How's My Driving: Player (And Game) Edition!

[taxonmods]

Happy St. Patrick's Day to those who celebrate! Remember: don't drink and how's my drive.

This is a combined player and game HMD, which means your mods are going to be begging for feedback. We're feeling a little disconnect and want to make sure everyone is enjoying themselves as much as possible. Specifically we're looking for feedback on the Haunted Holo plot, and what we can do in the future to make such large-scale plots more accessible.

It's also an HMD for our characters! Please comment here with the names of the characters you play and others will reply with their feedback- and it's obviously a given that this feedback will be helpful, constructive and respectful. Also, as amazing as getting ILU comments is, it's nice to hear why and what we're doing right just as much as criticism needs to be constructive. Participation is also entirely optional, and if you have any issues just let a mod know and we'll help out as much as we can.

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MODS

[taxonmods]

Dien | dien | Mayland Long, Paul Smecker
Keri | kseda | Glitch
Sofo | sofo | Bagoas, Mick St. John, Wyatt Cain

Feedback on technical stuff/how we're doing in general goes here!

The Game

[taxonmods]

This will serve as a mini-game HMD. Please give us feedback on how you're feeling about the game, positive and negative, and let us know what we need to work on to improve it.

As stated above, we'd also LOVE feedback on the Haunted Holo plot. We're a bit anxious about the response to it, and would very much appreciate your opinions and suggestions.

[aintnoconvict]

I said this on plurk but I'm moving it over here too because it's important:

We're really, really anxious about what we're feeling is a communication breakdown, guys. So please, if you've had any thoughts of what we could have done better with anything, or any little negative grumblings, tell us. This isn't us asking for asspats, this is us asking you where you want the game to go.

[aintnoconvict]

Glitch ± aintnoconvict | private HMD

Individual mod stuff for me goes here.

[sourcebloodaughter]

all three together because i'm lazy

Willow Rosenberg | Buffyverse | slayersidekick

Jenna Sommers | the Vampire Diaries | secretshame

Ashley Magnus | Sanctuary | sourcebloodaughter

Emma

[allthatlife]

Anything for Martha Jones [allthatlife], DG [tothelightshown] or Drusilla (AU) [a_pretty_fire]?

[allthatlife]

You worry too much.

Also, I miss the name justaddmarbles sometimes. THERE, I SAID IT.

[allthatlife]

I love this game. I've been here from the very beginning and through many changes and I still love it. I think you have done and are continuing to do a great job.

I really enjoyed / am really enjoying the Haunted Holo plot. Things have progressed slowly, yes, but that's just the way that Taxon is. We're a laidback game and we thrive on backtags and backdating. I'm worried that you might be mistaking a slow response for a lack of interest?

[daughteroflight]

And Keri uses the totally wrong account but whatevs *goes with it*

I think what sort of got to us was how nothing really got rolling until right around/after we'd originally said the plot was going to be ending. Like there's slow and laid back and then there's this feeling of "oh right maybe something should be done with this". I was musing on plurk about how I fundamentally don't understand how bigger games (or really any game) can get through massive upheaval plots in a few days while we set out week-long timeframes for folks to jump in and every single time end up extending it anyway.

Then I figured out that it's because we're so small, and if two, three, four people are dealing with RL stuff/burnout/things at other games the impact here can get disproportionately massive. And now I'm trying to balance my knee-jerk "love us, damnit" reaction with the rational fact that everyone CAN'T be everywhere and yeah. Okay maybe once in a while I'd like Taxon to take the priority but that's me being ridiculously over-invested and entrenched 24/7 (note to everone: do not turn into me XD ).

IDK, I just want the spark to be brighter and maybe the game to grow so that disproportionate impact thing is less.

Kat

[killtheparty]

Just Party Poison (killtheparty), which, I'm sad to say, I'm losing the drive to play lately. I just wanna note that yeah I realize I've dropped a BUNCH of stuff here, and it's not fair to everyone, so a huge apology there.

I WILL say though that regardless of if I decide to stay with Party or not (I probably will and just pause glitch him if this keeps up), I'm going to be bringing in an OC here once I get off my ass and write an app.

[killtheparty]

I'd really like to see Martha out more. idk if it's a muse thing or not, but she's awful quiet!

+1

[killtheparty]

[killtheparty]

idk if we should all get plurks or try a group chat going on again or not, but I haven't seen our new players! Or really really met them very much ):

[tothelightshown]

That's probably 'an Emma being useless' thing, really. Since DG and Drusilla are easier for me to write, Martha is the one that generally gets pushed aside when I'm busy or stressed for whatever reason. I keep working to fix that!

[killtheparty]

oh lordy, emma! you're not uselesss, shush your awesome face. I thought it might be something like that (WHICH IS TOTALLY COOL), I just wanted to make sure you knew it's OK to drag her out sometimes. :3

[tothelightshown]

... if we ever have another fourth wall event (or Ataraxion does), we need to have hiijinks. And give Glitch and / or Cain a nervous breakdown.

Well, sometimes people do need a bit of a reminder and, even with the best of intentions, real life gets to all of us. You've got a good point about our size. And we do love you. Don't ever doubt that.

Taxon is growing bit by bit, though we're probably attracting people who like the slowness and small size, so that may not exactly help with what's worrying you.

[a_pretty_fire]

FFFFFFFFFFFF, HUSH! And thank you! ♥

[daughteroflight]

sassy horrors forever.

Yeah, that's the balance. I'm just trying to figure out where the line between "small" and "glorified musebox" is because like...sustainability.

On the other hand you're exactly right, there is growth and I've LOVED the new people we've picked up recently (seriously you guys are lovely and I'm thrilled to see you bringing in MORE folks ♥ ). Maybe we just need another IC meet-and-mingle type thing for bridging socializing gaps?

...that'll be Glitch's potluck dinner, then. Also I am all over the place as usual.

[buffy_slayer]

I'm planning on having a "buffy starts work at the bar" post put up once I get off my ass and do more with Haunted Holo stuffs.

So that could also be a meetup opportunity :)

Kris

[buffy_slayer]

Anything for Buffy, here.

I've been dealing with a mix of being sick and just not wanting to do ANYTHING at all. Let's not speak of the condition of my room, pls.

as I mentioned before, I'm planning on putting up a Buffy at the Bar post, once the haunted holo stuff proceeds further. Anyone and everyone should come and hang out.

[loves_bitch]

That'd be fantastic.

Oooh! Oooh! I can walk into the bar as an intro.

[loves_bitch]

Kat #2 - Katrina

loves_bitch - Spike!

genequeen - Madelyne Pryor!

[loves_bitch]

This game is slower than the ones I've played on before but that isn't a bad thing. I have to curb my own internal worries about lack of response to my posts too, since, well, everyone has things they're doing and it can take some time to get to every place you should comment.

Me as well as characters, feedback more than welcome

[sofo]

thepersianyouth Bagoas, son of Artembares, son of Araxis
hasaheart Wyatt Cain
ownlittleprison Mick St. John

Re: Kat

[sofo]

Anything you need to get back in the swing of rping Party, just lemme know. <3 You know I wub him, no contest there.

/will get back to this entire thing tomorrow, it's been a long day