Post by Deleted on May 12, 2014 16:43:32 GMT -6
WOo-WOo! All aboard the controversy train!
With the approach of our site to one of the most fandom-divisive moments of Season Three (The ascension of Princess Alicorn Twilight) its time to ask the question- How should Alicornism be handled on our site? For if Twilight and Cadence can earn it, then theoretically another pony of comparative virtue, self-sacrifice, and/or skill ought to be able to do it too. At the same time, we really don’t want to be handing out transcendance like halloween candy, especially since it is heavily implied that Alicorns are significantly more powerful and rare than unicorns. So its the purpose of this thread to discuss and decide upon requirements necessary to limit, as well as prevent the misuse of the Alicorn Ascension Upgrade . Here are the suggestions so far.
Cost: 3000 bits. This is a significantly high number of bits that works out to an approximation of 600 posts if the player uses no other means to earn (Such as winning events, advertising, or -cough- artistic commissions)
Number of purchases: One. You can only ascend one character to an Alicorn. Likewise, you can only have one ‘ascended alicorn’ character. But I’d exclude Princess Celestia and Princess Luna from ascended alicorns because as far as we know, they seem to both have been born alicorns and seem to be immortal, while Princess Cadence and Princess Twilight are Ascended and retain their mortality. Or so we’ve been assured by the writers.
Character Status: Full Member Account (at least 100 posts on the character getting the upgrade) This will help ensure that not only will you be known to the forum in general, but that your character’s personality and characteristics will be pretty well defined and you should have a solid idea of who they are and what they stand for.
Destiny of Character: The character should have their cutie mark and an idea of who they are and what their destiny is. Your character should also represent some virtue (such as love) or talent (such as Magic) that being an alicorn aids in the fulfillment of.
Plot Proposal: A player must propose an acceptable outline of events that leads to their ascension and then play it out. And before you ask “Princess Celestia knocks on my door and turns me into an Alicorn” is not going to cut it. XD.
Staff Approval: The player and character wishing to become an alicorn must have the trust and confident approval of all members of staff. If you meet all the other requirements, this one should hopefully not be hard to fufil, however, staff is gonna reserve the right to deny claims if we think that the player or character is going to misuse their power. Likewise, we reserve the right to remove your alicornism without refund if we find you repeatedly misusing it.
SO! What do you think? Please post any Suggestions, comments, amendments, worries, approvals, opinions, rants, angry mobs, angry mops, and anything relating to the topic at hand below. BE HEARD!
With the approach of our site to one of the most fandom-divisive moments of Season Three (The ascension of Princess Alicorn Twilight) its time to ask the question- How should Alicornism be handled on our site? For if Twilight and Cadence can earn it, then theoretically another pony of comparative virtue, self-sacrifice, and/or skill ought to be able to do it too. At the same time, we really don’t want to be handing out transcendance like halloween candy, especially since it is heavily implied that Alicorns are significantly more powerful and rare than unicorns. So its the purpose of this thread to discuss and decide upon requirements necessary to limit, as well as prevent the misuse of the Alicorn Ascension Upgrade . Here are the suggestions so far.
Cost: 3000 bits. This is a significantly high number of bits that works out to an approximation of 600 posts if the player uses no other means to earn (Such as winning events, advertising, or -cough- artistic commissions)
Number of purchases: One. You can only ascend one character to an Alicorn. Likewise, you can only have one ‘ascended alicorn’ character. But I’d exclude Princess Celestia and Princess Luna from ascended alicorns because as far as we know, they seem to both have been born alicorns and seem to be immortal, while Princess Cadence and Princess Twilight are Ascended and retain their mortality. Or so we’ve been assured by the writers.
Character Status: Full Member Account (at least 100 posts on the character getting the upgrade) This will help ensure that not only will you be known to the forum in general, but that your character’s personality and characteristics will be pretty well defined and you should have a solid idea of who they are and what they stand for.
Destiny of Character: The character should have their cutie mark and an idea of who they are and what their destiny is. Your character should also represent some virtue (such as love) or talent (such as Magic) that being an alicorn aids in the fulfillment of.
Plot Proposal: A player must propose an acceptable outline of events that leads to their ascension and then play it out. And before you ask “Princess Celestia knocks on my door and turns me into an Alicorn” is not going to cut it. XD.
Staff Approval: The player and character wishing to become an alicorn must have the trust and confident approval of all members of staff. If you meet all the other requirements, this one should hopefully not be hard to fufil, however, staff is gonna reserve the right to deny claims if we think that the player or character is going to misuse their power. Likewise, we reserve the right to remove your alicornism without refund if we find you repeatedly misusing it.
SO! What do you think? Please post any Suggestions, comments, amendments, worries, approvals, opinions, rants, angry mobs, angry mops, and anything relating to the topic at hand below. BE HEARD!