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Regarding Upscaling

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I feel like, for this sort of thing, the relative gap (1.1x, 1.5x, 2x, 50x, etc.) is more important than the absolute gap (100 joules, 2 exatons, 940 gigafoe). So I wouldn't discredit scaling up to 3-B any more than scaling up to 8-B.
 
The gap in tiers, though relevant, isn't the only angle I view this from. If we look at this example: You can have X be 4-C+ and be one shotted by Y. That shouldn't make Y a High 4-C character even if they are described as 20x stronger than X. X isn't High 4-C.

AP in relation to powerscaling simply means "they overcame this level of durability". Did Y overcome High 4-C durability? No. Is it possible or likely that they are High 4-C based on being 20x stronger than someone with 4-C+ durability? Yes. Are they definitively High 4-C? No. They could be 3-A for all we know. Without the relevant feats for scaling, we are forever uncertain. Why assume they are High 4-C when they haven't overcome High 4-C durability? Especially when according to upscaling, they can be put up against a legitimate High 4-C despite lacking the feats.

In this case, Y should be listed as At least 4-C(+), likely/possibly High 4-C (or just "highe"r). That expresses how the character was analyzed better than the assumption that "nah they're High 4-C.

If jumping to a subtier isn't much a big deal, we can say X is High 4-C+ and Y is 4-B instead.
 
You can have X be 4-C+ and be one shotted by Y. That shouldn't make Y a High 4-C character even if they are described as 20x stronger than X. X isn't High 4-C.

Uh... Given our rules on Multipliers the latter statement would definitely give High 4-C.

That aside, I think your point on not upscaling is fair.
 
I don't really agree with our standards on multipliers but that's neither here nor there, I suppose.
 
I think upscaling is fine if the jump to the next tier is really close, say around 2x. Larger multipliers are more susceptible to inconsistencies or hubris so for those I’d lean more against upscaling.
 
I tried to help with a proper guideline, but people generally aren't enthusiastic about it. A no-guidelines approach is nonsensical and will inevitably run in the direction of the highest interpretation being fought for.

But people have fought against me on every turn on this thread no matter option or compromise I try to explore. It's impossible to satisfy everyone, so I can't even try to get a guideline through.
 
I just noticed that from the last thread about this, which reached a similar "common sense, case by case" conclusion, Dargoo suggested adding the following text to the Powerscaling page:
It is possible for a character who is depicted as vastly superior to another in a statistic to be placed in a tier above the other, given that the other character is close to the the next tier. However, this ultimately needs to be decided through case-by-case analysis.
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But it seems like it was forgotten about and never added.
 
Everyone in this thread is advocating for the lowest possible scaling. Adding something an arbitrary 3/4ths rule is a non-sensical way to upgrade characters, at this point. From my experience (at least when it comes to Dragon Ball and OPM), made-up numbers are what people try to impose so that they can upgrade characters.
 
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Damage3245 said:
I tried to help with a proper guideline, but people generally aren't enthusiastic about it. A no-guidelines approach is nonsensical and will inevitably run in the direction of the highest interpretation being fought for.

But people have fought against me on every turn on this thread no matter option or compromise I try to explore. It's impossible to satisfy everyone, so I can't even try to get a guideline through.
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Well, I appreciate that you are trying to help out. I am just concerned about that drastically changing our approach too much at this point will have a similar effect as a bull in a porcelain shop.
 
LordTracer said:
I need this thread to be completed for my plans
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That's the thing tho, it will never be completed

Nobody can agree on anything and therefore no progress will be made, everyone has been saying the same stuff for 6 pages now and no conclusion has been reached, majority agrees to keep upscaling, but people aren't willing to agree on a guideline for it
 
LordTracer said:
I thought the majority agreed on that whole 3/4 thing
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no lmao, the majority agreed on upscaling being vague. There's a guideline from the last thread on some "common sense, case by case" rule text to be added to a relevant page.
 
So should we add Dargoo's suggested text to the Powerscaling page?
It is possible for a character who is depicted as vastly superior to another in a statistic to be placed in a tier above the other, given that the other character is close to the the next tier. However, this ultimately needs to be decided through case-by-case analysis.
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Thank you. I will wait for some more input first though.
 
Thank you for the evaluations. I think that I can add the text then.
 
Where in the page do you think that it is most appropriate for me to paste the text?
 
Yes, but it has several text sections. Should we use one of them, or create a new "Notes" section near the bottom of the page?
 
ByAsura said:
Maybe the powerscaling page.
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Sorry for jumping in but I figured it should be fine since this is basically over; he meant where in the Powerscaling page.

I suggest either making a new Notes section or putting it in between these two paragraphs.

Edit: The link was broken so I fixed it, in case anyone clicked it and got confused when they saw a blank page.
 
Thank you. Should we close this thread then?
 
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