State of the Game

[godsoffortune]

This month, The Far Shore marks the end of its first year and a half! In recognition of that anniversary, and to make sure we stay on track and continue thriving, we're opening the floor to comments and suggestions from our players as well as letting you know about some of our plans going forward.

Upcoming Changes

• Overhaul FAQ page and incorporate comments into main FAQ area
• Combine Monthly Announcement with Event Announcement
• We've made some background coding changes to the God/Shinki spreadsheets to streamline list maintenance -- from now on if you have an update for god/shinki pairings, you only need to comment once on EITHER the god or shinki info post, not on both. In the near future, we will have all three sheets (God Info, Shinki Info, and God/Shinki pairings) linked off of one page where those updates will happen.
• Look forward to some plot developments over the next few months!

Player Input Needed
(Poll will remain open until August 20th.)

Poll #18692 State of the Game

Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Just the Poll Creator, participants: 45

How do you prefer to interact with game metaplot?

Through monthly events
30 (66.7%)

Through missions or prayers
10 (22.2%)

Through independent investigation by characters
5 (11.1%)

What kind of event do you enjoy the most or want to see more of? Pick your favorite one or two.

Events involving action or combat (like the Zombie Parade)
19 (42.2%)

Events involving celebrating festivals or interacting with the "supernatural side" of earthly festivals (like the Tanabata and Obon events)
18 (40.0%)

Events involving a change to characters' everyday environment (like the Mischievous Spirits event)
24 (53.3%)

Events involving characters investigating a mystery (like the high school demon event)
10 (22.2%)

Events involving metaplot development (such as the worldwide temple appearances & Amaterasu's temple burning down)
34 (75.6%)

Other - explain in comment
0 (0.0%)

What parts of the world/setting/mechanics would you most like more information on?

How much detail do you prefer to have in setting information, from 1 (most detailed) to 5 (just the basics)?

1: There's no such thing as tl;dr - I want an official answer for everything.
7 (15.6%)

2: When in question: more details.
20 (44.4%)

3: I want lots of detail for setting elements that come up frequently, but I don't want details on everything.
15 (33.3%)

4: When in question: fewer details.
1 (2.2%)

5: I just want the most important information.
2 (4.4%)

What long-term goal are you most interested in pursuing for your character?

Character development or CR development (social interactions, memory regains, etc)
28 (62.2%)

Investigating metaplot and uncovering new information
12 (26.7%)

God of Fortune or Hafuri status
5 (11.1%)

Other - explain in comment
0 (0.0%)

How would you describe your characters' current opinion of Heavenly authority (Amaterasu, Suijin, Fuujin, Raijin)? This is IC opinion: there's no wrong answer!

Trusts and wants to support them
10 (22.2%)

Doesn't consider them hostile but doesn't trust them
30 (66.7%)

Considers them hostile, to be avoided or deceived
1 (2.2%)

Wants them to be overthrown
1 (2.2%)

Other - explain in comment
3 (6.7%)

If there's anything else you'd like to see going forward, either on the OOC or IC side, please comment and let us know!