>most of the people who participate aren't going to be looking for a job when they do.
This is weird, and I'm sensing some miscommunication between you and patio.
I'm only hearing about this as a tool for proving my worth. Your major marketing (as far as I'll likely ever be aware) has CAREER CAREER CAREER stamped all over it.
People won't follow the honor system if the stakes are at the 'career' level. You're losing the 'fun and free' culture of Microcorruption that makes people spend their free time building fun tools.
Your understanding of the incentives differ from the incentives that have been communicated to me about Starfighter.