STATE OF THE GAME #5

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STATE OF THE GAME

As mentioned before, the SotG post will only go up now when we have things to say. Which, surprise! We do this month after a couple of quiet ones.

As always, we appreciate the feedback received from players and hope to adjust things accordingly to make the game a smoother, stress-free experience for all. We're here for fun and we want to make that as easy to achieve as possible!

This post will highlight the changes we made, updates planned, housekeeping items, and the most recent list of claims, check-in warnings, and drops.

So, without further ado...

ANNOUNCEMENTS & UPDATES

While we will mention updates as well on our mod plurk and Discord server, we're repeating them here for folks who don't have one.

You can check for the tag on pages to see what we've added or clarified on!

⁂ The quest board is going to be revised. While we originally intended for it to be something players used to build up their reputation in the setting to access new areas, the smaller size and pace of the game made it feel more like an obstacle. We don't want it to seem like we're withholding anything from players, so we'll be changing how the quest board works.

Rather than reputation, quests will reward bonds once looked over and adjusted to be fair. That way, we can still proceed with metaplot and world setting updates while players are free to use their bonds to influence the setting and their own reputations.

We hope to have this updated and finalized sometime this month!

⁂ The calendar has been updated for May! Previous months will be in headers on the page as a 'timeline' of sorts for players to look back on or refresh themselves about happenings in-game. Make sure to utilize this to know what the weather is like or any mini-events that might be coming up!

⁂ Also, as you can no doubt see, the updated calendar brings the news that May's event is delayed. While we strive to be prepared and start each month off with something new and fun, April was just not kind to either of your head moderators. Rather than push out an event just to have it done, we wanted to take a bit more time to ensure it was what we were both satisfied with and comfortable bringing to the playerbase.

As of right now, the goal is for the event and plotting post to be up on Monday, May 5th. If this changes, we'll let everyone know ASAP!

REMINDERS

Just a few quick reminders from us:

⁂ The test drive meme is up on the meme comm and still plenty active! Tell your friends! After some feedback, we added a top-level directory thread for new players but current players are still free to top-level and play on the TDM as well!

⁂ Character claims are always open until we hit the player cap!

CLAIMS, WARNING LIST, AND DROPS

APRIL CLAIMS

These characters were claimed during the month of April! Make sure to help them feel welcome!

⁂ Vash the Stampede » Trigun Maximum » celestialcrybaby
⁂ Caspar von Bergliez » Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes » brawlin

APRIL WARNING LIST

These are the characters who did not check-in. Characters claimed within the last few days of the month are exempt and we will let them check-in next month as usual.

You have forty-eight (48) hours, barring extenuating circumstances, to contact a moderator or complete your check-in before being removed from the communities.

⁂ None! Good job, everyone.

APRIL DROPS

⁂ Gaia » FFXIV » hammerbearer
⁂ Biggs » FFVII: Rebirth » alphabeticalplans
⁂ Gethen Daybreak » Guild Wars 2 » giftoffamily

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