— HOW'S MY DRIVING: JULY — Hello, everyone! As a reminder or for those who may not know, 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.