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rakuen_ooc2012-03-07 07:11 pm
straightupzorra) wrote in rakuen_ooc2012-03-07 07:11 pm
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Mod Post + Polls
Hi guys, so as game we got some crit, and we want your input on how to make Rakuen better as a whole. So I have three polls for you today, all the options are based on player suggestions so feel free to offer alternatives, we look forward to hearing your opinions and making Rakuen a more accessible game.
The first poll is about the OOC-IC tiem ratio, currently we operate under 2 weeks out of character equals 1 week in character. To explain the second option a bit more, we would still mostly be a 2:1 game, but the rest day would be a day IC and seven days OOC
Concerns have been raised about Weapons being vowed to too quickly leaving some Players out of luck, so we're trying to find a way to remedy that.
This last poll is mostly about game accessibility. We understand that Rakuen can be a lot of information to take in at one time, so this opt-in Buddy system would assign new players another, more experienced player who you are legally obliged to pester at every opportunity.
A few house keeping things. Regardless of if the Buddy System is deemed a good idea, we added a Welcome/Q&A Post where you can ask general questions or just jump all over each other!
Also in our plotting post we added a still searching category for those who have not found Players or Weapons yet.
Both the welcome post and the plotting post have been added to the navigation side bars on all of the communities.
DON'T FORGET ABOUT ACTIVITY CHECK!!!
Lastly, there have been some questions about why the staff characters are fandom characters and not OCs/NPCs. The staff characters are very involved in the game, they aren't just there to make the plot move along every once in awhile, they are a constant part of the setting. That being said, we reasoned that we as players would be more involved with fandom characters and other players would be more interested with characters they are also familiar with. In Rakuen you actually get to see the 'npcs' operating and thinking and that makes them more involved and less estranged from the general flow of the game. The six staff characters participated in Rakuen beforehand, albeit off screen before the game started, and when the time comes, six current characters will become staff themselves.
The first poll is about the OOC-IC tiem ratio, currently we operate under 2 weeks out of character equals 1 week in character. To explain the second option a bit more, we would still mostly be a 2:1 game, but the rest day would be a day IC and seven days OOC
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 23
Time Frame
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3-1 ratio. Which means rounds last 3 weeks with neulings coming in every 3 weeks and days being 3ooc-1ic
2 (8.7%)
-stick with the 2:1 ratio BUT have the rest day last an extra ooc week, neulings can enter all week and posts can be from the previous round or the rest day to give neulings time to adjust and people time to back tag and plot
17 (73.9%)
keep it as it is
3 (13.0%)
other, will tell you in comments
1 (4.3%)
Concerns have been raised about Weapons being vowed to too quickly leaving some Players out of luck, so we're trying to find a way to remedy that.
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 23
Weapons and Players
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a Player can only vow 2 weapons in 24 hours
12 (52.2%)
neulings have priority in finding partners
7 (30.4%)
release the Player list early to give more time for plotting
20 (87.0%)
keep it as it is
0 (0.0%)
other, will explain in comments
1 (4.3%)
This last poll is mostly about game accessibility. We understand that Rakuen can be a lot of information to take in at one time, so this opt-in Buddy system would assign new players another, more experienced player who you are legally obliged to pester at every opportunity.
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 17
Buddy System
A few house keeping things. Regardless of if the Buddy System is deemed a good idea, we added a Welcome/Q&A Post where you can ask general questions or just jump all over each other!
Also in our plotting post we added a still searching category for those who have not found Players or Weapons yet.
Both the welcome post and the plotting post have been added to the navigation side bars on all of the communities.
DON'T FORGET ABOUT ACTIVITY CHECK!!!
Lastly, there have been some questions about why the staff characters are fandom characters and not OCs/NPCs. The staff characters are very involved in the game, they aren't just there to make the plot move along every once in awhile, they are a constant part of the setting. That being said, we reasoned that we as players would be more involved with fandom characters and other players would be more interested with characters they are also familiar with. In Rakuen you actually get to see the 'npcs' operating and thinking and that makes them more involved and less estranged from the general flow of the game. The six staff characters participated in Rakuen beforehand, albeit off screen before the game started, and when the time comes, six current characters will become staff themselves.
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- I'm voting for keeping the 2:1 ratio BUT allowing the off day being an off week. I was pretty out of it last round because it took off and left me in its wake because of RL hitting me in the face. NOT THAT IT'S THE GAME'S FAULT RL JUST SUCKS but the same may be said for some others when RL decides to smack them with the blunt end of a rake or something. This also allows more people to get in instead of having such a small window. Three weeks for a one week round is way too much time and will just drag on once we get to the last week.
- Uhhhh despite me voting for the 24 hour rule, after reading the comments I am actually against that due to what Kim said, that people will just wait and vow later. Instead, releasing the Player List early (especially if we get that OOC rest week!) will help us circumvent that problem a lot more than limiting vows. Especially when we have so few Players per round now. It'd just leave a lot of people in the dust when all the Weapons have vowed 2 for the day.
- Also I am for the buddy system and I am all for getting in and helping the neulings get settled. After all I had to go bug poor Elle over and over until the way the RP worked was etched into my brain. I've already begun helping others who are lost so this idea is just a breath of fresh air if others are willing to chip in. :3 Rakuen has a kickass awesome group of players so I don't see how this couldn't work.
annnd that is it from me for the moment. I will likely post a reply with anything more.