Hi everyone,
I have a point system between the MC and LI of my story. There are a few instances where I use branches to lead to 2 different scenes. One scene is for readers with higher points, and they get an extra bit of conversation or a longer scene with the LI.
For example:
if (LI > x points) {
extra conversation + cool details
} else {
just basic story
}
Good decisions gives the readers 1 point, sometimes even 2. The reader never loses points and can buy 1 point for 5 gems. (I’m aware that this is quite expensive, but since each choice usually only gives 1 point, it increases the reader’s percentage of points gotten by a lot.)
There are 20 total points at the moment. Is 15 points a reasonable cut off for an extra bit of conversation? Is it too low, or too high?
I don’t want to make my point system too hard or too easy. 15 is 75% of 20, so that’s a C my American grading standards (which is passing). The conversation does have an IMPORTANT detail about the LI, but all readers will find out about it eventually. Readers with more points will just know sooner.