[SEASON 2] Stalkers RPG General Chat Thread (The Secret Clubhouse!)

[Noblejanobii]

OK, I've been away for a while, mostly due to frustration. Needed to step away.

Yes, this game has been frustrating for me on some level. Mostly just due to the delays in getting responses out. I understand the reasoning behind why it takes a while-no need to do further justifications to me. I also understand the intention behind the format but the platform it was released on is, from experience, one that absolutely demands speed as a virtue. In, say, a board game, this wouldn't be nearly as bad. Then again, I may just be impatient, terribly impatient. Either way, however, I kind of see a lot of design choices that slow down the pace of the game to sluggish levels... And if it doesn't feel like progress is being made... Well.

I can't do anything other than rest right now, in the night round anyways. Submissions over. In any case, can someone get me up to speed on what's been done? (I've seen Fern's death post.)

Neo and Xanthe have already admitted it's possible they made the game too big and that Round 3 would be smaller. I, for one, am enjoying the slower pace. In story telling it helps draw out suspense, which this is certainly doing. Plus, one of the main reasons I dropped out last time was because I got swept under the current of the story moving too quickly and people dominating everything. I really think this is comparable to a board game, so I think if you just take a step back for a moment and realize that Neo has a job, Xanthe has a job, most of the players have lives outside the internet, and that we can't all constantly be on pandering to the needs of Stalkers, then you'll realize that having complaints like this isn't helping anyone.

Sarah already gave the explanation of what needs to be done, so I won't add anything. She's done a great job of keeping a nice neat list so nobody feels left out. I just thought I'd give my two cents because I'm just a little tired of watching you complain about this when Neo and Xanthe worked so hard on it.