Hello, what I would discuss here regards the stats of a given character when created and the process to level up. As everyone knows, choosing a race and a gender instead of another is only a matter of appearance, and in some cases only a matter of names, because some races share the same model. So, I would like to propose a way to give a reason, to a player creating his own character, to choose the race and gender that best fit his own taste. In my opinion, a way to do it, is to give different stats and different ratio at which they level up based on the race and gender. So, we can identify 2 stages to do this: the stage 1 at character creation and the stage 2 when leveling the character. What I would like is the following:
1) Character creation:
It is known that each living beings has his own peculiar characteristics and those are common to his race. Being common doesn't obviously mean that all individuals have exactly the same characteristics, but they vary slightly based on various factors, like inheritance and gender. All this to say I would like that when you create a character, his stats are assigned based on the race and gender you choose. I would like also that those stats aren't statically assigned, but with the introduction of a randomness as none can choose how to be before he born. To make this we could have a Gaussian distribution for each stat (like for example the IQ curve, that it's a Gaussian distribution with an average conventional value of 100 and a standard deviation of 15). In this way we could have a population made by really unique individuals. We could choose as a reference the male Ylian, and to assign, for example, a conventional average value of 100 to all their stats. With those with reference, then we could assign a proper average value to the stats to all the others race/genders of characters defining in that way all the Gaussian distribution needed (well, it's needed to define the standard deviation too). In this way, when you create your own character you don't know a priori how you will be and if you are lucky, you could be even better than you could think!
2) Character leveling up:
The character creation it's only the first step of the process I have in mind. Let's say that each individuals have his own attitude to develop a particular stat or skill. To apply this to PS I would like that each stat/skill follow a non linear function "of the grinding" with its own saturation value (see attached figure named "a" where there is a saturation value indicated by NMs). Moreover, the leveling function could be different for each race, not in cap value, but in function shape, so some race could require more time/effort to reach a certain value than another, and so on. Here I would like also to say that i don't like too much to have a cap value of 400 for stats and 200 for skills. Instead I would like a cap value of 65535 (well, all of us know this magic number
) that correspond to a value reachable only after something like infinite time of grinding. In this way, even if the practical value will be far less than that, i.e. the value where the leveling function change visibly its slope, the power levelers still will have a reason to stay in game to grind again and again. Moreover, in this way, if someone put in his head to be the best in something, with this leveling system there will be really the opportunity to be unique proportionally to the effort he puts on grinding.
I hope to have explained it in a understandable manner.
I see some drawbacks in the char. creation: someone could be intentioned to try to create new characters until he find the stats combinations he like. To prevent this it's needed a sort of limitation on number of char creations.
I would appreciate any opinion and suggestion on this subject: thanks of reading it!
P.S.: the image has nothig to do with this subject, but it resemble what I have in mind!
