Introducing the Leadership & Participation System (WvW Commander On Deck)

By:	Foghladha.2506 Site Admin of Gaiscioch na Rall	Posted On: 05/16/2014 at 04:52 PM

Greetings Everyone,

As many of you know aside from running this here site, I also run one of the largest communities in the world. Over the years I have learned one true fact that has remained uncontested. People love to chase Numbers. Statistics and scores are a very powerful motivator.

Xivor and I discussed at great length the dilemma that Sanctum of Rall is currently in. There is 1 simple question that we must ask ourselves and answer if anyone is to ever decide to call us home in the coming days.

That question is: "Why should they come here and what do we have to offer?"

We aren't tier 1, we don't win all the time, we used to have a phenomenal pve side but now with megaservers thats a moot point. So what is it that would draw someone with no tie to the name to our server?

From a marketing standpoint this is a very hard sell and we need to innovate and come up with something totally unique that makes people WANT to be here. Gives them incentives to stay here, and encourages them to become part of our community as a whole.

This is where I present to you the all new Leadership & Participation System.

SOR WvW Commander On Deck

This program is a mutli-dimensional app built just for Sanctum of Rall. It tracks progress on the battlefield every 15 minutes and allows commanders to signup to lead on that field at any given time. By passing a Passcode to their followers they can encourage others to come, register, and use the SanctumofRall.com website. By claiming participation, all participants will be entered into the weekly raffle. So let me break this all down into something that makes sense.

The Mission:

To get players on Sanctum of Rall to use and frequent the SanctumofRall.com to allow the best possible communication to all interested parties involved while keeping players and leaders up to date on current events.

System Overview

For Leaders: Claiming Leadership

Before a leader can use this, they will need to click on "Account Settings" on the top right of the site after logging into the website. They will need to flag their account as a commander. This system is build specifically to encourage players to tag up and serve as a beacon for all of Sanctum of Rall to rally behind.

Once a Leader has marked that they are a commander they can return to the homepage where they will see the "SOR Commanders on Deck" bar with some new buttons on the bottom of it.

At the bottom of the bar there will be a button titled "Claim Lead" under each column. The columns are broken into:

Green Borderlands
Red Borderlands
Blue Borderlands
Eternal Battleground
Roaming - All 4 Map Support

Simply click "Claim Lead" under the area you wish to lead. This will take you to the Take Command screen

On this screen you can select a Related Event, change the borderlands if required, set the length of time you expect to be on the field, and set a passcode for your friends and realm mates to claim participation. Be sure to give yourself a little extra time than you have planned just in case things get exciting and you lose track of time. Once your finished click "Start Command".

This will take you to a confirmation page where you can copy and paste the chat macro directly into /team or /squad chat to let players know how to register and claim participation.

At the end of the event just return to the homepage and click "End Event" to close out your leadership session. You'll be presented with a recap of your event.

All scores are automatically tracked via the Guild Wars 2 API every 15 minutes. Your final score will be calculated 24 hours after the end of your event to allow all of your participants time to claim participation. Your total score will be as follows:

Key & Terminology

PPT = Points Per Tick: Logged on 15 minute intervals
TPPT = Total Points Per Tick: The Sum of All Points Earned During Event
CPPT = Complete Points Per Tick: The Sum of All Points Earned on Every Map During Event
PPT Change: The Difference Between Start and End PPT
Modifier: Each Person who claims participation adds 10% to the TPPT up to 100% of the value. 0 Participants = 0% of Points. 10+ Participants = 100% of Points.

For Borderlands & Eternal Battleground:
Score = Round((TPPT + PPT Change) * Modifier)

For Roaming Units:
Score = Round(((CPPT / 3) + PPT Change) * Modifier)
For roaming units we divide the total ppt by 3 as it is near impossible for 1 group to maintain ppt across 4 zones. Most times Roaming groups concentrate on up to 3 maps at a time.

Receiving Comments

You will notice that there is a new type of SOR Mail item called comments. All leaders have the ability to filter comments on their profile by Approving, Removing, or Reporting a comment. Reported Comments will be reviewed by the site admin and action will be taken accordingly. Comments will be displayed until the Commander chooses to remove a particular comment. Approving a comment stores it for safekeeping and prevents it from being removed over time.

For Participants: Claiming Participation

A leader is only as good as his or her participants. Having members willing to join them in battle is essential. The participation system is designed to reward participants for following commanders on deck and also a way of checking to make sure that Leaders are actually leading and just not trying to exploit the system. Participants are a very important part of the dynamic of WvW and completely essential for a commanders success.

To claim participation join one of the commanders on deck. They will provide you with a Passcode which is good for 24 hours from the end of the event. You will take that code and place it into the Claim Participation: Passcode box found on the homepage after you login.

You will be presented with an event recap page and an area where you can Commend Your Leader. In this area you can choose to give them a Commander Commendation for their exemplary leadership which you may award once to each leader as your seal of approval. In addition you can write a quick review of the commander and their leadership during the event.

Once you are done you can click to return to the homepage.

Bringing it all together... REWARDS!

Jibber jabber jibber jabber wall of text. Who the hell cares man give me the good stuff! Right? What motivates more than free loot and recognition? The Gaiscioch Family has collected more than 500 exotic items, precursors, bags, and siege weapons that we'll be using to help promote this system. We will have 3 raffle winners per week. 1 WvW Commander, 1 WvW Participant, and 1 Random Member of SanctumofRall.com over the past week. Here's the Raffle Schedule:

WEEKLY (Raffle takes place Sunday @ 12AM PDT)

WvW Commander: - Commander Award: Exchangeable for Superior or Guild Siege Weapons
WvW Participant: - Silver Award: Exchangeable for an Exotic Weapon or 15 Slot Bag.
SOR Member: - Silver Award: Exchangeable for an Exotic Weapon or 15 Slot Bag.

MONTHLY (Raffle takes place 1st of the Month @ 12AM PDT)

WvW Commander: - Gold Award: Exchangeable for a full set of Exotic Armor or 18 Slot Bag.
WvW Participant: - Gold Award: Exchangeable for a full set of Exotic Armor or 18 Slot Bag.

Leaderboards!

You can find an all new leaderboard section of the SanctumofRall.com which will highlight the top commanders and participants overall, over the past month, and the past week. In addition you'll find a sortable list displaying all the vital statistics.

In Closing:

It's my hopes that this system will give our server something that no other server has and help encourage players of Sanctum of Rall to call on one another for conquest and victory on every battlefield. As always this system is a work in progress and will be updated as ideas are formed, bugs are founded, and exploits tried. In the mean time enjoy!

» Edited on: 2014-05-22 11:29:00

» Edited on: 2015-01-09 16:05:43

Benjamin Foghladha
Community Manager, SanctumofRall.com
Founder and Activities Director, The Gaiscioch Family [GSCH]

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