What does this suggestion change/add/remove:
[I believe one of the biggest problems with Chef in its current state is that you cannot upgrade the level of ingredients you can buy by having a higher cooking level. The only way to access Good, Excellent, or Perfect ingredients is by scavenging on the surface which feels extremely unfair. My proposal to fix this problem is by making new ranks of Chef’s that would be granted to you based on your cooking level.
L0 Culinary Student - This would be completely unchanged from the current Foundation Chef role.
L10 Sous Chef - As the lowest level of a proper chef, you should have access to a Kitchen Knife for self protection and for role play aspects, as well as a tip jar so that people can think to tip you for cooking without you inherently asking. This rank would give you access to Good quality ingredients via the Chef Henderson NPC.
L20 Executive Chef - This is the role for truly devoted Chefs, as such you would gain access to a menu that you could edit and pass out as much as you like. There should also be a whiteboard added to the outside of EZ Kitchen in the Cafe that only Executive Chefs and above could edit. Obviously this rank would gain the benefits of all the last ones and would be able to purchase Excellent quality ingredients via the Chef Henderson NPC.
L30 Master Chef - This is for the cream of the crop Chef, someone truly devoted who has maxed out their cooking level. This rank is mostly for the fun of it but obviously this rank would gain all the benefits of the last ranks and gain access to Perfect quality ingredients via the Chef Henderson NPC. I think it would also be fun if the character model for this role is Chef Gorden Ramsey. It would also make a lot of sense if Master Chefs were the people testing lower rank chefs for their next cooking certifications.]
Has something similar been suggested before? If so, why is your suggestion different?:
[Very few people have much to say about the chef position, most likely because there's so little to do in the role. My suggestion is different because this would be a complete overhaul/rework to the chef role.]
Possible Positives of the suggestion (At least 2):
[There would be way more people in the foundation playing Chef. The Chef role itself will feel far more unique and offer real progression. One of the biggest positives is that this would give the Chef role a real purpose, in its current state the only benefit being a Chef grants you is access to a Radio.]
Possible Negatives of the suggestion:
[If there are people that get to the higher ranks of Chef and then start using the granted items (Kitchen Knife, Tip Jar) outside of the kitchen just for fun I could see that being a problem. The higher ranked Chefs having access to better quality ingredients could make it harder for people that scavenge on the surface to sell their found high quality ingredients. ]
Based on the Positives & Negatives, why should this suggestion be accepted:
[This suggestion would make it so Chef is a solid career path within the facility and diversify your options further. Realistically there are very few downsides to this suggestion, it’s mostly just quality of life and a way to make it so the Chef role has some real impact. I can't reiterate enough that the current Chef role offers no special upside for using it. Anyone with clearance 1 and above can walk into the kitchen and cook. I think at the very least the Chef role should still have easy access to better ingredients.]
[I believe one of the biggest problems with Chef in its current state is that you cannot upgrade the level of ingredients you can buy by having a higher cooking level. The only way to access Good, Excellent, or Perfect ingredients is by scavenging on the surface which feels extremely unfair. My proposal to fix this problem is by making new ranks of Chef’s that would be granted to you based on your cooking level.
L0 Culinary Student - This would be completely unchanged from the current Foundation Chef role.
L10 Sous Chef - As the lowest level of a proper chef, you should have access to a Kitchen Knife for self protection and for role play aspects, as well as a tip jar so that people can think to tip you for cooking without you inherently asking. This rank would give you access to Good quality ingredients via the Chef Henderson NPC.
L20 Executive Chef - This is the role for truly devoted Chefs, as such you would gain access to a menu that you could edit and pass out as much as you like. There should also be a whiteboard added to the outside of EZ Kitchen in the Cafe that only Executive Chefs and above could edit. Obviously this rank would gain the benefits of all the last ones and would be able to purchase Excellent quality ingredients via the Chef Henderson NPC.
L30 Master Chef - This is for the cream of the crop Chef, someone truly devoted who has maxed out their cooking level. This rank is mostly for the fun of it but obviously this rank would gain all the benefits of the last ranks and gain access to Perfect quality ingredients via the Chef Henderson NPC. I think it would also be fun if the character model for this role is Chef Gorden Ramsey. It would also make a lot of sense if Master Chefs were the people testing lower rank chefs for their next cooking certifications.]
Has something similar been suggested before? If so, why is your suggestion different?:
[Very few people have much to say about the chef position, most likely because there's so little to do in the role. My suggestion is different because this would be a complete overhaul/rework to the chef role.]
Possible Positives of the suggestion (At least 2):
[There would be way more people in the foundation playing Chef. The Chef role itself will feel far more unique and offer real progression. One of the biggest positives is that this would give the Chef role a real purpose, in its current state the only benefit being a Chef grants you is access to a Radio.]
Possible Negatives of the suggestion:
[If there are people that get to the higher ranks of Chef and then start using the granted items (Kitchen Knife, Tip Jar) outside of the kitchen just for fun I could see that being a problem. The higher ranked Chefs having access to better quality ingredients could make it harder for people that scavenge on the surface to sell their found high quality ingredients. ]
Based on the Positives & Negatives, why should this suggestion be accepted:
[This suggestion would make it so Chef is a solid career path within the facility and diversify your options further. Realistically there are very few downsides to this suggestion, it’s mostly just quality of life and a way to make it so the Chef role has some real impact. I can't reiterate enough that the current Chef role offers no special upside for using it. Anyone with clearance 1 and above can walk into the kitchen and cook. I think at the very least the Chef role should still have easy access to better ingredients.]
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