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Mzyxptlk · 4 Mar 2016, 10:43

Democracy is not a good way to pick a set of stats. A bad reason for picking a set of stats ("I really like the name 'Pegasus'!") would carry just as much weight as a good reason for picking one ("These stats are balanced and have a variety of interesting interactions that are likely to make for a fun round").

A better prototype would be the (European) court system, where people in favour of various sets of stats set forth their arguments, and a relatively neutral third party decides which set of arguments is best. That third party is PA Team. Everyone else can provide arguments and evidence, and their relative strengths will determine which set 'wins'.

4 Mar 2016, 10:43	#82
Mzyxptlk mz. Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 8,587	Re: R66 ship stats Democracy is not a good way to pick a set of stats. A bad reason for picking a set of stats ("I really like the name 'Pegasus'!") would carry just as much weight as a good reason for picking one ("These stats are balanced and have a variety of interesting interactions that are likely to make for a fun round"). A better prototype would be the (European) court system, where people in favour of various sets of stats set forth their arguments, and a relatively neutral third party decides which set of arguments is best. That third party is PA Team. Everyone else can provide arguments and evidence, and their relative strengths will determine which set 'wins'. __________________ The outraged poets threw sticks and rocks over the side of the bridge. They were all missing Mary and he felt a contented smug feeling wash over him. He would have given them a coy little wave if the roof hadn't collapsed just then. Mary then found himself in the middle of an understandably shocked family's kitchen table. So he gave them the coy little wave and realized it probably would have been more effective if he hadn't been lying on their turkey.