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theatlas_ooc2016-10-29 10:58 am
sobriquette) wrote in theatlas_ooc2016-10-29 10:58 am
Plotting Post
AKA What the hell do we do next, Atlasian (Atlans? Someone come up with a name)
So the trilobite queen is dead, her carcass is being eaten + stripped by the go team, and the metal hull from an old ship (probably) has been discovered, which means there's a decision to be made.
Does the group stay at the bones, or the relocate to the hull? And regardless of what decision is made, how is it happening ICly?
Should the go team just send a couple of messengers back? Should the whole go team return to regroup? What should either team bring with them if they're travelling?
And this is where y'all come in. There's been various discussions on both discord and plurk, but since not everyone is on those platforms I wanted to open it up to the entire game.
Would you character vote for staying or going? If they're in the go team, would they volunteer to get the message back? Is there something else I've forgotten that needs mentioning? Will someone please help Matt Murdock???
Feel free to use this post to discuss thoughts/plans with each other, and hopefully we can come to a general consensus soon! At which point we can probably do some IC logs, or hash out what needs to be handwaved. Have fun :)
So the trilobite queen is dead, her carcass is being eaten + stripped by the go team, and the metal hull from an old ship (probably) has been discovered, which means there's a decision to be made.
Does the group stay at the bones, or the relocate to the hull? And regardless of what decision is made, how is it happening ICly?
Should the go team just send a couple of messengers back? Should the whole go team return to regroup? What should either team bring with them if they're travelling?
And this is where y'all come in. There's been various discussions on both discord and plurk, but since not everyone is on those platforms I wanted to open it up to the entire game.
Would you character vote for staying or going? If they're in the go team, would they volunteer to get the message back? Is there something else I've forgotten that needs mentioning? Will someone please help Matt Murdock???
Feel free to use this post to discuss thoughts/plans with each other, and hopefully we can come to a general consensus soon! At which point we can probably do some IC logs, or hash out what needs to be handwaved. Have fun :)
Cherry
First off I'd like to offer an apology for the way the above comment comes off. We realized in retrospect that when reading it it didn't come off the way we'd intended and was instead a bit unkind. That was not our intent and we did not mean to squash any IC initiative to engage in the setting. We were concerned that players OOCly cracking an alien language would lead to info-modding and render Clark's IC reward obsolete, but looking back now we should have expected players to crack it very quickly! In focusing too much on that, we failed to properly allow our players to thrive.
This one is on me as Head Mod, and I apologize.
To make up for this we would like to offer Commander Shepard & anyone involved in the code-cracking of the alien language used in the transmission exclusive access to an ICly & OOCly crackable, coded message which will provide them with important in-game content that can be kept or shared as you all would like!
The Atlas is a game where we'd like to have players feel comfortable plotting in OOC comms and throwing ideas around, and we want to reward players who are active and take initiative as you have done. So if there's any way for us to better facilitate this, please let us know!
Sincerely,
Cherry
Head Mod
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First, I want to say I completely understand the initial reply. There are game mechanics in place, and in the excitement of new information they were overlooked. That was bad on me. Adding a note along the lines of 'translating or otherwise researching X plot point will be available in the future' when it's used as a reward for a plot in game could be an option to drive home that it's not an item for current investigation? Not that I'm saying this was on you guys, just that it might help haul in the kind of excessive enthusiasm I'll admit I fell for in the plot. I also wanted to note, though, that Clark's IC reward was the key to cracking the code- they could not have done it without him!
While I am VERY EXCITED for new information, very legitimate reasons for why cracking shouldn't happen ICly were laid out, so if you would rather leave it as it is then send out a crackable message I would completely understand.
Thank you!
Stacey
Cherry