Post by Wolfe on Sept 7, 2019 23:38:04 GMT -5
Our one class is splitting off into distinct classes after midterms. This is confirmed and something that was planned once we hit a certain character threshold from the beginning -- and we have very recently reached that threshold.
The OOC intent of this is largely so we can both run full-class threads without potentially having 25 people in them clogging it up and making it take forever but also to segregate the highest XP characters to make combat classes/etc. run more smoothly when professors want to RNG participants.
There are a couple of different methods we can accomplish this IC, and I’m opening this up for feedback. The ones listed below are ones previously considered, and maybe you have a better idea. If so, I’d love to hear it.
Option 1) Segregate those who pass and those who fail the midterm. Everyone who passed will be eligible for one class, while everyone who failed and newer characters who couldn’t try are in another. This makes IC sense but does not take into account the fact that people could pass on technicality nor the XP differences. I do not support this option.
Option 2) Segregate the classes based on current perceived ability. This would be based off of faculty perception of students at the time and their skill levels, with the more capable ones being in one class with Shadecloak and those who need to work on things being shunted to the second class with others considered not ready. I feel like this could work, but I also feel like it could be better.
Option 3) Whole ass just let the students choose IC which class to go for, with perhaps whoever is Homeroom Teacher of each class being able to pick a core of 2-3 students to build their class around. While I OOC definitely want a plucky underdog class and a more ‘proven’ class, at the end of the day it might be better to just let that happen entirely or almost entirely by player choice if it is to happen at all. I feel like this option would make players identify with their chosen class more, which I personally want because I want class rivalry/etc. to be a thing to spice up the school life a bit. One potential stumbling block is that we currently do not have a homeroom teacher to pitch for the second class IC, which depending on how long it takes for there to be a candidate may become an issue at least in terms of 'why would my student pick this class'. A potential way to fix this might be for the faculty homerooming it to blurb about their style of teaching and what to expect, so students could pick the one most suited to their personality type, but that would require a blurb for the second one as well.
I’m also taking suggestions for class names, by the way. I very well just make them Class 1 and Class 2, or Class A and Class B but if anyone has some neat idea to flavor them something cooler I’m all ears.
The OOC intent of this is largely so we can both run full-class threads without potentially having 25 people in them clogging it up and making it take forever but also to segregate the highest XP characters to make combat classes/etc. run more smoothly when professors want to RNG participants.
There are a couple of different methods we can accomplish this IC, and I’m opening this up for feedback. The ones listed below are ones previously considered, and maybe you have a better idea. If so, I’d love to hear it.
Option 1) Segregate those who pass and those who fail the midterm. Everyone who passed will be eligible for one class, while everyone who failed and newer characters who couldn’t try are in another. This makes IC sense but does not take into account the fact that people could pass on technicality nor the XP differences. I do not support this option.
Option 2) Segregate the classes based on current perceived ability. This would be based off of faculty perception of students at the time and their skill levels, with the more capable ones being in one class with Shadecloak and those who need to work on things being shunted to the second class with others considered not ready. I feel like this could work, but I also feel like it could be better.
Option 3) Whole ass just let the students choose IC which class to go for, with perhaps whoever is Homeroom Teacher of each class being able to pick a core of 2-3 students to build their class around. While I OOC definitely want a plucky underdog class and a more ‘proven’ class, at the end of the day it might be better to just let that happen entirely or almost entirely by player choice if it is to happen at all. I feel like this option would make players identify with their chosen class more, which I personally want because I want class rivalry/etc. to be a thing to spice up the school life a bit. One potential stumbling block is that we currently do not have a homeroom teacher to pitch for the second class IC, which depending on how long it takes for there to be a candidate may become an issue at least in terms of 'why would my student pick this class'. A potential way to fix this might be for the faculty homerooming it to blurb about their style of teaching and what to expect, so students could pick the one most suited to their personality type, but that would require a blurb for the second one as well.
I’m also taking suggestions for class names, by the way. I very well just make them Class 1 and Class 2, or Class A and Class B but if anyone has some neat idea to flavor them something cooler I’m all ears.
