Post by Sedition: The Rev on Apr 20, 2010 19:21:43 GMT -6
HOW YOU WILL BE JUDGED
Each match in SWA is judged based on both a predetermined criteria and the personal preferences of the judging staff. The following is a breakdown of how RPs are judged against each other.
Keeping on Topic
While you are free to write anything in your roleplay, keep in mind that you do have a match, and an opponent, so be sure to stay focused on that. Write whatever you want, but remember that we have to view your roleplays as an opposition to the other guy. Make sure to at least address your opponent in some way.
Story vs Talk
Some feds focus exclusively on stories. Others focus all on trash talk. In SWA, we have a balance of both. You are free to write all story or all trash talk, but the safest bet is to have a combination. There are some judges who prefer the rant, and others that prefer an entertaining story. There's no telling who will vote on your match. Play it safe and try including both elements. As for how much to include, that's up to you.
Readable Length
There are some feds where RPs can run so long that it takes you forever to get through it. Unfortunately I've seen feds where you can tell all the staff did was look to see whose RP was longer and automatically gave them a win. In SWA we will read the whole RP before judging, so you need to hold our interest. That's your #1 goal, to hold the interest of the reader. Having said that, some RPs can be too short or too long. A really short RP doesn't give you a lot of room to build story or say much about your opponent. An overly long RP risks losing the readers interest.
Quality Over Quantity?
There is an old phrase that E-feds always use as a guide to the roster. That is Quality over Quantity. I don't think that it is so simple. Obviously we will always judge based on Quality, but having a Quantity of roleplays doesn't hurt. For example, if there is a 2 RP limit, and you write one really amazing roleplay, and your opponent doestwo roleplays that are pretty good, there's a good chance that the opponent who wrote 2 will win. What has to be considered is that multiple roleplays can often be more enjoyable and have a better flowing storyline than just one. If you really want to be safe, just try and match your opponent. Quantity can never hurt. But we'll be clear with something. You can't win just because you write more RPs. It will always come down to what grabs the readers interest and has more relevance.
