Actually, ---'s idea of a letter grade system can work out very well. Something like this:
S: These characters are inclusions that would be very surprising if they didn't happen. No guarantees, but these characters stands out from the rest in likelihood. (5)
A: A few issues may stand on their way, but the odds are definitely in their favor for inclusion. (4)
B: Less likely to happen, but they are still rather reasonable choices with strong reasons to be in. (3)
C: Odds aren't very good, but they still have an outside shot. (2)
D: Probably not happening for very good reasons. Possible, but chances are slim. (1)
F: These characters have no reason to be considered contenders. Again, no guarantees, but there's no point in expecting them. (0)
When a day is over, I will tally them all up and place them in a ranking system like this:
S (4.5-5)
A (4.0-4.4)
A- (3.5-3.9)
B (3.0-3.4)
B- (2.5-2.9)
C (2.0-2.4)
C-(1.5-1.9)
D (1-1.4)
D- (0.5-0.9)
F (0-0.4)
Revotes will of course be allowed. Like in my previous version, you can also vote if you want a character as a bonus, which use the same scale. These follow a similar scale, however, like chances, these are not meant to help increase or decrease one's chances for inclusion in Smash 4, but are just for fun.
Anyway, been thinking of these guidelines I think we can all agree upon these (for characters):
1. Anyone that is not a video game character or a video game character that has not appeared on a video game console will not be eligible for Rate Their Chances. So no Mickey Mouse, no Goku, no Master Chief, and especially not your mom.
2. This is a game, please treat it as such. Respect everyone's opinion, including ones who you dissent from. All rules for this forum still applies. And for the love of god, dont bring your grudges here.
3. Debates about the character is fine. As a matter of fact, it is encouraged. However, flame wars are not tolerated and will be punished on site. Anyone that participates in them will be reported for flaming and lose the ability to nominate characters or vote for two days.
4. Bias is inevitable when it comes to opinions, but keep them in check. Giving a character a S in likelihood because you think it would be awesome is not going to be counted. Likewise, giving a character an F in likelihood because you absolutely loathe it is going to get your vote skipped. Troll voting is also unacceptable.
5. Any of the characters below are not eligible due to being agreed upon universally that they will be in:
- Mario
- Luigi
- Peach
- Bowser
- Donkey Kong
- Diddy Kong
- Yoshi
- Wario
- Link
- Zelda
- Samus
- Pit
- Kirby
- King Dedede
- Pikachu
- Captain Falcon
Anyone else is fair game in regards to likelihood. Veterans from Melee and Brawl will be put into their own category and all of the veterans not eligible will be put in the S category.
6. Revotes are allowed, but a character needs about 100 votes before they get another shot at revotes. Also, after a character gets voted, they will not be voted again for in a week. Revotes will occur at the same time a new character is being rated and the new percentage will replace the old one (thought all voting sessions for each characters will be shown and linked to).
7. Characters that are non-existence will not be rated. No Gen 6 Pokemon, no FE15 Lord, etc. Characters must exist in order to be rated.
On to other things, I plan on adding flavor text to this. I will have one at the OP, one to introduce a character to Rate Their Chances, and another one to show off their ratings overall. Each character up will also have a theme, though if you find a theme appropriate and want me to consider it, you can send it. As long as the character is in there in some capacity, TV shows or movies of said series are acceptable (not fan-made ones).
While making a game is okay, it's probably better if you just did it all in a single thread. Making extra threads would be redundant, especially since duplicate threads should be avoided here.
I personally like the idea of having a few threads for this game for the purpose of organizing information, but I could constraint it to two threads if possible. One thread in the character sections for characters and another for Pokeball, stages, and items in the General SSB4 thread. As for this thread, I don't plan to transform it into an official Rate Their Chances thread, rather, I'll make a new thread for it. This is more of brainstorming.