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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2014 19:51:09 GMT -5
Strum me like a guitar, blow out my amplifierWhen you hear some feedback keep going take it higher.
Lilo’s dropping more suggestions. Bombs away! I’m not so new now; I’ve got my feet wet, and my mind’s been buzzing on some details, more-so lack of them.
I’ve recently learned the status of a world is only important and dictated through a Raid Thread; from my understanding it’s just a big moderated and supervised fight thread. Those threads dictate whether the world is light, dark, or neutral (whatever that means). On the surface, I honestly don’t know what that can entail. There aren’t ANY descriptions of worlds or a compendium to note any influential occurrences on the world. Yes, there’s an archive, but that’s just categorized boards to dump thread. It’s not as convenient as a thread with summaries.
Perhaps this all stems from my rp experiences, and I’m slowly seeing how it’s a sandbox rp here; meaning anyone can do nearly anything here, but the plot and continuity ends with you. The only things built upon it are self-nurtured personal plots regardless how globally effective it is. Outside of you and your little circle of rp crew, it’s pointless and non-existent. But maybe this stems from my rp experiences.
For example, I had a Jadis who claimed Traverse Town. She had to go through a method to siege it; most characters helped facilitate it, while others were indifferent. Once she claimed it, she became magically linked to the world causing an everlasting winter. She sprouted evergreen trees to be her ears throughout the world with a wolf police.
BAM, the world was altered; there’s a description update of what happened. She can always be challenged, because fair is fair. I don’t think she was invincible, but she was power in strength and connections with heroes and villains alike through all of the threads I had her in.This can bring more “muchness” to the site by having plot development through characters’ actions and consequences.
Ew, now I’m tempted to bring Jadis to show the true meaning of a snow queen. I did play a Maleficent. There’s something about playing spiteful power-hungry women. If I do pick up any villains/villainess or one of the Disney Divas of DARKNESS, hit me up of what’s been attempted before so I’m not beating a horse’s corpse. This is a tense MAYBE, since I think to be properly evil and a villain comes planning. Without a good and strong villain, you won’t have any heroes.
Overall, I’m suggesting an optional avenue for further plot development to have dynamic experiences. Some people can be sated with free-formed, non-linear, or even random threads. But this is open for people who wants something evolutionary, which can also mold the site as well. If you guys are already doing that, well I’s be darned (maybe I’m not feeling that vibe).
Suggestion BULLETS!
- If anyone have an elaborate plot that can affect the world, staff can be notified for approval and integrate any changes upon success. If a thread just happens to get carried away to be "bigger" than expected, seek a staff to see if it have merit.
- Have a compendium thread for worlds in their respective boards to chart influential COMPLETED occurrences (threads). This may seem "too much" for all the worlds, but most of them are inactive. What you guys do with inactive boards is up to staff. If you don't want to delete pages, just hide them.
- Each board can have a small description with a pinned thread of a detail, especially if its alignments swayed and caused some changes.
- Extra Goodness
Personally would like to see sub-boards of key regions; I think some people forget and just have an ambiguous location. I know there was a case where a world produced 14 sub-boards. I've managed to sort Ivalice to only have 7 including an OTHER board for unlisted terrain. Spira I managed 5.
There can also be pinned threads in elaborate FF worlds of the world map and link to diverse terrain.
It may seem like spoon feeding, but who knows HOW many people aren't fluent with most FF games. I know I'm more versed with KH than FF any day.
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IE. Ivalice - Dalmasca, Bancor, Jagd Territory, Nabradia, Purvama, Archadia, OTHER
Actually you can omit the Other and people just post in the Ivalice board and not post in a sub-board.
Spira - Northern Spira (contains everything from Zanarkand to Gaudosalam), Bikanel Island, Southern Spira (contains Djose, Luca), Southern Islands (Besaid and Kilika), OTHER.
Okay. RESPONSES!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2014 22:04:43 GMT -5
First that was the Jadis plot from WD, because I remember that.
Second I agree with all your points. I particularly like the idea of sub-boards. As well it should also be mentioned that sub-boards do help alleviate clutter within boards and make them feel more stylized.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2014 5:44:02 GMT -5
We used to have subboards, never known why Larx didn't move them over from v3 to v4, though... Might be due to how many we had of them (some boards had ten to twenty subboards due to how large they were? This is on FF worlds btw).
