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HMD MEME: July 2018
Hello, everyone! As a reminder or for those who were not yet with us when the game was polled during the spring, the gamewide HMD meme is held quarterly, or every three months. Please read through the guidelines below before posting!
Below are some guidelines to remember for the meme:
- Optional: This is not a mandatory HMD. You do not have to participate, however we highly encourage those who have questions or want tips to comment.
- No Anon: According to the poll results, the playerbase wishes to not have any anon commenters on our HMD meme. As such, when leaving constructive criticism and comments, please be sure you are logged in with your Empatheias-accepted character journal. Anonymous comments will be deleted.
- Be polite and constructive: This HMD is to help players improve their playing and thereby improve the experience of everyone. It is also to help players point out things that might be questionable. Sometimes there are legitimate reasons for it, and sometimes it's a misinterpretation or clear mistake. Regardless, your critique should be helping the other player see their mistake and/or offer ways to help improve. You can be frank, you can be blunt, but you should not be disrespectful. Critique can be a hard pill to swallow, and while you shouldn't have to sugarcoat it, you can try to make it more palatable. In addition, try to provide actual examples of what you're talking about. It will help facilitate the discussion and give a better idea of your point.
- Be open-minded and receptive: Receiving critique can be difficult at times, but if you're participating in this HMD, then that must mean you are prepared for that possibility. If you receive critique that doesn't make sense, do not be defensive. Instead ask questions and try to clear up misunderstandings. In addition, be open to what people have to say. Sometimes we have blinders on when playing our characters and may not see problems that others do. Be willing to compromise as well. Maybe you don't agree with everything that is said, but there could be helpful nuggets in there. If there are things you are specifically worried about, you should include it in your comment. This could help others help you.
- This meme is moderated: We will be monitoring this post, and if any harassment is found, it will be immediately screened and frozen. Any repeat offenders will be banned. If there is anything to report, please do not hesitate to contact us.
If you understand how this HMD works, fill out the appropriate form and comment to this post. The questions should help players have some structure and formulate how and what to write what they want.
RECEIVING CRIT:
Player:
Character(s):
Personal HMD? If you have a personal HMD, you can link to that as well.
(If you have anything you'd like to mention, such as concerns you'd like others to help you with, or notes regarding your character or canon material that you feel others should be aware of, let them know here!)
The mod/game critique thread can be found here.
MOD/GAME CRITIQUE
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However, I do have concerns, regarding how events have been presented to us as of late. There's too much information that's being presented in the game's prompts themselves, and very little information being given in the mod posts leading up to the events. This makes it very difficult for us, as players, to make plans with other people, bounce ideas off one another, and just generally figure out what we want to do.
Let's take the event last month, the Brinndosi excavation. We got the mod post on 6/18, the same day the prologue for the event went up. We got a few event details, but it was very sparse, only containing a basic outline of what's there, and no real explanation of how these things might function or affect people going. Two days, we got the first part of this event. Here we got large info dumps of the mechanics at play in the form of setting and flavor text. While fleshing out the setting itself is valuable, getting this information prior to this post would have been more valuable, even if it had just been a more condensed version.
This was especially troublesome because this event was on a soft completion timer of five days to meet the objectives needed for part two. I remember that up until about 5 hours before midnight, we were at only two out of the required ten keycards for completion, when everyone suddenly started scrambling to get things done. Now, I know that was technically optional and we would have gotten the temple part either way, but people want the shiny good end. So a scramble like that shouldn't have been necessary. Not only that, the second part of the event was entirely new information that wasn't initially given on the mod post, so we really had no way to prepare.
Now, this time last year, we had an Elios event. I know this event wasn't exactly the most popular event due to people not feeling comfortable playing its content out, but its structure is what I'd consider an ideal. The initial announcement contained a basic rundown of what'll happen. A week later, two days before the event itself, we got event details, which explained everything that's at play in the event and how it all works. This gave us time to figure out what aspects of the event we wanted to explore and what we didn't. And then two days later, the event logs went up and they reiterated what had already been stated, but in prompt form instead of as info lore dumps.
I understand in the year that's passed, the mod team has changed rather drastically, and I can't ask you to do things the same way the old team did, nor do I want you to. We've asked you as a team to find a way to do things that works for you without overburdening yourselves, but I feel like the current way the plot and events are being presented is detrimental to yourself and to the way your players do things.
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Character(s): Princess Minnie Mouse
Personal HMD? Minnie, Antoine, Asterios
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Character(s): just the trash pirate
Personal HMD? here
come at me bros
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Character(s): Kor Meteor (
Personal HMD? Kor and Gohan
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Character(s): Ryuunosuke Naruhodou
Personal HMD? Here!
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Character(s): Steven Quartz Universe (
Personal HMD? Steven, Gundam!!
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Character(s): Takashi "Shiro" Shirogane |
Personal HMD? Anon enabled, IP Logging off, screened, the works
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Character(s): Ignis Scientia (
Personal HMD? Ignis, Neptune, Terra. All are anon-enabled and screened, IP logging off.
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Character(s): Soundwave (
Personal HMD? Soundwave, Miu Iruma
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Character(s): Alice Malvin
Personal HMD? Here!
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Character(s): Jill Valentine (
Personal HMD? Jill + Anabel. They're both anon-enabled with IP logging off. I'm always looking to improve!
Minor note: I've been struggling with chronic illness pain meds that have left me nauseous, with vertigo, and drowsiness/randomly falling asleep. It's been hindering me for a while now, so I would really appreciate it if you did nudge me if I'm going too slow for your liking or you need something from me.
