Okay, first off - don't mind the icon. *Uses the randomizer too much*
Poll results, changes, and other mod related stuff.
From the poll results, it looks like about half of you are pretty gung-ho about keeping the game going. Unfortunately half of you isn't quite a lot, considering how low our numbers are - so if you want to see this game stay alive, you're going to have to work as players to do that. I'm glad to see that a number of people have kept up with posting, and you're not letting the lack of effort from others discourage your own motivation. It shows that you're really serious about keeping this game going, and not just voting yes on the poll to not follow through. This is pretty important for our decision as mods, because there really is only so much that we can do alone.
About 77% of players voted to keep the game alive, and offered their help in doing so. So, this post is going to be sort of open forum for anyone to comment and make suggestions/requests or just throw ideas out to help improve things here.
Please let us know what direction you'd like to see the plot go in, what changes you'd like to see made and how drastic these changes should be. Would you like to see Purg changed to a whole new extreme - or just tidied up here and there, to make things more consistent and orderly? What kind of changes are you looking for, as players?
If you guys have suggestions for the betterment of the game, we'd love to know what they are. Comment here with suggestions/ideas, and what helps keep you (or your idea of what helps players in general) stay active, so that we can keep this game going. Also, please comment with anything
you as an individual, or players in general, can bring to the table to help keep things rolling smoothly. Please keep in mind that everything is up to mod discretion, and although your suggestions will be carefully considered if there's a reason we feel that something
can't be done, or in the long run wouldn't help the game, we may opt not to do it. None of these decisions will be left up to one mod, but will be discussed between the three in charge (Ed, Katie and Leah) which should eliminate the probability of a tie. If there's a situation that requires further discussion Suu will also be brought in with her own opinion/suggestion, and all possible angles will be looked at to assure a fair decision is made for everyone involved.
Unfortunately anonymous will not be enabled in this entry, because I don't want a repeat of non-members making it their business, however there
is the anonymous enabled post that was linked awhile ago, if you'd be more comfortable posting anonymous comments there with the changes you'd like to see. A few members have come to me with the issue of that entry being relatively difficult to find and I apologize for that, but the reason there is no easy access link to it is, again, to prevent non-members from making that entry their business. At the time it was posted, we were trying to keep away from anyone trolling from RPS wank - but now it remains hidden to avoid unfair judgment from people who simply aren't in the game. If you're logged into a character journal that is still a member of Purg, there is a locked entry with a link to the anonymous player input entry that was posted over the summer. I am going to do my best to locate both entries and link
the member-locked post in Purg's profile, so that current members may find the anonymous post with ease, without risking any of the issues we were trying to avoid. Hopefully that'll fix that problem for concerned members.
As far as closing goes, it seems that a number of you want the game to remain open - however, if we close it you would prefer a finale plot, and set end game date. Overall you want a change to the game's plot and set up, a number of you want some changes with the mods and helpers - and most of you would like the game to remain open while these changes take place.
There is a major plot planned in January, and
that is going to be our Finale Plot. Simply put, you as players, and we as mods, have until that plot
begins to really get this ball rolling. If you can convince us before that plot begins that you want Purg to thrive, then time will be taken to complete an overhaul as players wish. During the plot, the mods (and any willing helpers) will take the time to reorganize Purg and set it up in a manner that will hopefully keep the majority happy. Applications will be closed to new members, during that plot and if the game is closing, will remain closed with few exceptions. If the game is remaining open, applications will re-open after this plot ends, and Purg is considered once again presentable to new members.
Lastly, the mods have discussed Role Assignments. Instead of having co-mods that all simply do the same things, each mod (and helpers) will be assigned their own specific roles. This has already started to an extent with the helpers - Chuu is in charge of the Friend Add/Remove list, and Suu is primarily a NPC mod now. Which means that occasionally she'll throw out an Alma-plot for our entertainment, but otherwise will only be called on in case of an emergency. When Leah started her roles were primarily the Taken List and accepting Applications once she became a full mod - but that will be changing again when the new roles are assigned.
We want to keep players happy - so naturally, if you don't feel this will solve your issues with the mod team, please speak up and let us know. Also, if you would like to offer your services as a Helper, feel free to let us know in comments too. Helpers will be voted on by the mods and present helpers.
And I didn't forget about the activity check, so I hope you guys didn't either - I just haven't eeen able to do it.
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