On the worlds and things happening there, it doesn't seem worlds change. It'd be a bit difficult to add every change a world undergoes, like at one point Kefka blew a hole in Deep Jungle, creating a large crater and wiping away a large part of the jungle. Atm it's more akin to it never happening. During one of the previous plots we did have large changes to worlds, mainly when Dark or Light took a certain world, there'd be drastic changes, but these would need to be reset again afterward and with the amount of shifts in the worlds at the time (people were constantly raiding world after world after world and some worlds never gotten any rest, I recall Destiny Islands being attacked, taken by Dark, then attacked again, back to Light, then again, back to Dark, then again, Dark kept it, then again, Light took it back, and so on. Some worlds were just entire war area's.
But all is free to have their own plots in worlds, it's, however, not really tied to the Staff or anything and if in the main plot things happen to worlds, these things do appear on the boards and may change things (like when during a main plot the Disney Castle was corrupted and at one point a world was locked, although this would cause problems for those that are RP'ing on these worlds).
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2014 9:52:04 GMT -5
Okay. This is a bit difficult to explain because my brain is like everywhere, so bear with me.
Sub-boards: I am not sure how that will work as in getting them up; however, due to blurry memory from not playing KH in forever and also being unfamiliar with many of the FF worlds I would agree maps are a biggy for me. I rely heavily on Youtube and various websites to refresh my memories and then rely on others for FF worlds. To describe how those places look, feel, blah, blah to respond appropriately. Maps or some visual description of areas work lovely for me.
Plot and having folk effect it: Okay this one is tricky because as Yazoo said it would be hard to keep track of it. The only solution to the problem I have found is this.
There are two programs I am toying with called Twine and Quest, they are interactive story creators that I could probably create a timeline in and then using photobucket or something post an image of said timeline up for folk to reference (unless I can figure out how to link it to this fourm). The timeline would cover things that Lilo mentioned above; however, the hard part is this:
Collecting the events that are important and then getting it to me in chronological order. We have a pretty big timeline, so a summary of the old would be nice to sum up the past and then let it unroll from our current point.
From the current point, someone or members would be responsible for pming the staff of events that impact the worlds effectively changing them and in turn impacting the plot timeline which in turn effects the site as a whole. Naturally, I'd have to update the file with the time line in it. That the only neat and tidy way I can see that happening. Without a timeline, there is no other logical way in my head at least.
In turn the timeline can help, create a thread on each world that will tell the state of the world as a whole. However, just like the timeline it would have to be updated every time something major occurred. A bit hard if every little detail is hit; however, if we can find a system that expands beyond just raids that determines the state of the world. Then I have no issue finding a way of creating a master timeline with help. Or even better!
With the use of Twine or Quest, I can create a Master Book/Tome/Whatever that tells:
The state of the world and impactful events that occurred there. I think the book is even more ideal than the timeline. Why because of this:
You'd have a description of the state of the world and you'd have a mini timeline for that world showing the summaries of events that impact it. This would take care of Staff plots and threads created by members that do something to change the world.
It would be that sat on each board as a reference and would help dictate what is going on around the worlds and in turn help members create threads that react accordingly to the events. Between raids and what is happening on the world the tag would change to light, dark, or pure neutral (meaning it is a normal world with a little influence showing from both energies.)
But again if I did this, I would need help from everyone to make sure each page created was covered properly and updated.
Not sure if that makes sense, but that is what I came up with from reading things here.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2014 10:12:56 GMT -5
I agree with Lilo on this, not about the sub-boards, but rather on her points regarding character plots and how they affect the site. For the time I've been here, which hasn't been much longer than her, I've noticed several people try to develop their own sub-stories with their characters. Given some people may be comfortable with just playing among their circles, which I don't fully agree with (but nvm that), there are some whom may feel left out. I know there might be quite a few members who may feel that unless they are online on a consistent basis, and frequently "nurturing their own plots" as Lilo put it, then whatever they accomplish may amount for naught. Yes there is a plot going on, but one from what I can tell has not included a lot of the broad spectrum of users we have on this forum. To me it seems that unless you make yourself a part of that story, then whatever your characters do mean nothing unless they participate in the site plot. Sure, as Yaz said, members are free to plot whatever they want on this site, yet the statement does not resolve anything regarding the exclusive demeanor the main plot seems to give off. The Raids are as Lilo said, big moderated fight threads, which most occur without much of a backstory or given reason as to why they're occurring other than to "alter the world's alignment." Though what does that entail or even mean whether a world is Light or Dark? Does it hint vaguely that the worlds move from the Realms of Light or Darkness respectively, and if so, why are none of the changes drastically evident in these worlds other than a colored word on the description of the board?
