Thank you so much again for another wonderful, wonderful meta. It always astounds us how many people try in this meta, and just build beautiful relationships and give it their very best! We are very, very fortunate to have such a great and cohesive community where anything is possible, where you can give anyone a single prompt and they can take it to the skies and beyond. Thank you, all staff who helped run it, all shop veterans for sticking with us and believing in us all this time, and all newbies for giving us a chance!
Which is why we want to say this part, the meta feedback is one of the most important parts to us for each meta and large event we do! We can take a look at what worked, what didn't work, and what we can do in the future to add/ remove certain things.
gaia_crownNew things we tried out this meta: - Heart logs, for you to personally log and archive all your rps - A raffle based on your personal progress - Achievement system for trying out different things - A battle arena, so optionally, there was something else to do while waiting for daily tasks/ etc etc
gaia_crownOld things we incorporated from last feedbacks: - Longer periods to complete things - Group and solo activities. - A plot that easily made things soloable. The difference between this plot and 7 kings was 7 kings was more a group exploration while this one was a solo exploration! (Doable in groups however, but more heavy on the solo experimenting side/ memory side) - Gm announcement thread to archive the timeline of everything - Extensions as needed - Q&A feedback all day all night - no stairs
With that being said, thank you again for yet another wonderful meta and we hope for many, many more in the future, of different shapes and styles, we're not a one trick pony here okay! Please provide your feedback using the form below on constructive criticism, your thoughts of the meta, what worked for you, what didn't, what you'd like to see more or less of! Have any cool ideas of what you'd like to see incorporated in future metas such as mechanics, so on so forth! Let us know!
Once again, this is a constructive feedback thread. Negative feedback usually does not go as long a way as well worded and explained constructive feedback can! We will provide you a special commemorative meta trophy for your assistance!
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[b]My minis SN[/b] [b]Things I liked about the meta:[/b] [b]Things I would like to see implemented in future metas:[/b] [b]Additional comments, suggestions or feedback:[/b]
Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2013 8:01 pm
My minis SN kesyx Things I liked about the meta: This has been my first actual start to finish meta experience in TiH and I would say that there is not one thing I did not enjoy about it. As I am certain more than one person heard me say/saw me type out throughout it, my work schedule is absolutely rotten and RL tends to eat me alive, but the pace of everything was doable, even with that in mind.
Having 48 hours to complete each task meant that I could read up on everything on day one and then gather thoughts and ideas to pump out for day two.
Being able to solo for things also helped a lot. I wanted to interact with others directly more, and I love the interaction that I was able to get... But a lot of times I was not able to be on for a reliable set amount of time. Normally, in past experiences with other large group/meta RPs in other shops, that would mean being completely behind on dozens of pages of RP whereas this gave me a chance to catch up.
Due to my own time constraints and lack of overall ability to keep up with tracking people down in chats and forming set groups/times to meet up, I also really loved the addition of Co-Op mode to the battles. It gave me a chance to hop in and interact with people when normally I might have spent the entire hour or two that I had online before or after work searching for a group to start an RP I might not have been able to finish.
I also loved how each prompt was geared towards making you think. I know I mentioned once a small boohoo that Aldara did not have friends in Amityville to write memories about. Aldara really didn't have anything for me to write about prior to this but, through all of the prompts and tasks and quests, I feel that she came out of this a better/more developed character than she went in. A++++ FOR THAT.
And I <3 the achievements and the log to track things. Again, it gave me something specific to work towards/something to look forward to at the end of my day. It also let me see just what I was doing and how much I had accomplished. LOVE.
Battle arena + weapon synthesis was also awesome too! I THOUGHT EVERYTHING WAS AWESOME. REALLY.
Things I would like to see implemented in future metas:A magical button that stops time so I can RP more and not go to work? Honestly, I'm game for anything! Take me along for the ride!
Additional comments, suggestions or feedback: THANK YOU ZOO FOR ANSWERING ALL OF MY STUPID QUESTIONS. And for whoever read my dumb PM to the mule and responded to me. XD Event was very newbie friendly. THANK YOU, honestly, to everyone on staff who put work into things and all of the fabu people out there who wrote pages upon pages of incredible things for me to read.
