Effective Immediately: Balance Team Rework

[Kainzo]

With the community in mind, I want to give more power to those who are actively involved with the day to day game-play.

We will be reworking the balance team to be a more definable role/activity within the community. The threads will be publicly view-able so all can see the discussion but only the Balance Team (and balance coders) will be able to post.

Team Repo: http://git.hc.to/herocraft-balance/herocraft-config/

Here's the main changes of balance:
- Objectivity backed changes (Formula/bench marking/play testing)
- Back-end configuration access to actual/raw numbers (No more guessing!)
- Test server mod powers
- Historical backlog of changes (Stored via the Balance Repo)
- Balance PVP and PVE combat and professions
- Maintain an atmosphere of social respect between staff and players.

What the balance team does NOT do:
- Suggest new code/classes as "fixes" (Use suggestion forums!) (Example: most anything other than config changes)
- Use biased or subjective logic to justify changes.
- Use false information or not personally tested data.
- Provide raw-data to other non-staff members
- Hold multiple ban records or constant disciplinary records

 

[malikdanab]

Transparency is always a good thing, and I hope some good progress will come from this.

 

[yeelowsnow]

Does this mean more people will be added to the balance team for additional points of view?

 

[Ahrall]

I like the sound of this, interested to see how this affects the future of herocraft. All in all sounds like a step in the right direction

 

[Glacial_Reign]

I like the sound of this, interested to see how this affects the future of herocraft. All in all sounds like a step in the right direction

About time if you ask me.

I know because of my loud mouth I won't get on the balance team but I do have balance suggestions that I always will post.

 

[Xhazed]

Thank god the day he realises kainzo is listening, you should try to get coders that can be trusted in the balance team that can play around with heros in test and have all the balance g -unit try new things and shiettt

 

[Jrr_]

Great to see Kain! Will we be seeing a review on some balance applications?

 

[Kainzo]

Great to see Kain! Will we be seeing a review on some balance applications?

We'll ask for bumps once the applications are opened.

Thank god the day he realises kainzo is listening, you should try to get coders that can be trusted in the balance team that can play around with heros in test and have all the balance g -unit try new things and shiettt

If i have to read one of these moronic posts again, your rights to speak will be removed

 

[Delfofthebla]

- Back-end configuration access to actual/raw numbers (No more guessing!)
- Test server mod powers
- Historical backlog of changes (Stored via the Balance Repo)

These were much needed changes that actually let the team do their job. It'll be nice to see this put into effect.

Tis' all they ever asked for.

 

[leftovers5]

Good luck to the Balance Team. Agree with @Delfofthebla .

 

[LightningCape]

With the community in mind, I want to give more power to those who are actively involved with the day to day game-play.

We will be reworking the balance team to be a more definable role/activity within the community. The threads will be publicly view-able so all can see the discussion but only the Balance Team (and balance coders) will be able to post.


Here's the main changes of balance:
- Objectivity backed changes (Formula/bench marking/play testing)
- Back-end configuration access to actual/raw numbers (No more guessing!)
- Test server mod powers
- Historical backlog of changes (Stored via the Balance Repo)
- Balance PVP and PVE combat and professions
- Maintain an atmosphere of social respect between staff and players.

What the balance team does NOT do:
- Suggest new code/classes as "fixes" (Use suggestion forums!) (Example: most anything other than config changes)
- Use biased or subjective logic to justify changes.
- Use false information or not personally tested data.
- Provide raw-data to other non-staff members
- Hold multiple ban records or constant disciplinary records

The rework we've all been waiting for.

 

[UltimateOptics]

With the community in mind, I want to give more power to those who are actively involved with the day to day game-play.

We will be reworking the balance team to be a more definable role/activity within the community. The threads will be publicly view-able so all can see the discussion but only the Balance Team (and balance coders) will be able to post.


Here's the main changes of balance:
- Objectivity backed changes (Formula/bench marking/play testing)
- Back-end configuration access to actual/raw numbers (No more guessing!)
- Test server mod powers
- Historical backlog of changes (Stored via the Balance Repo)
- Balance PVP and PVE combat and professions
- Maintain an atmosphere of social respect between staff and players.

What the balance team does NOT do:
- Suggest new code/classes as "fixes" (Use suggestion forums!) (Example: most anything other than config changes)
- Use biased or subjective logic to justify changes.
- Use false information or not personally tested data.
- Provide raw-data to other non-staff members
- Hold multiple ban records or constant disciplinary records

- Maintain an atmosphere of social respect between staff and players.
Good luck ._.

 

[STDs4YouAnd4Me]

- Maintain an atmosphere of social respect between staff and players.
Good luck ._.

lol... Yep

 

[Kainzo]

- Maintain an atmosphere of social respect between staff and players.
Good luck ._.

lol... Yep

Those who cannot follow the rules will be removed - it's quite simple.

 

[Kainzo]

Team Repo: http://git.hc.to/herocraft-balance/herocraft-config/