The Realm of Darkness in KH blends most of the worlds that comprise it once they're there, and are not divided among themselves like they are in the Realm of Light. There are also the In-Between Realm worlds, which some are more often than not, restricted to public access save for those who may know how to reach them. I don't know pardon my rambling, I just see that there are a lot of wholes with how vague things seem regarding an actual site wide story here.
I do however have an idea that may or may not help assist this in a way though, regarding Lilo's statement about how people's actions affect worlds and the sort. This place could incorporate a timeline, by putting up a thread that charts all the significant scenarios and developments of the site (both Main Plot and Sub-Plot), to help individuals give themselves a sense of accomplishment. Every member could be optionally required to keep up with their own sub-plotline thread in the Plotlines board if they wished to be participant in this Timeline, that way Staff would be able to easily browse through each of the sub-plot threads, and pick out what stands out to build on and incorporate into the main plot. I'll give an example so my thoughts seem less cluttered.
EX: Kuja goes on the possessed rampage like he is now in a Boss Raid, though actions by Seymour in his own sub-plot have stood out enough that many people are keeping up with the threads in it. As a result, Staff could temporarily write in Seymour to confront Kuja for a potential alliance of sorts to help develop a branch in a side story to the main plot, while said main plot continues on its merry way. I'm developing this idea off the top of my head so bare with me lol.
Also I think that any of the staff members should be able to advertise for the site, and this place is probably one of the first links you see when you type up "Kingdom Hearts RP" in a Google search. So why not make the last open staff position a Timeline moderator? Somebody who would have sole responsibility to maintain the timeline, keep an eye upon key sub-plots written up by members, and bringing ideas to the other Staff with these sub-plots on how to blend them with whats already being written with the Main Plot OCs? I just think a lot of birds could be killed with these few stones, or at least knocked out haha. Besides change is always good, and its the only thing constant in our ever evolving universe after all, right? Anyways thats my two cents *tosses a pair of pennies on the table*
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2014 9:12:01 GMT -5
Yay more loose change! We now have a dime with some good ideas. I would make a clarification if there’s confusion. It will not be hard to accumulate all the changes a world go through. I shall breakdown a plausible route (even if it is repeating myself).
Once a USER (mwhaha tron) completes a thread and feels their thread can contribute to plot, he/she/it can contact a staff member or Timeline Moderator. They can fill out a form of the thread name, world, characters involved, and a brief summary of what happened to give whatever result. If it’s approved and applicable (similar to how Raids are judged), it will be added to the World’s Timeline. If it affects things universally, it will be added to the Main Plot Timeline.
This moderation can cleanly incorporate member’s threads to the site. Now if there’s a concern of Kefka-esque destructive character blowing multiple holes in worlds, then perhaps THAT concern is with the over-powered characters. Personally I think those individuals are more suited to require a raid before wreaking havoc; at least there will be resistance to prevent people from doing whatever they want and carving worlds like Thanksgiving turkeys.
I think the Time Moderator is a resourceful idea/job, and I don't know if Deshi-Desh is offering herself as tribute with the use of Twine or Quest. I managed to checkout Twine, and it looks like an interactive Flash game you click to read-along. So whoever it is, to each his/her/it/herpaderp own.
--- In the response to the comments of Raids, I don't think the constant raiding on a world is a current problem. Thus far there are 2 on-going raids, and one was recently completed in Gaia with Darkness as the victor. If the constant raiding starts up again in response, then maybe you should cap it with a rest time duration and/or a gathering thread before they pursue a counter-counter-Mickey give me a second chance raid.
