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Hiding levels
shaelyn:
I think levels are a loose indication of experience, but not a valid one. hell, one of my buddies had been stuck at level 6 pilot forever because he refused to fly Junker. he's a good captain and definitely one of the best squid pilots I've crewed for, and his level...18 or 19 now? does not do him justice.
whereas I frankly feel like my pilot level is too high XD
there's definitely correlation between skill and level, but yeah, it's pretty loose.
I miss my levels too, but at its core, the thing I don't like about the change is that a great degree of the reward is gone.
possible alternate solutions:
-make titles more public, instead of levels.
-making when you level more public, and probably the rank you've leveled into public at that point as well, even if the level isn't.
thoughts?
Indreams:
--- Quote from: shaelyn on October 29, 2014, 02:57:43 pm ---I think levels are a loose indication of experience, but not a valid one. hell, one of my buddies had been stuck at level 6 pilot forever because he refused to fly Junker. he's a good captain and definitely one of the best squid pilots I've crewed for, and his level...18 or 19 now? does not do him justice.
--- End quote ---
But that's why the levels are a good indication of experience.
He never flew a junker; he didn't have experience on a junker. Therefore he was at a low level.
When we were under the achievement system, higher levels meant: "he's probably fired the hwacha x times, he's probably piloted a Goldfish x times, he's probably extinguished x number of fires." Sure the it was probably, but as the levels get higher, it was most likely.
I don't begrudge the new system. Now friends like yours or me (who has yet to use drogue chute) can get an appropriate level.
Although my appropriate level is probably 15...
With the new system, levels represent a mix of games played, games won, and achievements unlocked, which is experience.
That aside, I do like your suggestion of making titles more public. That's just aesthetically more pleasing. Salute to you sir, for that idea.
;)
shaelyn:
you do have a point, but the way the achievements stacked, he didn't get any achievements due to him for the other ships he flew that were locked away behind the junker achievement, and therefore that experience was not counted towards his levels.
I'm a miss, btw :) and thank you!
Indreams:
shaelyn, not at all. You did have a valid point. Mine was just more valid. lol, :)
And I love your idea of making titles more public. I think that's a good, aesthetically-pleasing solution.
Skrimskraw:
forum polls is the worst form of data gathering, just saying ;)
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