I want to be clear right out hte gate, a stat system will not fix this problem. As I will explain shortly.
The power of ranks is not defined. That's the problem I am trying to address.
We know H is more then S and S is more then A and A is more then B and so on and so forth, all the way down to D. But how strong is D?
Now this is the part where people think "a stat system can fix this!" a stat system might help but let's look at a world with a stat system where 'power points' are the general indicator of power.
H-ranks have 9000 power points, S-ranks have 4500 power points, A-ranks have 2250 power points, b-ranks have 1125 power points, c-ranks have 562.5 power points, and d-ranks have 281.25 power points. How strong is 281.25 power points?
It needs to be set in stone somewhere, what is a good range for a LONG range H-rank spell, what is a good range for a SHORT range d-rank spell? What is the biggest thing an h-rank explosion can destroy? What is the most a d-rank one could destroy? How much force can 281.25 power points generate?
Why does this need to be defined?
Because there are d-ranks who think they can level buildings with one punch, where there are people who think that is an a-rank power.
Then when the d-rank puts that in his app and it gets approved by a 'power liberal mod' a mod who thinks mages should be really powerful even at a low rank and that a-rank gets approved by a "nerf mod" who wants to keep all magic fair/weak.
Poof the d-rank and the a-rank have the same level of power. An A-rank who is meant to be 8 times stronger then a d-rank is at the same level as the d-rank. Because of difference in opinions between mods.
Now mods will always have different views of what is 'strong' or not. So they can't be blamed for this issue. The only way to fix this is to have clearly defined measurements for how strong each rank is. People may complain that it infringes on their freedom as an rper, but if we are going to have ranks we should at least make them worth having. Without the power of ranks defined, there is no point in having ranks.
I guess it is possible for a stat system to address this problem. But for the people working on the stat system, please keep this in mind as you work on it. Putting numbers on our strength, speed and endurance won't be enough unless you give some form of measurement to those numbers.
The power of ranks is not defined. That's the problem I am trying to address.
We know H is more then S and S is more then A and A is more then B and so on and so forth, all the way down to D. But how strong is D?
Now this is the part where people think "a stat system can fix this!" a stat system might help but let's look at a world with a stat system where 'power points' are the general indicator of power.
H-ranks have 9000 power points, S-ranks have 4500 power points, A-ranks have 2250 power points, b-ranks have 1125 power points, c-ranks have 562.5 power points, and d-ranks have 281.25 power points. How strong is 281.25 power points?
It needs to be set in stone somewhere, what is a good range for a LONG range H-rank spell, what is a good range for a SHORT range d-rank spell? What is the biggest thing an h-rank explosion can destroy? What is the most a d-rank one could destroy? How much force can 281.25 power points generate?
Why does this need to be defined?
Because there are d-ranks who think they can level buildings with one punch, where there are people who think that is an a-rank power.
Then when the d-rank puts that in his app and it gets approved by a 'power liberal mod' a mod who thinks mages should be really powerful even at a low rank and that a-rank gets approved by a "nerf mod" who wants to keep all magic fair/weak.
Poof the d-rank and the a-rank have the same level of power. An A-rank who is meant to be 8 times stronger then a d-rank is at the same level as the d-rank. Because of difference in opinions between mods.
Now mods will always have different views of what is 'strong' or not. So they can't be blamed for this issue. The only way to fix this is to have clearly defined measurements for how strong each rank is. People may complain that it infringes on their freedom as an rper, but if we are going to have ranks we should at least make them worth having. Without the power of ranks defined, there is no point in having ranks.
I guess it is possible for a stat system to address this problem. But for the people working on the stat system, please keep this in mind as you work on it. Putting numbers on our strength, speed and endurance won't be enough unless you give some form of measurement to those numbers.