First off, I love the idea with the meme! I don’t really get what you want to do with the weapon and only one skill rule (maybe I will after reading it three times more?_?), but what seems really awkward to me are the changes regarding the apps and betas.
My questions would be the following: + Will there be a way to help the betas judge? Everybody has a different idea of what makes an app good so something like a training or shared guidelines or even just a list to check off against would be a huge help. + What if a beta doesn’t get back to somebody for one reason or another? Will there be a deadline for beta-ing or until you can request another? + What about people who end up deciding to app at the last minute and have no time left to request a beta anymore? Will they have to just hope on their luck and that everything will be alright with their app at first try?
I'm asking because I beta-read for a lot of people and also always had others beta for my apps in SC but a good part of those apps still ended up getting revisions anyway. I'm thinking about volunteering, but considering that there will be no revision requests anymore means that a lot of indirect responsibility will go to those volunteering as betas. Personally, I’d feel bad if I told somebody their app is okay just to have it end up being rejected. Another reason I’m bringing up those points is because I once tried to app at CFUD who uses a similar beta system and then got entirely put off of ever wanting to app there again simply by how badly my experience with the beta system was. I think the beta system you want to do could work, but you will really want to make it sound as appealing as possible and to make sure that it really is a help to new and old appers alike rather than another hurdle that they feel they need to take.
Some more questions about the changes in the app guideline: + Does this mean that any weapon except gun-types can do partial transformations now? + I’m also curious about what you said about Weapons being unable to defeat kishin eggs alone in the Weapon Guidelines. While I know that you want to empathize the importance of working together as Meister and Weapons since it’s an important mechanic in the game, I do wonder – what about Weapons that would want to do like Justin and Giriko and work on their own? Is that still possible, at least to a degree? + Not a question, but neither I nor the friends I gave it to read could make head or tails out of the weapon ability part of the first example (demon glasses) here (http://soul-mods.livejournal.com/34046.html). We get that it’s about energy and manipulating something and that it’s about elements but what it is? The best guess we could come up with so far is “I thiiink means like ENERGY LASERS CARE BEAR STARE whatever”. I’m not sure if that makes it really good as a example, as beautifully phrased as it is.^^; + Will there be a guideline for Meisters as well? Skimming through the new app form and guidelines there is a lot of additional information about Weapons but practically no mention about Meisters. + Will you give examples of do’s and don’ts for the personality section of the app? Right now it reads a bit like “this is the most important part, you can’t correct it, read our mind”, exaggeratedly said. Players already in the game will know what you mean, but as it is it has a good potential to scare away new players.
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My questions would be the following:
+ Will there be a way to help the betas judge? Everybody has a different idea of what makes an app good so something like a training or shared guidelines or even just a list to check off against would be a huge help.
+ What if a beta doesn’t get back to somebody for one reason or another? Will there be a deadline for beta-ing or until you can request another?
+ What about people who end up deciding to app at the last minute and have no time left to request a beta anymore? Will they have to just hope on their luck and that everything will be alright with their app at first try?
I'm asking because I beta-read for a lot of people and also always had others beta for my apps in SC but a good part of those apps still ended up getting revisions anyway. I'm thinking about volunteering, but considering that there will be no revision requests anymore means that a lot of indirect responsibility will go to those volunteering as betas. Personally, I’d feel bad if I told somebody their app is okay just to have it end up being rejected. Another reason I’m bringing up those points is because I once tried to app at CFUD who uses a similar beta system and then got entirely put off of ever wanting to app there again simply by how badly my experience with the beta system was. I think the beta system you want to do could work, but you will really want to make it sound as appealing as possible and to make sure that it really is a help to new and old appers alike rather than another hurdle that they feel they need to take.
Some more questions about the changes in the app guideline:
+ Does this mean that any weapon except gun-types can do partial transformations now?
+ I’m also curious about what you said about Weapons being unable to defeat kishin eggs alone in the Weapon Guidelines. While I know that you want to empathize the importance of working together as Meister and Weapons since it’s an important mechanic in the game, I do wonder – what about Weapons that would want to do like Justin and Giriko and work on their own? Is that still possible, at least to a degree?
+ Not a question, but neither I nor the friends I gave it to read could make head or tails out of the weapon ability part of the first example (demon glasses) here (http://soul-mods.livejournal.com/34046.html). We get that it’s about energy and manipulating something and that it’s about elements but what it is? The best guess we could come up with so far is “I thiiink means like ENERGY LASERS CARE BEAR STARE whatever”. I’m not sure if that makes it really good as a example, as beautifully phrased as it is.^^;
+ Will there be a guideline for Meisters as well? Skimming through the new app form and guidelines there is a lot of additional information about Weapons but practically no mention about Meisters.
+ Will you give examples of do’s and don’ts for the personality section of the app? Right now it reads a bit like “this is the most important part, you can’t correct it, read our mind”, exaggeratedly said. Players already in the game will know what you mean, but as it is it has a good potential to scare away new players.