I do agree with Garland how some Raid's assemblages look random, yet they have more merits to dictate a world than members who are working up plot progressions and character developments. Something sounds very off about that.
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Actually there are more things I agree with that he noted, but all of that comes down to what kind of rp CM is trying to be. Thus far it's an open sandbox; you can build your castles, but evidently it's knocked down when you're done and paved over. With a sandbox, more rules of the lure is bent just for the sake of rping and fun. If it followed the KH-lore to a teeth, there would be more restrictions than what's present. But that doesn't mean it can't have a User friendly plot involvements. It just gives your Users more options in how they want to play.
Now we have 12 cents. Any more change?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2014 10:00:01 GMT -5
That makes more sense to me than before and yes I am offering myself as tribute to work with folk on the timeline ideas here. I think that it would help not only make the board more member friendly by allowing them to effect both main and world plots, but I also think that it would help make the place more alive.
I put Twine and Quest out there because they are interactive story creators. Meaning we can create branches to other things or keep an linear timeline that can have links to click to pages. It keeps the lines in one area and I don't think it is a flash game. I am not sure if the program I am looking at is the same as the one Lilo is talking about. In any case, this may be easier to adapt since as I was reading these pages become website pages you can smack anywhere. I am still poking into them and there may be more programs that can suit the purpose too. I am not sure if a Wiki that is restricted as to who can edit is wise, but there are programs like that that are also options.
In any case, I kind of think to have times lines is vital with the many plots and such going around. Not only can it help staff keep up with things and incorporate members and ideas into the plot if they find it applicable, but it brings the community together and it would also be a great reference point for new members who are wondering what the heck is going on.
So I for one say yes to this.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2014 13:26:37 GMT -5
*throws down some change*
I can't really say much that hasn't already been said, but I do wish to voice my thoughts in support of this. It means everyone has a chance to interact with the environment, and what's more, change it.
I joined Lilo's site as a newb nearly two years ago, I believe, and yes, it seemed strange to learn that Traverse Town was suffering an eternal winter from the clutches of Jadis. I had the option to play what was comfortable to me, ignore the site world plot and depict Traverse Town as I always knew it, or play along and have my character awaken in a Winter Wonderland. I chose the latter and it was fun and fresh and I would never go back. Even as a newb, I had plot ideas brimming of my character finding out the reason for this winter, and ultimately getting a group together to combat the threat. It was a very organic way of doing it. I was telling a story, and while my character was her own star in this adventure, my involvement with others was open and exciting and mutual. I wasn't summoning Jadis to fight me via Raid Thread where there was a fight and then it was over and done with. I had build up, plot, and if my character failed, it wasn't over. I was just a joe-schmoe, but I had dreams that I could affect the site plot, and it helped spur my creativity and I ended up getting very involved with the site.
Point is, as Lilo and Garland have said, most of what is occurring is private character arcs, and it seems the only way to get involved is to find those characters and join their threads. However, in doing so, you relinquish a bit of control you have of your own character's arc. You're less keen to continue or embellish on someone else's storyline if nobody else knows about it.
A timeline moderator is a brilliant idea, and it cuts back on the amount of work that would spread across the entire administrative team and focus it into a single job. I feel that Yazoo and Deshi's initial hesitation came about because at first glance, it seems like a lot of work. You'd have to be on top of every thread created, every post written, to search for these instances that could be site altering. It's daunting, to say the least, but Lilo offers a very nice way of removing a large chunk of the work and simply "fill out this form and your thread will be considered."
