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genessia_ooc2014-05-13 02:39 pm
leekspins) wrote in genessia_ooc2014-05-13 02:39 pm
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Poll Time!
This poll comes a little earlier in the month, because why not. We've got two polls for people to answer! The first concerns the character cap, as I've had two players (who are not me, I swear) approach me about it. To me, eight characters is a LOT, especially when you should be active with all of them before taking on more! But part of the thing I wanted to do with Genessia was allow people to get in and play, without having to worry about activity checks and counting comments. After all, if someone isn't active with a character, someone else can come along and apply for them, no big deal. It's happened a few times already!
However, this is my personal concern: if the character limit is raised or eliminated, people have a tendency to play nothing but reactionary protagonists, and that can quickly choke a game by making it super slice-of-life, and promoting dependency on the mods alone to provide any sort of conflict. I can tell you right now I would not be able to keep up conflict plots and events for a big swarm of good guys without getting burned out very quickly!
As such, one of the options (the one I'm heavily favoring for that matter) is that if you want to play more than eight characters, at least 25% of them should be active antagonists providing conflict for the masses. Genessia's setting does favor villains, especially with characters like Moriarty wanting to lend a hand to give bad guys access to home worlds and henchmen. The mods are also very willing to work with you if your antagonizer needs some help setting up plots and situations.
Nonetheless, this is a game I want to share with my friends (even though ruling with an iron fist is a heap of fun), so please cast your vote as to what you'd prefer.
The second poll question concerns June's event. Yes, yes, May's event is still in full swing, and this may be premature, but you've got a lazy mod who wanted to post all the polls at once. S'how it goes.
Notice that there are no options for 'do not care'. If you don't care, don't vote! That's totally fine!
Questions and comments? Do it!
However, this is my personal concern: if the character limit is raised or eliminated, people have a tendency to play nothing but reactionary protagonists, and that can quickly choke a game by making it super slice-of-life, and promoting dependency on the mods alone to provide any sort of conflict. I can tell you right now I would not be able to keep up conflict plots and events for a big swarm of good guys without getting burned out very quickly!
As such, one of the options (the one I'm heavily favoring for that matter) is that if you want to play more than eight characters, at least 25% of them should be active antagonists providing conflict for the masses. Genessia's setting does favor villains, especially with characters like Moriarty wanting to lend a hand to give bad guys access to home worlds and henchmen. The mods are also very willing to work with you if your antagonizer needs some help setting up plots and situations.
Nonetheless, this is a game I want to share with my friends (even though ruling with an iron fist is a heap of fun), so please cast your vote as to what you'd prefer.
The second poll question concerns June's event. Yes, yes, May's event is still in full swing, and this may be premature, but you've got a lazy mod who wanted to post all the polls at once. S'how it goes.
Notice that there are no options for 'do not care'. If you don't care, don't vote! That's totally fine!
Questions and comments? Do it!
Poll #15382 Character Cap Limit
This poll is closed.
Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Just the Poll Creator, participants: 23
Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Just the Poll Creator, participants: 23
Should the character cap be changed, lifted, or stay the same?
Stay the same.
7 (35.0%)
Remove the cap entirely.
0 (0.0%)
Raise the cap to 10.
2 (10.0%)
Raise the cap to 12.
0 (0.0%)
Raise the cap with the stipulation that at least 1/4 of the characters are active antagonists.
11 (55.0%)
What should June's event be?
Big Fancy Ballroom - DANCE COMPETITION
3 (13.0%)
AU - Characters are replaced by an AU version of themselves.
9 (39.1%)
Gender Swap
1 (4.3%)
Drought Event
2 (8.7%)
Beauty Pageant - For Men AND Women
8 (34.8%)