HOW'S THE GAME?

[paradisamods]

HOW'S THE GAME?

It's been awhile! It's time for another round of Game Discussion, also known as "How's The Game?"

Here we come together to discuss the game, its plots, the settings, and just about anything we can think of that we'd like to talk about, expand upon, improve, change, etc.

This is not an HMD for players and their characters; this should be about the game's function as a whole and not the people in it. If there is something you feel is absolutely necessary to address that involves a specific person, please IM a mod first to discuss it. We can be reached at terraqueous orb (Kayla), end title (Fudgey) or a great fanfare (Jenn). (Though Jenn is on hiatus right now because her laptop is broken, so Kayla or Fudgey would be best for right now!)

Anonymous will be left off for this round (see first section).

Here are the sections that we've come up with. Add your own and we'll edit it into the list.

Anonymous: Why is it turned off?
What do the mods/helpers do, anyways?
How is my activity being monitored?
Activity check changes
Applications/turnover rate
 → Test Drive Comm
Abilities on the application
Villains & Heroes
 → Recent Villain Activity
 → Upcoming Villain Activities/Plots
Death
World Plot/Paradisa Lore
 → Concrete Resolutions, etc.
Canon Updates
Mini-plot Planning
Changes since last HTG
Plots in General
Regular Plots?

How's The Game will now be held quarterly, in order to avoid excessively long stretches in which there is no outlet for discussion.

Comments

[save-the-souls.livejournal.com]

Good daughter!

And um...I have no idea sdkljfskjdf I don't know much about the plot you have in mind so I can't be too specific. But maybe...a bit before you want people outside the villain group to get involved in it or something? IDK ;;

[orz-woeisme.livejournal.com]

The thing we worry about is that sometimes OOC bleeds into IC (characters becoming suspicious for no reason, tagging posts they normally wouldn't, like Amoretta's intro because of a certain tag etc). And then there's the whole "no one posts/does anything" before the plot happens.

With that in mind what sort of time frame do you think is best? 2 months? 1 month? Since there are volunteer positions available and all CR MUST be contacted if you want to have one of those positions.

[save-the-souls.livejournal.com]

Yeah I know about the problem with OOC bleeding into IC, that's why you can be vague about some details beyond what those that get listed up there? Like you don't have to say COLONEL MUSTARD MURDERED XOBB WITH A CANDLESTICK IN THE LIBRARY. Putting down "shit is gonna get real, someone is gonna kick it, better get in the caaar" for what's gonna happen.

As for the time period of when the volunteer position opens up...I honestly do not know. I'm more inclined to say 1 month to a couple weeks before hand, BUT other people might have better ideas sob.

[orz-woeisme.livejournal.com]

Yeah no worries :) It definitely won't be hugely-specific or anything like that--just enough to give people a hint at what to prepare for, and what sort of plot they're dealing with. Just without having people suddenly hit up a villain entry BECAUSE they know there's a plot going on (which they would have otherwise ignored).

But 1 vote for a month beforehand taken :>