How are the stats calculated.

[FlameFlash]

If "Hit Points" are simply a percentage to the next level I still say it makes no sense whatsoever to call them "hit points."

Upgrade Points or Leonardo Workshop points or at least something else that doesn't mean how much damage I can recieve since on this system we die or go comatose every single time we up our A rating.

And if A is the only thing that changes, I'm still surprised at how my other stats are increasing at about the same time.

[Grandpa Troll]

Love the Avatar Grampos!!

[Skanky Burns]

A: 38 | D: 99 | M: 30 | HP: 0

How true, Apocalypse. It looks like I died levelling up too.

[DarkCloud]

Well FlameFlash, perhaps they SHOULD be called upgrade points, but upgrade points are not civvish

Thus we are doomed to not make sense

[phoenixcager]

Personally, I'd rather have the whole thing make sense than have it civvish and not make sense to the average person.

I had to read all 13 of these pages before I understood what was really happening here....

[DarkCloud]

Yes, D&D rankings would make more sense
Unless of course, mark, you implement the system I developed

[FlameFlash]

You're right, DC, but I'm going to have to agree with phoenixcager... it's more important to me to make sense than to be civvish. If you can be civvish and make sense I'd love it!

[Apocalypse]

D&D stats at a Civ site makes no sense though.

[FlameFlash]

True... but neither does having to die (HP hitting zero) every time your A goes up by one.

[Purple]

Originally posted by phoenixcager
Personally, I'd rather have the whole thing make sense than have it civvish and not make sense to the average person.

I had to read all 13 of these pages before I understood what was really happening here....

I still don't understand it [eyes glazed over]. It would help a lot if the system used meaningul names for the four reported stats.

And how about a FAQ entry with definitions to point to? Even if the system is still being modified, the FAQ would cut down on the number of posts asking what the heck is going on.

[Apocalypse]

It wouldn't cut down on the number of posts. There are many threads asking questions that are answered in the FAQ.

[phoenixcager]

Originally posted by Apocalypse
It wouldn't cut down on the number of posts. There are many threads asking questions that are answered in the FAQ.

Yes, but there might be many more if there weren't an FAQ.

[FlameFlash]

There's a FAQ?

[Immortal Wombat]

link at the top of every forum page

[Apocalypse]

Originally posted by phoenixcager
Yes, but there might be many more if there weren't an FAQ.

Doubtful. Many people claim they already looked in the FAQ and still ask questions.