Are you sure about skill floor? I've only ever heard it used to describe the skill required to get into something, and skill ceiling describes the highest level of mastery. I've never heard your interpretation, and it doesn't make sense to me.
Yes, I am very sure. And it isn't that difficult to understand, it is skill input graphed against effectiveness output. A higher floor just means that with 1 skill, you are guaranteed at least X (say, 20) effectiveness output.
The confusion comes from people using "skill floor" for "learning curve" instead of "effectiveness".
But this is a thing where definitions have shifted over time. Like jealousy. People use "jealousy" when they really mean "envy", but correcting someone on it will usually just get you scorn and ridicule, because like I mentioned, language is fluid.
If the skill floor is high and therefore "effectiveness" is the same for a wide range of skill levels, isn't that the same as having a high barrier to entry? It seems that any activity or game where it takes a lot of skill before you can differentiate yourself from other players would be described that way.
jorvi|8 days ago
https://imgur.com/tOHltkx
The confusion comes from people using "skill floor" for "learning curve" instead of "effectiveness".
But this is a thing where definitions have shifted over time. Like jealousy. People use "jealousy" when they really mean "envy", but correcting someone on it will usually just get you scorn and ridicule, because like I mentioned, language is fluid.
Gracana|6 days ago
bavell|11 days ago