I won't be continuing my discussion with Jena on here. As she points out, this may not be the best place to air that stuff out, so with apologies for my tone I will move on. I would like to draw everyone's attention to the second post Talzhemir made on the original thread:
http://forums.furcadia.com/index.php?furcadia_session_id=868068-rjtj-xcr&showtopic=50738&view=findpost&p=366733
According to this post, Desdemond, the county that Greystone is in... Is a full on rebel county. And anyone in the county bearing Halaa coat of arms is liable to be arrested by Dracosaur riders.
So... Will King's men be LET INTO the county to investigate? Won't all the public attention Greystone is getting bring rebel forces instead? Wouldn't news of herbivores being executed by the King's forces bring the wrath of the Countess, who has been recruiting more riders, down upon the perpetrators?
http://forums.furcadia.com/index.php?furcadia_session_id=868068-rjtj-xcr&showtopic=50738&view=findpost&p=366733
According to this post, Desdemond, the county that Greystone is in... Is a full on rebel county. And anyone in the county bearing Halaa coat of arms is liable to be arrested by Dracosaur riders.
So... Will King's men be LET INTO the county to investigate? Won't all the public attention Greystone is getting bring rebel forces instead? Wouldn't news of herbivores being executed by the King's forces bring the wrath of the Countess, who has been recruiting more riders, down upon the perpetrators?
Well that's a terrifying question. Would certainly change things.
In regards to the subject of changing the rating of the dream from T+ to M16 - we've asked a Beekin and have been told we wouldn't be allowed to upload the dream in Imag because the Imaginarium's own rating itself is T+. Though I'm aware there are a few dreams within Imag that have changed their rating to M16 they technically shouldn't be allowed to do so and could be reported/asked to change it back or move the upload location.
Calliste Ahmose wrote:
In regards to the subject of changing the rating of the dream from T+ to M16 - we've asked a Beekin and have been told we wouldn't be allowed to upload the dream in Imag because the Imaginarium's own rating itself is T+. Though I'm aware there are a few dreams within Imag that have changed their rating to M16 they technically shouldn't be allowed to do so and could be reported/asked to change it back or move the upload location.
That Beekin was incorrect, I'm afraid; although Imaginarium's standard itself remains T+, its upload standards were changed quite a few months ago such that M16+ roleplay dreams could be uploaded there (as well as to Hawthorn). More information can be found on Imag's map page on Furcadia.com, or by contacting a Guardian in-game.
Well that pretty much nulls what I said then as that does indeed say that M16 rated dreams can be uploaded in Imag!
First off, apologies for the delay in any official word in getting back to you! Time zones, work schedules and general busy-ness make things awkward for us to get together recently to discuss matters quickly. But anyway. Onwards~
Dream Rating
After much discussion we will be going a head with the change of rating for the dream from T+ to M16.
Weather and the equator
We've never taken into consideration where the equator might be as we've never followed the large maps for Kasuria/Drakoria/Olde World etc - we've simply based the climate off of the more basic map that's featured on our RPR (under "General Information") that doesn't even mention where the equator might be. But we do admit perhaps going a bit over board with the snow storm, which you will (or at least hopefully) have noted in the weather topic that the storm itself has now been toned down. We don't feel we can out right jump to a suddenly much warmer winter so the cold remains but there's little to no more snow fall any more and will quickly clear up come spring time - we understand the southern part of Kasuria is supposed to be warmer than the north, but anywhere can have an unusual weather pattern from time to time despite what the norm can be and it is also stated in the entry text to the dream that this is the first heavy winter the area has experienced. Besides that, don't forget this is a fantasy setting! We can't relate everything back to real life occurances.
Holidays
These were mentioned and I have since made a topic in the suggestions section for everyone to go a head and give us a few things you think could be little celebrations etc throughout the IC year within the dream.
NPCs/Jobs
I've also made a list of the NPCs throughout the dream and what IC jobs both NPCs and PCs hold throughout the dream. If you think I've missed any off of these lists (I think I'm missing Rex's NPC guards?) then just send me a PM via RPR or a whisper (offline or online!) and I can edit it accordingly.
Ferals/available wildlife to hunt
I've started off a list but I'm now also waiting on furcadia to update it's IC pages on what's available, as I've been assured by their staff that this will be happening soon and that it will have lots of detail.
Laws/crime
We're also working on this! We promise we'll get to that, it's under heavy OOC construction at the moment. Just remember common sense for now and that the local guards are enforcing (reasonably) good behaviour by the locals in favour to the land owner, Alliah, so that her business can thrive and her property get damaged as little as possible!
Commands
We'll work on making those simpler and updating the list explaining about them! We had already started to do this~
More staff
We currently feel we have an okay amount of staff amongst us to deal with what work load we have, but we will keep it in mind that if we feel it begins to get too much in the future that we do have the possibility of approaching others to help us out.
Personal dream upload spots
We feel that the dream doesn't need these. If you want to have a personal dream (like a house or such) for your character then you've obviously more than welcome to upload them within Imag. Eitherway, it takes characters out of our dream and into another and makes Greystone appear emptier which can often put people off sticking around within the dream - we'd rather encourage people to remain within our dream setting and help promote a bigger playerbase. Though as with most suggestions we don't completely rule this out for the future - but right now this is something we don't want.
Anonymous Contact
We understand that some people would rather remain anonymous when contacting us about concerns or issues but this is something we are still considering, especially due to the set up that RPR has (eg Freewebs has an inbuilt thing available for people to send an anon message to the staff but, as far as we know, RPR doesn't have such a thing).
