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[lucetimods]

Hello my lovelies |D Eyes here for a bit. I have a list of IMPERTENT BIZNESS TO DEAL WITH.




NUMERO UN:

The Friend Add/Remove for this cycle is below:

friend add seleniahymn friend add heavenslament friend add entaiho friend add winged_moon friend add spade_of_fire friend add sorryhesabear friend add notaboy_gtfo friend add godbent friend add a_childish_lord friend add hana_king friend add originaljackass friend add greenlongjohns friend add likeraditz friend add noprevaricating friend add magnifien friend add failuremage friend add listenstorocks friend add talvimyrskyn friend add fallenambitions friend add lusus_scientiae friend add healeveryone friend add likenappa friend add autocrossbowplz friend add tothelibrary friend add restoretheworld friend add talktomyguns friend add abishopreally friend add acuitas friend add kingofwaste friend add cuttingedges friend add lucathedraw friend add starts_destiny friend add kazakami friend add oncebright friend add adeadringer friend add sierra_023 friend add tehoniongirl friend add selfless_chosen friend add thederpyone friend add justonename friend add shesmyapplepie friend add honorthecode friend add caughtadoctor friend add nofireallowed friend add antlioncyclone friend add plantsactivist friend add magecaptain friend add usedfryingpan friend add tempest_break friend add blondexena friend add king_en friend add my_yoke_broke friend add enemyscanning friend add lost_pig_boy friend add hanatarou friend add manmade_angel friend add un_faized friend add sunkurbattleshp friend add semper_cogitans friend add rain_of_bullets friend add boxedoff friend add coveralls friend add suitedforcoffee friend add undershades friend add strategicbail friend add soracles friend add divinearrow friend add strayfag friend add bravare friend add fight4theusers friend add chandra_ablaze friend add shinigamiphile friend add seaweedsoup friend add vivi_aislinn friend add contempsi friend add fates_ironic friend add formerhero friend remove paishoplayer friend remove valorandwisdom friend remove moonlightoutlaw friend remove wanderingsnail friend remove god_is_a_dude friend remove lunarwit friend remove awaitingalbion friend remove ihasacutout friend remove mothercuts friend remove soulphile friend remove shieldsroyalty friend remove fireinherheart friend remove realivewire friend remove 4000gropes friend remove temperateheart friend remove 4000ages friend remove most_talented friend remove eeeek_a_rat friend remove wildconqueror friend remove pinkbedwetter friend remove nottanzanite friend remove healing_yellow friend remove verisprit friend remove bluffgenius friend remove a_honeysuckle friend remove dayofcentury friend remove salvationfound friend remove falenansun friend remove quitewright friend remove youmademebleed friend remove tornadomechanic friend remove tionysus friend remove cryology friend remove rupturedbabylon friend remove praygenius friend remove intobrightness friend remove spiralwitness friend remove ofzero friend remove consultmybooks friend remove invidia_keeper friend remove gustareion friend remove die_wiederkehr friend remove mybossisbetter friend remove esper_flight friend remove undertheanchor friend remove andheavenknows friend remove dressedinflame friend remove tobecomeaknight friend remove harveyinmyhead friend remove ratnavati friend remove greaterdays friend remove goddamn_butler friend remove sniperkingftw friend remove couldhavedanced friend remove forever_heroine friend remove shockingsoul friend remove a_bit_heartless friend remove roadstovictory friend remove twoyearblade friend remove im_the_cute_one friend remove leftover_storm friend remove saltwaterwounds friend remove 300yrswandering friend remove applehair friend remove touchedbystars friend remove flamesofkaraya friend remove notredheaded friend remove sing_thrush friend remove lilblackfeather friend remove ankoku_fox friend remove likeafirework friend remove ninthforgiven friend remove loyal_arrows friend remove dynamicfury

Copy-pasta HERE to set yourself up. NEW PLAYERS: if your name is not on the add list, you will not be added to the master list! So get your keister over to the Add/Remove post and comment to it. Shoo.




NUMERO DEUX:

Many of you are aware of this, but for those unaware and/or new: Luceti occasionally has a special mission draft, aka Recruitment, where characters are voluntold for the war going on outside the barrier. For the amount we send each time, numbers tend to dwindle quite quickly! As such we like to draw attention to it. Like so. |D

To sign your character up for it, the post is HERE. When is the next draft, you might ask? WHO KNOWS 8D




NUMERO TROIS:

A little birdy passed along the message that people might be interested in a dressing room for players to practice their potentially-apping or soon-to-be-apped characters. After a modly discussion and a general "here here" from some of the playerbase, trainingwings was created!

There's a set of rules and a short FAQ there (which will probably grow as needed, so ask questions and we'll answer them as best as we can), and obviously the rules of Luceti itself still apply- be courteous, no godmoding, blah blah blah you guys already know. Membership is open, and this little side community will be watched and modded by saltprice (who also came up with the name for it, yay!) as well as Kyo, so behave yourselves and listen to them! And tell your friends/potential appers, put it to good use. have fun with it. |D

I'd like to make a special note though, and say that we don't want to see activity in Luceti fizzle because you guys have a new DR to play in 8| This is srs. If we find the DR is taking away too much attention from you people we might have to crack the whip, and no one likes that. But activity is still required here, you know?

