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6 MONTH MISSIONS

A practical suggestion to make things easier on everyone.

PREMISE

We should change monthly missions to match seasonal periods with a cap of 90,000 exp. (15k monthly cap x 6 months).

REASON(S)

Progression systems are a great incentive to get people posting and finishing threads — I would not want to get rid of it — but we should be mindful of our demographic. Between our careers, education, and other obligations, it can be difficult to navigate life, getting exp, and juggling our plots.

I also think this would help with burnout. People can front-load missions in the beginning of the season if they’re planning something (e.g. vacation, weddings, etc) without getting ‘penalized.’ They can also play catch up when life takes someone out of commission for a little. More importantly, we’re no strangers to hyperfixation. I think it’s really cool when everyone gets together and starts posting like crazy bc we all free up. I think it’d be nice to reward the time and energy when it comes.

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~some wacky ideas~

it’s not me if i don't go off the deep end

Remove the threatening vs non-threatening distinction...

It was a great step forward from the easy/medium/hard system we had, and it might be the case that my previous suggestion alleviates the problem, but I do find myself prioritizing threatening missions in order to hit goals more efficiently. Considering how many threads end up dying (as is the nature of rp) we should refocus our incentives on finishing threads. It also lets people focus on character interactions and interpersonal relationships opposed to escalating to violence for system optimization.

Group threads should have bigger payouts…

The bigger the group, the less likely it is to finish. It’s a bigger time investment, therefore, a bigger incentive is needed. It demands less frequency in exchange for commitment. By rewarding larger threads with bigger bonuses, we also incentivize types of threads we don’t get a lot of now. Having different systems in place to reward different types of stories seems like a shift that’ll help us move in the direction we’re already moving in.

I also think this helps juggle characters. The people who use most of their character slots tend to run the site because they have the largest investment, and time carved out specifically for it. With different ways of gaining exp, we can tell a story that fits the character best without having to feel the pressure to post in a specific way — just the pressure to post and complete threads, a pressure I’m all for keeping.

uhh actually that’s enough yappin i’m eepy