Posts made by Ganymede

@apos said in Make MSB great again!:

I think removing games would still be reliant on someone posting that the game is dead. Sure, that could mean some games are on a list that are dead in all but name, but it's better than like wading through lists of a hundred non-RP MUDs with 2 players each on the other aggregates imo.

Do you think it would be good to cull the advertisements for games whose threads have showed no activity for 6+ months? Maybe a year?

I would envision sending the OP for the thread a little notice that the thread'll be taken down unless we hear from them.

@roz said in FCs on Comic MUs:

You don't have to run PRPs to be a good fachead.

What you said here brought up two comments, not directed to or at you, Roz.

First, this is very true. Good faction heads are hard to find. Staff should not be quick to make these fac-heads staff because this converts them to staff, which entails different duties, obligations, and responsibilities on top of usually-unwarranted extra scrutiny. Pro-tip: do not convert good fac-heads to staff unless absolutely necessary.

Second, games with fac-heads need to give serious consideration to the use of redshirts/proxies/drones. These are player objects that are publicly available, and meant to be a proxy PC object for another PC, allowing them to appear, essentially, in two places at once. The use of these has been the subject of debate, but I would opine that these would be useful on superhero games for the reasons Lithium and Arkandel are discussing.

If Superman-player wants to have special private time with Lois Lane, that's perfectly okay. But he should not be ducking out of his Justice League meeting or RP obligations just to get his super-rocks on. Letting him use a redshirt to do private RP frees up his PC object to attend that important meeting or RP. This means Superman-player can accomplish two important objectives at once: (1) making sure his faction is active; and (2) making sure his relationship is on solid ground.

For staff, this also obviates the excuse of "well, I planned an IC date with Lois, so I couldn't make the meeting" or "I can't put enough time into my obligations because of the social/private RP I want to have to further Superman's character development." It makes scheduling things easier: you could feasibly be at two different, important events at once, and, so long as there's no alt or timing conflict, that could, again, mean that Superman is more active from the perspective of other players. Pro-tip: letting players use proxies increases their availability for RP with their PCs, which increases activity on the game.

@dariryu said in Which canon property/setting would be good for a MU* ?:

Final Fantasy. Not a specific one. All of them.

To you and @Faceless, there was some talk of this. FS3 is an ideal system for crushing enemies, but it isn't geared well for magic without severe tweaks. I think that FF XV is your best bet.

@lithium said in Health and Wealth and GrownUp Stuff:

Just finished a major move, had to drive for 15 hours straight, and of course... now I am sick because on that drive couldn't get comfortable, was either to hot or to cold. I hate colds... feel like my head is gonna explode and my throat is made of glass.

First, congratulations on the major move, and I hope that it works out for the best in the long run.

Second, colds definitely suck, and if you have the misfortune of moving to a river valley the allergy counts are through the roof.

@three-eyed-crow said in Make MSB great again!:

A sticky would be nice, and putting the developing games in the Constructive section for the actual feedback the creators seem to want instead of the ad section would also be nice, and moving the defunct games to some kind of thread graveyard would be even nicer.

How are we, the moderators, to know when games are defunct?

@paris said in Make MSB great again!:

Tempest named names first, while I discussed the behavior, and the atmosphere won't improve as long as you allow stalkers to use this board to harass people.

You have a point here.

If you would, then, please send me via PM what you have to show which members here are stalking you or others. If you can, quote or forward any messages you may have received. I'll follow-up with questions if necessary.

@arkandel

Yeah, jeez, what the hell, guy?

Less weights. More stretching, more cardio, more BWE.

Yeesh.

@caryatid said in MSB Popularity Contest:

I promise to use my power, influence, and keen fashion sense only for good.

But you're so much better when you're bad.

@kanye-qwest said in Make MSB great again!:

I don't know, maybe all three board moderators don't need to move/comment on moving a totally benign post? Like, great enthusiasm but also maybe overkill.

In my defense, work is really annoying today, and I'm trying to ignore it.

@ixokai said in FCs on Comic MUs:

Now, I have to somehow tally, note, keep in my head or in some database somewhere, the "activity" of 94 FC's according to some subjective determination of which RP "matters" (+2 Foiled Bank Robbery; -0 Coffee; +1 Team Building Exercise; -1 Romantic entanglement) and which doesn't, and determine from this who is making good use of their FC's and gets to keep them and who isn't.

You could ask your players to help you.

