mod post: mini state of the game poll

[riverviewmod]

mini state of the game: a poll

Hi everyone! This is just a quick poll!

I just wanted to reach out to everyone and ask which aspects of the game players are most interested in. Considering Riverview's playerbase has gotten smaller over the past couple of months, I've been debating on lowering the gamewide cap and shifting the game focus going forward. This would mean more mod-directed plot related to the aspects of the game that players are actually interested in rather than low-maintenance broad sweeps that cover more bases. This would allow me to more directly focus my attention on the things that players would really like to dig into in the setting and allow me to cut down on detail for things that are enjoyable but not high-priority for players.

In the comments, there are a couple of comment threads with major "themes" of the game that I am interested in delving into with more depth. Please respond to the headers with your vote, or hit up the suggestions thread with other ideas or thoughts.

Thank you for any feedback, and I'm looking forward to hearing from you!

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[riverviewmod]

Hi Ashlee - Thank you for your feedback. I'll just quickly address a couple of your concerns.

1. I don't intend at all to drastically change any aspect of the game. Essentially, when I created the game, I didn't anticipate writing exploration mingles, as I had thought players would use the missions on the exploration page to engage with that aspect of the game. The missions are very low-maintenance from a modding perspective, while writing an exploration mingle and curating gamewide plot is much more labor-intensive. My idea for the game going forward is to put that labor into the aspects of the game that players are more interested in and have the other theme be more low-maintenance.

2. The idea of incorporating the TDM prompts into the monthly mingles is a great one, and something I'll definitely be considering going forward. I'll give some thought into how to keep the TDM interesting but incorporate some of those aspects into the monthly mingles.

[madeupnames]

1. Oh, for sure! That suggestion is mainly in case you do have any kind of plans like that — and even then, I can't say I'm an expert at drastic changes, anyway, haha. I'm happy to hear that things won't be changed up too intensely, because I do really love the set-up you have and how open it is to people doing their own things in the city.

2. Sounds excellent! Even if it's literally just a c+p from the TDM, it'd be an amazing addition to the mingles. That way you're not piling into your workload, but there's a place for current players to see these without losing track of the TDM. :)