User blog comment:Silver-Haired Seireitou/RPCQE Idea for Consideration/@comment-1493741-20140303212551/@comment-2089817-20140303223653

First of all, this all happens only if the rule for this exam gets put into effect. So nothing is set in stone yet.

But to answer your question, the way it would work is, all characters created before the date at which the exam rules are put into effect will be grandfathered in of course, it makes no sense to completely fuck over pre-existing characters. However, that being said, all users will not be allowed to make any new characters above the Third Seat (or whatever power level has been established by the exam rules) until they have passed this exam. That includes all veteran users and newbies.

Basically, you are more than free to refuse to take this exam. But that means you will be severely hindered from making any characters stronger than the exam established limit. So, if that is fine with you personally, then you don't need to take the exam and can continue on your merry way. But keep in mind that those who do refuse to take it or those that have failed it while have to deal with the admins checking over every character they create from here on in. It also means you won't be able to use any canon characters that meet these criteria also.

The major point to having this exam is to basically put our foot down when it comes to users who want to jump on in and make Ichigo Kurosaki clones that are stronger than Aizen and can destroy the Seireitei with a single swing of their Getsuga Tenshos. A user that appreciates and understands what goes into making a good character will know that is a big no-no, and refrain from doing such things, instead choosing to focus on character development and proper explanation to establish a character's high powers and advanced abilities. It's a way of enforcing the manual of style and instructing new users and even old users how to follow the manual of style in an efficient way. And to prove how important that goal is, this is why I made sure every user has to undergo this assessment, even the most veteran users and admins of this site.