ngl, 10/10 would play Norwood again.
But I agree, it would feel
if some people could play their characters again and others could.
Am very interested in old men.
Not like that you freaking weirdos.
I mean, some people revived their characters on Keys, which is a totally viable option
Maybe Iām slow right now, but are we starting at some point after the Arx bubble burst and people set up enclaves elsewhere? Iām a bit confused.
@Nynrose Not actually āapprovedā. From what I understand, the conversation went more, āUh, sure, if you want?ā
Okay, thatās badass. I am here for postapoc Arx. I like that itās moving away from the L&L stuff that can cause a lot of interpersonal bullshit and cause massive theme drift. I also like that it is far enough removed from OG Arx that the theme is recognizable, but lore hounds from the original game wonāt be at TOO much of an advantage. Good way to level the playing field. And I love that you have made systems to keep running the game sustainable for staff.
Iām looking forward to this.
Are you willing to answer personal metaplot lore questions that we never got a chance to uncover in PMs? Not a need-to-know. Just have one or two that Iāve been curious about since I stopped playing a few years ago. And I totally get if the answer is nah, fam. Iāll live, I promise.
@Pavel said in MU Peeves Thread:
@Third-Eye said in MU Peeves Thread:
Gdoc porn with a friend
The last thing I want is Google giving me an AI summary of my TS.
Could be worse. Could give it to Gemini Notebook and have it generate a podcast with two fake people talking about your TS.
This is exactly the point Iām making. If I am going to putting in the time and effort in a game, I want to know whose house Iām in.
@Artemis I think youāre in good company, even if thatās not something people like to talk about.
@Yam Absolutely. Blu and Road, I think, have a great reputation in that regard, as does Tat. Clockwork.
@Pavel Okay, so I didnāt invent her presence on that one whole cloth. Whew.
Going to have to check this out.
@Pavel There was one with Tricia Helfer and Kater Sackoff called Battlestar Galacticast. Unless I am gravely misremembering?
Itās been so long since I played a non-Ares game that I donāt think I can reply meaningfully. I leave that to folks who still play in that world.
I can see privacy reasons mattering more for players. Staff are different. They have control over the game and you canāt avoid having to interact with them and be subject to their decisions on their game. I honestly canāt see any good reason for staff to hide their identity, and to me, thatās a red flag and a reason to avoid a game entirely.
She and Tricia Helfer already did a watch and react podcast. Iām not sure why sheās doing another one.
Iām going to expand on a thought I had in the Neon Protocol thread.
I think it absolutely should be considered best practice for staff bits to have an Ares handle linked. I honestly donāt care if your average player has one linked, but staff feels different to me because of the power dynamic. It feels intentionally shady and I donāt see any legitimate reasons for it. To me, this feels like an entirely separate discussion from whether or not staff should disclose their PCs.
Apping into a game is an investment of time and energy, especially if you donāt half-ass it. People should be able to decide whether or not they want to invest that time and energy and if they are willing to have an unavoidable relationship with that staffer due to the nature of how games are run.
This was my gut feeling as well and why I didnāt app in there. I am too goddamned old for this.