And speaking of which...




NUMERO QUATRE:

We've been waffling and faffing about in regards to the activity check, what counts as good activity, why people fail, etc. etc. In a game this large, it's really difficult to do all of that and still attempt to seem fair to everyone. Well, alright, it's impossible to get everyone to agree, but that's life D|

Anyway, we mods have been discussing a more fair way of judging activity, and before we place any new rules in effect, it's certainly only fair if we warn you guys ahead of time. So here is an expanded list of guidelines, just for clarification. Hopefully this will help you guys understand what makes us crack the whip on people when the AC comes around. We'd really like to do something about squatters.

The 20-comment requirement:
-This tends to make people fuss because counting comments is annoying. We know, we do it for every single short-looking thread that we get linked to :| The reason we make a big deal of this is that 20 comments is the minimum. Reaching 20 isn't exactly something to celebrate; it's like passing with a D. But what's really making us twitch is when people link to four or five different threads, all including maybe 2-5 comments from their character, often dropped by their character, just for the sake of passing the AC. It feels faked, probably by all parties involved. And that's no way to pass the AC either. ALSO THAT IS A LOT OF CLICKING

The solution:

We're extending the activity-checking period. Instead of two weeks, the period we check will be one month.

The requirements of said check will be these options: a) a journal entry, or b) 2-3 threads MAX with at least 30 comments between them.

REASONING FOR THIS: the post is self explanatory, but for the threads? When people fail or come close to failing an AC, it often comes down to us getting five links to short, newly started or dropped threads, sometimes as small as 2-3 comments long. It gets damn tedious to check all of those threads. So we figured- limit the number of threads, lengthen the requirements and the timeline. Fair enough trade? We hope so.

Aside from the above changes, the rest of the AC rules still apply.

We'd also like to take this time to emphasize the importance of using the Hiatus post if you're going to be unavailable for a while! A lot of people forget this. If it's a couple of days, a weekend, whatever, that's okay, you're probably safe. But anything close to a week or more, and you could risk missing an AC and getting yourself booted. So play it safe! The hiatus post is for your sake, not ours :|





I CAN ONLY PRETEND TO SPEAK FRENCH FOR SO LONG:

It's Event Time Guys~

Since it's nearly February, what better way to carve a pathway towards the Month of Love than a Love Event! In other words,

You Are What You Love.

Or what you desire. Pine after. Adore~ It's... basically the polar opposite of the You Are What You Hate event; as the name states, you character will become, physically, whatever they love, or desire, etc. Just like before, this can be dramatic, or crackish, whatever your little hearts desire.

Rules/Guidelines:

Your character can have up to two forms, like last time, and you can switch them around at your discretion. As usual the characters have no control over their own forms.

Since a character can "love/desire" a lot of things, this one's pretty open as far as what's acceptable. They could love a person, or a possession, or even just a concept or a thought. This could be hard to show visually, so you could choose some kind of embodiment that best fits said concept- such as a character loving justice so much they turn into a judge or something. Be creative! Go nuts!

If your character assumes a form that cannot usually speak -an animal, an inanimate object- their "thoughts" will be projected from their general person. Like a sound coming out of a speaker. Mono-style. Like the animal event way back in the day. For the sake of preventing boredom inanimate objects can flop around if you like, Brave Little Toaster style.

Yes, your character can assume the form of someone already in Luceti. Yes, your character can assume the form of someone not in Luceti. Yes, your character can assume the form of a summon. Yes, your character can assume the form of something absolutely gargantuan; if it is too big to fit in the barrier -like if it's the size of New York- then obviously you may want to shrink it down.

Your character should be affected only externally, unless whatever they're changing into is more of a concept, or emotion, or something complicated like that. If that's the case, feel free to alter the character to match such an ideal. For example, if we had a preteen Cloud who longed to be as confident as a SOLDIER, he could change into a SOLDIER physically and have the confidence he most desires.

It doesn't have to be what your character loves or desires most! Otherwise people might just change into their lovers right and left, and while that is perfectly okay, it's fun to stir things up a bit! Plus it might make for some interesting chats between couples about why one's boyfriend is a piece of cake instead of a carbon copy of his charming young girlfriend.

As always this event is optional. Take part or just sit back and laugh at the misfortune of others. Additionally characters can be affected early or late, whatever. We're not pushy with this one. HAVE FUN WITH IT!

The event will begin on Monday, January 24th at 12:01 AM (just after midnight) and will end on Sunday, January 30th at 11:49 PM. Both times EST as usual.

