I was brainstorming with the good folks in the chat room about the logistics of the new chat rooms/gyms we will be creating in the near future. After a bit of discussion, I believe the way it should work is when you click on the Chat link, it will bring you to a page with a lobby. This is where people will socialize and shmooze. The bottom of this page will contain links to the gyms for anyone who wants to battle.
The gyms will be organized as follows: each gym will have their own set of battle rules, system for determining a gym leader and unique badge. The gym rooms will have three ranks. The first rank will be ‘Guest.’ This rank will be denoted by a green icon and is reserved for first time visitors to the gym, folks from other gyms that want to challenge the members of that gym or people that seek to become a member of the gym.
Second, of course, will be ‘Member.’ This rank will be denoted by a blue icon. Each gym will conjure up its own rules for inducting new Members. No one will be allowed to be a member of more than one gym at a time. Being a member of a gym should give you some special benefits within that gym. For example you might get a vote in determining that gym’s leader.
The last rank will be ‘Gym Leader’ and will be denoted by a white icon. As mentioned earlier, each gym will have its own way to determine its Leader. One gym, for example, might have it members vote to elect a Leader. Another gym might have a system in which the members have a regular tournament to determine the Gym Leader. The Leader will likely have other responsibilities that I will cover in later blog.
I suppose it would be best to start with two gyms. I will be looking for volunteers in the coming days to found both of these groups. Look for me in the chat room and let me know if you have any interest in helping out.
