It's been a little while since voting began, so I thought I'd weigh in on this topic once more now that I've seen some of the reactions to the lesson levels featured in the voting packs. So far, I've noticed three trends:
- Ratings given to lesson levels that are far too hard for the first ten or so levels of CCLP1 are mixed, most likely because of their high difficulty.
- Ratings given to lesson levels that are very easy and appropriate for the first ten or so levels of CCLP1 range from mixed to negative, most likely because they feel far too easy for us as veterans.
- Ratings given to lesson levels that fall somewhere in between easy and difficult - but are still a bit too hard for that 1-10 range - are mostly positive.
At this point, after hearing what everyone has said on this thread, I'm beginning to lean more toward the "Having the staff..." suggestions myself as well, particularly in deciding what those first ten or so levels should be. The same principle would apply when we include levels with elements or types of gameplay with which we as veteran players have had negative experiences in the past that have affected our ratings (such as blobs or mazes). However, I've also got another idea. Why not include a series of "second-tier lessons"? This segment of CCLP1 (perhaps levels 11-20?) would be perfect for all of the medium-difficulty tutorials, the lesson levels that are simple but teach an advanced concept like partial posting, and longer (yet still very easy) non-lesson levels that stretch a simple concept out to multiple applications.
- Ratings given to lesson levels that are far too hard for the first ten or so levels of CCLP1 are mixed, most likely because of their high difficulty.
- Ratings given to lesson levels that are very easy and appropriate for the first ten or so levels of CCLP1 range from mixed to negative, most likely because they feel far too easy for us as veterans.
- Ratings given to lesson levels that fall somewhere in between easy and difficult - but are still a bit too hard for that 1-10 range - are mostly positive.
At this point, after hearing what everyone has said on this thread, I'm beginning to lean more toward the "Having the staff..." suggestions myself as well, particularly in deciding what those first ten or so levels should be. The same principle would apply when we include levels with elements or types of gameplay with which we as veteran players have had negative experiences in the past that have affected our ratings (such as blobs or mazes). However, I've also got another idea. Why not include a series of "second-tier lessons"? This segment of CCLP1 (perhaps levels 11-20?) would be perfect for all of the medium-difficulty tutorials, the lesson levels that are simple but teach an advanced concept like partial posting, and longer (yet still very easy) non-lesson levels that stretch a simple concept out to multiple applications.