route_29 | BRING US YOUR FEEDBACK!

FEEDBACK POST: YEAR THREE EDITION

Hey, Routers! Things have been pretty eventful for the game over the past few months, and we've seen a fair number of changes along the way — the introduction of EV News, the extra-detailed badge acceptances, the experiment with making the Gym Leaders more interactive for the playerbase, and a handful of big plots, including our recent Glitch Plot, Fourth Wall, and of course, the game's big three-year anniversary! But with all of that excitement finally reaching something of a lull for the moment, we on the modteam would really like to check in with you, the players, and get your feedback on how the game experience has been for you so far, and what you'd like to see out of us in the future.

Beneath the cut, we've got a fairly detailed survey we'd like to ask you to fill out, to let us know how we've been doing on a handful of topics, and to get your input on what new things we might attempt, modify, or outright change in the future! When filling it out, please feel free to be as specific or general as you like; we'd prefer specifics, as those tend to be more helpful to us as a team, but please don't feel bound to strictly answer every question if a more general answer will do. Likewise, if there's something you'd like to tell us that isn't covered with the survey, please feel free! This post is here for your thoughts and feedback on Route, and to open up channels of communication with us to answer questions and discuss what might be in store for the game from here on out.

Once you've filled out the survey, please also feel free to make subsequent comments to this post with other topics you might like to discuss with us or with your fellow members of the playerbase! However, please keep in mind that this is NOT an HMD post, nor will we be tolerating any bickering in the comments. It's fine to disagree, but please keep any disagreements civil and discussion-focused; we reserve the right to step in and halt discussion if we feel the conversation is no longer productive, or dissolving into an argument as opposed to a healthy debate.

Also, please keep in mind that while we value your opinions and want to take them into consideration as we move the game forward, we must also as moderators exercise our own personal judgment in determining what will be best for the game. Some suggestions, however popular among the playerbase, simply may not be feasible from a moderator standpoint — and if we do feel that way, we'll try to explain why, but ultimately this discussion comes with the caveat that not everyone is going to get what they want. So please be patient and understanding with us as we try to do our best for the game and for you!

Note: ANONYMOUS COMMENTING IS ENABLED! (For real this time!) We want to encourage honesty here, so please feel free to go anon if it makes you more comfortable. Just please don't abuse the privilege!

FILL OUT THIS FORM FOR US, PLEASE

A BRIEF GUIDE TO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

PLOTS:
• How many plots have you been in Route for (approximately)? None? One? Several?
• How have you generally felt about our plots so far?
• Of the two listed, which type of plot do you tend to prefer?

-- An objective-based plot, where participants are given a specific action to react to and/or a goal to achieve, possibly with the outcome of the plot dependent on the players' actions
-- An effect/condition plot, where participants are given a setting change, scenario, or other character condition and generally left to their own devices with what to do about it

For previous Route examples, our Spring Cleaning plot from last year was an "objective-based" plot, while this year's Prom and Glitch events were "effect/condition" ones.

• What would your ideal plot do? For example, "bring all the characters together in one place" the way that Prom did; "give my character Pokemon powers" the way that Outbreak did; "let me move my character freely around the map" the way that the Glitch plot did, etc.

GENERAL UPKEEP:
• Do our infopages generally do their job of providing you with all the information you need on a daily basis? Is anything confusing? Is anything missing?
• Is there anything you think we're in need of updating?
• Is there anything you think we need to change?

MODS:
• How have your experiences been with us as mods? Are you generally happy with us as a modteam? What do we do well? What can we improve upon?
• Please also feel free to address feedback to any of us individually!

FUTURE:
• If you could change any one aspect of Route, what would it be and why?
• Is there anything within the setting of the game itself you would like to see implemented, changed or removed? (I.E. open up a new region, GIVE US THE ELITE FOUR ALREADY, etc.)
• Is there any plot in particular you would like to see us do in the future? Be as general or specific as you like!

ANYTHING ELSE:
• Please use this section to let us know anything else you feel is important!

We'll be doing our best to keep up with the discussion as it unfolds, but if you have a question or the need to get hold of us (or one of us specifically), feel free to use the PING-A-MOD thread included in the comments to flag us down!

Thanks again for all your input and cooperation, Route, and we're really looking forward to hearing from you!

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Yes, but those posts are only from administrators and it's, again, rarely used. As several people, even in rockets, have commented, the executives rarely make an appearance.

...See, my problem with that is that there is IC stuff happening that I can't see. Rarely used or not. If it gets unscreened eventually, that's fine. But I think we're all mature enough to know that if a character isn't in Team Rocket they won't get that message, and OOCly I'd personally like to not feel like there's IC stuff I'm missing out on reading. Even if it's something small.

Sorry, a clarification here — as of this moment, the Rocket community has never been used for IC gameplay or threading, so as of right now, the only plotting that has ever taken place there has been in an OOC capacity. One of the things we're hoping to do in the future is to look at the Rocket community and see how we can utilize it to create an engaging playing experience for our Rockets, but as of right now, you haven't missed anything ICly.

That said, while we'll absolutely take your concerns into consideration, we also have to keep in mind that the Rockets deserve to have some perks to playing a character of that class, and strike the best balance we can between those two interests. But we appreciate the input, and as we approach the question of the Rocket comm in the future, we'll definitely try to come up with something that works for as big a percentage of our playerbase as possible.

All right, that makes me feel better about it. Thanks.

I totally agree. The Rockets deserve to have some reason to play a Rocket. The other classes get perks, they should get some too. And it's way better than it was at the start. There have just been times when I've wondered if maybe you took it a little too far in the other direction, but as long as you're looking out to try and keep the balance right, that's all I ask for. :)

Of course! We'd never try to slant it to a point where it'd be one party holding an advantage over another.

My apologies for my conduct in this thread. I was not very clear or well communicative of these things and I will do better (and hopefully work with you) for outside input on our rocket community. If you ever do feel it's too exclusive, please do let one of us know and we will definitely take it into account and try to find a way to return to a balance that's desirable by the community.

BRING US YOUR FEEDBACK!

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