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Post by Yan Cass on Apr 10, 2023 16:59:05 GMT -5
Hiya folks! It's been almost 6 weeks and the first Time Patrol mission is almost over. Until then, I would like to see if you guys have any input on the first half of the mission: the quest system. Some questions I've posed: - Were the quest difficulties appropriate? (IE. Would you rather it to be 3 mediums instead of an Easy/Med/Hard or was it better to have one main partner?)
- Was the time restraint short/long enough? (IE. would you have rather there been more time for the PS? Would you rather there be more time in general and not have a three month limit?)
- Is the requirement to complete all three quests appropriate to join the PS? (This was decided originally in the mind set that if you can't do three quests, you won't do two posts a week. Would it be better to just require one or two? None?)
If you have any other input or ideas of how the first half can be done, shoot em.
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Post by Dr. Ghast on Apr 11, 2023 8:12:00 GMT -5
Though I have no issues with the system itself, if there is a specific Timeline, or past even that is considered to be the crux of the following 6 week OS...it may be smart to in a way make sure everyone's aware of this, to avoid confusion later on.
Purely based on time and allocation of time FOR the event itself, I find this to actually be a very good concept
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Post by Aria on Apr 11, 2023 13:47:49 GMT -5
I would rather it be a medium / hard quest line; just 2 quests. Think of it like a lighter version of the final super form tiers (current final super form tiers). The easy is the primary issue, but only because it lacked options. If I recall, there were three members that wanted to knock them out together, but they could not effectively because of the easy. 3 mediums would also be fine, even if its more words by like a post's worth, but quests do end easily in group writing and what not, leaving a lot of story on the table so a bit more words wouldn't hurt. Main thing, give more options for people to group up -- just have a partner is cool and what not, but generically there should be more push for group writing, especially to set up for a massive PS.
My personal experience is too skewered with how many obligations I had already piled on my plate, and I really don't find it beneficial to express how my own personal experience went, because it wasn't that great and dragging. But as a member who can look at things a bit more objectively at times, I know it's all about options.
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Post by Yan Cass on Apr 11, 2023 17:14:33 GMT -5
I’m gonna toss my own input in because if you are not aware, this design was made by Legion despite me spearheading it since he is on leave. Before this started, I said we might want to change this in the future to three mediums instead so no one would be locked out, and sure enough Pagoma did get locked out, but now, after sitting on it--I honestly prefer the Easy/Medium/Hard route. I think the story telling in the quests has more of a natural progression and is more interesting to kind of wham into the easy set up, then the medium gets a bit meatier, and then the hard sets you up for the PS (Please keep in mind future TP Quests will likely have prompts starting back in time. This first mission was getting people involved with time travel even if they didn’t have TP experience and thus were formatted more to the introduction of Time Travel versus diving immediately into the actual mission. The next planned event will be starting immediately with time travel, and will clearly state the event for Hal lulz) It was also really interesting to me having small groups that then gathered together in the saga, giving more areas to explore and a richer amount of story than there would be if say two big groups finished. The end result is a big group effort. I don’t think the quests need to be and having it be an easy takes pressure off of planning groups. You can just kind of see who’s gotten through the easy and who wants to create a bigger group going through it. Plus its a time crunch and in my experience the bigger the group the slower the quest goes. Making it a medium adds to the pressure certain individuals will feel to shove their way through it, as well as to force a group up versus trying to just get things done. Ironically the only people who did do the second quests with a third, split up at the end of their third quest and made two groups anyway lawl I’m not against it being three mediums next go around, though I think there should stay three quests, and see the benefits, just that's just why I liked it. Regardless that change also works into the third point. If the interest is to reduce how much you have to actually complete to join the saga, or to still have them complete a certain amount, the first quest being a medium changes that up a bit. If the first quest was a medium, would more people have gotten through at least the first quest? Would less people have gotten through all three? If more people can at least get through the first medium, and that's the only requirement is it then better to go with mediums? But that's why its up there as a question for you guys to give input on as well.
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Post by Pagoma on Apr 11, 2023 22:17:59 GMT -5
I went back and forth on this in my head a bit before responding and think ultimately I agree with Blossom on a Medium/Hard. The additional easy worked out overall this time but it was a bit awkward on both of my souls though working out how 2 people became 3. I also think that if we are doing this once a quarter, twice a year (or whatever it ends up being), that it might help keep more people active. At that point, in a group of three, each person would have to write about 3,650 words which for three people to cooperate on can take some patience. Right now that’s fine for most of us, but think about the beginning of summer and other times of the year where we all get busy. That said, if these are like once a year then I think that changes my opinion back to agreeing that E/M/H worked out and should continue to work out.
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Post by Yan Cass on Apr 12, 2023 7:37:39 GMT -5
I think with the amount of people willing to run PS’s rn, the success of this one, and people proving theyre more than capable of participating in more than one Saga at a time (so there is room for an OS when ones planned) it’s feasible to try and run 3 a year, skipping the 3 month period of the holidays—assuming people would be interested in that. So if narrowing it down to two quests would work better for that, that’s definitely something to consider.
I still like there being three cuz as I said, you should be able to set up the event in the prompts, and a slower introduction to said event with prompts addressing different aspects of it is better to me. Versus needing to dump a whole lot more into two prompts to explain things better. Like consider:
--Easy Quest: Bam! Quick explanation of the time frame, you're in that time and some immediate conflict
--Medium Quest: Okay, you've made it back in time, let's figure out what the hells going on
--Hard Quest: We have our footing lets expand the story to more aspects of the event to create the opening of the PS
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Post by Yan Cass on May 10, 2023 10:41:48 GMT -5
Any more input would be appreciated so we can move on and maybe start the next one!
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Post by Pagoma on May 10, 2023 10:58:21 GMT -5
My input is Juch was awesome and I’d love to see him RP Guide again soon  |
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