HMD | December 2014

[these_balls]

EVALUATE MY BATTLING!

Trainer Tip: play nice and keep it civil.


things to keep in mind:
→ This is encouraged, not mandatory. We will not penalize you for not using it.
→ Feel free to link your personal HMDs if you would like, just in case someone doesn't want to use the mass HMD post.
→ this is more for actual critique and discussion. Please don't just blindly praise a person or just call them horrible. If someone's doing a wonderful job, you can tell them, just tell them why, or even where they're showing off bonus perks. If someone's doing a not-so-wonderful job, tell them why, give them things to improve on if you can. Examples, links, things that can give them something to work on. Meaning, no bashing, flaming, or nasty behavior. Please keep it civil.
→ Anonymous is turned on! But note: anonymous is a privilege, not a right. If it's being abused to bash players, please be sure to let one of us know and we'll step in or freeze threads if necessary. If anonymous is abused too much, it will be turned off for the next HMD.
→ Don't take this all too personally! Remember that roleplay is a game, and crit is supposed to help, not make you feel horribly. No one is perfect, we've all got room to improve. Please keep that in mind.

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Comments

MOD/GAME HMD

[these_balls]

[(Anonymous)]

First off, I just want to applaud you guys for the excellent Hoennween event. It was a joy to interact with the NPCs and have such a big event transpire.

With that said, I can't help but feel that outside of events, there isn't a lot for characters to do once they've obtained all the badges beyond breeding and slice of life. This isn't a bad thing, and I do enjoy the opportunities for players to interact with the setting, but it would be nice to see more in-game goals for longtime characters.

I realize that part of it is probably due to maintenance. A game like Route seems like a lot to maintain as it is, but I guess I'm just a little worried about stagnation, especially for those who wish to keep their roster sizes smaller and manageable.

[these_balls]

We definitely understand concerns about stagnation for players who've gotten into the postgame period. However, our aim is to create an environment where players can pursue whatever character goals they choose, regardless of how long they've been in the game. In addition to breeding and various slice of life activities (which could consist of anything from opening a business to sightseeing to challenging the Gym Leader Elite Teams and so on), there's also plenty of room for player run events to change things up a little, and we definitely encourage characters to run them! So if there's something you'd like to do, feel free to contact us about doing it, or if it's something your characters wouldn't go for, you can always pitch it as a regular plot via our Plot Suggestions post.