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So... I think everyone here knows that A+ is a rank that is tough to get. You need to put numerous hours of work into a plot, it has to be very detailed, and very well built. Or does it only require C-B grade buildings and be on a massive scale? Because that is what the staff are saying now.
Now compare these two plots and pretend for a second you don't know what the grades achieved are:
Now which one did you think was the A+ plot? It certainly wasn't the second picture with builds lacking detail, flowers that just don't look right and trees that stay the same thickness from the floor to the ends of the branches was it? But that was the one which got A+. The other build with nice trees, terrain and structure only achieved an A, but I think you'll all agree that this build is superior in the way it looks, and the amount of skill it takes to build.
Now compare it to another build that achieved A+:
There's absolutely no competition is there? The build that achieved A+ was superior to that build in every way.
Does this look like an A+ worthy tree to you? I don't think it does.
Now this image below is a B+ plot:
I feel like I recognise the flowers in this plot, oh that's right, because they look almost identical to the flowers in the so called A+ plot, and I'd say that some of the flowers in this B+ plot are better than the A+ plot.
I've already spoken to this with some of the staff and they've decided that the person who built the A+ plot can keep their grade, but I think that this is a poor decision, this is only my opinion though (and I know for a fact that many other people have the same opinion as me).
I've not named names in this post, but we know who it is that I'm talking about, especially since I have the screenshots. I know that I sound like a horrible person, and I sound very salty in this post, which I am, but that doesn't subtract from the fact that these are fair points.
Just a couple of random points that don't really fit anywhere else. I asked why my plot couldn't be A+ if this one was, Christian said that its because it isn't a high enough quality, I asked "but this one is?" he completely blanked the question. It's possible that he didn't see the question, but I highly doubt it to be honest since other staff dodge the question (except Phinx because she's nice).
I also think that there should be a system with plots where the staff are considering A+ where the current A+ holders, or perhaps the build team, are asked to help decide on whether the plots deserve A, or A+ (not with all of the ranks since this would be too much work). This will help keep the quality high, and the staff bias as low as possible.
I'll leave you now with some B+ builds, and some A builds.
B+
A
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So... I think everyone here knows that A+ is a rank that is tough to get. You need to put numerous hours of work into a plot, it has to be very detailed, and very well built. Or does it only require C-B grade buildings and be on a massive scale? Because that is what the staff are saying now.
Now compare these two plots and pretend for a second you don't know what the grades achieved are:
Now compare it to another build that achieved A+:
Does this look like an A+ worthy tree to you? I don't think it does.
I've already spoken to this with some of the staff and they've decided that the person who built the A+ plot can keep their grade, but I think that this is a poor decision, this is only my opinion though (and I know for a fact that many other people have the same opinion as me).
I've not named names in this post, but we know who it is that I'm talking about, especially since I have the screenshots. I know that I sound like a horrible person, and I sound very salty in this post, which I am, but that doesn't subtract from the fact that these are fair points.
Just a couple of random points that don't really fit anywhere else. I asked why my plot couldn't be A+ if this one was, Christian said that its because it isn't a high enough quality, I asked "but this one is?" he completely blanked the question. It's possible that he didn't see the question, but I highly doubt it to be honest since other staff dodge the question (except Phinx because she's nice).
I also think that there should be a system with plots where the staff are considering A+ where the current A+ holders, or perhaps the build team, are asked to help decide on whether the plots deserve A, or A+ (not with all of the ranks since this would be too much work). This will help keep the quality high, and the staff bias as low as possible.
I'll leave you now with some B+ builds, and some A builds.
B+
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