST CREATED Mar 8, 2013 20:30:30 GMT -8
Post by redox-kun on Mar 8, 2013 20:30:30 GMT -8
i thought i had a rep - since when did someone write me a rap
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POST CREATED Mar 8, 2013 20:33:00 GMT -8
Post by murk on Mar 8, 2013 20:33:00 GMT -8
come on man my typos shouldn't be a surprise to you anymore
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POST CREATED Mar 8, 2013 20:35:19 GMT -8
Post by THE TRUE JIN on Mar 8, 2013 20:35:19 GMT -8
I think I may need to give all of you a time out.
But in any case, it's hard to close up all loopholes and possibilities of abuse when it comes to stats. I think it was already mentioned that a site creator has to decide whether they want to emphasize story or competition. If you worked out a merit-based system for increasing stats, that may work? As it was stated earlier, I think quests/prompts would be a good idea for it. Staff team would have to stay on top of those though, and if the site gets very big, it could be a headache.
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the greatest general under the heavens
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POST CREATED Mar 8, 2013 20:36:46 GMT -8
Post by Egao, Egao Everywhere on Mar 8, 2013 20:36:46 GMT -8
I feel like Jin just randomly dropped by to get this back on topic.
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POST CREATED Mar 8, 2013 20:38:14 GMT -8
Post by harusame!! on Mar 8, 2013 20:38:14 GMT -8
If there are abilities that must be improved, I'd say stats might help you more efficiently. But if your abilities aren't meant to be improved, it might be harder.
Also; Nice To Sorta Meet You All.
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POST CREATED Mar 8, 2013 20:55:40 GMT -8
Post by darth vader on Mar 8, 2013 20:55:40 GMT -8
anyway WHEN I FIRST BEHELD THIS THREAD 8 YEARS AGO
in my experience the biggest problem w/ stat sites is that people starting pumping out shit just to get stats, whether bc they feel like they're getting left behind/if they don't have stats their characters are irrelevant/just wanna godmod, whatever
thatS ALL
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POST CREATED Mar 8, 2013 21:13:46 GMT -8
Post by katya on Mar 8, 2013 21:13:46 GMT -8
Honestly, imo the main problem with stats is that you'll have people that'll use high stats as an excuse for winning everything. To an extent that IS how it works, but it denies the advantages of being clever, of writing well, and being creative. Having stats/a level up system is really just a way of telling power players that they can have a field day after they rack up their post count (or whatever that's required).
That being said, I like stats fine. Personally, I find them a little restricting, but I wouldn't ever avoid a site that had them. There are godmodders and powerplayers at any type of site; I really don't think adding stats makes them any more prevalent. Just to clarify, I think that a lot of stat sites, like many Naruto sites as the first example that comes to mind, attract newbie rpers and cynical powergamers. I think it's the site plot/fandom that draws these people though, not the stats themselves.
Also, and this is pretty tangential to stats, I think battle systems are great for sites that frequently have battles--and I do think battle systems can exist without stats. (PRE is an example of a really lax battle system. There's nothing formal, but it's basically accepted that a pokemon only gets one [maaaybe two] moves per post. There's no stats to bother with though.)
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POST CREATED Mar 8, 2013 21:22:57 GMT -8
Post by GARDEN on Mar 8, 2013 21:22:57 GMT -8
i actually really like stats i think they're fun to do as long as they aren't ridic complicated.
my favorite way to do stats though isn't really like a level up system. it's more like, people rate their characters in what they are good and bad at. Like, idk, a 10 in agility but a 2 in strength, y'know? You get your stats but you don't have to deal with older members having an advantage over newer.
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POST CREATED Mar 8, 2013 21:27:31 GMT -8
Post by redox-kun on Mar 8, 2013 21:27:31 GMT -8
hi, harusame oh yeah i remember being on a level based site, and i def had the fear of people who could pump out 10 posts a day. anyway, gotcha. i think i'll keep things minimal
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