My minis SN adonabenedicta Things I liked about the meta: I love love love the implemented Heart Logs. It made it very easy to visually see the progress we were making IC for our characters. The achievements were fun and exhaustive, I'd love to see that used again if it makes sense for a meta. With or without the raffle, just winning the little side blessings and having the opportunity to play memories with them was awesome. I also REALLY enjoyed that this was easy to do solo, as a lot of the time I had Emery off on her own doing her own thing. Things I would like to see implemented in future metas: I haven't really been in metas enough to have solid critique here; the plots are always fun to play in. I honestly loved this event as a whole, everything went without a hitch, deaths aside. 8D;; Additional comments, suggestions or feedback: This was an AWESOME first meta, and I loved it so much. Definitely looking forward to the next one! 8DD
Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2013 8:14 pm
My minis SN Kaiyumi Things I liked about the meta: Oh maaan, I really liked this meta. ;; The pacing was super nice because I didn't feel like I was in a rush + I loved having battles to pass the time with if I happened to be done early. The Heart Logs were also really nice, and I really liked the achievements! OuO Things I would like to see implemented in future metas: Legit can't think of anything. *__* This meta was really, really nice~ Additional comments, suggestions or feedback: Thank you staff for all the work/effort/time that you put into this event! <33 It really was great, and a ton of fun!
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Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2013 8:15 pm
My minis SN: chimarii Things I liked about the meta: GOSH JUST .... EVERYTHING. Literally favorite meta since horsemen isles ahh ;;; The achievement system was WONDERFUL. It worked perfectly for prize distribution, I think, since it gave everyone a chance (IE, 1 ticket for heart log) while still rewarding those who worked extra hard! The battle arena was excellent too <3 it was sort of repetitive at times, but the switch in the middle to new mobs really refreshed the fights! overall just really wonderful ahhh i loved the emphasis on the solo journey. it made for a much smoother journey <3 the announcement thread was wonderfully up to date and the storyline was incredibly interesting. i liked that the first part focused on our chara without connections, and the second part was with <3 god bless no stairs Things I would like to see implemented in future metas: I was a little saddened to see that most of the boss battles/side task memories were from the hunter side? (IE, allan/h/cael boss fight + clarice's wall + julie being a goddess, etc) Like for ami and chel it was wonderful there was SO much interaction and exciting rp, but for ying and danny it grew a bit dull since they didn't really know the characters? i wouldve loved to peer into like ... arel's memories and rp'd about cider and hornz magazine. or maybe fought insanity!hellma in one of the boss battles. medea memories with death on the island- AND MEDEA COULD THEN BE THERE FOR A REASON!! :'D red was wonderful and i loved her side task so i wouldve liked to see more representation of other factions ;;
sorry thats a huge block of text, but its just about all i could think of- that's how good the meta was ;_; <3
Additional comments, suggestions or feedback:REALLY JUST A WONDERFUL META. thank you so much i cant say it enough. i loved loved loved it. loved it to pieces. /slobbers all over it
Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2013 8:17 pm
My minis SN Faceyourdemons Things I liked about the meta: First of all, sweet goodness, you guys must have been writing FOREVER to execute this. Secondly, I loved the cool option at the end to get rid of certain memories; lots of fun! Thirdly, it was fun to be able to develop a past for characters I hadn't really written one for before. Fourth, omg I was 200% grateful every single time you guys gave us a 2day grace period for old blessings, it was amazingly appreciated. Battles were a lot of fun too, and oh I wanted to say kudos to Blade / anyone else who either allowed lots of posts with rolling to not have much text or for us to roll several dice in ONE post and reply in a bigger post vs having to roll each one individually. I found my RP was way better / less tedious when I had the opportunity to just RP out all the different effects in 1 post versus having to roll 15 times when it was already a set # of dice anyway. Being able to solo lots of it was really cool! I loved it. Things I would like to see implemented in future metas: The Heart Log was a fantastic idea, I think I lost a lot fewer of my posts than I usually do! You know that way you have to go around hunting for everything post-meta? Well, this will make it way easier haha. Additional comments, suggestions or feedback: Not many, you guys are great, ily all-- Thank you so much for all this great RP and the really intense stories and omg all the art you did for the event (both characters and also flavour art for the story). Oh, I did want to know though, I got really confused as to how 7Kings related to this Legacy meta, because Revenge was the bad guy in this one but Amarus was PART of Revenge last time so it was... strange for me? That's really a small question though, it's not like it keeps me from sleeping at night-- anyway, thanks again guys, your beautiful hard work leaves me speechless as per forever.
