17 Jan 2023, 16:55

This might sound like hedging, but it really depends on the game.

Some games actually have ‘rewards’ built in. For instance, on a certain Star Wars game I used to play on… players started out with nothing but could apply to have a Force User after a certain number of votes. But staff had no obligation to approve an application.

So I saw certain players rush to get 200 noms, only to be told ‘No, sorry, no Jedi for you.’ While literally every staff member had a Jedi or Sith.

So no, STAFFING isn’t a promotion. But it definitely puts you at the front of the line for things, whenever you want to apply for them. You stop getting told no, almost entirely.

I’ve staffed a few places, and the main ‘perk’ that I got was that I basically got the plots I wanted to run ‘rubber stamped’ by another staffer, rather than having things scrutinized like ‘Why would Spider-Man decide to convert to Pastafarianism? Does he even like spaghetti? Which comic did you read that in?’