People will always sandbox a site, but this draws in the players who are searching for something more.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2014 8:01:28 GMT -5
*Comes in, tossing in a few pence for her words.* I'm pretty much in the same boat as Aerynn on this one, if I'm honest, but let me backtrack and comment about a few things both Lilo and Garland brought up. A lot of what I wanted to say has now already been brought up... I really like the sounds of a Timeline Moderator, and the way that Lilo proposed it, on a site of this size, seems to be a good way of tackling it. Putting the responsibility of tagging threads that might be of interest/constructive to the main plotline on the members involves in those threads would definitely keep the task of being a Timeline Moderator at a reasonable level of work, rather than force them to scout through every thread and every post on the site to decide for themselves what posts and threads would be plot-worthy, as Aerynn pointed out. I also think it's a really good idea: this would give members who are working on larger-scale plots or plots that do have a direct impact on the worlds they're in the chance to have their threads considered as part of the site's ongoing plotline. As both Lilo and Aerynn mentioned, I think having events similar to Jadis' conquering of Traverse Town, with the option for members to either ignore the change and play the world as it would normally appear or engage in the member-driven changes to the world might be a smart model to adapt. That wouldn't restrict anyone who wants to do their own plots in that world but also would add that neat new element for those who do want to join in and have that new, fresh experience. I think that's brilliant. I think it would also get members more excited in developing plots that might be added to the site timeline. It adds even more incentive for members to be active in "bigger" plotlines as well, that would affect the rest of the board. I think the Raids the board have set up so far in terms of driving the "plot" of the site seem to be working well in terms of drawing in members and getting people to participate (obviously, I'm in one right now), but I think I agree with everyone else so far... they seem a bit limiting. This is, so far, the only way that members can actively have any direct affect on the status/condition of a world, and even then it doesn't seem as if much changes... I know, on a personal level, that I joined the Raid I'm in because Cloud asked me to be part of his team in repelling the threat. I've done a few short Cbox RPs with Clouds and have since planned (and am about to start up) the thread version of when, where and how Cloud and Elsa meet canonically, and this Raid is effectively the sequel to that thread, in terms of my own personal plotline for Elsa. If it hadn't been for that connection, beyond my own interest in trying a Raid, I don't think I would have joined. It doesn't seem as though the reward is worth it, currently, if I'm honest -- even if a word is labeled light or dark, as the result of an invasion or attack or whatever, it still remains up to the user as to whether or not that world is actually infested with Darkness when they arrive. There's no description of the world to explain exactly what has happened, if the user wants to follow the history of the site plot (if not, well, they can do whatever and imagine it however they want, as I and several others stated above, though this would probably have to be added to the rules so that new members clearly understood they have a CHOICE in terms of whether or not they want to incorporate the changes to the world or not into their own personal plots) and so the labels themselves had very little meaning to me. In my first thread on the site, an RP with Master Xehanort in The World That Never Was (which was and is still currently marked "Dark"), I made an effort in adding more Darkness and such to the world as I would have normally due to the label, but I could have easily ignored it and not felt like it would be a problem. (Perhaps I'm contradicting myself, by proposing, along with the others, the option to ignore plot elements if you don't want to follow them for your own personal plots... but as someone who would be quite interested in having a overarching site plot that I could affect and add to, that experience was a bit lacking, I suppose? It was left up to me as to how the world had been affected by this "Dark" label -- which is cool, I get to be creative and envision it however I want, but at the same time, another member could have wanted to use the exact same setting for a thread and perhaps have a completely different version of what the Darkness is doing to it. Not that there's anything wrong with that, and in personal plots, that would be absolutely fine, but if you were wanting to play into this Dark/oh-noes-something-horrible-happened-here plot that clearly has been decided by the acts of members earlier on, it'd be nice to have a set version of what's happened and how the world has changed, to reflect that. Hopefully I'm making sense...) I don't think this would be all that work-intensive for the new Timeline Moderator, either. The case may be that simple descriptions of each of the worlds are to added to each board, and perhaps the final sentence or two can be colour-coded and added/changed to reflect what members' threads' plots have done to that world. There could be a pinned thread in each world that provides a brief history of what's happened to the world, with links to the threads where certain changes originated (if members want to have an intimate understanding of what went down), a general description of how past events have shaped/changed the world physically, socially, etc., and perhaps even a second reminder to users that the choice to participate in the affected world or not is up to them. Perhaps that's already sort of the model and I'm just missing something, but I think with something like this, it would just tighten the experience a little and make it feel as though there is an overarching plot you can play into, if you want. That, obviously, would be purely for the different worlds and how they're affected by members' threads and what occurs in them. It might also be worth considering using tags for threads that directly affect the overarching site plot? I know there is one, but I personally have never seen any threads directly related to it -- other than Darkness being an ongoing and growing problem. Perhaps, if staff (or, if allowed and approved, a member's plot, following the systems being proposed) wanted to make a thread