[RFE] Promotion Factors for Retention & Turnover/Mutiny

[SVNaas]

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RFE Details *

This is an improvement to an existing feature

Brief Description *

This suggestion proposes hooking up the existing promotion mechanics into the personnel systems Turnover & Retention mechanics, including the mutiny system. It feels beneficial to add a check on the turnover/retention and mutiny rolls that checks time in rank to apply an additional modifier to the rolls that determine if someone leaves the unit or is on the rebel side respectively.

The suggested modifiers are:	Time in Rank	Roll Modifier
Under 3 Months	-2
Under 6 Months	-1

Optional as would require extra work:	Time in Rank	Roll Modifier
Prisoner with single promotion	+2

This would reflect their recruitment and feeling of being neglected.

MekHQ Suite Version *

v 0.50.00

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[IllianiCBT]

I have no interest in returning to the turnover system at this time, but this would make a great first PR for a new dev.

my only uncertainty is why we’re checking whether prisoners have been promoted. Is that a typo, or am I missing something?

[SVNaas]

Not a typo, it was an additional consideration I'd planned to mention and feeds into older plans from when AtB development was still community-supported via the BattleTech forum. It's marked optional due to the fact it'd need new system work with wider scope compared to the additions of time in rank to the rolls.

[IllianiCBT]

Yeah, I don’t think we should be tracking whether prisoners have been given promotions. They’re prisoners, after all. Bondsmen being an exception, but I think they should be treated like all other personnel.

[SVNaas]

Fair but to clarify it was specifically for ex-prisoners, though that degree of micromanagement definitely isn't for everyone.

[IllianiCBT]

Ah, I didn’t spot that part. Yeah, then my vote (for what it’s worth) is against that implementation. If for no other reason than we’d have to add a bunch of extra tracking. And while I’m fine with bonuses being added for recent promotions I am firmly against any penalty that requires micromanage. Especially as the first time the player sees they’ve been hit with the malus is after it’s had an effect. We don’t have any way to communicate the issue to the player in a way that would not be awful for anyone with over a thousand personnel.