So, I'm new and so I didn't really have much attachment to the old AC system, or a grasp on what bonus points were like before the change. I also have played in other games that have used most of these mechanics re: bonus points, so none of these are really hard to wrap my head around, which might be why the proposed system seems fine as far as I can see.
The crosscanon bonus is definitely a concept I like a lot (thank you for not having it be a multiplier). I'm very much someone in favor of log threads counting as more than network comments, and I think getting a reward for writing top levels are both Good Things.
I'm sort of ambivalent about whether or not inboxes can be used for AC. They do tend to be both low effort and insular, so I can see why they'd fall more toward bonus points than general AC. The comment minimum for bonus points here is actually lower than my other game, which is nice.
Really, my general feelings with bonus AC go something like this: it should be an easy to manage formula that is (tag type value) x (number of comments). Any additions should be things that are single values easily added at the end.
The only mechanic I really find obnoxious for bonus AC are when there are weird things that change the base multiplier for certain threads / tags, or calculations that only apply if you hit X number of tags of a specific type of content; these get very subjective and are difficult to run through excel.
/2c
The crosscanon bonus is definitely a concept I like a lot (thank you for not having it be a multiplier). I'm very much someone in favor of log threads counting as more than network comments, and I think getting a reward for writing top levels are both Good Things.
I'm sort of ambivalent about whether or not inboxes can be used for AC. They do tend to be both low effort and insular, so I can see why they'd fall more toward bonus points than general AC. The comment minimum for bonus points here is actually lower than my other game, which is nice.
Really, my general feelings with bonus AC go something like this: it should be an easy to manage formula that is (tag type value) x (number of comments). Any additions should be things that are single values easily added at the end.
The only mechanic I really find obnoxious for bonus AC are when there are weird things that change the base multiplier for certain threads / tags, or calculations that only apply if you hit X number of tags of a specific type of content; these get very subjective and are difficult to run through excel.
Which is the sane way to do bonus AC. :P