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HOW'S THE GAME?

In this round of game discussion, I am going to again open up the topic of Paradisa’s future. While you all are free to bring up other ideas or issues, the topics below are the most pressing. In addition, this is not an HMD for the players/characters. Such crit should be reserved for the HMD meme, taken to an individual HMD, or brought to myself either on the complaint form or through my email (ladyraab@gmail.com).

As was mentioned last round, Paradisa is a very long running game that has shrunken considerably in recent months. We now have less than thirty characters and a small handful of players, and the numbers are only shrinking still. In addition, activity across the comms is sparse, and participation in plots even more so. It comes to us now to decide if the game is something we, the remaining player base, would continue to participate in, or should we admit defeat and close our doors? I still feel there is a lot of potential in the setting, but all that needs players to realize it.

To help decide this, here is a breakdown of points I would like input on. Taken together, these will determine the course of action that will be taken.

ACTIVITY CHECK

Paradisa’s current two proof system is simply to untenable with the number of players we now have. With that said, no matter what is decided in regards to the future of the game one of these two options WILL be implemented at the end of this month and ALL strikes from last month’s AC will be forgiven.

Option 1 – Activity will be reduced to one proof. Ideally, this would mean cutting it in half, meaning either one post or log, or fifteen thread comments total. Other ideas on this are welcome

Option 2 – Activity will be eliminated. No proofs will be required, and game membership will only be sustained through a monthly check-in.

PLOTS

The mod team’s first month in office was a rocky one, and I’ve learned quite a bit about what the game can handle as it stands. I apologize for overloading anyone. Plots in the future will be much more low-key and require less action from other players for advancement. That said, should the game continue, some input on the future of the plots in general needs to be determined. The last plot provided a preview into what I had planned to be a new direction for the metaplot. In the interest of furthering discussion, I will peel back the curtain a bit and say that it essentially focuses on a continued struggle for power and remaining secondary castles founded by the so-called Five. New game elements, like loss regains and individual tasks given to characters by the castle were also in the conceptual stage. However, to make a plotline like that function, some of the player base must be interested in it. So, with that said, would you prefer:

Option 1 – Continue with the metaplot as planned

Option 2 – Drop the metaplot. The game will only have lightly-moderated background plots, and no more than one in a month. Nothing plot-intensive or heavy will be scheduled.

THE FUTURE

This is the big question, and the question I want all of you to ask yourselves. What keeps you in this game? Is it just your CR? Or is it elements of the game itself? Or is it both? If one of those things were removed, would that make you drop? If we face the possibility that no one applies to the game again, how long are you willing to sustain with the group we have?

Option 1 – Immediate closure. No endgame. No plot. We just close at the end of the month

Option 2 – Quick endgame. Current plotlines will be abandoned and a quick endgame will be devised that will either send all characters home or leave the game open for a change in premise at a later date (see option #4)

Option 3 – Long endgame. The metaplot will be continued as planned, but lead ultimately to a situation as outlined in #2

Option 4 – Total reboot/splinter game (can be combined with one of the above options). The game closes while I work on a new setting based on the world of Paradisa, either converting it to a nexus game where characters may come and go between their own world, or moving them to one of the other castles and involving the dead (or dying) Paradisa in the background. This could take several months to accomplish, as the game structure will need to be totally rewritten and re-envisioned.

Option 5 – Stay open

I would like input from all players on these matters before a decision is made, but considering the short term nature of some of the options, this will be open for discussion for one week, or until September 25th. I may individually contact members if I do not hear from you by then. I would prefer open discussion, but if for any reason you do not want to weigh in public, you may contact me privately as well. Anon commenting will also be enabled.

paradisamods

It's time for another round of Game Discussion, also known as

HOW'S THE GAME?

In this edition of How's The Game, we want to focus primarily on a pretty major topic.

Paradisa has changed quite a bit over the years. Once a rapidly paced game, we've slowed down a great deal. Many of you may recall the days in which we had well over 300 characters! We now sit at less than a third of our highest character count, but the game has continued on steadily now for over 7 years; that's a long time.

We have a few options before us that we'd like you to consider:

A) We can continue the game as normal, however we'd need people who have the time and drive to devote to keeping the game running in a moderator position. Applications would open for moderator and helper positions.

It has been quite a ride running the game, but for a few of us it's nearing time we turned in our badges. In order to keep the game running, we are going to need some fresh faces to come on board to take the reigns.

