riverview ooc

Hi everyone! Welcome to the State of the Game post! This one is very important, as I have decided it is time to move into endgame. Details under the cut.

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!

Hi everyone! Welcome to June's State of the Game post! Contains information on the UPDATED ACTIVITY CHECK STANDARDS, the STATE OF THE MOD, and INFORMATION AND PLOTTING OPPORTUNITIES for this month's Exploration Mingle.

Hi everyone! No real State of the Game post this month since there isn't much to update, but I have been noticing some confusion around a couple of topics, so I wanted to just do a quick post to clarify areas of confusion! I will be updating the Rules and Procedures page later on this evening after players have been given a chance to ask any additional questions.

Recently I've noticed a few people requesting strikes or struggling with Activity Check because they are backtagging on entries from previous months instead of posting on entries from the current month.

I just wanted to clarify - Riverview does not and has never required that AC be provided only from entries posted in the current month. As long as the comments themselves are from this month, the entry can be as old as two months.

Riverview was built to be choose-your-own-pace, and requiring that all activity be from brand new posts would not be in the spirit of that.

Additionally, AC can be provided in the following forms: 10 comments that are less than 150 words (the textspammy option), or; 5 comments that are more than 150 words (the tl;dr option). Comments provided for the tl;dr option do not have to be all in a row, they can be 5 comments from a thread of 8, for example.

I do, in cases of emergency, accept a combination of two threads maximum to pass AC, but that is only to avoid a strike. I do keep track of how often players do this, and if it's done too often (3+ times in the previous 5 months, for example) I may ask for stronger AC proofs from the players who've overused split AC, going forward.

I thought this would be worth addressing as I've seen confusion crop up in response to a recent network post. To clarify:

● The only (currently) disallowed content is non-consensual sex and sex with underage (under-18) characters threaded in game canon. This includes all game communities, as well as the linked inboxes and Friendrs on the taken list.

● Taboo and complicated adult themes, including ones that are covered under disallowed content, are welcome to be touched on, mentioned, discussed, or otherwise played with. However, any threads that mention these sorts of topics MUST HAVE A CONTENT WARNING in the subject line so players who wish to avoid those topics are fully informed and empowered to avoid them.

● Topics that should be warned for are topics that are commonly related to abuse or trauma and include, but are not limited to: underage sex, childhood abuse, incest, sexual assault, drug use or alcohol abuse, extreme violence, suicidal ideation, etc. Please use your common sense, and if you think that maybe it should have a warning, do it. More warnings are better than not enough.

Hi everyone! Welcome to November's State of the Game post! Nothing really major this month, though there's a note regarding December's Activity Check!

August's activity check is officially CLOSED. The following characters have not been checked in:

● Byakuran | applauses | Jamie
● One | envisaged | Lili
● Dick Grayson | fingerstripes | Meg CLEARED!
● Ellie | pundemic | Roy CLEARED!
● Takashi Natsume | mingling | Rinna

If your character is on this list, please reply to the original AUGUST ACTIVITY CHECK POST by 10:00 PM EST on September 8th to pass Activity Check with a strike. If no response is received, these characters will be auto-dropped at that time.

● SPECIAL NOTE: A two-month "double AC" penalty is in place for any player who was swept with Activity Check, should they re-apply in future. This is to ensure that anyone who wants to leave the game uses the Drop post promptly rather than idling out, so a space is cleared for any queued apps. More information will be posted on the next State of the Game post.

Hi everyone! Welcome to August's State of the Game post! There's a few things I'm looking for fedback on a couple of issues, so please check out the rest of the post under the cut.

Hi everyone! Welcome to July's State of the Game post! There's quite a bit going on this month, so please read through all the information in this post!

Hi everyone! Welcome to June's State of the Game post! There's quite a bit going on this month, so please read through all the information in this post!

Hi everyone! I know this is early, but I wanted to get this up to give everyone some time to think and give feedback before the State of the Game post. This mod post is regarding structural changes to the Activity Points and Activity Bonus system. No cut text, because it's important and I want to make sure everyone sees it.

I have mentioned in a previous mod post that I am looking at a work-related change in my availability relatively soon, and so I have been taking a look at my various mod tasks to see where I can streamline to ensure I don't slow down with the really important stuff like answering questions, posting intro mingles and the TDM, and opening and closing reserves and apps on time. The one place I have noticed is sucking up most of my available modwork time is the Activity Points Submissions - each submission that I process takes 20-40 minutes, so it can get really time consuming!

I have a few ideas for how to streamline the process and make it a little easier on myself:

● 1. Tags that are 150+ words earn 2 points each, tags that are under 150 words earn 1 point each. No bonus rewards for special content, but a flat 50+ Point Bonus for any type of open entry (open log with open prompts or unlocked network entry), not including top-levels in mingles.

● 2. Tags that are 150+ words earn 3 points each, tags that are under 150 words earn 2 points each. No bonus rewards for special content.

● 3. The system as-is, but with any special content submissions done separately with more detail so they are easier to process, including a clearly delineated rubric posted on the Activity Points page to clarify what counts.

● 4. Player Suggestion: Flat rate "1 point per comment" points submission with bonus rewards for special content that is very clearly defined.

In any of these cases, I will be changing how submissions are done - the new submission system will require players to list how many comments have been posted by their character in the linked thread and how many of them are 150+ words.

I'll finalize the new system for the State of the Game post on June 8th. No changes will be made until after the next State of the Game post to give everyone a couple of weeks to give feedback, state preferences, or make suggestions - please discuss as much as you would like on this entry.