Formalized 126+ Chain Insertion Policy
Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2003 12:16 pm
[Edited by Oof: This thread has run its course with Panzerfaust's post at the end. Dropping it to sticky for a few days, on its way to becoming an unstickied post.]
[Edited by Oof: The following example is not valid any longer. The adjusted level the example talks about will be based on XP now, not on a simple number-of-levels calculation. The amount of XP required to level above 126 is huge, and continutes to grow the higher level one gets. It soon reaches the point where it is nearly impossible for a higher level character to gain the same number of levels as a lower level character. A new example will be posted once all of the bugs are worked out.]
Generally speaking, lvl 126+ characters joining the chain will be inserted at the lowest position in the chain where they will fit, just like any other insert. The exception to this is that any loyal, long-standing clan member who joins our XP chains at level 126+ will be placed in the chain at his/her actual level. An example of this is someone who leaves the chain for a while but remains in the monarchy, then later wants to re-join a chain.
Other 126+ insertees will be inserted below the lowest ranking level 126 chain member. The new insertee is flagged as of the moment he joins with a "relative" level of 126, i.e., his actual level is normalized to 126 when he joins the chain (the real level isn't changed in the database; this is only for tracking purposes). This relative level is what will be used for determining all future chain moves.
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An example may help explain this more clearly than a written paragraph does, so here is a scenario which will attempt to clarify the policy.
A level 139 character, named Joe, wants to join the chain.
Joe is inserted beneath Sally, who is level 126.
Joe's character level is flagged by a manager and adjusted to 126. In other words, Joe's actual level is recorded with a -13 to make him appear in our records as being level 126 (level 139 - 13 = level 126).
As time passes, both Joe and Sally gain experience from the chain and continue to level. Later, Sally is level 128 and Joe is level 145. She has gone up two levels, during which time Joe has gone up six levels (Joe hunts a lot and/or has real vassals to help out with XP).
Relatively, their levels now look like.
Sally is level 128
Joe is level 145, but shows as level 132 in our records (remember? level 145 - 13 = 132)
Joe is at least three levels higher than Sally and is therefore eligible to move up. Where does he move to in the chain? Joe moves below the lowest ranking lvl 132 member of the chain because Joe's level was adjusted to 126 when he joined our clan and chain. Because of that, his "adjusted" level is 132.
[Edited by Oof: The following example is not valid any longer. The adjusted level the example talks about will be based on XP now, not on a simple number-of-levels calculation. The amount of XP required to level above 126 is huge, and continutes to grow the higher level one gets. It soon reaches the point where it is nearly impossible for a higher level character to gain the same number of levels as a lower level character. A new example will be posted once all of the bugs are worked out.]
Generally speaking, lvl 126+ characters joining the chain will be inserted at the lowest position in the chain where they will fit, just like any other insert. The exception to this is that any loyal, long-standing clan member who joins our XP chains at level 126+ will be placed in the chain at his/her actual level. An example of this is someone who leaves the chain for a while but remains in the monarchy, then later wants to re-join a chain.
Other 126+ insertees will be inserted below the lowest ranking level 126 chain member. The new insertee is flagged as of the moment he joins with a "relative" level of 126, i.e., his actual level is normalized to 126 when he joins the chain (the real level isn't changed in the database; this is only for tracking purposes). This relative level is what will be used for determining all future chain moves.
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EXAMPLE EXAMPLE EXAMPLE EXAMPLE EXAMPLE EXAMPLE
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An example may help explain this more clearly than a written paragraph does, so here is a scenario which will attempt to clarify the policy.
A level 139 character, named Joe, wants to join the chain.
Joe is inserted beneath Sally, who is level 126.
Joe's character level is flagged by a manager and adjusted to 126. In other words, Joe's actual level is recorded with a -13 to make him appear in our records as being level 126 (level 139 - 13 = level 126).
As time passes, both Joe and Sally gain experience from the chain and continue to level. Later, Sally is level 128 and Joe is level 145. She has gone up two levels, during which time Joe has gone up six levels (Joe hunts a lot and/or has real vassals to help out with XP).
Relatively, their levels now look like.
Sally is level 128
Joe is level 145, but shows as level 132 in our records (remember? level 145 - 13 = 132)
Joe is at least three levels higher than Sally and is therefore eligible to move up. Where does he move to in the chain? Joe moves below the lowest ranking lvl 132 member of the chain because Joe's level was adjusted to 126 when he joined our clan and chain. Because of that, his "adjusted" level is 132.
Loyalty should be rewarded!