My minis SN phantompanther13 Things I liked about the meta: EVERYTHING! I loved exploring the memories. It was great for character building. I got so much back story development. Things I would like to see implemented in future metas: I liked the heart logs. It makes it easier to go back through all the things. I also like the free form battle and the co ops. That would be nice fore the future. Additional comments, suggestions or feedback:
Too many achievements. I am that dog. The end. (also my link doesn't embed but whatever)
Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2013 8:22 pm
My minis SN ariaalina Things I liked about the meta: One thing I liked was how everyone could be involved (even those of us who only have quest characters). In addition to that, the heart log gave me a place to store my data so that I could know what I had done and what I wanted to do in a glance. As my character is only a quest character, this event also gave me a chance to flesh her out more and to explore her personality and past. Also, the fact that we could do things solo or in groups allowed for everyone to be able to do tasks even when RL called people away. Things I would like to see implemented in future metas: Since this was my first, I don't think I really have enough experience to say much. All in all, I liked the meta. ^_^ Additional comments, suggestions or feedback: This was my first time Rping with anyone on the TiH forums (my only character is a quest character), so I apologize to everyone who had to answer questions to me. All in all, the meta seemed rather newbie friendly and I look forward to any future events.
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Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2013 8:23 pm
My minis SN Natsukoneko Things I liked about the meta: I really enjoyed having the battle area and the fact that a good portion of the plot you could solo. The first was fun as a way to pass the time, a way to interact with others you might not have other wise and a way to collect even more items, while the second was helpful for anyone who doesn't know a lot of people yet like newbies. The heart longs were extremely helpful as well to keep on top of things. Things I would like to see implemented in future metas: I can't think of anything that might be interesting for the next meta that you haven't already done in this one. Additional comments, suggestions or feedback: Thank you all for the wonderful meta <3
Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2013 8:26 pm
My minis SN poke mattix Things I liked about the meta: 48 hours to reply to everything. heart logs, side achievements that could be used for raffle points, ability to move around, BATTLE ARENA, BATTLE ITEMS. ALL THE PRETTY PIXELS. Just pretty much everything. Plus I really enjoyed rolling 2d12-6 for a while |D Things I would like to see implemented in future metas: Heart logs, achievements, the cool weapons we could forge. Additional comments, suggestions or feedback: God...just, god. This is definitely one of my most fav metas. It had everything, Everything. The plot line was one of my favs and it included medieval references that I love to bits and can use to further my characters plots! The artwork was so amazing I can't EVEN! Just let me sit here in ecasty. I had a meta-orgasm. A metagasm.
One tiny thing I will add, is that if we have another thing like the violet tower, if we could be given more time to do it? I ask since I struggled to find a group to do it and couldn't find one until the very last minute. But this is only a tiny tinnny thing in comparison to the awesomeness that was this whole event.
