Hello! Mostly, I agree with everything everyone else has said. TR is an amazing game with a TON of potential.
That being said, I think going on a hiatus would do far, far more harm than good. I feel like with all of the drops, that would be the final nail in the coffin. I think dealing with the issue here and now and pushing on is definitely the correct step, and I'm really glad that you guys are open to hearing us out like this.
I know you guys mentioned seeing complaints and frustrations on other people's plurks, but you are unable to do anything about it. This isn't meant to come across as being mean, but as a legit question: why? If you know people are complaining, if you've seen it, even if they haven't come to the mods directly isn't that something to discuss regardless? Again, this is not intended to be a mean spirited comment, it's just a question because I'm genuinely curious.
The 'Kyo' thing is new for me, because I don't think I've ever seen it mentioned before, or maybe I've just missed something. On this note, once again I'll say that I agree with everything said here, but the lack of communication here is a huge issue for me. I feel like there has to be some way for mods to be more accessible.
A few weeks ago, I made a plurk about all of the drops, and a few outsiders commented to it. I won't give their handles or names, but I will copy and paste what they had to say:
For context here, they're referencing something that I brought up: there needs to be something to drive characters, because this setting does not work for everyone.
"you know as an outsider, all of the above is why i've been on the fence about tdming/apping here for like... ever... i hope you can get a lot of your concerns addressed because i'd still kinda like to partake but at the same time it's super uhh :|"
And, directly after that response, a second person chimed in:
"also an outsider, but I think the reason I haven't considered TR is because I didn't get what they were trying to go for exactly"
Take what you will from that, but I just wanted to add what a few outsiders mentioned to me personally.
The TL;DR of that is that some characters definitely need more of a reason to do things, not every character can be played in a setting like this. Sitting around and twiddling their thumbs, or only trying to find a way to leave just doesn't work for everyone. It's hard to find the want or need to make post or bother tagging out when there's hardly anything to do, despite the neat setting that you guys have graciously fleshed out for us.
I also think that the game would benefit from at least one NPC, even if it's just some sort of disembodied voice. Being able to interact with the Void, having it answer questions or whatever I think would also be very helpful. Even if that NPC just shows up every now and then. Something else to consider: a page for player run plots to be submitted. I used to be a mod, I know it can get hectic, especially with RL obligations. Player run plots, so long as they were submitted for approval to you guys, would also take some of that pressure off of you guys as well, at least that's what I'd hope for. Right now, as things stand, this feels like more of a sandbox with AC requirements than an actual game, and that really hurts because again, this game and everyone in it is AMAZING. YOU guys are amazing.
I'm going to cut this here 'cause this has already gotten really long and most everyone else has touched on the other things I wanted to bring up [but if i think of anything else i'll definitely edit this or post it in a comment below this if ya'll respond. Thank you for creating a lovely game for us, mods, and thank you for the work you put in. I love TR, and I want to see it not only make it to its first anniversary, but many anniversaries beyond this. I think this is just a little bump in the road that, if we all work together, we can push past and make this game the best. Thanks for taking the time to read this, and for posting this open discussion.
Edit: So, after a week, I have to add something else, please don't take offense, but I'm still not seeing a whole lot of mod interaction here still, and it feels like the game has sort of crawled to a stop? I'm not entirely sure what's going on behind the scenes atm, but the fact of the matter is that my drive for this game is now almost depleted and I find myself contemplating dropping as well. This is for the sheer fact that there's like... no mod-player interaction going on here. Nothing is happening, everything's at a stand still. It feels like we have no leadership, if that makes sense? The game is dying, and there have been no updates or anything since the state of the rp was posted. This is super discouraging, and the lack of response has taken it's toll for sure.
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That being said, I think going on a hiatus would do far, far more harm than good. I feel like with all of the drops, that would be the final nail in the coffin. I think dealing with the issue here and now and pushing on is definitely the correct step, and I'm really glad that you guys are open to hearing us out like this.
I know you guys mentioned seeing complaints and frustrations on other people's plurks, but you are unable to do anything about it. This isn't meant to come across as being mean, but as a legit question: why? If you know people are complaining, if you've seen it, even if they haven't come to the mods directly isn't that something to discuss regardless? Again, this is not intended to be a mean spirited comment, it's just a question because I'm genuinely curious.
The 'Kyo' thing is new for me, because I don't think I've ever seen it mentioned before, or maybe I've just missed something. On this note, once again I'll say that I agree with everything said here, but the lack of communication here is a huge issue for me. I feel like there has to be some way for mods to be more accessible.
A few weeks ago, I made a plurk about all of the drops, and a few outsiders commented to it. I won't give their handles or names, but I will copy and paste what they had to say:
For context here, they're referencing something that I brought up: there needs to be something to drive characters, because this setting does not work for everyone.
"you know as an outsider, all of the above is why i've been on the fence about tdming/apping here for like... ever... i hope you can get a lot of your concerns addressed because i'd still kinda like to partake but at the same time it's super uhh :|"
And, directly after that response, a second person chimed in:
"also an outsider, but I think the reason I haven't considered TR is because I didn't get what they were trying to go for exactly"
Take what you will from that, but I just wanted to add what a few outsiders mentioned to me personally.
The TL;DR of that is that some characters definitely need more of a reason to do things, not every character can be played in a setting like this. Sitting around and twiddling their thumbs, or only trying to find a way to leave just doesn't work for everyone. It's hard to find the want or need to make post or bother tagging out when there's hardly anything to do, despite the neat setting that you guys have graciously fleshed out for us.
I also think that the game would benefit from at least one NPC, even if it's just some sort of disembodied voice. Being able to interact with the Void, having it answer questions or whatever I think would also be very helpful. Even if that NPC just shows up every now and then. Something else to consider: a page for player run plots to be submitted. I used to be a mod, I know it can get hectic, especially with RL obligations. Player run plots, so long as they were submitted for approval to you guys, would also take some of that pressure off of you guys as well, at least that's what I'd hope for. Right now, as things stand, this feels like more of a sandbox with AC requirements than an actual game, and that really hurts because again, this game and everyone in it is AMAZING. YOU guys are amazing.
I'm going to cut this here 'cause this has already gotten really long and most everyone else has touched on the other things I wanted to bring up [but if i think of anything else i'll definitely edit this or post it in a comment below this if ya'll respond. Thank you for creating a lovely game for us, mods, and thank you for the work you put in. I love TR, and I want to see it not only make it to its first anniversary, but many anniversaries beyond this. I think this is just a little bump in the road that, if we all work together, we can push past and make this game the best. Thanks for taking the time to read this, and for posting this open discussion.
Edit: So, after a week, I have to add something else, please don't take offense, but I'm still not seeing a whole lot of mod interaction here still, and it feels like the game has sort of crawled to a stop? I'm not entirely sure what's going on behind the scenes atm, but the fact of the matter is that my drive for this game is now almost depleted and I find myself contemplating dropping as well. This is for the sheer fact that there's like... no mod-player interaction going on here. Nothing is happening, everything's at a stand still. It feels like we have no leadership, if that makes sense? The game is dying, and there have been no updates or anything since the state of the rp was posted. This is super discouraging, and the lack of response has taken it's toll for sure.