The New EOW Format | Compulsory Vote

We'd have to remove the word counter and just manually count word limits. If someone goes over, we'd either tell them and not count the RP (because they should know) or deduct 5 points from their score

Just gonna' put this out there, the "Game Mode" option sets us apart from every other fed. It also lets everyone RP how they want while letting us all face eachother. Very interesting concept. Hoping that one wins.

I agree.

I think there could be some concern over the logistics of 900 words vs 4,000 words. For example;

"A 4,000 word RP has an easier chance to make a better argument than a 900 word RP."

"If a 4,000 word RP loses to a 900 word RP, the handler of that 4,000 word RP will rage over it."

I think those are all valid points in other feds, but not here. We've looked at the RP scores for both Victory and Livewire over the past four shows and Victory does NOT score higher than Livewire every week, nor do Victory's best score higher than Livewire's best each week, so that dispels that notion right away. It's a mix every week, as scores vary across both shows. What that tells us is IF 4,000 word RPs give you an advantage in our scoring system (and we don't believe they do), nobody is using that advantage. With things like argument, you can only score 10 for valid points, 10 for specifics and 10 for sell anyway, so if you nail it all in your 900 words then you'll hit 10, 10, 10. You can't score more than that, no matter how many words you use or how many points you make. As for every element of content? Well, it's all relative to your word limits. It can just as easily be argued that it's HARDER to be entertaining with 4k than 900, because you have to keep the reader's attention for longer. You could go back and forth all day over advantages and disadvantages, but none of it really matters because, as I say, it's all relative to your respective word limits.

As for people rage quitting over losing to 900 words? If that were the case then everything a handler preaches about quality beating quantity would be a lie. We are legit when we say that quality will beat quantity every time and this is testament to that fact. If there's anyone here who would rage out like that, they're not welcome here, regardless of who they are. So IF Game Mode does win out, all it serves to do is weed out the negative handlers, or those with potential to be negative. That can only be a GREAT thing, quite frankly.

Could always have handlers agreeing when one person is in the 4,000 area and the other is micro in that case agree on one type of RP a piece where 1 RP is micro and the other would be full

Just a minor suggestion here, Another option I would think would work, is instituting a 2k word limit all around.

I wouldn't think that the 4k rp'er are always maxing out at 4k each and every time, and the 750 micro people can play a little more, but it's not overkill. And putting the rp max at 2 instead of 3, would ease the amount of writing for everybody.

But maybe that's just me not wanting to write 4k, but not be limited to facing people.

Geebus Mandy, bite my head off why don't you!

J/K I was just offering things, but I'd much rather stay micro as well. But never mind now, I just won't speak anymore.