In the event that we cannot find new moderators, we would need to choose between the next two options:

B) We can close the game and give it a proper endgame/wrap up, allowing characters to have closure. This would not be an immediate close, as we would allow time for players to return for endgame and to allow for characters in the game to wrap up any storylines.

C) We can convert Paradisa to a musebox setting. Membership would be open for whoever would like to play, but there would be no plots. It would be entirely free-form. Moderator(s) would intervene only in the event that someone needs to be banned for spamming/trolling.

Before we make any decisions, we want to gauge the playerbase on how they feel about the current state of Paradisa. We are open to any questions or comments you may have, and would love to hear what you think.

As always, you are also more than welcome to bring up any other topics that you might like to discuss. 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 valawie (Valerie) or never die ftw (Ashley).

paradisamods

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 valawie (Valerie) or never die ftw (Ashley).

Anonymous will be on for this round. Sock journals are still allowed.

Please feel free to bring up any game-related topic you'd like to discuss. All topics will be linked in the main post.

➜ HOW'S THE STAFF
➜ PLOTTING 101
➜ SOFT REBOOT
➜ APPLICATION CHANGES
➜ ENTRY TAGS
➜ ORIGINAL CHARACTERS

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So a few weeks ago on HTG, Theresa set a ball at the top of a hill and I gave it a good shove and now a bunch of us on the staff are giving serious thought to the idea of giving Paradisa's setting a "soft reboot," eliminating a lot of the contradictory ideas that have developed over the years. As a result, I will be submitting a proposal for it to the game's player base as a whole!

Ideally, I'll have this proposal finished within the week and after that we'll be able to talk about how soon we can implement it.

What is a "soft" reboot?
When serial fiction goes through a reboot, it discards all continuity so that everything –– character, setting, history –– can all be started from the beginning. However, we don't want to lose character continuity or Paradisa's history… we just want to make the universe they exist in a little more streamlined and easy! As a result, we're just doing a "soft" reboot, taking Paradisa's setting and reducing it to the most essential concepts in a way that we feel is ripe for new story opportunities. We want new players and old alike to feel welcome and unburdened by years of muddled ideas about the setting.

What's the current train of thought?
Paradisa was a pretty unique thing for its time back in 2006, before Latin-esque-named jamjars in mysterious pseudo-modern cities with some all-powerful mysterious overlord became the norm… and in the time since, it's become pretty generic. As a result, we want our new setting to do something a little different. I feel the best way to accomplish this is to make Paradisa a little more swords-and-sorcery, in a pseudo-medieval fantasy land à la Ella Enchanted or Beauty and the Beast. Knights, lords, princesses, dragons, fairies, and a magical castle in the middle of it all!

Are characters going to be aware of the change?
Yes. Ideally, it will come in at the end of a plot and become the new status quo.

Are we going to lose science/electricity/modern conveniences?
The castle will retain modern conveniences, but it will run on magic. The city will lose them; this means living in the city (to escape the castle) will mean making some sacrifices!

Change?!
Paradisa is very different than how it used to be. Change is our lifeblood! I hope you can roll with us, as I think this is something Paradisa really needs, given how old we are. Ideally it will revitalize the game, make it easier for new players and clear up the years of clutter the older players have accumulated. Characters will be able to explore Paradisa as something very familiar yet very new and exciting all over again, but it won't work unless we as players are excited about it. I really am pumped about change.

Other questions?
If anyone has any ideas/suggestions or just wants to point out something that has been confusing to them that they want to see addressed by a soft-reboot, leave them on this post or shoot 'em to me or Pan so we can take it into consideration. We will be posting the proposal to the OOC comm before putting it into action, so there will be an opportunity to iron-out any issues that arise!

Cheers!

Your loving helper,
Jenn

Contact:
Jenn | supergirlprime@gmail.com |

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Pan | pulpedpaper@gmail.com |

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➜ HOW'S THE STAFF
➜ PLOTTING 101
➜ NEW ACTIVITY REQUIREMENTS
➜ WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE?
➜ PARADISA FUND
➜ PLAYER QUALITY

paradisamods

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 valawie (Valerie), fan of todd (TF), or never die ftw (Ashley).

Anonymous will be on for this round. Sock journals are still allowed.

Please feel free to bring up any game-related topic you'd like to discuss. All topics will be linked in the main post.

