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MarinaNova Mods (marinanova_mod) wrote in marinanova_ooc,
@ 2015-01-11 19:07:00

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Game Discussion
Dearest marinanites.

As some of you might've noticed, the pace of Marina Nova has changed over the past year or so. We've gotten smaller and slower. Our newbiedays aren't the parade of fresh faces as it used to be and our mistletoe mingles no longer break the comment limit. In addition to this, both of your mods went and got themselves busier offline lives which, to be quite honest, is terribly rude but probably also inevitable.

Because of these changes, we thought it was time to sit you down and have a chat.

We would like to hear your thoughts on the game. Where you'd like to see it go and what changes you want to see. What would make it easier for you to be more active? What would make it smoother for new people to come in? Marina has always been built on player participation — how can we make this more accessible to you? Do you want to keep the game the way it is, or is it time to downsize it?

We're eager to hear your thoughts and have an honest, open discussion about the future of the game. One thing is certain — this isn't ending, only changing.

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2015-01-12 05:47 am UTC (link)

There isn't anything I'd like to change about the game. I love the platform it's on. I know a lot of people aren't fans of IJ, but the only issue I have with IJ is the inability to edit a post and that's not a big deal to me. I don't mind the fact that it's a small game with a smattering of characters and players. It's part of the reason why MarinaNova's been such a draw for me. I think it opens up plenty of opportunities for us to work on CR with every character here and really build on that. The 1 IC day = 7 RL days thing is awesome because we all have busy offline schedules and it allows for characters to not miss out on too much when hiatuses are taken.

I think you both do a great job at maintaining the balance of the game. We get the slice of life here, but we also get the event stuff happening that shakes things up from time to time and I enjoy that.

I'm glad this isn't a -- we might close the game post, but that you're both taking the time to see how we can change and improve the game. So probably with the introduction of a screened suggestion box post? Where we could throw plot ideas at you guys so you can have fun picking and choosing from there if you need it. Plus it allows you to see what players like and want. The ideas received could be tweaked, combined, etc so it'll be up to your discretion.

Also I agree with Sailor G with regards to lack of posts rut, so I for one, am going to work on that by making more open posts this year. NEW RESOLUTION. I finally have one. \o/

But yeah. Again, hats off to you both for doing such a great job modding this game. It's my favorite by far and I shouldn't forget to say this - I heart the SUNDAY SPEAKEASY posts because it contains useful information that helps me catch up with things that I might have missed out on.

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