How's My Driving | August 2014

[ironwood]

HELLO CHELONAUTS! Summer has come once again and with it, our next quarterly HMD post that is slightly late to be posted because Li is forgetful oops

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.

To make things easier, here's a handy-dandy code box:

<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

MODS

[ironwood]

This comment is for feedback on the modteam (Al, Kate, Li and Lis) OR for game related concrit, including any related to the Endgame/Plot Direction announcement made last month.

When we respond, we'll put our name in the subject line so you know who's answering. If it's something that needs input from all of us, we'll drop a quick note to let you know we're getting you the answers but we may need a bit of time to talk about it (because TIMEZONES). Thanks!

Re: MODS

[notaheroascientist]

Hi! I do have some crit, although it's not related to the modding of the game so much as the info pages. When I was reading through all of the game pages before I apped, the impression I got was that while you guys as mods don't have any gaps or things you haven't thought about in terms of the game's setup, not all of the game's information is actually detailed on the game's pages.

Some things I wouldn't have known about at all if it weren't for friends telling me about them, like the baby turtles. Other things are mentioned but never fully explained anywhere, like the fact that there is some kind of connection with death. Or they're mentioned in linked pages, like the soul lanterns, which means they're easy to miss.

As a new player apping in, the feeling I got was that not everything is actually explained on the game pages and that at least some of the game info is actually buried in posts on the ooc comm. I imagine it's largely a case of things just not getting updated as the game developed, but since I know the game is working to attract new people at the moment I think giving the info pages a bit of an overhaul to make sure that they do include all the game's information and are friendly to people not familiar with the setting would be a big help. (Also I do find the orange headers quite hard to read, buuut that's really just a minor nitpick).

I have been having a lot of fun so far though, and I'm definitely looking forward to playing here more and seeing where the plot goes! It seems to me that the game has been well thought-out, it just kinda needs a bit more in the way of that information being detailed out.

(Li)

[wintershepherd]

Thanks for letting us know! We've gotten a couple secondhand reports of people not being able to find what they needed on the information pages, but this is the first time we've gotten a list of what they haven't been able to find. We did overhaul the info pages when the new modteam came in but we can definitely make sure to add some sections, such as the soul lanterns and the hatchlings. I know consoles have also been mentioned as one too.

If you, or anyone, want to note any areas that aren't clear or detailed enough, we'll get on those ASAP.

Re: (Li)

[notaheroascientist]

No problem! I could probably go through all of the pages again sometime too and try to make a more detailed list (I think there might have been a few other things, but those were the ones I could remember specifically). Consoles were another thing too, now that you mention it (along with just what kind of technology is present in general).