➜ HOW'S THE STAFF
➜ FLOOR MAP
➜ PLOTTING 101 + NOTE
➜ AC REQUIREMENTS
➜ NEW CHARACTERS/MUNS
➜ IC INBOXES

paradisamods

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 valawie (Valerie), fan of todd (TF), or never die ftw (Ashley).

Anonymous will be on for this round. Sock journals are still allowed.

Please feel free to bring up any game-related topic you'd like to discuss. All topics will be linked in the main post.

➜ HOW'S THE STAFF
➜ CHARACTER COMPLAINTS
➜ ACTIVITY CHECK
➜ PLOTTING 101
➜ AGING IN PARADISA

paradisamods

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 valawie (Valerie), fan of todd (TF), or never die ftw (Ashley).

Anonymous will be on for this round. Sock journals are still allowed.

Please feel free to bring up any game-related topic you'd like to discuss. All topics will be linked in the main post.

➜ HOW'S THE STAFF
➜ ACTIVITY CHECK UPDATE
➜ THE LOST ROOM | CLARIFICATION
➜ PLOTTING 101
➜ INFORMATION REQUESTS

paradisamods

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 valawie (Valerie), fan of todd (TF), or never die ftw (Ashley).

Anonymous will be left off for this round. Sock journals are allowed, but you will have to request comm access to post with them.

This round will be an OPEN FORUM. Please feel free to bring up any game-related topic you'd like to discuss. All topics will be linked in the main post.

➜ HOW'S THE STAFF
➜ MANDATORY PERSONAL HMD POSTS
➜ PLOTTING 101
➜ ACTIVITY CHECK ACCOUNTABILITY
➜ WORLD OF PARADISA

paradisamods

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 valawie (Valerie), fan of todd (TF), or never die ftw (Ashley).

Anonymous will be left off for this round. Sock journals are allowed, but you will have to request comm access to post with them.

This round will be an OPEN FORUM. Please feel free to bring up any game-related topic you'd like to discuss. All topics will be linked in the main post.

➜ HOW'S THE STAFF
➜ PLOT PACING
➜ THE WORLD PLOT
➜ PARADISAWATCH
➜ ACTIVITY CHECK
➜ BADDIE STUFF/TIMEZONES
➜ HOW'S MY DRIVING?
➜ WIKI
➜ CHARACTER RESTARTS

paradisamods

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 valawie (Valerie), fan of todd (TF), or never die ftw (Ashley).

Anonymous will be left off for this round. Sock journals are allowed, but you will have to request comm access to post with them.

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

➜ HOW'S THE STAFF
➜ RETURNING CHARACTERS
➜ THE CITY AND WORLDBUILDING
➜ ORIGINAL CHARACTERS
➜ PLOTTING 101
➜ APPLICATION SAMPLES

paradisamods

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 valawie (Valerie), fan of todd (TF), or never die ftw (Ashley).

Anonymous will be left off for this round. Sock journals are allowed, but you will have to request comm access to post with them.

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

➜ HOW'S THE STAFF
➜ POST-DREAMWIDTH MOVE FEEDBACK
➜ ACTIVITY REQUIREMENTS
➜ PLOT TIMING
➜ WHAT KINDS OF PLOTS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE?
➜ PEACE PATROL/JUSTICE SYSTEM/LAW ENFORCEMENT

paradisamods

~~TO DEFEAT THE HUNS~~

Thank you all for your feedback on the latest How's The Game! The following is a summary of the changes/updates that we concluded from the discussion, as well as some other relevant matters that should be addressed.

( The One-Month App Rule )
( How's My Driving )
( Plots )
( World Plot )
( Prison and All That Good Stuff )
( Retrieving Former Memories )

Livejournal Woes aka What Should We Do With The Game

We'd like to open up discussion with regards to how the playerbase feels about the recent changes that have taken place with LJ.

Jenn has taken initiative and given a temporary fix for the issues regarding the lack of subject lines and the way comments are displayed. We are open to any alternative layouts that would allow for similar functionality and design.

Still, we know there are quite a few people that no longer feel comfortable with Livejournal as of late, and we want to acknowledge the concerns of those that feel this way.

One suggestion that has been brought up is the possibility of moving the game to Dreamwidth. This would require moving all content to the new site and recoding many pages, as well as making sure that every single player is aware of the change and has access to creating a DW account.

It is quite a bit of work, but it is not impossible. It is, however, a permanent decision that would affect every single player, so it is a decision we want to be absolutely certain is best for the game.

