A large portion of the point of premade quests is to help those who cannot come up with something to do to write. It's like buying a rotisserie chicken at the store and making your own mashed taters and corn (if you don't mind the food reference, but I think you get the point, yeah?). No one is stopping you or anyone from doing your own thing and just ignoring the quest system altogether. It's just there for those who wish to use it.
As far as a new system, I agree something should change. From my point of view, I think there needs to be some aesthetic changes (different layout, maybe some visuals to replace some stats, like percentage bars or some shit...just to make something we don't really use more interesting. just think of it as eye candy or some junk). We come to this site day in and day out and look at the same thing all the time and it would be nice to have something more...pleasing to look at. Not to knock becca's work on the banner but whoever's idea it was to cut it up, I want to take you into a closet and beat you with a sock full of oranges. If it comes down to it, I will make the layout myself, just have to get someone to take an afternoon or evening and put the modifications that need to be done into it.
On top of that, it would be cool to have better profile pages. I can come up with some mock pages soon, if you want.
We need something that is unique to us, and not just a modified copy of hundreds of other sites out there. We have some elements of it, but visual presentation is a large part of what is attractive to prospective members, too.
I don't think we use stats anyways, and we don't use the armor system either, and if it is being used, it's a very, very small portion of our already small active player base. Maybe we should focus more on the writing and storytelling for pleasure than on stats that do absolutely jack anyways, and if they stay, keep them for eye candy or something. This site has been changing and evolving for years, and save for a few bits of fresh blood now and then, have retained the same player base we've had for a decade. We know what we want, what works, and doesn't work, and every element that has been put forward has been a learning experience to improve upon.
As far as a new system, I agree something should change. From my point of view, I think there needs to be some aesthetic changes (different layout, maybe some visuals to replace some stats, like percentage bars or some shit...just to make something we don't really use more interesting. just think of it as eye candy or some junk). We come to this site day in and day out and look at the same thing all the time and it would be nice to have something more...pleasing to look at. Not to knock becca's work on the banner but whoever's idea it was to cut it up, I want to take you into a closet and beat you with a sock full of oranges. If it comes down to it, I will make the layout myself, just have to get someone to take an afternoon or evening and put the modifications that need to be done into it.
On top of that, it would be cool to have better profile pages. I can come up with some mock pages soon, if you want.
We need something that is unique to us, and not just a modified copy of hundreds of other sites out there. We have some elements of it, but visual presentation is a large part of what is attractive to prospective members, too.
I don't think we use stats anyways, and we don't use the armor system either, and if it is being used, it's a very, very small portion of our already small active player base. Maybe we should focus more on the writing and storytelling for pleasure than on stats that do absolutely jack anyways, and if they stay, keep them for eye candy or something. This site has been changing and evolving for years, and save for a few bits of fresh blood now and then, have retained the same player base we've had for a decade. We know what we want, what works, and doesn't work, and every element that has been put forward has been a learning experience to improve upon.
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