HMD | April 2012

[these_balls]

EVALUATE MY BATTLING!

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GAME/MOD HMD

[these_balls]

[these_balls]

What we're currently aware of:

- the new Moderators - we're almost done!
- absence of plots (which is next on our agenda)
- Rocket activity
- mod-to-player communication and miscommunication


If you want to elaborate on any of these points, or if you've got something else to bring to our attention, please let us know here!

[uuing]

Maria Ushiromiya → Umineko no Naku Koro ni → uuing

Private HMD on journal if preferred.

[eatsyouout]

Asura | Soul Eater | eatsyouout

There's also the personal HMD in his journal, if you prefer.

[isthedeadcat]

Lion Ushiromiya | Umineko no Naku Koro Ni | this journal.

Why hello. I'm getting back into things and all :) Also there is personal HMD in the journal. And I love you so bash me. Bye.

[foolishwren]

Just Heather here!

Thesis is currently holdin me down and crampin my style, but... god willing, it'll all be over in a couple of weeks. I apologize for the slow tags in the meantime! ;-;

Otherwise, as usual, please let me know if anything at all is off with Heather lately!

[derpsaboutfamily]

Maes Hughes | FullMetal Alchemist | derpsaboutfamily
Gluttony | FullMetal Alchemist | mayieatthat
Ouka Sakaki | FullMetal Alchemist | worththeclub
Caster | Fate/Zero | wheresmyholyvirgin

I've got a general HMD here for all my games.

[milquetoasthero]

Luca Milda | Tales of Innocence | milquetoasthero

And his personal HMD if you prefer to use that.

[icansolvethemtoo]

☼ Monkey D. Luffy | little_anchor ✖ one piece → crit page
❤ Miyako Inoue | digital_bingo ✖ digimon adventure 02
✿ Flora Reinhold | icansolvethemtoo ✖ professor layton → crit page

[usedwaterpulse]

Katara » Avatar: The Last Airbender » usedwaterpulse

She also has a personal HMD on her journal.

[vengefulyears]

Clive Dove | Professor Layton | vengefulyears | HMD

Just a little note that while I'm off hiatus now, Clive is staying away from the network for the rest of the week because he's having ~issues~ right now, but next week I plan on tagging as many posts as I can and hopefully get a post up for him, too, since he hasn't had one since January and I'm really sorry about that; I don't have any ideas yet, but I'm doing my best to think of something.

tl;dr I realize my activity has been a major issue lately and I'm going to fix that very soon. Please let me know if there are any other concerns you have, though!

[(Anonymous)]

Being aware of Rocket activity hasn't done anything for us in the past year though. Same goes for the rest of that. Being aware of a problem and actively working to fix it are two different things, and I've seen a lot of talk in regards to the latter but not nearly enough action.

Something NEEDS to be done, to make them a viable threat again and also make people want to app in as a Rocket without having to worry about being abandoned by the mods and because of that ICly turned into a joke. You might want a mod to be made just to run Rocket things, because this is a class of players that needs it and has largely been ignored except for events. Trainers and breeders have goals, but without something concrete to do on a regular basis, what can Rockets do? Nothing.

Mod presence in general is another issue I want to address. Yes, you guys have lives and have been getting the minimum done, but that's it. These new mods have been supposedly coming for weeks now, but with how long it's taking just to install them, where's the guarantee that they'll be able to pick up the slack? We need mods who can be and are willing to be here to do things for this game on at least a semi regular basis, not once in a blue moon as it has been up to now.

I know you care about this game a lot, and that's wonderful and so do we, but when it comes to mods, we need a little more than just caring now and again. Rather than having to thank you for something great coming once every few months as is the trend, make awesome a regular thing instead.

[enjoymyatelier]

Wicked Bald Melon Kayneth Archibald El-Melloi | Fate/Zero | enjoymyatelier | HMD

I know speed is kind of an issue, and I've been trying to work on that. Seriously, though, anything you've got-I wanna be the very best etc.

[greatbigrock]

Dale Cooper | Twin Peaks | tapestodiane
Tulio | Road to El Dorado | greatbigrock

I've been absolutely terrible on activity lately and I know that, but um. Yeah. ;; As per usual any kind of feedback would be great!

[(Anonymous)]

Agreeing with all of this. I'd like to add a suggestion though, perhaps you could have a helper mod be in charge of plots for the time being until things die down a little? I know you're busy and I'm certainly not saying RP > real life, but we could really use some kind of help with Team Rocket. We've had some things going on, but they've all been player-run plots. And let's face it, I doubt Kimblee-mun wants to run every plot from here on out. She's done a great job coming up with things to do, but shouldn't Team Rocket be doing something by now? The train plot was a long time ago.

I joined this game with the intention of playing a Rocket character. I enjoy that far more than playing a trainer or a breeder. We could really have something awesome here, mods. It will just require a little more work, and maybe a little more help than originally expected.

[cobraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

Cobra Commander | G.I. Joe | cobraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa | HMD

[puzzling]

☇ Hershel Layton ▪ Professor Layton ▪ puzzling ▪ HMD
☇ Souji Seta ▪ SMT: Persona 4 ▪ tarotcards ▪ HMD

For the personal HMD, anon commenting is turned on, IP Address is turned off, and comments are screened.

[greatestcool]

➥ Frank Archer | Fullmetal Alchemist (2003 anime) | determinator
➥ Isaac McDougal | Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood | glaciates
➥ Wheatley | Portal | brilliantideas
➥ Uryuu Ryuunosuke | Fate/Zero | greatestcool

Okay, so I know I'm kind of the slowest thing ever. I have moments where I want to tag all the things!! and then other times I just won't do tags at all. I'm working on it, I promise!

I think my biggest issue right now is Wheatley's voice. I'm not sure I'm doing it right, tbqh. Any help with that would be appreciated!

[(Anonymous)]

Yes this. I didn't mean to say RP > RL, but if Rocket IS going to be an option then it should have as much to do as any other one, basically.

[exeggutorhead]

Envy | Fullmetal Alchemist (2003 anime) | this journal

[paladinlost]

Cecil Harvey | Final Fantasy IV: The After Years (Dissidia: Final Fantasy) | this journal

[(Anonymous)]

I think a public forum/suggestions post for players to brainstorm what THEY would like to see in the future and then be able to reply to the ideas of others while mods gauged responses and interests would be a great idea for you guys. That way even if something is a player idea it can use mod powers if well liked rather than everything be player run like its been.

[empireofmymind]

Ken Ichijouji | Digimon Adventure 02 | empireofmymind
Malik Ishtar | Yu-Gi-Oh! | best_laid_plans

Both have HMDs in their journals if you prefer. <3

[impulsives]

Shinn Asuka | Gundam SEED Destiny | impulsives

If commenting here is not your thing, he also has a HMD entry up in his journal.

[(Anonymous)]

A mod devoted entirely to Rockets would be fantastic. Maybe helming one of the NPC admins, so Rockets could request to be sent on missions and the like if they wanted? I concur that they need more infrastructure in-game, particularly since they're supposed to ICly be an organization.