Stalkers Season 3 Post-Game Discussion and Feedback

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talkers Round 3 Feedback

What have you enjoyed most about Stalkers (any season)? Definitely Neo's writing, I really liked the way Tashy tied previous rounds of stalkers to season 3. The pacing was really nice, but I feel there was room for a little more creativity. Having a sanity buff for sidequests was really nice and easier than dealing with berries.

What do you feel did NOT work in season 3, or needed more work? Clearly having a stalker identified purely on interviewing didn't work, though I definitely think it be a good idea to mix in interviewing as more essential to tracking down stalkers. Finding Tashy was an interesting twist, but it created a kind of lack in involvement in the ritual's preparation, as we'd just find the items and tashy would prepare everything for us. Assassination is also useless at this point, since exorcism was allowed right away. (Having to discover a teacher was nice) There was definitely still an element of 'If you search everywhere, you're pretty much promised a win" element, though it wasn't too bad due to the yandil business.

Was there something from season 1 or 2 that got removed which you think should return? Having to find the exorcism teacher, some NPCs will be less compliant until you complete their side quest. (As an alternative side quest motive to sanity bonus) I also liked the way sidequests would only appear after a certain amount of time or after certain events occurred, like in season two. Help with the illusion that actual days/weeks are passing.

What do you think needs to be changed for the next season? Not too much, just experiment and get a little more creative with the difficulty. Not to the same length as season 2, but there was room to expand in season 3.

Do you have any specific things you'd like to be able to do that you can't already (tasks, abilities, actions, perks, etc)? An idea: once a stalker is identified,have a way to restrain and interrogate the stalker directly (as opposed to their outward, mask personality). It would cost sanity to do so, but could be a good mechanic for finding items the stalker hid (IE holy ritual items) as well as furthering the Utopia plot.

If you could list five changes or additions that you think would improve Stalkers for the next round, what would they be? Over-time developments (most likely sidequests), slightly more involvement in ritual, Rework attaining Exorcism, add kids/different ages to interviewable pokemon, and otherwise just feel free to get creative.

Any other comments?
Hey, don't worry about season 2. The sequal rarely ends up as successful as the original, the third can be hit or miss, but the fourth is usually a clean slate :)