Well, this is what I came up with: altqps will be a separate ranking system for roleplay, with associated perks that are similar to the previous Roleplay Ranks. The ranks will correspond with normal qps ranks, e.g. 10-30-75-150-400-1000-3000-10000.
Rank 1 Special eq that is statless? Think ruby bracelets, robe of streith.
Rank 2 Retool flag that allows retools at skilled craftswoman.
Rank 3 Buyable class pet. SAY ISSUE PET at a groom.
Rank 4 Issuable !fight RP mobs to augment RP situations.
Rank 5 Ability to turn trinkets in for base item.
Rank 6 Mobol to respond to you at citygate/ relevant mobs.
Rank 7 Issuable clan horse.
Rank 8 Special rent in inner Caemlyn.
Rank 9 Issuable personal mob to replace mastermob, same level.
The benefit of this is that with altqps separate from normal qps, we can be more generous. No one is going to have a legitimate complaint about someone being awarded x amount altqps for y time of RP and editing "because it takes way more risk to gain that from pk", when these are entirely different, unrelated entities. As such, there will be no way to change altqps into normal qps, tps or anything else.
This system will also differ from the previous one in that players can't award players. For one, that made non-Tower be almost entirely left out. I've had to reward Roberto for showing up for Tower classes, while players could have awarded that themselves, but they seemingly just didn't care to. If it was a knowledge problem, mail could've been sent, you know. For another, some players were overawarding interactions that are nothing special.
The altqps RP awards will be based entirely on imms rewarding RP altqps and vibes. When I say vibes, I mean that known RPers will be placed somewhere in the lower 3 ranks based on the following criteria we feel matter:
- consistency in staying in character while playing.
- longevity.
- character separation.
- interactions with a broad audience. This particularly applies to Tower, since almost everyone else has such a small clan that they will naturally interact with people from other clans. If you've been a hella consistent Child of Light, but don't have that many RPqps under the old system, that was the system, not your efforts.
This post is made before anyone was awarded RP altqps, so people aren't scared sh*tless when they log on and think they're thinking they're suddenly a darkfriend.
