Update System
Added 2020-10-01 04:53:02 +0000 UTCAddressing comments based on new poll changes:
1) The blank slot for the EX-Rank Poll is to remain.
There was a suggestion to put Sword Order into the spot, or any story really, but I'd made a post before regarding having a story replace the blank EX-Rank slot with feedback given. It's not a bad idea per say, but the reason the slot was left blank was to allow for quicker completion of the present EX-Rank stories. Without it, Holyman would have taken another month to finish based on a monthly rotation. More importantly, the blank EX-Rank is the main difference between the EX-Rank stories and the others, allowing for a story's double update within a month.
2) Poll placements:
Three small updates seems to be un-preferable to 1 large or 2 medium updates
3) Polls:
'A' and 'B' polls will have 1 large update
'C' and 'D' polls will have 2 medium updates
4) 'A-D' Poll story rotations:
To be honest, I've had a bit of trouble decided where stories should go within poll placements. Popular stories are always going to get grouped up together which means one of them won't be updated at all and this can be consistent. I've had a suggestion where after three straight wins, a story can be removed or put up a rank in the polls, but if you think of it like that, that's 3 months where a similarly popular story is relegated.
To make things simple and prevent times where I may mess up and not get things right with story placements in their respective poles, each story will be categorized into polls based on story length. This method seemed fair when I thought about it based on representation by population (Word Count).
'A' Rank Poll Stories: 90'000 +
'B' Rank Poll Stories: 50'000 +
'C' Rank Poll Stories: 20'000 +
'D' Rank Poll Stories: 0 +
When lower ranked stories beat their word count threshold, they move up a rank. Once enough stories (Three) reach 'A' Rank level, the thresholds will be increased. For example, with enough time, the new A-Rank threshold will jump to 140'000 or something with the other rank thresholds increasing as well. Additionally, if the bottom 'D' rank threshold only has a single story left, all thresholds will increase. Stories will have to work up through the ranks to prevent new stories from leapfrogging ranks which several people have brought to my attention (This new method accounts for it).
This in mind, this is how it will look like.
Current A-Rank stories:
Fate: Kill
Hero and Sword
Current B-Rank stories:
Fate Stay Cooking
A Tale of Two Swords
The Magus Among Ninjas
Current C-Rank stories:
Fate Sword Order
Fate Parallels
Fate Strikers
Current D-Rank stories: (Includes reboots)
Beyond the Gate
Fate Alternative
Heaven and Hell
Twin Wings
Fate Legend
A Grimm Recollection
Birth of a Legend (Rewrite)
A Warrior's Pride
A Hollow Feeling (Revision)
Comments
Yeah it makes sense, im not annoyee cuz its made me look at your other stories and made quite a few become on my watch list. Just sucks cuz the MGL isnt popular compared to other fanons atm.
Bailey
2021-06-19 22:52:25 +0000 UTCYeah, I've considered doing that before. In fact, I've tried to do it before settling on the present updating system since time is the limiting constraint. Fate Strikers is not unpopular. In fact, if it were placed in a lower ranking poll, it would likely win. It's just that its currently competing with other stories on a similar level.
Parcasious
2021-06-19 22:33:18 +0000 UTCHave you considered that after a story hasnt been updated in x amount it gets atleast one update? I really want to contiune your fate strikers story but it hasnt been updated in years and everything gets updated over it which sucks cuz its really good to me and it doesnt seem to be well liked at all compared to your other stories :(
Bailey
2021-06-19 22:06:08 +0000 UTC