open to all or a certain group of members that would directly affect the site's plot's backstory, it might be useful to use tags/a label of some kind? That way members would know that X thread is directly affecting the plot versus just being a personal RP. (Again, if the above systems were implemented, perhaps this wouldn't be needed -- as everyone, technically, would be shaping and developing the plot across a number of worlds, which I think might be the better/more interesting of the two systems, in my personal opinion). For example, the Frozen Troupe plot I'm currently running (rather, setting up at the moment) with a bunch of different members (Aerynn included) uses the label "FZT" in our thread names to specify that this thread has an affect on the overall Troupe plot/timeline and is to be included as part of the canonical events for those characters. Obviously, this works on such a micro scale and, given the forum's currently system of pretty much allowing people to pursue their own plots and imagine the worlds however they want, gives us a lot of freedom to just mark what threads are ours and use/visit the worlds however we see fit. I'd be interested to see if, for example, Jadis had once again invaded Traverse Town, frozen it, and then have the troupe visit it -- I know for a fact Elsa in particular would have a significant reaction to such a change, especially if she'd been there before when it was normal. That would throw a whole new element into the FZT plot, which I think would make it an even more natural and organic experience, and I think it would be interesting and fun to be able to play in worlds that have changed or been altered since my character(s) last visited. Anyway, I've probably repeated myself like sixty times at this point, so I'm going to shut up now and hope that I made sense and didn't just try and poke holes in things. .__.;;; But I genuinely think a lot of the changes being proposed by Lilo, Garland and Aerynn are worth considering, if that means anything to anyone. I think it would make for a really neat and organic RP experience. Also, to jump on the Twine bandwagon, I have used the program before and I can see its merits in terms of charting a plotline. It could be used to that affect, though I think it would have to be decided how the plot is being handled first. I'd be cool with offering some technical support/guidance in terms of the use of the actual program though, Deshi, if you need. It's been a little while and I'll probably be rusty but between the two of us we should be able to figure something out. Okay. There's my twenty pence. Do with them what you like. They won't buy you anything in Britain, that's for damn sure... =o= Bloody economy.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2014 14:26:25 GMT -5
On the topic of plots and making the site seem more categorized. It crossed my mind that something else that could help the sites plot be more orderly is a section for various organizations. What do I mean by this? Back on WD I remember there was a section of the forum solely for the purpose of recruiting people to different organizations, as well as coming up with plots for them.
One way you could do this is make it so that if you want a group/organization you have to fill out a form explaining it and wait for a mod/admins approval then they create a subforum that only members of that group can see as well as creating a new user group for that organization.
I don't know it just crossed my mind, as something that could help the site become more organized, as well as improving the plot by encouraging other members to perhaps want to join a group and such.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2014 8:24:33 GMT -5
Ew...I lost all that I typed. Lilo paraphrase. I'm back from 2 days without power, yay. @armand I'm curious if any character had banded together IC for any purposes. Lately I've seen RPers just assemble them in discussion plotting threads to form an Avengers to raid or counter-raid. I do think more IC advances like that would be admirable, since forming a group means you're transpiring and working to a goal. The only group I can see now is "The Organization XIII" which is just a loose label for former and deceased members. Ienzo is tagged as one although he isn't anymore. People can still bring back those characters even if the focus should be one the "REAL Organization XIII/ 13 pieces of Darkness". With their 9 pieces of 8, they can wreck havoc mwhahahaaa. I wonder if stray Org members can fill in the blank slots of the 13 Dark. It's really hard to get a full cast of anything. Yay 20 cent. @selena Admin I think the ball is in your court; it's been 2 weeks and some days, and I don't think anyone else would give me some munny. D: ANY COMMENTS!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2014 9:21:56 GMT -5
-reads a little on the groups- I did read somewhere very old that when the usergroups were made the first time on v3, that Larxene wanted to have Organization XIII as a separate group. Also the 'Chasers' was made a separate group at the time (this was before much information was known about BbS) and so Terra, Aqua, and Ventus had been part of this group at the time and apparently it was thought there'd be more. Otherwise we simply had the groups Civilian for those that aren't exactly much for fighters, some may be fighters, others not. But it's mainly looked at how they've been over a daily base as even my player character of FF XI was made a Civilian mainly cause while he had many abilities, he still was more someone that went around taking down monsters and keeping the town safe rather than actively fighting others and joining the fight with Darkness and Light for example. Hero was there for those on the Light, usually saviors, been helping people and actively taking part in fights across the worlds. Villain was for the ones on the Darkness and has been threats to a world and such. Neutral for those that aren't truly aligned to either side and may take actions differently at times, also quite capable of joining both Light and Darkness, also former villains or former heroes go here like Shelke the Transparent turned good at the end of FF VII: DoC and Kain Highwind has ended up with the Dark at times, thus he's been Neutral as well. Also Cloud Strife has been Neutral once on the board. Otherwise we have Keyblader for the Keybladers as they're a theme of Kingdom Hearts and we have Nobody/Heartless, this group counts for both Nobodies as well as Heartless. So Organization XIII (before they returned as Somebodies) would've been under this if there wasn't an extra group for them alone.
