I have long considered this game to be my 'home' game-- I've been a player for a while, and have long enjoyed my time here and cherish the friendships I've made through this game. However, I have some issues that I feel need to be shared with all of you.
My biggest concern is with the current plot. We were told in the initial plotting posts that this would be a game-changing event-- however, three weeks into this event, we have almost no information about what is going on icly or oocly, and it is hard to work with how little we have. While I understand that this is supposed to be a drawn out over he course of several weeks, simply telling us that 'resources are scarce' isn't much a starter. We need more information about the current political situation within the context of the barrier and without if we are to go much further than we have.
Furthermore, so much of the current plot is 'old' information. Newer players aren't going to know who Tyr, John, and the other NPCs are as well as the players who have been around for far longer, and the plot has been so far from focus that there has been no chance to bring this information up in recent months because of the relative inertia that has hit our game. While it may be a case of nostalgia for older players, that isn't necessarily the case across the board.
The change in the setting is nice, and I personally have loved the threads that I have had in it so far, but this lack of direction being provided by the mods isn't new. After months of little to no plot motion besides an AU type event that wasn't popular with the entire playerbase, many of us were looking forward to this event. The lack of movement is, frankly, discouraging to players who want to try for something more.
A little information and direction would be more than appreciated, as would someone taking the time to compile a coherent information resource about what the plot is so far and how the important NPCs play into it.
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My biggest concern is with the current plot. We were told in the initial plotting posts that this would be a game-changing event-- however, three weeks into this event, we have almost no information about what is going on icly or oocly, and it is hard to work with how little we have. While I understand that this is supposed to be a drawn out over he course of several weeks, simply telling us that 'resources are scarce' isn't much a starter. We need more information about the current political situation within the context of the barrier and without if we are to go much further than we have.
Furthermore, so much of the current plot is 'old' information. Newer players aren't going to know who Tyr, John, and the other NPCs are as well as the players who have been around for far longer, and the plot has been so far from focus that there has been no chance to bring this information up in recent months because of the relative inertia that has hit our game. While it may be a case of nostalgia for older players, that isn't necessarily the case across the board.
The change in the setting is nice, and I personally have loved the threads that I have had in it so far, but this lack of direction being provided by the mods isn't new. After months of little to no plot motion besides an AU type event that wasn't popular with the entire playerbase, many of us were looking forward to this event. The lack of movement is, frankly, discouraging to players who want to try for something more.
A little information and direction would be more than appreciated, as would someone taking the time to compile a coherent information resource about what the plot is so far and how the important NPCs play into it.