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Post by Gurki on Oct 25, 2016 20:06:54 GMT -5
To increase Adventures to a max of 2 at a time considering they are just basic rp threads, atleast til we get more members. I only say this cause with so few members some are waiting for others to get out of threads which either causes person in said thread to cut it short or person to wait til it is someone available to rp with.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2016 20:21:06 GMT -5
That's a good question. Bumping for Taro's input.
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Post by Lute on Oct 25, 2016 20:22:02 GMT -5
I'm not trying to limit your activeness more so than limiting your stat growth. I may consider allowing you to be in additional threads, but only turn in one a week. Not sure what else I could do. Lower PL gains?
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Post by Gurki on Oct 25, 2016 20:43:28 GMT -5
I was thinking any additional threads you are in the pl amount drops and any you won't gain any mastery points except for your main one during that time. So it would go 100/75/50/25 pl with 4 total threads being the max that you can be in at once. I also say this because as you see some of us are more active than others and are basically tied up waiting for others to post. This also comes in handy for example Leon is wanting to do a thread where each person does about 25 posts each would possibly could take sometime to do, with allowing multiple threads you can thread with someone else also while in a long thread like that. (ESP if that thread has 3 people in it)
4 was just an example since 100 could be divided by 4 evenly.
EDIT: Looking at it any thread after your initial main one could drop to 50 PL per post with no mastery points gained.
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Post by Lute on Oct 25, 2016 20:47:14 GMT -5
Won't you get burned out RPing in 4+ threads for each character?
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Post by Gurki on Oct 25, 2016 21:14:48 GMT -5
Who me nope - Previous site I had four alts and can't remember if there was a thread limit or not.
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Post by Lute on Oct 26, 2016 6:16:03 GMT -5
You gotta think too, some people don't have time to be active on four characters, they can barely be active on one. They wouldn't ever be able to catch up to someone who could pump out 6-7 threads a week.
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Post by Gurki on Oct 26, 2016 16:27:30 GMT -5
Yeah that's what I'm saying, if your limited to one topic your development basically ceases you growth. I'm not sure if we see it the same way, but someone barely active shouldn't be able to keep up with someone that is very active.
If you go awol in Xenoverse you just get behind just like any other game you play.
For example if we take this current event and treat it at as adventure if Killer Croc posts once every 2 days that hinders anyone in that thread. So for those that don't have an alt, they are basically at the hands of those that aren't as active. Atleast allowing at least +1 adventure at 50 PL they can still grow.
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Post by Lute on Oct 27, 2016 6:56:08 GMT -5
I don't know your experience with play-by-post, but waiting for people to post is part of the game. I love your eagerness, but as the game designer I have to think about what is best overall for the game. Like I said, not everyone can dedicate a lot of time to spend in making posts on here. Maybe they have kids and a full time job, the only time they can post is before bed.
They may get discouraged and not want to play if they realize that the game is designed in a way that they can't keep up with. I'm not punishing those who want to play the game, more so I'm being considerate of those who can't play it as much.
You can already be in an Adventure, a Spar, a Battle, and an Event all a the same time. Events aren't always a given, sometimes you can't be in those. But still, three threads going at once is a lot going on.
Also, if you skip posting and don't post in the Coming and Going forum, you do not have my sympathy. Things come up. Sometimes you can't sit down and write 200 words. At least you can do is tell someone. That's why Killer Croc got skipped.
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Post by Pepa on Oct 31, 2016 3:32:23 GMT -5
Personally speaking, I think the current level is just about right.
Like Taro says, you can be in:
1 of adventure/solo.
1 event.
1 spar.
1 battle.
That's four potential threads at once already, two of which could potentially be lethal to your character.
Admittedly, not everyone is going to be in an event all the time, and there may be times when events aren't running. As the site grows, I would expect to see more GMs appointed to run events, most likely in different areas of the game world.
I've seen what happens in games like this when the power gap becomes insurmountable. It is very damaging to the long-term health of the game, because new players who weren't lucky enough to get on board in the first few weeks of the game opening feel as though they will never be able to play characters who can impact the gameworld.
Now, that's a problem that will probably need to be looked at anyway in a year or two; that's the nature of this kind of game, but there's still the potential to have quite enough to post in on a daily basis.
ETA: One thing that might be worth considering is the ability to 'downgrade' threads; perhaps if you don't get in an event or battle, you can spar or adventure an extra time per week. That would allow more RP without increasing the number of actual threads you can potentially be in.
I wouldn't allow more solo threads because, mostly, you want to encourage players to play with each other.
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