Supernaturals List
We want to get one on the go! It would be a list of how many supernaturals are within the local area/what types (again, we don't want to give away too much IC info so we're not going to advertise names) due to other supernaturals being able to detect them to a certain degree. So this is a call out to anyone who plays one to get in contact so that we can create that list!
Plot Information
We will begin to better cover the current plot with one topic per plot with as much detail as we can give (we don't want to give too much away OOCly as it spoils the IC fun/reactions and things don't always go exactly as planned afterall!) and will also encourage other players to have one topic for their own mini plots so information on each thing can be found easier.
Herbivore camp/curfew
This isn't something we can suddenly strip away due to it being an IC law for the area made by the King but your herbivore alts are also welcome to break this rule. However, feel free to presume that the local guards are slacking in enforcing this particular rule within recent weeks but they will give a very scolding look and a possible jot down of a name if they see a herbivore about after dark. The less attention you draw to yourself the less attention the NPC (I can't speak for the PCs!) guards will pay.
Desdemond County
Due to the recent information that has come to light (we had competely forgotten about this particular info, sorry!) on just how deep into rebel territory we are our future plot for the dream is currently under construction! We're not ignoring the information about the rebel county and whether King's men etc will come, we're currently in the process of sorting this out and working things into our main plot while keeping it into careful consideration.
Hopefully I've covered just about everything! If not feel free to point something out and we'll continue to get back to you. And, of course, give us feedback on our decisions! Thanks for waiting~
Dream Rating
After much discussion we will be going a head with the change of rating for the dream from T+ to M16.
Weather and the equator
We've never taken into consideration where the equator might be as we've never followed the large maps for Kasuria/Drakoria/Olde World etc - we've simply based the climate off of the more basic map that's featured on our RPR (under "General Information") that doesn't even mention where the equator might be. But we do admit perhaps going a bit over board with the snow storm, which you will (or at least hopefully) have noted in the weather topic that the storm itself has now been toned down. We don't feel we can out right jump to a suddenly much warmer winter so the cold remains but there's little to no more snow fall any more and will quickly clear up come spring time - we understand the southern part of Kasuria is supposed to be warmer than the north, but anywhere can have an unusual weather pattern from time to time despite what the norm can be and it is also stated in the entry text to the dream that this is the first heavy winter the area has experienced. Besides that, don't forget this is a fantasy setting! We can't relate everything back to real life occurances.
Holidays
These were mentioned and I have since made a topic in the suggestions section for everyone to go a head and give us a few things you think could be little celebrations etc throughout the IC year within the dream.
NPCs/Jobs
I've also made a list of the NPCs throughout the dream and what IC jobs both NPCs and PCs hold throughout the dream. If you think I've missed any off of these lists (I think I'm missing Rex's NPC guards?) then just send me a PM via RPR or a whisper (offline or online!) and I can edit it accordingly.
Ferals/available wildlife to hunt
I've started off a list but I'm now also waiting on furcadia to update it's IC pages on what's available, as I've been assured by their staff that this will be happening soon and that it will have lots of detail.
Laws/crime
We're also working on this! We promise we'll get to that, it's under heavy OOC construction at the moment. Just remember common sense for now and that the local guards are enforcing (reasonably) good behaviour by the locals in favour to the land owner, Alliah, so that her business can thrive and her property get damaged as little as possible!
Commands
We'll work on making those simpler and updating the list explaining about them! We had already started to do this~
More staff
We currently feel we have an okay amount of staff amongst us to deal with what work load we have, but we will keep it in mind that if we feel it begins to get too much in the future that we do have the possibility of approaching others to help us out.
Personal dream upload spots
We feel that the dream doesn't need these. If you want to have a personal dream (like a house or such) for your character then you've obviously more than welcome to upload them within Imag. Eitherway, it takes characters out of our dream and into another and makes Greystone appear emptier which can often put people off sticking around within the dream - we'd rather encourage people to remain within our dream setting and help promote a bigger playerbase. Though as with most suggestions we don't completely rule this out for the future - but right now this is something we don't want.
Anonymous Contact
We understand that some people would rather remain anonymous when contacting us about concerns or issues but this is something we are still considering, especially due to the set up that RPR has (eg Freewebs has an inbuilt thing available for people to send an anon message to the staff but, as far as we know, RPR doesn't have such a thing).
Supernaturals List
We want to get one on the go! It would be a list of how many supernaturals are within the local area/what types (again, we don't want to give away too much IC info so we're not going to advertise names) due to other supernaturals being able to detect them to a certain degree. So this is a call out to anyone who plays one to get in contact so that we can create that list!
Plot Information
We will begin to better cover the current plot with one topic per plot with as much detail as we can give (we don't want to give too much away OOCly as it spoils the IC fun/reactions and things don't always go exactly as planned afterall!) and will also encourage other players to have one topic for their own mini plots so information on each thing can be found easier.
Herbivore camp/curfew
This isn't something we can suddenly strip away due to it being an IC law for the area made by the King but your herbivore alts are also welcome to break this rule. However, feel free to presume that the local guards are slacking in enforcing this particular rule within recent weeks but they will give a very scolding look and a possible jot down of a name if they see a herbivore about after dark. The less attention you draw to yourself the less attention the NPC (I can't speak for the PCs!) guards will pay.
Desdemond County
Due to the recent information that has come to light (we had competely forgotten about this particular info, sorry!) on just how deep into rebel territory we are our future plot for the dream is currently under construction! We're not ignoring the information about the rebel county and whether King's men etc will come, we're currently in the process of sorting this out and working things into our main plot while keeping it into careful consideration.
Hopefully I've covered just about everything! If not feel free to point something out and we'll continue to get back to you. And, of course, give us feedback on our decisions! Thanks for waiting~
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