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lostcompass2022-03-01 07:13 pm
groundrules) wrote in lostcompass2022-03-01 07:13 pm
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AC RESULTS + GAME PULSE
As a reminder, you do not need to do anything unless your character is on a list below. Please character tags when you make or tag into posts or logs — it helps find your activity!
Regular activity requirements are one of the following during the AC month:
- ■ a network post
■ OR 10 text/network-style comments across at most two threads
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Activity can be carried out on either the game communities or character inboxes. Drop a line until 5 March to reclaim a character, or if they have activity that hasn't been tracked.
Insufficient activity found in February for:
- Rufus Shinra | Final Fantasy — RECLAIMED
Rachel Silva | Original — RECLAIMED
Lorna Dane | The Gifted — RECLAIMED
Yan Zhengming | Liu Yao
Shen Qingqiu | Scum Villain’s Self Saving System — RECLAIMED
Jiang Cheng | The Untamed — RECLAIMED
Swept as a result of two consecutive strikes:
- Lee Chang | Kingdom
Emmet Fox Martin | Original
Bai Mingyu | Original Character
Please wait two weeks before re-applying for a swept character.
We're tweaking a few things to preserve mod bandwidth. Hopefully everything makes sense, but please don’t hesitate to reach out on the anon-loving mod contact post, if that's not the case.
■ AC requirements are tightening a bit to only allow one activity strike or one hiatus across a three-month period. To keep things even, we’re getting rid of the request for more AC if you’re reclaiming. That said, if you end up facing an emergency hiatus situation, please get in touch and we’ll work it out — we’ve all been there!
■ You can now apply for a third character, if you've met activity requirements for both your existing characters in the two months that precede the third application.
This shouldn’t conflict with the player cap, because most people tend to switch up whom they're active with plot-wise from one month to the next — so they don’t need much more mod support when they increase their character load.
It's been a while since our last check-in, so! If you don’t mind filling the below form and leaving your thoughts here, that would be great!
Just to make sure no one feels put on the spot, please don't respond to other folks' comments.
Re: FEEDBACK
I can always find something to do, so I am happy! I like the pattern of downtime travelling plots then new arcs.
Currently, we have a large plot update roughly every three weeks. Do you prefer this, or smaller updates every 10-14 days?
3 weeks is good! It takes some people a little time to get going, and 10-14 days would put me at risk of backtagging old stuff and tagging the same people into new things, which feels like it would start to get messy and result in people dropping threads
Are there any plot ideas you’d be excited to run as player events?
Yes! I definitely have ideas for messing around with the Beastmaster, I am just waiting for when there is more information available to Wrathion ICly and also to me, so I can bring you ideas. That said if you'd prefer I come to you earlier anyway with my vague vibes I can do that.
Are there any resources that would make it easier for you to go from event plotting to threading? ( Info pages of any kind, etc)
Mostly, no. My questions are usually specific. In this last instance, some of the info on the plotting post translated slightly differently to what I expected once the log went off, so I had to mentally adjust some ideas, but I still managed to do things I wanted.
Currently, plot rolls are custom-written and randomly assigned to those who sign up. Do you prefer this system, or one where all plot rolls can be claimed on a first-come-first-served basis?
I do like the idea of custom written plot rolls, but I can see merit it first-come first served working too. Or something in between, where people can make a group and come to request a plot roll for that group with a specific theme? Regardless, I am happy either way.
Do you prefer mod-run AC, or would you rather track and post your own AC threads?
I track my own activity either way: handing it in or letting you track it makes no difference to me.
Do you enjoy eastbound as largely invite-only, or would you rather the game went fully public?
I enjoy it as largely invite-only! Feels cosy.
Do you prefer the current structure of perma-open applications, or would it be better if we had applications on a strict schedule?
My only fear is with perma-open means people coming in at awkward times, but I have no idea if that fear is valid. By and large, it impacts me very little.
Anything else?
Take care of yourself!
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some of the info on the plotting post translated slightly differently to what I expected
You know, I was afraid of this — do you think it works out better (purely in your experience!) to have the full log info for the plotting/planning post?
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In this case, there was just some stuff I had no concept of at all so didn't plan for, and some stuff where the information was vague enough that I wasn't sure how to plan for it so some of my plans were a little 'this MIGHT work DEPENDING how it looks on the log?'
If I'd had a clearer idea of the events going on I wouldn't necessarily have needed EVERY detail, but the fox wedding thing for example I just hadn't planned for at all because I couldn't conceptualise what exactly it was going to be like and I ended up largely not interacting with it after not planning to.
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