How's My Driving | July 2013

[ironwood]

Three months have already passed since the last HMD? You betcha! This means that it's time to kick off the fourth quarterly gamewide HMD here in Tu Shanshu! Things are getting structured a little differently this time, so read on for details.

How's My Driving?
While each and every character must have an HMD page available, we offer a gamewide HMD once every calendar quarter. This is an opportunity to get together and discuss IC interpretations and portrayals in a respectful, beneficial fashion. In a nutshell, it's a chance to see how we're doing in the grand scheme of things.

There are a few ground rules to cover off before we can start:

• Participation in the quarterly HMD is 100% optional.
  
• Be respectful, anon or not. It's a lot easier to give and receive crit if all parties are making it a discussion of it rather than an argument.
  
• IP logging is off and anonymous commenting is on. You can offer crit signed-in if you like, but the option's there.
  
• New! We ask that each concrit provided consist of one positive and one constructive bit of feedback. Bring up something that you like about that player, and in the same comment provide something that you feel they could work on. This is to help round out the feedback and provide a better experience all around.
  

That's it, that's all!

And, to make things easier, here's a handy-dandy codeset:

<big><b><i>Player Name</i></b></big> <i>Character Name:</i> <i>Canon:</i> <i>User Name:</i> <I>Focus:</i> Optional. Do you have particular concerns about your portrayal that you'd like to be the focus of crit? You can link any threads you'd like a second opinion on here. If you're looking for structural feedback, or would prefer things like grammar not be mentioned, put it here.

Comments

[lostundercover]

♥: I love Victor. I'll admit that sometimes I get a little skeptical of random comic characters, but I think you've done extremely well with him. He has a distinct voice and personality (coming from someone canon blind to that character specifically) and is fun to have some lighter chats with. I really enjoy his and Johnny's CR.

°: If you're a little burned out with him, maybe you could try putting him in situations outside of his comfort zone more? He seems like a fairly consistent character, which can be a great thing at times, but can also be really draining when those types of characters get in a negative swing. Hopefully pushing him out of his comfort zone could distract him from his moods and help develop new CR at the same time.

[alpha_squad_leader]

I'm really enjoying the CR with Johnny too. Their interactions are some of my favorite.

I was thinking something similar and I've been looking around for some ways to push him into new areas. I've got a couple plans for when I get off hiatus that'll hopefully start him along that way. Thanks for the suggestion, it helped focus plans a bit.