Hey, mods! Like everyone said above, you've been killing it with the active plot and the generally fun environment of the game! It's been quite some time since I've joined a game where I saw so much enthusiasm and fun held by everyone, especially myself!
The active week-by-week plot developments have been a blast, and the different forms of events and subplots mixed in with various mini-faction-based events have kept everything fast-paced and exciting. I especially like that it feels like you can pick and choose what parts you can participate in while still not feeling left out if you skip over something. And the overall encouragement of player involvement and seeing them have active results within the plot of the game has been a blast.
I do agree with Wei Wuxian's player on some things, though. I think stating in each event whether something would count as PLOT EVENT, SUBSTORY, and GEN will make it easier for players to sort out which threads could be appropriately submitted for rewards without too much confusion. I also think that perhaps there could be a timeline with the monthly overviews of the plotting posts. I don't believe details of the game's happenings need to be explained so much as just a general timeline of the overall monthly events may help with plotting between the players.
For example, my admittedly overenthusiastic mini-event post a few weeks back mainly was because I had no idea of the extent of the underground closures and couldn't find information about it anywhere in the event post or any of OOC posts. So when I saw active network posts with the game's OCs asking to start working on the underground, I took that as a signal that the sewers were now open for some fun. Perhaps if we have a general play-by-play of significant events, available locations, and what days they may become available (whether in the form of an event calendar or even perhaps just an OOC explanation at the end of network and event posts), it will help ease the communication barrier-forming on some fronts?
Also, a big +1 for a player plot submission post to make communication easier for any significant player-run events. It would help to have a place to contact the mods with such specific ideas before any major posts are made. That way, we can ensure it doesn't interfere with the game's central plot, especially since so much of the game is open to player interpretation.
Thank you guys so much for everything you've been doing, and I look forward to what's to come!
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The active week-by-week plot developments have been a blast, and the different forms of events and subplots mixed in with various mini-faction-based events have kept everything fast-paced and exciting. I especially like that it feels like you can pick and choose what parts you can participate in while still not feeling left out if you skip over something. And the overall encouragement of player involvement and seeing them have active results within the plot of the game has been a blast.
I do agree with Wei Wuxian's player on some things, though. I think stating in each event whether something would count as PLOT EVENT, SUBSTORY, and GEN will make it easier for players to sort out which threads could be appropriately submitted for rewards without too much confusion. I also think that perhaps there could be a timeline with the monthly overviews of the plotting posts. I don't believe details of the game's happenings need to be explained so much as just a general timeline of the overall monthly events may help with plotting between the players.
For example, my admittedly overenthusiastic mini-event post a few weeks back mainly was because I had no idea of the extent of the underground closures and couldn't find information about it anywhere in the event post or any of OOC posts. So when I saw active network posts with the game's OCs asking to start working on the underground, I took that as a signal that the sewers were now open for some fun. Perhaps if we have a general play-by-play of significant events, available locations, and what days they may become available (whether in the form of an event calendar or even perhaps just an OOC explanation at the end of network and event posts), it will help ease the communication barrier-forming on some fronts?
Also, a big +1 for a player plot submission post to make communication easier for any significant player-run events. It would help to have a place to contact the mods with such specific ideas before any major posts are made. That way, we can ensure it doesn't interfere with the game's central plot, especially since so much of the game is open to player interpretation.
Thank you guys so much for everything you've been doing, and I look forward to what's to come!