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    • KarmaBumK
      KarmaBum
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      I took like two months off playing last fall and, when I came back, it was with this mentality: Being nervous is sort of selfish sometimes.

      Everyone is waiting to be asked to play. Everyone is convinced they’re the worst.

      All of us.

      Ask someone to play today.

      See what happens.

      On Dragon Wings · https://pern.gaslightswitch.com · pern.gaslightswitch.com port 4201

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      • farfallaF
        farfalla @L. B. Heuschkel
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        @L-B-Heuschkel a game being listed on arescentral is irrelevant if it closes chargen two days after opening. I’m not sitting around refreshing arescentral every day.

        as previously stated, good day.

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          Testament @devu
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          @devu I was going to give it a look as well and maybe spend some time playing instead of running. It was suggested to me as a way to not burn myself out plotrunning to actually play somewhere.

          I don't know what I'm doing. Poke at Seven Nations sevennations.aresmush.com port 2021

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          • KarmaBumK
            KarmaBum @devu
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            @devu not even close to the same theme and probably about as far different as possible but I also cut my teeth in Pern and am having a v good time on LA 2043.

            Responsive staff. Lots of people eager to make hooks AND ACTUALLY PLAY THEM (not just make them up and never RP).

            https://la2043.aresmush.com/

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            • TezT
              Tez Administrators @KarmaBum
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              @KarmaBum That game theme looked REALLY cool. I’m glad to hear good things about it.

              she/they

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              • L. B. HeuschkelL
                L. B. Heuschkel @farfalla
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                @farfalla Can’t argue with that. It doesn’t seem to be the norm for Ares games, though.

                Any pronouns. Come to Chincoteague. We have ponies. http://keys.aresmush.com

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                  Testament @KarmaBum
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                  @KarmaBum I’ll take a look at it. Been a long time since I crossed a good scifi game. Or Cyberpunk as the case might be.

                  I don't know what I'm doing. Poke at Seven Nations sevennations.aresmush.com port 2021

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                  • tsarT
                    tsar
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                    @Anhedonia is good people too.

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                    • RozR
                      Roz
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                      I feel like Shattered was kind of stuck between a rock and a hard place. When Spirit Lake went public, they advertised on MSB, and then when they had to shut down apps, there were some people who were vERY LOUDLY UNHAPPY about it. This time they went public, but just let things get out by word of mouth to (I believe) try and keep the influx a bit more manageable, but it also results in people being sad they missed it. (But I also think that they’re estimating they’ll be able to open apps a lot earlier than Spirit Lake was able to.) So I feel for them in the situation, because it feels like there wasn’t a great solution either way. (And, for reference, I’m not speaking from the perspective of someone who’s on the game! I was gonna make a bit but missed the cutoff too, lol.)

                      she/her | playlist

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                      • bear_necessitiesB
                        bear_necessities @Roz
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                        @Roz Yeah I agree.

                        I think we just need to figure out where our line is in the sand here because we can’t say “gamerunners should definitely only take on the amount of people they feel comfortable with” while simultaneously bringing out the pitchforks when apps get temporarily locked down.

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                        • SnacknessS
                          Snackness
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                          We talk a big game here about mental health and balance. We need to apply that to everyone. Even if it means you gotta wait a bit to do the thing you want to do.

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                          • KarmaBumK
                            KarmaBum
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                            Mmm, I think the point isn’t that they shut down apps.

                            It’s that people are bragging on a place that technically isn’t open to everyone.

                            Which actually no one playing there did.

                            Someone NOT playing there lamented about it.

                            But that’s kind of the conversational drift at this point.

                            I don’t think anyone begrudges the closure of apps. Just that now the new-hotness is cutoff and still being talked about.

                            btw did I mention LA 2043 is open? 😄

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                            • PavelP
                              Pavel @KarmaBum
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                              @KarmaBum said in MU Peeves Thread:

                              I don’t think anyone begrudges the closure of apps.

                              you'd be surprised

                              He/Him. Opinions and views are solely my own unless specifically stated otherwise.
                              BE AN ADULT

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                              • KarmaBumK
                                KarmaBum @Pavel
                                last edited by

                                @Pavel Fair point.

                                I don’t think anyone who doesn’t suck begrudges the closure of apps.

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                                • TezT
                                  Tez Administrators @bear_necessities
                                  last edited by Tez

                                  I definitely wouldn’t say anyone’s brought out pitchforks. I don’t think that people are bragging, either. People have just lamented hearing about it after apps were closed.

                                  Everyone that I’ve talked to about it who would have wanted to play there gets it. They get why a game runner would make the choice to pause apps. Mental health and balance!! People can think it’s the right thing to do while also being sad they missed the window. That’s what a peeves thread is for.

                                  I absolutely feel for the people who would have wanted to play but can’t. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

                                  ETA: I feel for the staff here too. I think Roz is right that there is no pleasing everyone, and they made the choice that is right for them.

                                  she/they

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                                  • PavelP
                                    Pavel
                                    last edited by Pavel

                                    FOMO is a powerful force.

                                    Or, I guess, RTYAMOOSYDKAB: Realising that you already missed out on something you didn’t know abut before.

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                                    • TezT
                                      Tez Administrators @Pavel
                                      last edited by

                                      @Pavel Gesundheit.

                                      she/they

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                                      • FloofF
                                        Floof
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                                        I’m not mad, I’m just disappointed. 🐲

                                        Playlist

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                                        • RozR
                                          Roz @Tez
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                                          @Tez I think what happened is that:

                                          1. A person felt like people were talking about fun on private games.
                                          2. Another person was intending to just point out the games weren’t private, as they were publicly listed, even if one wasn’t taking apps.
                                          3. That kind of morphed into an idea of “does that count as an invitation,” which I don’t think was REALLY the point. The initial point was just “this isn’t a private game, they just didn’t advertise on the board.”

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                                            Testament
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                                            I support any game that has a set limit on how many players they want on it. Many idealize this romanticized thought that having this active game is great, myself very much included. Which is something I’m trying very to beat into my head isn’t the be all, end all goal. Nor should it be.

                                            Having limits is great. That way players won’t be left in the lurch simply because you didn’t have the spoons to be able to help them as best as you could. It does suck when you can’t apply because a game has already reached that limit, but I don’t begrudge the people that run the game that. I have the exact same rule in place if mine ever gets to a capacity that I can’t handle it.

                                            Too many times we’ve seen games just literally blow up to the point where even a team of staff isn’t able to keep up. That’s always the looming threat. And to me, I’d never want to feel like running a game is a obligation. The moment it stops being fun, it becomes a job and I already have one of those. So having limits like that is a great thing.

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