tushanshu_ooc | Event HMD | Powerdown & Malicant Plot

As before, and for anyone who may have missed it, at the end of every mod-run event in Tu Shanshu, we ~~try to~~ toss up an open dialogue post so that the events can be discussed. This is mostly to see if everybody's as happy as possible with the direction the game is going, whether or not the events could be considered a hit or a miss, that sort of thing.

This particular HMD covers the Meta Power Reduction & Malicant joint event.

What are we looking for?
Feedback of all sorts! Did you like what happened? Did the event run too fast, or too slow? Were you able to feel like your character contributed or made a impact on the event? Would you like to make more of a difference? Has there been too much 'downtime' for the characters, do you have any suggestions to make about future events, etc etc? Did the event run long enough for you? Would you like to see more NPC-driven events, or less? Did you feel that there was enough for combatants and non-combatants alike to participate in?

OBVIOUSLY if you have more comments, questions or concerns than those listed above you can add those as well! This is pretty much just a general list.

Do we already have a focus?
In part, yes. We've identified the following issues with the event and would love to foster discussion on these points:

> Team Structure
There were some players that had multiple characters assigned to a team and others that volunteered and did not make the final teams. This was an oversight on Alex's part and she apologises! That said, do you have any suggestions on how we could avoid such an oversight in the future? Should we limit sign-ups to one character per player?

> Multiple Options
Each team was asked to pick only one option per clue set regardless of their characters' proclivities towards exploring multiple options. This was to reduce administrative workload and tie-in with the reduction of powers. Do you have any suggestions as to how we could make taking multiple options feasible for any future event structured in this way?

Note: Alex here! One option considered and taken off the table would be preparing all of the possible branches off the options and clues before the event starts. This is because I found creating the sets during the event really allowed me to adapt the scenarios to suit the actions of each team in a really organic fashion. In summary, it let the characters further influence the event rather than being stuck on rails (see: swizard). I'd really prefer to find a solution that allowed mid-event creation of the clues without sacrificing the multiple options, tbqh.

> Outcomes
The pre-event survey concluded that players were okay with getting dead-ends for their characters actions and so this was included. Two teams had a major impact on the health of the turtle and a variety had other impacts that lessened Malicant's grip on Keeliai. Do you think we should have included more largescale impacts? Less? More impacts in general? More complete dead ends?

We'd like to emphasize that any and all feedback is welcomed and encouraged! These are merely some areas that we've identified as concerns from our standpoint and would like to hear your thoughts on.

Do we have a form?
Yes, in fact! This time, we're offering a quick text form to help provide some structure to the feedback received. This form addresses some of the concerns we noted on a mod level and tries to give as much freedom as possible to anyone that chooses to use it. Please note that you do NOT have to use this form! It's provided as an option only. :3

Please remember, ANON IS ON for this and IP LOGGING IS OFF so if you have anything you'd like to say but maybe you're more comfortable putting it forth anon that is a-okay! You can also feel free to PM us at this journal, or to toss a private plurk at either of the mod accounts (those being

vonnerdyce or

reignsdown) if that suits your fancy. Any and all comments are welcome, and though participation in this meme isn't required it's definitely encouraged if you're up for it.

Thanks again, guys, and happy turtling!

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

taking some time out of my hiatus to stop picking my nose and contribute something!

Did you have characters involved? Via teams or the independent investigations? yes ma'ams. team one represent.

What did you like about this event? i've always enjoyed choose-your-own-adventures. having a structured series of events really kept me chomping at the bit for the next clue set. also, as someone to whom player interaction doesn't come very naturally, i really appreciate the sort of "forced" (encouraged?) CR that having assigned teams creates. also swizards happened. whether or not this is a good thing, i cannot say.

What didn't work out so hot? the actual threading portion. i ended up having to go on hiatus midway-through, which didn't help matters, but certain clue sets didn't necessarily inspire much threading anyway. there were only so many cave-related things one could write about in the limited time provided. of course, this may not have been the case for other groups (that weren't stuck in caves) and as backtagging is no issue...

What would you like to see in the future? ooh, man, i don't know. i'm wondering if maybe a similar CYOA thing could be applied on a much larger scale? so instead of threading in somewhat awkwardly-sized groups of five, people just kind of do their own thing-- maybe players would submit their characters actions, and the next series of events would be decided based on whatever criteria is met? like if at least sixty percent of characters avoid doing this, then this doesn't happen… and if at least ten percent notice this thing, then this happens… i do love the idea of a rapid succession of events and info but i'm wondering if there's a way to make the next one more accessible to the game-at-large without having it be such a ridiculous load of work.

Do you have feedback specific to the team portion of the event? team one constantly made fun of my character's hat and i shouldn't have to take that.

Do you have feedback specific to the independent investigations portion of the event? n/a!

Would you like to share any other thoughts, suggestions, or opinions about the event or game? i have a newfound fondness for turtles.

Event HMD | Powerdown & Malicant Plot | June 16th - July 13th

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