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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Good day, dear Restless! As always, we aim to adjust and improve Nightfell whenever possible, which is why we'd like to run a poll by you regarding the future of the game's AC. Now that our first round is over, we realize just how intangible and confusing the requirements may seem to be, and it's a fine line to walk for everyone. To remedy this, we've decided to ask you what you think and what kind of system you'd prefer for the next rounds.

Because Plurk is limited as far as options and characters go, we'll detail the answers here. Feel free to vote on Plurk, reply to this post, or both!

A.

► We keep the same system, but clarify the guidelines:

A brief summary of what your character has been up to that doesn't rely mostly on handwaved actions, links optional

As we keep an eye out whether threads are provided, we should be able to find evidence of 1. an effort to branch out (ie. tagging a few people and/or avoid exclusively tagging inboxes/castmates), 2. involvement that amounts to more than a few days of active play within the month, and 3. tags that aren't mostly comprised of one-liners

Ongoing threads are fine, but tagging them once or twice every month, for instance, hardly displays a desire to be engaged with the setting/other players

We don't expect anyone to be all over the place all the time. Check-in games are easier to squat, and it's one of the reasons why it's important to us to ensure that players do have the time and desire to participate, especially because AC is relatively easy. These guidelines are implemented in an effort to counter potential squatting and to be fair to current players as well as future applicants

Notify us before the last week of a month if extenuating circumstances prevent you from playing

► A mininum of 2 or 3 threads, a brief summary of what your character's been up to, no comment count required. A couple lines are enough, just to give us an idea of potential consequences your character might face.

C.

► 8+ comments across 2-3 threads + a brief summary. A couple lines are enough, just to give us an idea of potential consequences your character might face.

D.

► 16+ comments across 2-4 threads + a brief summary. A couple lines are enough, just to give us an idea of potential consequences your character might face.

E.

► OTHER (please specify!)

We'll consider your input and feedback and do our best to find a decent compromise for everyone based on your insight! We've been having a blast with you guys and we're really just trying to make sure that everyone's on the same wavelengths. Thank you for your time!

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

hi!! i just have a comment about my question on the faq post from the other day about toplevels counting for ac. is there any chance of potentially letting people submit more than one thread from one toplevel for bonuses? even if it's just limiting the amount of threads you can submit from it, like how there's a limited amount of inbox threads you can submit.

i ask mostly since i feel like people might toplevel less if the entire thing only counts as one single thread, since it gives you less incentive to do so vs just making a catchall log instead. and i understand that the worry might be trying to make sure people also tag out, but i think that as long as people aren't only submitting things from a single toplevel it should potentially be okay.

+1! i think if the goal is to encourage people to tag out, there are other possible limits like "a top level comment can only count towards one thread" (so people would have to link individual subthreads for the most part) or "no more than X number of threads per top level" could work? or stuff like, "no more than (1) bonus thread per thread partner," etc.

+1 to this also

i think limiting the amount like some of the other bonus ac submissions is good, as dimitri’s player also said

It's a possibility! We'll definitely be reviewing and adjusting a few things when the voting period is over!

thank you, and i really do want to say that i (and i am sure many others) appreciate how willing you are to listen. even if it's not possible to implement every suggested change that comes your way, the fact that you're willing to listen and consider it means a lot.

+1 as well. I don't think catch-alls should be all counted just one massive thread.

That does lower the incentive to top-level thus kind of killing the game a bit. I think with some compromises, this can easily be fixed to benefit players rather than hinder.