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thegamesooc2015-06-24 02:47 pm
etcircenses) wrote in thegamesooc2015-06-24 02:47 pm
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New Game Mechanic: Disposable PCs
After asking some of the players and plotting some character beats for endgame based on the Long-Term Plotting post, the mods have realized that we’re operating without many pro-Capitol characters, and that that puts a lot of pressure on the few pro-Capitol character players to carry a lot of the plots. As such, we’re hoping that by putting in a Disposable Capitol PC program we can tip a few people into helping lighten the load a little bit.
The Disposable Capitol PC mechanic is such:
1. Players with at least one other active character in the game can app a pro-Capitol PC under this mechanic. All players can alternately choose to just app a pro-Capitol PC regularly, through the usual application mechanism.
2. Disposable PCs must be pro-Capitol.
3. Disposable PCs do not earn credits for the people tagging them or for themselves.
Disposable PCs earn AC by doing at least one open post per Arena cycle (so about one every four months). You can also tag around with them. The goal is to have them be a visible presence in the game but not a significant burden on the player’s time, as many players cited lack of time as a reason that they didn’t app a pro-Capitol PC.
4. Disposable PCs can be OUs or Panem AUs.
5. Disposable PC apps will include a basic outline of what goal the player has for the character (prison? killed as a martyr? karma houdini?). That section of the app will be kept screened so the player and mods can surprise other players.
6. Disposable PCs cannot be Stylists or Escorts. They may be Mentors, as each District can have multiple Mentors.
7. Disposable PCs can be previously dropped Capitol characters. You can drop a PC and turn them into a Disposable PC with mod consent.
8. If a Disposable PC is dropped, the player implicitly gives the mods permission to use that character in future plots for endgame.
9. If a player enjoys playing their Disposable PC, they can upgrade them to an actual PC through a streamlined app process on the traditional app page.
Another issue players brought up is that, outside of the typical Staffer roles, it can be difficult to keep a Capitol character involved in the game or to think of a non-Staff position. The mods will definitely run plots with an eye towards keeping non-staff Capitolites involved, and at request we have compiled a non-exhaustive list of positions a Capitolite can hold that will require interacting with Tributes:
- Sponsors
- Restaurant owner/waiter/bartender for the Training Center Cafe
- Training Center Avox handler
- Training Center EMT or medical staff
- On-site counselor for Mentors
- Auditor
- Tech support, including for Tribute info chips
- Tribute interviewer (can also help co-write Panem Nightly)
- Paparazzi
- Certain ministers of Snow’s cabinet
- Stylist assistant
- Peacekeepers
- Muttation engineers (genetic engineers)
- Other scientists working in the Capitol
- Young Capitol Children / Fans (can interact in TYP and in parties)
- Party/Tower Decorators
The mods are happy and willing to work with the player for any Disposable PC to make sure that your character gets to do something with the Games. We realize we have also been a bit lax in finding reasons for Capitol PCs who aren’t staff to get involved, and we’re going to affirmatively try to change that.
The Disposable Capitol PC mechanic is such:
1. Players with at least one other active character in the game can app a pro-Capitol PC under this mechanic. All players can alternately choose to just app a pro-Capitol PC regularly, through the usual application mechanism.
2. Disposable PCs must be pro-Capitol.
3. Disposable PCs do not earn credits for the people tagging them or for themselves.
Disposable PCs earn AC by doing at least one open post per Arena cycle (so about one every four months). You can also tag around with them. The goal is to have them be a visible presence in the game but not a significant burden on the player’s time, as many players cited lack of time as a reason that they didn’t app a pro-Capitol PC.
4. Disposable PCs can be OUs or Panem AUs.
5. Disposable PC apps will include a basic outline of what goal the player has for the character (prison? killed as a martyr? karma houdini?). That section of the app will be kept screened so the player and mods can surprise other players.
6. Disposable PCs cannot be Stylists or Escorts. They may be Mentors, as each District can have multiple Mentors.
7. Disposable PCs can be previously dropped Capitol characters. You can drop a PC and turn them into a Disposable PC with mod consent.
8. If a Disposable PC is dropped, the player implicitly gives the mods permission to use that character in future plots for endgame.
9. If a player enjoys playing their Disposable PC, they can upgrade them to an actual PC through a streamlined app process on the traditional app page.
Another issue players brought up is that, outside of the typical Staffer roles, it can be difficult to keep a Capitol character involved in the game or to think of a non-Staff position. The mods will definitely run plots with an eye towards keeping non-staff Capitolites involved, and at request we have compiled a non-exhaustive list of positions a Capitolite can hold that will require interacting with Tributes:
- Sponsors
- Restaurant owner/waiter/bartender for the Training Center Cafe
- Training Center Avox handler
- Training Center EMT or medical staff
- On-site counselor for Mentors
- Auditor
- Tech support, including for Tribute info chips
- Tribute interviewer (can also help co-write Panem Nightly)
- Paparazzi
- Certain ministers of Snow’s cabinet
- Stylist assistant
- Peacekeepers
- Muttation engineers (genetic engineers)
- Other scientists working in the Capitol
- Young Capitol Children / Fans (can interact in TYP and in parties)
- Party/Tower Decorators
The mods are happy and willing to work with the player for any Disposable PC to make sure that your character gets to do something with the Games. We realize we have also been a bit lax in finding reasons for Capitol PCs who aren’t staff to get involved, and we’re going to affirmatively try to change that.