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Six Month Anniversary | Discussion Results
Here we are to announce the changes that are coming to Tu Shanshu as a result of this discussion post!
First off, thanks for all of the feedback! We really appreciate hearing from you, the players, because that helps us with putting the turtle on a heading that works for both players and mods. This game has always been about the awesome playerbase we have and that's never going to change. Y'all are amazing. <3
Based on the feedback received and subsequent discussions, we've decided to make a series of changes to the way the game is run. These changes will take effect March 1, 2013 and are as follows:
APPS
Cutoff vs. Cap
There was a lot of feedback about having a longer application cutoff and/or a cap on the number of applications reviewed per round and we haven't made a decision yet. We have a few alternatives we'd like to raise for discussion.
> Would a cap on the number of players or characters overall be preferred?
> Were a cap to be in place in any form, should we exempt any current players from it?
We're trying to find a good middleground here that works for most, if not all, of us.
Quality
Everyone seems happy with our app standards and so we will continue along the same vein, with the exception of two changes in our reviews. We will lessen the standards some on setting (for example, if the vampires of a world run standard to Dracula, we don't need a lowdown on how Fangy McSuckerson works), but will be tightening them a degree on personality. Basically, this means that the focus of our application review will narrow in on the nature of the character more than a balance between that and their world.
Requirements
While this point was not raised in the discussion, both Roy and myself have brought it up in mod discussions a few times. We've decided to change the requirements of a re-app to need a new first person (aka console) sample. It gives re-applications a chance to demonstrate the character as influenced by their previous interactions on the turtle. Please note that this only applies to reapplications where the canon point is the same and therefore memories are retained.
ACTIVITY CHECK
Requirements
There will be no changes to the AC requirements and structure as they currently stand. Overall, everyone sounds happy with the way things are on that front. We heard some feedback about changing the timing of the threads and will keep it in mind, but we won't be implementing a change in that regard at this time.
Reclaim Period
Commencing March 1st, any characters that have been reclaimed in an AC period older than six months will have the slate cleared. This means that any character that fails AC and is reclaimed must pass the next six ACs before their reclaim expires. We will move ahead with this six month timeline and revisit it periodically to see how it is working.
GENERAL
CR With Me
We have this meme scheduled for the fifteenth of every month until the end of March, at which point we will switch to a six-week interval for it. Tu Shanshu does offer plotting posts for every event, therefore events that happen in the interim will still have OOC plotting opportunities. The CR With Me meme will then take on the focus of outside-event CR.
Test Drive Meme
There has been an interest in having the test drive meme more frequently. As such, we will start running one in conjunction with the ATP posting of each month. There was discussion of a permanent test drive meme but we will try the monthly interval first and revisit the timing in a few months.
Other Memes
While there was a suggestion for a meme community, there were also many voices not comfortable with an abundance of memes distracting from tagging commitments. Meeting in the middle ground, we will offer the occasional mod-posted meme in the OOC comm. If you have ideas for a particular meme, ping Roy or myself and we'll happily discuss it!
The CRTLDR meme may return in the 'other meme' category as there was an abundance of positive feedback about it. We're very glad that this meme turned out so enjoyable for the players! Other memes you might see include 'enable me' or the occasional scenario-based meme.
Mingle Log
With the recent discovery of the cloning operation beneath the turtle, we may be implementing a more centralised means of new characters being introduced to the environment that may result in a mingle log. Details will be posted once we know more!
Mod Plot Involvement
The results are in and overwhelmingly in favour of the mods being allowed to include their characters more directly in metaplot events, in particular where our involvement wouldn't oust player characters. We especially would like to thank everyone who weighed in on this as it's been a matter of detailed and frequent discussion between the mods since we first opened.
Plot Summary
We've been looking at putting together a page summarising and linking the major events of the game, given that it is so plot-based in nature. Feedback that came in agreed that this would be great and so we'll be working at implementing that in the near future. This won't go live until after the current event as it has some far-reaching plot consequences that we want to ensure is included immediately.
Helper
We have taken on one administrative helper with regards to updating the taken and reserves page, as well as posting the application cutoff, verifying that all posts have the right tags, and a variety of other duties around the game. At this person's request, we are not announcing who they are, but do want to state our appreciation for their assistance!
Please note that the biggest time consumer of mod duties is ensuring posts have the correct character tags on them. The more vigilant you are in ensuring to tag all posts and threads that your character is in, the less work we on the mod side have to undertake to keep it updated.
In Closing...
These changes will be reflected in the OOC information pages once they come into effect on March 1, 2013. The affected pages will be updated over the next little while to reflect this.
