Marlboro Man wrote:I wanted to make a seperate post other than the one for Optimist, out of respect in the least....
Is it possible to lax the rules for fanmades a bit? I have a few points to make on this manner:
1. I mean, how relevant is height? I am on the tall side of 6 foot6, I of course want to play as a character that towers over everyone, it's natural. I understand you don't want to have a bunch of Trypticons, Omegas, and Menasors running a round, but is there really a difference between 30 feet and 35 feet? Look at the character I keep getting refused, Stryfe: a hearse. He is supposed to be the same size as say Jazz? Come on, a porsche could fit inside the cargo area of a hearse! I'm just looking for a little bit of structure or realism here.
2. 65 points for a fan-made character is to low. One of the ideas here is for people to enter with a well-balanced character. Unless you put every character's stats at around 5 or 6, there is nothing to special about a character. He is just a grunt and really has no specialty. I truely do feel that 70 would be a little better to create a well-rounded character. This will be especially evident if more and more people sign up and the canon characters are all taken. That will be awful for new players. It's like we're saying, 'thanks for signing up, but becasue all the canons are taken you character will never get much attention. Mainly becasue he is of no use. Like a thanks, but no thanks. Sin't that the point of an RPG? To control a canon in a significant way? Or to create your own and see them become a hero/anti-hero?
3. Give people a little more credit in their sample posts. I killed two random Autobots in mine and I heard about it, it won't be so easy to kill them in the RPG. Really? That's why I used two guys whose names are NOT in the TF universe anywhere.
4. Lighten up on the spelling errors too. No one is perfect, I know miss spell (yes, on purpose) plenty, mainly becasue a cigarette is nestled between my fingers while I write (like right now! Hence the Marlboro Man) So long as someone can decipher what the writer meant without scratching themselves this really shopuldn't be to big of a deal.
5. If we have moved along into another stage of the game, can I re-apply as Motor Master now?
1. If you think height isn't that relative then why are you complaining about it? A height of 35' is equal to that of Megatron, Optimus Prime and the like. They are fairly large and imposing by Transformer standards. Your character doesn't merit a height equal to them.
A hearse is not quite as large as you think as another car, even a sports car, isn't going to fit inside of it.
If we wanted to go fully absolutely accurate and realistice to what the alternate mode sizes are then the Autobots would all average around in the 20' range, the seekers would be AT LEAST 50' tall each and Astrotrain would peak out well OVER 100' tall. In every G1 medium the Autobots and Decepticons have been shown to be about on average equal in height, with maybe the cons being a bit taller. That is reflected in the game.
Also, had you actually bothered to check you would notice a height of 30' still puts him taller than by far the majority of the Autobots with ground modes.
Ironhide 30'
Ratchet 27'
Smokescreen 26'
Trailbreaker 26'
Hot Rod 28'
Sunstreaker 28'
Sideswipe 28'
Brawn 15'
Windcharger 18'
Wheeljack 26'
Bumblebee 15'
Skids 20'
He would be tied for the tallest Autobot currently in the game.
2. The idea with fanmades is to specialize. You aren't going to create a character who is great at everything. You need to come up with a concept a work with it. There aren't going to be any rocket scientist fanmades with incredible strength, experts in martial arts and pinpoint accurate with their super mega cannon. Look at even the canon Transformers and you will most definitely find that the vast majority of them specialize in certain things, with the exception of the top leadership.
In the past the points allowed for fanmades has been set to different levels and everytime people have asked or demanded for them to be higher. We set it at 70, people want 75, we set it at 75 people want 80. The topic was discussed in detail and we decided on 65 with the other most contested number being 60. The limit is currently set at 65 and there are not plans to change it.
3. I don't want some new person to come along and read these sample posts and think that is how the game works. I also wanted to make sure you understood that as well. There hasn't been much player vs player combat and I want people to understand how its going to work. Also your character isn't powerful enough to so casually kill Autobots in the manner you wrote it and I wanted you to know that.
4. May I suggest that you put down your cigarette while you type? That seems like the easiest solution to me. If you are incapable of doing that then perhaps using a spell checker, available in nearly any word processor and even built into some we browsers, to correct your errors? We are particularly picky about profiles since they are permanently stored on the site and we want to establish good spelling in posts from the get go.
5. No.
I have been trying to work with you on your character. The problem has been your initial character concept didn't work with the game we have set up. He isn't going to be an expert at everything and I strongly, strongly discourage mysterious background and loner attitudes. You don't get to roleplay much if your character is like that. I will take a look at your latest application within the next day or two. If you followed my suggestions I think he will be a workable character and be approved.
