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ANNOUNCEMENT: DISCUSSION RESULTS AND RULE CHANGES Posted on September 21, 2020 at 07:46:57 PM by Chaos
Hey everyone! First of all, we’d like to say thank you for all of your feedback on the latest player discussion. Since it’s been a while since the discussion took place, we wanted to post a preliminary announcement explaining a few new changes that are going into effect immediately/very soon, and letting you know our future plans which are in development following your suggestions. For ease of reading, we will reference each of the questions we mentioned in the discussion individually and explain what we are doing regarding each of them.
1) Do you feel there is enough incentive for players to try to acquire and keep territories through non-violent means (e.g. plotting, scheming, intrigue, making alliances, etc.)? If not, what do you feel could be added to the game in order to encourage this? As many players showed interest, we are going to be adding a few new territories very soon, so we are going to see if this helps the situation first before considering acting on other suggestions if the problem persists.
2) What are your feelings toward the government system? Do you think it works, should be nixed, or could be improved in some way? Since many players expressed interest in the government system, but felt there was no real incentive to improve it, we are going to be working on adding small perks/negatives for following/not following certain kinds of government in the near future, to make the system more fun and rewarding to get involved with.
3) Do you feel that we should continue marking RP battles on grammar and spelling? Many players expressed that they felt grammar and spelling should not be nixed entirely from battle judgements, but that they should not be a central focus, and that the judgements in general could probably do with reworking. In light of this, we are going to attempt to rewrite the battle judging rubric, which has not been updated properly for many years, in an attempt to make it more balanced and easy for battle judges and players to follow fairly and impartially. We may ask for your opinions on any new drafts as we come up with them.
4) Do you think TLI is ready for the new territories to be opened? Would you claim one if they were? As so many players said that they were interested in new territories, we are going to be adding the 4 new territories we were previously planning to add earlier this year very soon.
5) In our previous discussion, several players expressed their support for the idea of utilizing random events for experience (i.e. characters who got involved would gain exp). What do you think of this idea? How would you go about implementing it? Since lots of players expressed interest in random events, we are going to write up a proposed system and set of rules for how these events could work, which we will soon post up for feedback and approval from everyone before we make it official.
6) Do you think that battle limits for the Peak/Lagoon should be lifted or loosened? Specifically, that they should be allowed to issue more than 1 challenge per season? Since most players were in agreement that the Peak/Lagoon should have a little more freedom in battling, but that they should not be allowed to become overpowered, we have decided to increase the battle limit for them. As of next season, the Peak and Lagoon will be allowed to issue 2 challenges instead of 1. However, they will also be required answer 2 compulsory challenges instead of 1.
7) Do you think the minimum and/or maximum height limits should be lifted or loosened? And if so, how should we handle any technical issues that arise? Since most players were indifferent to this suggestion, and it would be very complex to implement fairly, we have decided to nix this idea and focus on other things.
8) Do you have any other suggestions to improve the game? Or any concerns you would like to express? We received a couple of interesting suggestions which could have potential, which we thank you for. We are going to focus on fulfilling the initial plans we have set out here before we move onto creating additional new features, however we want you to know that your ideas have been heard and noted, and you will probably see them come up in the next player discussion after we have finished with the changes from this one.
Once again, thank you all for your feedback and help in making TLI a better game for everyone involved. If you have any questions about the new changes, or further suggestions regarding anything we have mentioned we are working on presently, feel free to comment below, or to contact Shiva or I however you feel most comfortable. Replies: There have been no replies.