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Post by Admin on Jul 4, 2014 9:22:16 GMT -5
Mmhmm. The ball is in our court and we have been discussing ways in which we could take some of these ideas and set it up on the board. We think we have a good set up currently and will hopefully have it set up by next week. I'm currently working on a template now. Just working out some kinks.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2014 11:00:52 GMT -5
-reads a little on the groups- I did read somewhere very old that when the usergroups were made the first time on v3, that Larxene wanted to have Organization XIII as a separate group. Also the ' Chasers' was made a separate group at the time (this was before much information was known about BbS) and so Terra, Aqua, and Ventus had been part of this group at the time and apparently it was thought there'd be more. Otherwise we simply had the groups Civilian for those that aren't exactly much for fighters, some may be fighters, others not. But it's mainly looked at how they've been over a daily base as even my player character of FF XI was made a Civilian mainly cause while he had many abilities, he still was more someone that went around taking down monsters and keeping the town safe rather than actively fighting others and joining the fight with Darkness and Light for example. Hero was there for those on the Light, usually saviors, been helping people and actively taking part in fights across the worlds. Villain was for the ones on the Darkness and has been threats to a world and such. Neutral for those that aren't truly aligned to either side and may take actions differently at times, also quite capable of joining both Light and Darkness, also former villains or former heroes go here like Shelke the Transparent turned good at the end of FF VII: DoC and Kain Highwind has ended up with the Dark at times, thus he's been Neutral as well. Also Cloud Strife has been Neutral once on the board. Otherwise we have Keyblader for the Keybladers as they're a theme of Kingdom Hearts and we have Nobody/Heartless, this group counts for both Nobodies as well as Heartless. So Organization XIII (before they returned as Somebodies) would've been under this if there wasn't an extra group for them alone. I don't believe this is what Armand was getting at, nor is this relevant, simply because you're stating that which we already know. I think what he meant was an entire section, as in a board, where people could apply to forge their own groups via an application, and then receive their own board in that particular section upon acceptance to manage their group, organization, faction what have you. Put it like this I suppose, for example. Elsa and her Frozen Troupe have a certain amount of posts on each of their profiles, with a few threads under each of their belts. They decide they want to make their alliances more set in stone, and decide to let Elsa fill out an application to the Timeline Mod (or whoever) to make their Troupe an actual group. Elsa, being the applicant filer, would be set as the leader, and two designated members among the group could be founders or co-leaders, with the rest involved simply being members of that said group. In turn they would receive their own board to formulate group plans, plots, and be able to act like an official group, as well as receive their own member group (as what you mentioned above) to be placed in, which would be available to join should future members wish to join their faction (or at least until said group is disbanded). There's another forum that used to run a similar system called KHRPF, however most people I've talked to on there complained because it was ignored by the staff a lot, mostly due to their inactivity or character profiles occupying their time. Hence another reason for a Timeline Mod, should this other idea be taken into account as well. There could be a set number of factions to be made at one time, and even canon organizations like the Seekers or Restoration Committee could have their own boards for this as well (since Org XIII has its own member group already to begin with). I know its possible because Proboards allows more than 10 member groups to be made on a forum at one time.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2014 4:50:11 GMT -5
True, true, but I believe the groups are only really used to sort people out. Not to actually bring in member-based groups.
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