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This thread was not the first by far. Here is another example from January 2010 about the star system that mentions the many previous threads with ideas on how to fix it:

Star Rating = System Failure

The reason this thread has lasted 10 months (not 7) is that I do updates monthly. If I didn't I'm certain it would be buried many pages back.

So time wise we are well past the point where a year has passed since serious concerns about the rating system were repeatedly raised. If the intentions are to correct these errors, if they do see them as errors, why not a word saying something like"hang in there guys, we know and it will be addressed". What would that take five minutes? Add to that that despite three, yes THREE threads going back well over a year asking for suggestions for dev's choices, none have been given from these threads. As far as we know none have even been played. To me, this is a clear lack of seeing MA as any kind of priority. I know the dev's are busy, but I'm sorry I don't believe they are so overwhelmed that not a single response could be posted in that time or a single arc from one of the threads could have been played.

As much as I loved CoH and MA, the hope I have for any attention being giving to MA is all but gone.


WN

I wish it was true, but I don't see it. My original estimate of 10 plays a month has dropped off. One of my 5 star page 3 arcs has seen a 1 play in about two weeks. The other is getting closer to 5 plays a month. At that rate I'm looking at closer to 12 years before HoF. Add to this that it's been OVER A YEAR since the last DC not tied into a contest means no arc slots for new arcs. It's been over six months since I was able to publish a new arc. As time passes and authors continue to be shut out, interest will continue to drop.


WN

These 8 arcs are not HoF arcs, they are arcs with over 100 plays while still staying at 5 stars. There are 7 actual HoF arcs, all published in 4/09. There has not been a new HoF arc in about a year and the next two that are even in the ballpark are also from 04/09.

Besides pointing out just how insanely out of whack HoF requirements are this thread also demonstrates just how much the star rating system is a failure. 8 arcs out 70,249 are holding at 5 stars +100 plays.


WN

Any level can enter the RWZ.


WN

I noticed a few new arcs on page 3 and 4 that look like actual story arcs. maybe give them a shot?


WN

In my experience this is a really big mistake that will certainly backfire because of the insanely awful ratings system. That along with asking for plays from the general public is in my opinion one of the quickest ways to send an arc to the 4 star sewers. That was my experience with very active promoting back when I did it too.

I'm actually amazed you could get three people to 5 star it for you at this point, so you clearly have better ideas to get people to play your arc than I do. For the most part, I don't promote most of my arcs other than my sig and let things happen organically.

WN

We have had 6 HOF since pretty early on and a 7th was added like six months back. All are from 4/09. The number I report is the number of arcs that have 100 or more plays and are still at 5 stars.


WN

Thanks for the mini-review and I'm really happy you enjoyed it so much. I''m going to have to go and check the exp on that custom group. I'm 100% that I went through every arc arc I had and adjusted exp as soon as you were able to do it. Maybe somehow it got reset to default when I was not looking. In any case, the scaling info is something I did not know and that's very useful information, indeed! Thanks again.

Update- I checked and found a few characters had been "reset" to standard including the main baddie. They have all been corrected and give 90-100% exp (the Big Bad gives 100%).

WN

Here's hoping a few plays bumps this arc back up to page 3 where it belongs.


WN