In my short time as a mod I noticed two things.
First: mods are instructed to grade by the same criteria
Second: No criteria is given aside from the super vague "No OP hackz" found in the rules.
I would like to suggest that an app checking rubric be made for every form of application. Something that is publicly accessible and that every mod and member will be able to see. This would ensure that no magics are graded unfairly.
Rubrics should include:
-How strong is strong for each rank
-How fast is fast for each rank
-How big is big for each rank
-What is a long duration
-What is a short cooldown
-What is "long range" for each rank
-What is "short range" for each rank
-What constitutes a good strength
-What makes a balancing weakness
-What simply cannot be done
-What simply must be done
Hopefully with such a rubric in place players will be able to self-check their own apps a bit so that by the time a mod gets to them much less is required to be changed and it is all easier on everyone.
Making the rubric satisfactory and reasonable might prove a bit of a task, but so is everything else worth having.
This will prevent:
D-Ranks toppling buildings while A-Ranks can't topple a hot dog stand
D-ranks moving at light speed where S-Ranks are stuck at sub-sonic speeds
S-Ranks punching holes in reality where H-Ranks can only kick holes in reality?
Last note: The rubric doesn't have to be limiting, it just has to be a guideline. If the admins see fit they can make it so that all D-Ranks can rolfstomp Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta as long as all D-Ranks can do it and all other ranks are appropriately more powerful.
First: mods are instructed to grade by the same criteria
Second: No criteria is given aside from the super vague "No OP hackz" found in the rules.
I would like to suggest that an app checking rubric be made for every form of application. Something that is publicly accessible and that every mod and member will be able to see. This would ensure that no magics are graded unfairly.
Rubrics should include:
-How strong is strong for each rank
-How fast is fast for each rank
-How big is big for each rank
-What is a long duration
-What is a short cooldown
-What is "long range" for each rank
-What is "short range" for each rank
-What constitutes a good strength
-What makes a balancing weakness
-What simply cannot be done
-What simply must be done
Hopefully with such a rubric in place players will be able to self-check their own apps a bit so that by the time a mod gets to them much less is required to be changed and it is all easier on everyone.
Making the rubric satisfactory and reasonable might prove a bit of a task, but so is everything else worth having.
This will prevent:
D-Ranks toppling buildings while A-Ranks can't topple a hot dog stand
D-ranks moving at light speed where S-Ranks are stuck at sub-sonic speeds
S-Ranks punching holes in reality where H-Ranks can only kick holes in reality?
Last note: The rubric doesn't have to be limiting, it just has to be a guideline. If the admins see fit they can make it so that all D-Ranks can rolfstomp Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta as long as all D-Ranks can do it and all other ranks are appropriately more powerful.