Hey all. So I've had a lot of ideas for things I'd like to see in FFXI over the days. I'm sure most of us have. So when I take the time to type one of my ideas out and give it nice formatting and want some serious feedback, I'd like to have a way to denote that I'm serious about my idea and I want serious feedback.
What I'm trying to get at is that the feedback forums, for FFXI and Alla both, should have a system for regulating criticism. I've posted on a forum that had this before. The idea is that in the first line of the post the author tells would-be posters whether they're looking for some kind enthusiasm, ruthless constructive criticism, or just lulz. Most feedback topics get all different kinds of responses, but especially when it comes to serious ideas to improve the site or FFXI or whatnot the author may only want real criticism.
The system I propose is a scale from 0-6. 1 through 5 are the normal levels:
0 is for people who insist on posting joke topics. "I THINK WE SHOULD ADD PINK MAGE. IN BEFORE ARROW KNIGHT MAGE."
1 means that the author would like to have some kind, constructive, and maybe a little bit padded feedback. An example would be, "Hey good job, I love the idea! etc etc but you should think about ______."
5 is for harsh, ruthless, but still constructive criticism. This is for serious ideas that warrant advanced though and not "IN BEFORE BACON MAGE". For example, "Overall a good idea but needs serious work. ____, ____, ____, and ____ don't work and need to be changed. blah blah I honestly didn't like it." As you can see this author wants honest criticism of his/her work.
Anywhere in between you can use your imagination, but by default I think most posts will want a 3 for kind constructive yet still honest criticism. Also, to make it more appropriate for FFXI, we can assign one of the starter jobs to each level of criticism:
0 - Thief
1 - White Mage
2 - Red Mage
3 - Monk
4 - Warrior
5 - Black Mage
So anyway if you read all that congrats and I hope you like it!
Edited, May 20th 2008 9:06pm by FreeLanceFoXx
Edited, May 22nd 2008 5:04pm by Kaolian