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With each mod post we've mentioned a rough estimate of remaining Arenas and we've been slowly ticking them down. Right now as we've planned it we have two Arenas left on the horizon, which will see us through until September/October or so. We're getting down to the wire, but since we've had mod changeover and some changes in the playerbase, we want to open up a vote to all of the Games' players as to see if this is the direction the game should take in the near future. If so, things will definitely start picking up pace.

Once we start into endgame, things will be heading into war. Our intention as mods is to aim for something more interesting than standard NPC'd fight threads. We hope to bring some real action and drama in, both with District 13 and the other remaining districts, in order to have a fun and engaging experience for everyone. The Capitol will also be looking to claim soldiers for their side, and this ultimately may mean friend fighting friend through the streets. We want to hear from you what you all would like to see of the war, to see if there are any suggestions we can incorporate and any direction we can approach. After all, this is your story to write, even if we're throwing the curveballs. How do you want it to end?

Two things that we want to see come from the descent into endgame include both revealing the nature of the Tribute's resuscitations from death and the chips every Tribute has within them. Looking into the chips - which are what cause the character powers to be locked, among other things - might open the chance to unlock powers later during the war, if that's what the majority wants. At this point, it is only matter of justification whether fear of the powers would win out over Capitol's and District 13's desire to use them against each other in the absence of nuclear weapons. The purpose of this poll here is to get a general feel for how the players as a body feel about learning this (potentially triggering, let's be real we're talking about death here) revival mechanic, Tribute's memories, and of powers being used within the war.

So we're taking a vote!

We ask that everyone leave their thoughts of yes or no for powers, touching on revival and memories, and sticking to 2 Arenas, or extending the game further to a maximum of 4 Arenas, taking us another year before we hit endgame. We have also given the option of leaving suggestions, though this may be kept blank.

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You have until April 16th to respond to this poll or you will be considered as having no preference.

Thank you and Happy Hunger Games!

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Just a question for the mods, but how long would you expect end game to last once we reached the end of the arenas and the beginning of the war? I think that's something that would be important to know when trying to decide how many arenas to have left, as far as how long we can expect the game to run.

Edited 2015-04-03 01:25 (UTC)

To be honest we haven't discussed a lot of endgame mechanics or flow as of yet since we wanted to see the playerbase's answers to the poll above. We'll probably have a better idea once the votes are in and we have a more clear direction.

Okay. I guess that doesn't really help with trying to gauge how many more arenas there should be, but it can't be helped. My curiosity spawned mostly from the thought that... If the war itself was going to last a month or two, I'd be more willing to vote for more arenas. But if it was going to last half a year or something, I'd be more likely to vote for less arenas. My concern is primarily that I've been in games that have dragged out the natural end of the game beyond what it should have been because of a reluctance to let the game go, and it was a generally terrible experience all around for both mods and players. Instead of reaching a satisfying conclusion, the game fizzled and died from waning interest. I really like this game, so I guess I'm just worried about seeing that happen again since this is exactly the kind of poll that we had in that game too, that's all.

I think for now I'll stick with my original vote. Thank you for the response!

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