On WoD games, these metrics are generally not used to monitor the activity of PCs in important positions. When those position-PCs are not coming online, though, the players are expected to communicate this to staff.

Can't this also be done on Comic MUs?

For an FC like Iron Man, for example, if none of the Avengers raise a complaint about the character not being involved in meaningful RP I don't see the need for staff to intervene.

Maybe, if the onus is on the players to advise staff when certain FCs aren't really engaged, the matter of metrics will be obviated.

@tempest said in FCs on Comic MUs:

Goddamn, that's harsh, even by my standards.

It is pretty harsh, I guess. I'm a harsh mistress. But, dammit, if I'm running a Thundercat MUSH, I'm going to want Lion-O around as often as possible.

I'd prefer once a day. Once a week would probably be tolerable. Once every two weeks and it'd be patently unreasonable for run any sort of active plot.

@thatguythere said in Make MSB great again!:

I see that as no different than the lets all feel good pep rallies I had to sit through in middle and High school and some of the worse jobs I have had in the past.

The difference is that no one is forcing you to attend.

A more appropriate way to look at the situation is whether you think it's okay for someone to come by your locker, smear shit on it, and then piss into those vents at the top and bottom. If people want to leave positive post-it notes or tape birthday candy to it, so be it.

@thatguythere said in FCs on Comic MUs:

How is that less unfair than leaving the rule vague?

Fairness isn't the issue. Whether the rule aims to fulfill whatever objective staff has is the only important measuring stick. Seems like the rule meets that.

Fairness? I think that FCs should be online at least once a day, and should be at the very least available to RP publicly for important matters when called upon.

@auspice

I played an online version of Diplomacy. You had to get orders in by a deadline or passed. One player ran the game and produced a map after each turn.

It was fun.

I destroyed everyone.

@meg

It appears some arse did this before I could actually do something.

See? Lawyers are lazy.

@lotherio

Maybe, but ice-stomping is really, really dangerous, as is grabbing someone by the helmet.

As Arkandel noted, I will be helping him and Auspice monitoring the threads.

I will try to curb my excessive, effusive use of cute .gifs to communicate.

If you can't reach Ark or Aus, I will try to assist. I'm always available to chat about this place too.

@lotherio said in The Hockey Thread:

I lean towards the showmanship of fights post goons days lends to distracting from the game and slows down play time, could stand to still see less.

I like the honor of the fight. When Malkin took a borderline shot against Wheeler, he knew he was in for a fight the next time the Pens played the Jets. So, early in the game, they did it, with Wheeler creaming Malkin badly. In response, Malkin said (paraphrasing): "I knew it wasn't a great hit. I respect Wheeler, so I was ready. Wasn't my greatest fight, couple of punches, I lost."

What I don't like is star players doing dirty things because they think they can get away with it. Did you see Crosby ice-stomping PK Subban? That was very dangerous: you don't use a prone player's helmet to grind his head into the ice. And then, when PK got him in a headlock (presumably to deliver a DDT), Crosby went limp-bitch.

I have zero sympathy for Crosby's concussions now. From what I've watched, the kid is a competitor -- but one that will gladly do something dirty behind the net or when the ref isn't looking. Having an enforcer around means he may get away with more of that dirty crap.

@lotherio

Cynically, heroin's cheaper than getting knocked out on hooch.

@Lotherio

Secondary to this, Ice Guardians (documentary about enforcers) is on Netflix now, just saying. Getting word out there as far as skilled veterans go ... early on there is props in comparison between Gretzy and Crosby, noting with a good enforcer how many less concussions would Crosby had suffered (or how better he would be) to date. Maybe with Reaves, Crosby will play a full season this year.

Neither Dave Semenko nor Marty McSorley prevented Gary Suter from running Gretzky into the boards from behind, starting what became a long history of back problems for the Great One.

Sidney Crosby's first concussion comes from a hit by David Steckel. The video shows (to me) that Steckel tried to avoid him, but ended up running into Crosby's noggin. No penalty called. And then, later that year, Victor Hedman hit Crosby from behind against the boards, but in the numbers. Crosby left and never returned that season. Neither Steckel nor Hedman are known for being dirty players.

The theory that enforcers will serve as deterrents to dirty players is sort of like saying that having a handgun will deter a person from shooting you from behind: the dirty player has already made up their mind to hurt you, and will not be deterred if your enforcer isn't sitting next to you or he doesn't care what the consequences are.