Discussion will be open for one full week. Please use this post to voice your concerns or any suggestions that you may have. Any and all feedback is welcome and highly encouraged.

A week from now, we will follow up with what has been discussed and see where we are. This will also allow time for Livejournal to potentially resolve their current issues, and/or allow for players to adjust to the changes.

To clear up any confusion, we will not be moving in a week. The week is to see how we are feeling as a game and to see if our concerns are still present or if we are adjusting to the changes. Discussion on the matter will continue even past the week mark, though possibly with a fresh post. :)

paradisamods

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 valawie (Valerie), fan of todd (TF), or never die ftw (Ashley).

Anonymous will be left off for this round. Sock journals are allowed, but you will have to request comm access to post with them.

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

➜ HOW ARE THE MODS DOING?
➜ HOW IS THE ONE-MONTH APP RULE WORKING?
➜ APPLICATION PROCESS CHANGES
➜ ACTIVITY CHECK
➜ HMD
➜ PARADISA BEYOND
➜ PRISON & PRISONERS

PLOTS
➜ ARE WE READY FOR DARKER PLOTS AGAIN?
➜ WORLD PLOT
➜ MINI EVENTS/PLOTS
➜ WHAT PLOTS DO YOU WANT TO SEE?
➜ WORLD PLOT HIATUS PLOT PROPOSAL

paradisamods

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), valawie (Val) or a great fanfare (Jenn). (Jenn is on mod hiatus right now, so Val or Kayla would be best!)

Anonymous will be left off for this round. Sock journals are allowed, but you will have to request comm access to post with them.

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

➜ Complaints: where should they go?
➜ Moderator and helper duties
➜ How are the mods doing?
➜ How is the calendar faring?
➜ How is the one-month app rule working?
➜ What plots do you want to see?
➜ Reapplying with memories
➜ Anonymous vs. socks?

paradisamods

[Poll #1749623][Poll #1749624]

( Test Drive Comm )
( World Plot )

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.

paradisamods

How's The Game Doing?
round 2

It's been a long time coming, but we are finally having another 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).

While we strongly, strongly encourage posting logged in, we have left anon on.

Here are the sections the mods have come up with, but if you have a concern/idea/topic of your own, feel free to post your own section! We'll edit it into the list.

CHARACTER BEATS
Heroes versus villains.
Alternate dimensions and meta worlds
Death
Picking up old characters.
Canon bumping
Learning abilities cross-canon

PLOTS
WORLD PLOTS

Pacing

Map

GENERAL PLOTS

City plots
Memory plot
Post-Apocalyptic plot
Sci-Fi plot
Toon Town plot

OOC STUFF
Character limit
Abilities on applications
HMD

Defensiveness
Anonymous
Other

Staff
Posting and commenting
General FAQ

paradisamods

Hokai. We think it's high time we had a discussion about the game and a number of things that have become concerns for some people, and now is as good of a time as any! The last anon meme went considerably well, and with that in mind, we think it's important to make discussions like that the healthiest experience we can by bringing what was brought up over here so everyone can have input. We may not be able to police the meme, but we do monitor it, and seeing as good discussion has popped up there more than once in the past, why not make it a vehicle for positive change?

So in this post, we'll be discussing some elements of the game and getting some input on how people think things are working, things they want changed, ideas they have for improving the things that are getting stale or boring, injecting more life into some concepts, etc...

EDIT: We are NOT necessarily implementing anything from this post. They are just subjects that have been brought up repeatedly to us and we figure they warrant discussion to see how the community as a whole feels. If an idea is unpopular/too unwieldy, we obviously won't be going anywhere with it!

If you must go anonymous, we'll allow it, but we thoroughly recommend staying logged in.

This is not the venue to target specific people or characters. If we see any of that, it's getting screened pronto. HMD will be going down this weekend; save it for then.

The comments are broken into sections for your convenience, so that we keep everything in order by issue. To speed up where you want to go to/minimize scrolling, these links will jump you to the comment chain for each issue:

Open Posts
Villains
Acquiring CR
Overdone Plot Types
Future Plots
The Town
Death
Fourth Wall
Other Concerns

Plot Ideas:
Accidental Murder
Villains and Journals/Mystery Kidnappings
Villain Directory OOC Post Suggestion

We're linking threads here as we find them; lots of comments to sift through.

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