Zylpha Scarborough wrote: 29 Sep 2021, 19:00 This might be a very simple question, but I could not find the answer anywhere so far (or I'm very blind...) But: Where can I see how many house cup points I earned? Thanks in advance!

You haven't earned any points yet, but when you have there will be a section on your profile card for it

Thank you! @Lucia Fox

Now that the house cup won't have an impact on main story events, how will they be distributed?
thanks!

No idea as of yet.

Okay, thanks.
Are you allowed to tell us what the complaints were? It's fine if not, I was just wondering

It was a long list of concerns. It boiled down to the fact that they felt the ms was too complex for new players to get involved in, that tenured users were not sharing information to involve them and that they felt that they were being pushed out of the stories. I am aware that the intention is to gain information in character through purposeful interaction by having events that are not fully understood compelling certain users to interface beyond their immediate peers, it was not something that was enjoyable for some. In addition, there were complaints regarding threads that took place on certain dates or taking place in certain locations (like summer camp) where a player either has another activity planned themselves for that date or they do not plan on being someplace to participate (like camp) excluded top earners. Further, those that roleplayed ahead of time (that month in advance we allow for roleplays, or 2 months over the summer so new players are not left without roleplay options) felt upset because the events are often traumatizing and would logically effect their roleplays that were set to take place on future dates and if at the start of the year (Sept 1) users that were new would not have developed in character connections to participate fully or had a contradictory first meeting in an established thread that on their time line happened on a future date.

Basically it was an award that they felt was an award they could not enjoy. That others were enjoying it that were not putting in the same effort. That the lack of knowing what the reward was going to be (such as action threads or a convo with a ms figure) was also relevant because they felt some things were more compelling and worth while and would serve as incentives where others not so much. Again dissatisfied overall with a reward they expected more from. As the story evolves in relation to what happens and who it happens to changes according to the house that wins, I don't even know often what the future rewards were going to be until the day they are made. I am unable to offer future intended incentives that are story based since I do not know what they will be to announce them.

Essentially, they reflected not enjoying the system as it is for rewarding top earners so we modified it. We want to make sure players enjoy their rewards and if they don't, well we find something else. If they don't enjoy these options either, then we will have another discussion as staff. If the future community requests story or activity based things, we will facilitate them as well.

As for the future of adventures. The honest truth is I do not know. The issues expressed with ms adventures are things I am not capable of fixing. The complexity is required given the number of players. I can't clearly lay out the elements due to metagaming issues we already contend with as relative unknowns treat the alleged villains with contempt before ic knowing anything. Not every thread can carry the desired level of excitement or action and be a part of a shared story. There is often trauma involved and specific dates which adversely effects the future dating of threads by users. Involvement is often a self driven experience where a player asks questions, investigates and seeks answers, a player is unlikely to pull a stranger aside and provide a synopsis and if they do likely infrequently which leads to consistency issues in terms of involvement.

Suggestions have been made such as quarterly offerings but the metric to decide order and the lack of other houses being involved for 9 months out of the year in a row guaranteed would keep a lot of players uninvolved. Making threads and experiences that satisfy the above mentioned concerns even on a quarterly basis is beyond my skill level. I do not ultimately know the future of Ms but staff has been discussing things. I am sorry I cannot provide a clearer answer.

Ah, okay, don't worry about not having a clear answer thank you!

Do the games room posts count towards your total post count for unlocking homework?

Finley Grey wrote: 7 Oct 2021, 05:29 Do the games room posts count towards your total post count for unlocking homework?

Yes!
But you still have to wait the certain number of days once you post.

Maya Galim wrote: 7 Oct 2021, 05:33
Yes!
But you still have to wait the certain number of days once you post.

Thank you! I think I have hit that day count but I still don't see the homework tab. I'll keep looking for it.