BUT I THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR RUNNING THIS EVENT TAT IT HAS BEEN SUCH A BLAST AND I LOVED IT AND EVERY LAST ONE OF YOU GUYS FOR MAKING THIS POSSIBLE <3333 x infinity
My minis SN Marosa Things I liked about the meta: I loved the way 7 kings was implemented again, but there was so much to fill out for the heart logs that I just couldn't overcome for one character let alone three. ;; (I had a lot of family stuff going on as well, so I don't blame you guys -- it just seemed like a lot of information to fill out at the time.) I loved reading the plots, and the twists, as well as the challenges. I just felt really bad for not being able to participate ;3; Things I would like to see implemented in future metas: I'm at a total blank for the moment with general ideas, but I think I'm going to contact you guys about a possible plot with one of my boys~ <3 Additional comments, suggestions or feedback: You guys are amazing at coming up with plots. For srs. When I get more time I'm definitely rereading this whole event.
Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2013 8:34 pm
My minis SN melodine Things I liked about the meta:
Heart Logs! I definitely liked that there was a place for us to log all our meta RPs and progress, and I really loved the achievements and weapons and all the images for those woah <3
Extended Deadlines! I'm like 15 hours ahead of meta time in my timezone, so the extended deadlines really helped so I had time to properly soak in all the information before I decided what to do next.
BATTLES! I love rolling dice and whacking things and upgrading to new weapons and ahh, seriously all that art made; you guys are wonderful!
ALL THE SOLOS. A lot of the prompts really forced me to think about my characters, their memories, their motivations, and what they're really like and ugh, it was such great writing to be had omg @__@
Things I would like to see implemented in future metas:
Extended deadlines? I feel like there could be extended deadlines for stuff like The Grail, where there was an interesting IC effect bit that could be RPed out, but we didn't really have a place to (except the battle arena I think?) and not much time because the next announcement wiped that effect out.
Additional comments, suggestions or feedback: Maybe a post in the QnA thread archiving all questions previously asked and have them sorted according to what kind of questions were asked? Sometimes I saw the same question being asked twice in the QnA thread, and it's hard to dig through all the pages to possibly find if someone else has asked the same question before.
But ahhh, thank you all staff for all the hard work and amazing effort you put into this meta, seriously <33 I'm in awe of all the great art, the plot, the interesting bits; I'm not too clear on TiH storyline myself, but I think it was a really amazing way to get to know our characters nevertheless! Thank you so much for everything!
My minis SN iloveyouDIE Things I liked about the meta: I really enjoyed this meta!! I thought 48 hours was a perfect amount of time for me to both BE LAZY about posting but still push to finish. And the introductions of achievements really made me WANT to do more things because I felt like I was really getting rewarded for the activity. I really liked the heart logs but it made it a little more difficult to play multiple characters (at least for me). The prospect of maintaining a journal for all of them, led me to drop one of my characters. This wasn't necessarily a bad thing, as I could focus on others, but it was a daunting prospect (and I say props to everyone who did more than 2 characters!). I loved the ability to go totally solo if you wanted, but also CO-OP BATTLING WAS FANTASTIC. I felt like people were much quicker to jump into a battle with strangers than I have ever seen people jump into ORP threads. Cashing in achievements/weapons for minis? Also genius. Got people some motivation for activity. Things I would like to see implemented in future metas: I'd love to see co-op again. While I did like heartlogs, I felt they were a daunting prospect sometimes and if I knew ahead of time about the journal taking, I may not have signed up with more than one character. Perhaps notice during the registration process? Since now we have a frame of reference? Additional comments, suggestions or feedback: Everytime you guys have an event like this it really blows my mind. The amount of work for everyone involved, from the writing to the insane amount of GRAPHIC ARTS. So good. SO amazing. Keep it up! We love u guys.
Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2013 8:35 pm
....gaia keeps making me doublepost today I AM SO SORRY IGNORE THIS
My minis SN JackB Things I liked about the meta: I adored the whole battle arena and weapon synthesis option, it was a nice little twist to the whole event. Heart logs helped -so much- because it gave you somewhere to place all your threads so you wouldn't lose it while you were working.
Also, omg I did not miss the stairs.
Things I would like to see implemented in future metas: I find that the stepping in everything started rather nicely, but the last part was staggered, and not smooth at all. It was like a bunch of mini-stories that didn't connect well enough with either a) all of the kingdoms together (Gold being based on old gold, purple being based on old purple), or the whole setting together.