Questions, comments? Ask away. Oh right, and also-



ONE MORE THING:

I did some minor updates to the Rules, FAQ, and Nitpicker's Guide the last few days. Notable changes:

Rules
- Expansion on the activity check info, such as where it is and what it entails, so newcoming players will know what's expected of them beforehand.
- Very slight addendum to the canon-updates section, for clarification.
- Removed the "mod error exceptions" to two rules since I... don't think they're relevant anymore?
- Added a non-motorized clarification to the vehicles rule.
- The character limit, since there was no mass outcry about raising the number, is bumped to 8; there's also a mention of the fact that we'll be picky about who gets a 7th or 8th character, depending on activity.

FAQ
- Updated the pet section to include new rules and Pet Registration
- Updated the Filial Spirits section with answered-question information.
- Updated a few of the wing details.
- Updated the Application schedule section and removed the "tentative" bit

Nitpicker's Guide
- Updated the Filial Spirits, Wings, Kidnapping, and Vehicles sections with answered-question information.
- Added some details on the ocean and removed mentions of the desert.
- Added a section for the Battle Dome.


.....THAT IS ALL HOLY HELL THAT WAS TOO LONG D8

Comments

[blackenedchaos.livejournal.com]

Yeah, and I never have Erim get affected for events, but idea popped into my head right away and I have icons already!

[belialedge.livejournal.com]

Exactly! Might as well do something with the characters you usually don't have affected, right?

...I'll admit, I'm kind of curious as to what you've got planned for her, actually. ♪

[blackenedchaos.livejournal.com]

Yeah, usually I don't torture Erim because I lack ideas for her. And it's Asad's first event and he's so easy to figure something out for, just need to make some icons. Jale will likely facepalm or something because it is so obvious. Yay for canon running joke about Asad being madly in love with a particular character.

Probably gonna have her turn into the protag from her game, who is a derpy, but adorable redhead. I can link to icons once I am off work.

[belialedge.livejournal.com]

Heh. Talk about an interesting first event for him. ...And that reminds me that I still haven't started Tierkries. I should really do that one of these days.

Awww, so she's going to turn into Maxim, huh? That should be fun to see~

[blackenedchaos.livejournal.com]

He'll be so horrified once he knows what the experiment is about. And you should!

Yep, poor girl, but it makes sense considering the alternate ending.

[awakenedchaos]

I'll bet. It's bound to be amusing, though. I've been planning to! I just... have a bunch of other games to finish first, aaaah. I have such a massive backlog of games left to play through by now, it's ridiculous. 8|;

...Actually, what happens in the alternate ending, anyway? I haven't had a chance to catch up on what's new in the DS version, and it doesn't look like it's getting an EU release so far...

[blackenedchaos.livejournal.com]

I know the feeling of the backlog there, mine is huge too, though not so huge as far as handhelds go since I usually am better about finishing those.

Kinda a lengthy explanation, and I really glossed over it big time in my app to avoid too much spoilers. If you just want to see a video, here's a link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6hrhuWByc0).

But the gist is, after the first ending, there's a bit with Arek, he uses the Dual Blade to send Erim back in time, with her memories of what happened the first time to go through the whole thing again. Second playthrough does have some added lines due to this. Everything overall runs the same, but one major thing, Erim's normal battle is unwinnable, she's killed by Daos by being stabbed in the back with Dual Blade. You go and beat Daos, he pulls his nasty stunt of trying to drop Doom Island onto Parcelyte, though to torment Maxim and Selan more, he sends the others back to die there.

They get sent to the core by Erim, as in the original Maxim goes to destroy the energy cores. Erim does tell him in advance that the only way he can save Parcelyte is to basically use up all his energy to destroy them (and he would die afterwards). He and Selan go forward and in the original ending, Maxim and Selan die to save Parcelyte.

Well, in the alternate ending, before Maxim and Selan go to destroy the last crystal, Erim comes back, she makes sure Maxim knows it is Erim, not Iris (they actually have very different energy in the DS version, even Daos is clueless for most of the game) and forces Maxim to actually fight and kill her or else he will die and so will all in Parcelyte.

Instead it was actually Iris faking it, she knew that the energy Maxim would expend battling her would be enough to destroy the core too. She dies at his hands but just before she does, she teleports Selan and Maxim, basically exchanging her life for theirs and the credits is her floating around the world and seeing stuff like Maxim and Selan do in the original ending (I took her just before the credits, basically after she sends Maxim home, before she vanishes).

So basically she gave her life so Maxim could lead a happy life as a father and husband with Selan and their son. If that's not love, don't know what is. Yeah, she tricked Maxim, but she knew full well he wouldn't accept her sacrifice otherwise because he absolutely would not fight her.

[awakenedchaos]

I've... honestly been lagging behind on pretty much every gaming platform, handhelds included. ...Actually, especially handhelds, given I have like... what, 8 games to finish for the DS alone? Possibly more, even. :|;

I'll watch the video when I'm back home later, but... aww, that sounds oddly sweet in comparison to the original ending, even if it's still kind of... well, bittersweet. But I agree, that definitely sounds like love there, so it'd make sense for Erim to turn into Maxim for the event. ♪