First off, thanks for all of the feedback! We really appreciate hearing from you, the players, because that helps us with putting the turtle on a heading that works for both players and mods. This game has always been about the awesome playerbase we have and that's never going to change. Y'all are amazing. <3
Based on the feedback received and subsequent discussions, we've decided to make a series of changes to the way the game is run. These changes will take effect March 1, 2013 and are as follows:
APPS
Cutoff vs. Cap
There was a lot of feedback about having a longer application cutoff and/or a cap on the number of applications reviewed per round and we haven't made a decision yet. We have a few alternatives we'd like to raise for discussion.
> Would a cap on the number of players or characters overall be preferred?
> Were a cap to be in place in any form, should we exempt any current players from it?
We're trying to find a good middleground here that works for most, if not all, of us.
Quality
Everyone seems happy with our app standards and so we will continue along the same vein, with the exception of two changes in our reviews. We will lessen the standards some on setting (for example, if the vampires of a world run standard to Dracula, we don't need a lowdown on how Fangy McSuckerson works), but will be tightening them a degree on personality. Basically, this means that the focus of our application review will narrow in on the nature of the character more than a balance between that and their world.
Requirements
While this point was not raised in the discussion, both Roy and myself have brought it up in mod discussions a few times. We've decided to change the requirements of a re-app to need a new first person (aka console) sample. It gives re-applications a chance to demonstrate the character as influenced by their previous interactions on the turtle. Please note that this only applies to reapplications where the canon point is the same and therefore memories are retained.
ACTIVITY CHECK
Requirements
There will be no changes to the AC requirements and structure as they currently stand. Overall, everyone sounds happy with the way things are on that front. We heard some feedback about changing the timing of the threads and will keep it in mind, but we won't be implementing a change in that regard at this time.
Reclaim Period
Commencing March 1st, any characters that have been reclaimed in an AC period older than six months will have the slate cleared. This means that any character that fails AC and is reclaimed must pass the next six ACs before their reclaim expires. We will move ahead with this six month timeline and revisit it periodically to see how it is working.
GENERAL
CR With Me
We have this meme scheduled for the fifteenth of every month until the end of March, at which point we will switch to a six-week interval for it. Tu Shanshu does offer plotting posts for every event, therefore events that happen in the interim will still have OOC plotting opportunities. The CR With Me meme will then take on the focus of outside-event CR.
Test Drive Meme
There has been an interest in having the test drive meme more frequently. As such, we will start running one in conjunction with the ATP posting of each month. There was discussion of a permanent test drive meme but we will try the monthly interval first and revisit the timing in a few months.
Other Memes
While there was a suggestion for a meme community, there were also many voices not comfortable with an abundance of memes distracting from tagging commitments. Meeting in the middle ground, we will offer the occasional mod-posted meme in the OOC comm. If you have ideas for a particular meme, ping Roy or myself and we'll happily discuss it!
The CRTLDR meme may return in the 'other meme' category as there was an abundance of positive feedback about it. We're very glad that this meme turned out so enjoyable for the players! Other memes you might see include 'enable me' or the occasional scenario-based meme.
Mingle Log
With the recent discovery of the cloning operation beneath the turtle, we may be implementing a more centralised means of new characters being introduced to the environment that may result in a mingle log. Details will be posted once we know more!
Mod Plot Involvement
The results are in and overwhelmingly in favour of the mods being allowed to include their characters more directly in metaplot events, in particular where our involvement wouldn't oust player characters. We especially would like to thank everyone who weighed in on this as it's been a matter of detailed and frequent discussion between the mods since we first opened.
Plot Summary
We've been looking at putting together a page summarising and linking the major events of the game, given that it is so plot-based in nature. Feedback that came in agreed that this would be great and so we'll be working at implementing that in the near future. This won't go live until after the current event as it has some far-reaching plot consequences that we want to ensure is included immediately.
Helper
We have taken on one administrative helper with regards to updating the taken and reserves page, as well as posting the application cutoff, verifying that all posts have the right tags, and a variety of other duties around the game. At this person's request, we are not announcing who they are, but do want to state our appreciation for their assistance!
Please note that the biggest time consumer of mod duties is ensuring posts have the correct character tags on them. The more vigilant you are in ensuring to tag all posts and threads that your character is in, the less work we on the mod side have to undertake to keep it updated.
In Closing...
These changes will be reflected in the OOC information pages once they come into effect on March 1, 2013. The affected pages will be updated over the next little while to reflect this.
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If you picked Wally up from the same point as before, he'd be allowed to keep his memories of Turtletime, unless you'd rather start fresh in which case go for it.
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