All righty! Everyone who can see the f-locked entries in the
damned_mods comm already knows about this, but I'll repost the start of the discussion for you guys:
Basically, Katsu and David suggested that we should move up the number of M-Ued patients to 5 instead of 4, and that they'd make sure to RP the extra doctor that we'd need if we did that. We wanted to know what you guys thought of the idea, and also whether you, as NPC mods, would be willing to take on an extra patient as well.
We also discussed the possibility of bringing up the number of M-U slots to 6 (the amount of disciplinary rooms we have), but we then realized that might be too much of a strain on you guys and would also make getting SC more "valuable" than getting M-U. We then considered the possibility of upping the SC slots or having SC every night (at 3 slots), but couldn't get around the fact that we'd then be way overcrowded with antagonists.I'm also unlocking the
MOD DISCUSSION POST so you guys can see all the excellent input everyone gave. (Thanks, guys! <3) Basically, all our mods underlined the issues that have arisen in past Nightshifts--the amount of rescue parties in the M-U hall, how antagonist overcrowding is a definite concern, and possible ways to prevent those problems while at the same time trying to get through SC and M-U faster for everyone. They proposed a variety of solutions which you guys can see there, so many, in fact, that Court and I decided we needed
a much more extensive poll that the entire community could participate in.
However, we also know we can't delay Nightshift too much, especially considering how bad we've been delaying the intercom posts this past Dayshift, so we decided that while we'll do a poll in the next few days (possibly couple of weeks, considering that we need to get through them apps), whatever outcome we get from the poll will affect
next Nightshift, not
this one. Still, we put off randomizing players for M-U because of the discussion, so
we're extending the dinner shift by just ONE DAY so we can organize that. In addition, Court and I decided that an easier way to randomize for M-U and SC would be to put up a master list poll where people could tell us if they wanted SC
or M-U and which character they'd want to volunteer for it. It'd be a little hard for us to properly randomize for at first, but I think it'd make the randomizing more efficient in the end, so be aware of at least that one definite change for next time!
Okay, so, BOTTOM LINE YOU CAN SKIP DOWN TO IF YOU WANT: While there
will be changes
next Nightshift, as dictated by the outcome of an upcoming comm-wide poll, the only change
this Nightshift will be that
there won't be any monsters or antagonists of any kind in the M-U hall. While we're unsure what we'll do in upcoming Nightshifts, we feel we should hold off this Nightshift until we figure out what would work best for everyone.
Anyway, that's the whole rambly backstory, so if you guys have any comments/suggestions/questions you want to put forth before we put together the poll,
PLEASE COMMENT HERE WITH YOUR INPUT! Your guys' ideas are greatly appreciated, and while we might not be able to respond to everyone, we
will read everything and try to take everyone's opinions into account when we put together options on the poll.
Also, one last thing: Since it was requested, we're bumping up the current app-reading count and posting it here.
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Final app count: 68
Final character count: 66
Final fandom count: 51
# of new applicants: 21
(By "new applicants," we specifically mean applicants who have never been players in the game. This includes people who have applied before and been rejected, but it does not include applicants who were in the game, dropped, and are now re-applying.)# of apps Court has read: 16
# of apps Erin has read: 30
# of emails sent so far: 8
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Sorry, as always, for suckage in reading. I'm afraid things won't be much better this weekend, at least for me, since I've got an essay due on Tueday. D8 HANG IN THERE, PPL.
Though at least I'M WINNING SO FAR FUCK YEAH Also,
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO EVERYONE WHO'S GIVEN US SECOND OPINIONS! ♥ ♥ ♥ We appreciate it BUNCHES. :D