Tag Mission Inquiry

Age : 30 Posts : 311

Mission Title: Tag
Mission Type: Generic
Mission Location: West Konohagakure
Shinobi Requirement: Genin+
Mission Rank: C
Mission Objective: Usually the first mission most Jounin-Genin teams do. The Genin must learn teamwork and work together and try to capture or stop their sensei. The Jounin sensei is fast so therefore it will take approximately 5 topics before the Genin will have a much greater chance to stop them. Each person must post at least twice in each topic, 5 times in the final topic.
Min Post Count: 4

This is the Tag Mission that is available to Konoha Shinobi. Originally when I signed my team up for it, I was under the impression that the five topic minimum was stating that my genin cannot catch me until we’ve done the mission five times. With that being said, for each thread we created as a game of Tag, it would get evaluated separately for mission points. Thus, by the end, when my team eventually caught me, we’d be at 5 Mission Topics with 5 Opportunities to gain MP.

Now, I was just told that these FIVE topics would only be worth ONE opportunity for MP. I don’t want to come off as callous or rude, but I do have to question the logic in that decision, or the validity in the answer I received over it. Because from what I was just told, for a C-Rank Mission that requires, at a minimum, 15 posts per person [so that’s SIXTY posts in total for a three man genin squad and its captain] that I can only gain at a maximum, FOURTEEN MP.

A clarification would be most appreciated.

Age : 31 Posts : 8965

Regardless of how many topics you have, you only get graded for one mission, period. If anything I think that the five topic idea is a little bit extreme.

Age : 32 Posts : 750

I have to at least agree with the last part Adam, as I am part of the mission. I believe the way it's worded could be a little better or at least more detail could be given. However, 5 topics for a C rank is rather extreme and I would suggest this being lowered to possibly 3 with 3 posts in the last topic. I think that's a little more fare

Age : 30 Posts : 311

Even then, Sora. We're looking at

2 topics x 2 posts = 4 posts plus 1 topic x 3 posts = 7 posts x 4 members = 28 posts in total.

So, if we break that down even further and divide 28 posts by 14MP, we're sitting at .5 MP/per post.

On average, C - Rank missions ask for 4 post minimum, while you're asking for this one, specific mission 15. Now, even if we go with Sora's idea, it's still 3 more additional posts to meet the minimum.

All I am asking for is a logical explanation for why this seems to be valid reasoning, because right now, the statement that 'five topics is a little bit extreme' doesn't help me or my team understand why we're having to do currently, triple the posts of a regular C-Rank mission with absolutely no benefit whatsoever. Nor does it supply a valid, agreeable solution.

Age : 31 Posts : 8965

Isn't that what this topic is for? To come to a resolution? scratch

I'm not prone to bringing up a solution because to be honest I'm not sure how we'd go about it. Numerous missions require multiple topics, whether it be travelling or just because it's a requirement like the mission your team is taking, regardless of this it's always been a single grading because it's a single mission. Taking that into account I think it's 'a little bit extreme' and unfair for you guys to have to sit through five topics for one grading. I think if anything the mission should be changed so it only takes place in one thread, there's no real need for five topics other than a location change which can be roleplayed out in a single topic anyway.

That's probably the best solution as this point, just keep in mind that the quantity of posts doesn't always attribute to how you will be graded.

Age : 30 Posts : 311

Quantity should be a factor, considering that it can easily be noted that as the rank of the missions progress, so does the amount of posts that are mandatory. I also am bringing it up because it does factor into the 'production time' of my team. If people that are doing other C- Ranks only have 12 posts in total, and we have 28, then it will most likely double our time to complete the topic, which results in us gaining less points in a specific time frame.

Thus, if there is no additional benefit for being forced to complete more posts, then why would someone take the mission?

Now, I am not sayin' that I'm telling my team to post the minimum either. It's already been noted that they need additional posts for our topic to go off the way it has been planned, so that's not why I'm irritable. It's the fact that we're forced that troubles and confuses me.

Is it fair then, for this Mission to be re-written as:

Mission Title: Tag
Mission Type: Generic
Mission Location: West Konohagakure
Shinobi Requirement: Genin+
Mission Rank: C
Mission Objective: Often used as a first mission between a sensei and his team, this mission pushes genin to collaborate and work together as a team in order to catch or stop their elusive sensei. More oft than not, this is easier said than done, thus resulting in the genin being unable to catch their sensei while completing this mission. It is always promoted that this game be tried again, until 'Goliath' finally falls to their three Davids.
Min Post Count: 4

Age : 15 Posts : 455

That seems fine, you can take the mission as it is written there and I'll make the change in the Konoha Generic Missions thread when I get the chance.

Age : 30 Posts : 311

Great.

Considered this inquiry answered and topic solved, then.

Age : 31 Posts : 1637

Solved.