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Character(s): Zero (
Personal HMD? Right here.
Mostly looking for feedback on Android 21, since she's a brand new character for me and I haven't played a character with her personality type in a really long time. Thanks in advance! Also making a quick note to say I've been slower than usual due to a new job and having less time in the day to tag. I'm getting used to my new schedule now though, so I should be able to keep up better as time goes on.
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Character(s): Rokurou Rangetsu (
Personal HMD? boop
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Character(s): Leia Organa
Personal HMD? here
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Character(s): Pearl
Personal HMD? Pearl
I’m still on hiatus, but feedback is welcome!
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Character(s): Steven Stone (
Personal HMD? Steven, Penny, Iris! All should have IP logging off and screening on.
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Character(s):
Usagi Tsukino
Alice Liddell
Snow White
Personal HMD? All three have personal ones
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Character(s): Hizumi Mizushiro (
Personal HMD? Hizumi: [x] | Hibiki: [x]
Comments are screened and IP logging are off on the personal HMD! I've been in a murdergame the past month (and continuing into this one) and opted not to hiatus in the meantime, but I know my speed has definitely been impacted. I'm trying to work around this, but please let me know if it's becoming a serious problem so I can better prioritize. I don't want to become That Person who drops the ball on everything while playing in high-speed games on the side, so any concrit is appreciated!
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Character(s): Naminé (
Personal HMD? Noted in journals
In general I've been trying to work on my speed with replying (though life and work are hectic right now) and threading more outside of castmates.
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Character(s): Sherlock Holmes
Personal HMD? Here!
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Character(s): Just old man Coran here.
Personal HMD? He has an anon/IP off HMD here here.
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Character(s): Ciel, Haggar (Honerva), Mrs. Bradley (Eleanor)
Personal HMD? [c] [h] [e]
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Character(s): Weiss Schnee (RWBY), Seijuro Akashi (Kuroko's Basketball), and Rinoa Heartilly (Final Fantasy VIII)
Personal HMD? Weiss, Akashi, and Rinoa
I really failed last month in terms of activity and keeping up with current threads, but I'm trying to do better this month! I'm getting used to my new work schedule now. :) Please also don't hesitate to critique me on my characterisation - I always want to do better!
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Character(s): Junko Enoshima (
Personal HMD? Junko & Archimedes
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Character(s): Lightning Farron (
Personal HMD? Lightning, Sun - both have anon on, are screened, and IP logging off.
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Character(s): Roxas |
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Personal HMD? Roxas and Roman
I kind of got terrible again at tagging out (though June was a busy month for me), So that's something I need to work on.
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Character(s): James (
Personal HMD? Here
James is completely new so any feedback as to what I'm doing wrong or right can only help! Before Emp I've never played him to any capacity.
Other than that, I'm sorry for my spikes of slowness. I promise it's not me being bored, it's just that my job can take a lot out of me. If I ever seem to drop a thread feel free to PM me, I won't be annoyed.
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Character(s): Emerald Sustrai (RWBY) and Shintarou Midorima (Kuroko's Basketball)
Personal HMD? nah
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Character(s): Asbel Lhant
Personal HMD? Over here!
This isn't specific to Asbel, but it is certainly relevant. He's a fighter, and big dumb action threads and fight scenes are something I've always struggled with -- yet it's also something I feel is important for me to get better at. If anyone has suggestions or feedback on that front, I'd be happy to hear them!
Of course I'm open to all other ic/ooc feedback as well. Thank you!
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Character(s): Asuna Yuuki(
Personal HMD? Here Anon and screening is on, IP logging off.
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Character(s): Minato Arisato |
Personal HMD? here
I'm new to the game and new to Minato as a character, and even though it might be a bit early I'm open to comments and suggestions!
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Character(s): Ionasal.kkll.Preciel
Personal HMD? here
Note: Ion regained her old memories so Zero, Kor, Sora, & Ciel call her Nei
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Character(s): Nora Valkyrie (RWBY) and Charles-Henri Sanson (Fate/Grand Order)
Personal HMD? Nora and Sanson
I'm trying to do better with tags this month...because last month wasn't very good, oops.
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Character(s): Ruby Rose (
Personal HMD? Ruby, Prompto
I know my activity with Ruby has been lackluster recently, but I'm hoping to turn that around with this month's event!
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Character(s): Nanu
Personal HMD? here!
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Character(s): Merisia Thenel (
Personal HMD? Merisia's and Link's. They should both be anon-enabled, but if they aren't please let me know.
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Character(s): Crowe Altius (
I've not been as active with Crowe lately! She lacks things that engage her on a consistent level, so I am up for suggestions for a direction I haven't considered taking her in, perhaps.
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Character(s): Dazai Osamu
Personal HMD? link
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Character(s): Yang Xiao Long
Personal HMD? Anon-enabled with IP tracking off and all comments screened.
Usual disclaimer that my tagging speed trends slow and has been even slower recently because summer tends to be a very busy and taxing season for me. But I always try to back-tag as much as I possibly can for as long as I can. If there's a thread that you think I might have forgotten or dropped or that you need me to speed up a bit on for any reason, just let me know! I promise I'll do my very best.
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Character(s): Kiyotaka Ishimaru
Personal HMD? Ishimaru and Hux
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Character(s): Maki Harukawa
Personal HMD? Lazy
i'm new, but go for it!
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Character(s): Auron
Personal HMD? Here
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Character(s): Guzma
Personal HMD? They all have personal ones.
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Character(s): Kylo Ren (
Personal HMD? Kylo | Tiki | Connor