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MODPOST 1/2
Attention, Soul Campaign!
We’re opening reservations in a little over a week, and the mods would like to make some announcements regarding changes being made to the application and reservation process. These changes have been in planning for a long time, and is one of the reasons why we went for the break.
Reserves Page and Application Cut Off
The reserves page will open on November 1, 2011 as planned. The application cycle will be from December 16 - 23, 2011. Cut-off for next cycle will be December 15, 2011, 11:59pm EST.
Changes to the application form
We made some changes to the application form, which you can see here. The sections remain the same, but the text explaining these changes have been revised to make them clearer and more streamlined. We’ve included a secondary reference page linked in the application, which includes guidelines that will hopefully make the application easier for players to fill and the application cycle/process much faster than what we’ve been doing before.
We changed the weapon section so that weapons will only have one general ability. There will be a separate post to detail how this will affect current weapons (but don’t panic, we’re not going to make you change yours if you don’t want to).
Last, a summary of the events in the game since its beginning up til the Europe event has been posted in this page.
New revision process for the applications
Starting the next cycle, we will no longer entertain revisions for the Character Information section of the application. This section includes the character’s history, personality, abilities, and weaknesses. We feel that players who know their characters well should be able to write their applications in a manner that makes this section understandable to the application team. Any application whose character information section the application team finds lacking will immediately be rejected.
The other sections (SC-only section, meister, weapon, soul description, samples) will go through the usual revision process if necessary, since they are all sections unique to Soul Campaign.
Beta-reading system
However, since we will no longer be allowing revisions for the character information during the application cycle, we will be offsetting this with a beta-reading system to help players make sure that their applications pass the standards of the game.
How will this work? In the reserves page, the applicants commenting on it will have the option of asking for a beta-reader from SC’s pool of current players. You can volunteer to beta-read theirs and help them with their applications by replying to their reserve comment.
We’d also like to minimize the risk of applicants asking for a beta-reader and not getting any -- to do this, the mods will be collecting names of people willing to be included in a pool of beta-readers every cycle, and we will assign them to a lonely applicant.
If you’d like to volunteer, please reply here, and indicate any preferences (or non-preferences, for that matter!) on series or canon that you have. We appreciate it! App team members may also volunteer, but this doesn’t guarantee that the app will pass.
Test drive meme
We will also test something for next cycle. We will put up a Test Drive Meme in Soul Skirmish, to be linked to the reserves page. This will give the prospective applicants and the current players space to tag each other before the application cycle, to give the applicants a taste of the game before they come in.
The meme will include several scenarios that the characters can play out, depending on their choice. Some will be serious, while some will be more light-hearted. Soul Campaign is a plot-heavy game that depends on consistent relations and interactions between characters, as well as emphasis on world news and events; we’d like the applicants to be more aware of this as they app into the game.
Please note that threads in this meme will not be accepted for Activity Check. Sorry. :c
Whew!
So that’s it for changes! Please note that the new revision process, beta-reading system, and test drive meme are all still under testing for now, and we may adjust them depending on how December pans out. We appreciate your patience!
The second mod post will be up soon after this, so make sure to check it out, especially if you have weapon characters.
For questions about this post (and its links), you can ask here or email us at soulcampaign@gmail.com. (Don't worry if some questions take a while to answer, a couple of the mods are going on a short vacation for a couple of days. Thank you for your patience!)
We’re opening reservations in a little over a week, and the mods would like to make some announcements regarding changes being made to the application and reservation process. These changes have been in planning for a long time, and is one of the reasons why we went for the break.
Reserves Page and Application Cut Off
The reserves page will open on November 1, 2011 as planned. The application cycle will be from December 16 - 23, 2011. Cut-off for next cycle will be December 15, 2011, 11:59pm EST.
Changes to the application form
We made some changes to the application form, which you can see here. The sections remain the same, but the text explaining these changes have been revised to make them clearer and more streamlined. We’ve included a secondary reference page linked in the application, which includes guidelines that will hopefully make the application easier for players to fill and the application cycle/process much faster than what we’ve been doing before.
We changed the weapon section so that weapons will only have one general ability. There will be a separate post to detail how this will affect current weapons (but don’t panic, we’re not going to make you change yours if you don’t want to).
Last, a summary of the events in the game since its beginning up til the Europe event has been posted in this page.
New revision process for the applications
Starting the next cycle, we will no longer entertain revisions for the Character Information section of the application. This section includes the character’s history, personality, abilities, and weaknesses. We feel that players who know their characters well should be able to write their applications in a manner that makes this section understandable to the application team. Any application whose character information section the application team finds lacking will immediately be rejected.
The other sections (SC-only section, meister, weapon, soul description, samples) will go through the usual revision process if necessary, since they are all sections unique to Soul Campaign.
Beta-reading system
However, since we will no longer be allowing revisions for the character information during the application cycle, we will be offsetting this with a beta-reading system to help players make sure that their applications pass the standards of the game.
How will this work? In the reserves page, the applicants commenting on it will have the option of asking for a beta-reader from SC’s pool of current players. You can volunteer to beta-read theirs and help them with their applications by replying to their reserve comment.
We’d also like to minimize the risk of applicants asking for a beta-reader and not getting any -- to do this, the mods will be collecting names of people willing to be included in a pool of beta-readers every cycle, and we will assign them to a lonely applicant.
If you’d like to volunteer, please reply here, and indicate any preferences (or non-preferences, for that matter!) on series or canon that you have. We appreciate it! App team members may also volunteer, but this doesn’t guarantee that the app will pass.
Test drive meme
We will also test something for next cycle. We will put up a Test Drive Meme in Soul Skirmish, to be linked to the reserves page. This will give the prospective applicants and the current players space to tag each other before the application cycle, to give the applicants a taste of the game before they come in.
The meme will include several scenarios that the characters can play out, depending on their choice. Some will be serious, while some will be more light-hearted. Soul Campaign is a plot-heavy game that depends on consistent relations and interactions between characters, as well as emphasis on world news and events; we’d like the applicants to be more aware of this as they app into the game.
Please note that threads in this meme will not be accepted for Activity Check. Sorry. :c
Whew!
So that’s it for changes! Please note that the new revision process, beta-reading system, and test drive meme are all still under testing for now, and we may adjust them depending on how December pans out. We appreciate your patience!
The second mod post will be up soon after this, so make sure to check it out, especially if you have weapon characters.
For questions about this post (and its links), you can ask here or email us at soulcampaign@gmail.com. (Don't worry if some questions take a while to answer, a couple of the mods are going on a short vacation for a couple of days. Thank you for your patience!)
VOLUNTEERS for beta reading!
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I'd prefer series like the Final Fantasy series, Starcraft, .Hack, Claymore, Fullmetal Alchemist, Fushigi Yuugi. However, I'm willing to read over any application that comes in even from obscure series, so don't count me out for those.
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Preferred series include Trauma Center, Persona 4, Tales of Symphonia (sequel is best, I've only binge-reviewed parts of the first game ahaha), Percy Jackson and the Olympians/Heroes of Olympus, and...Jackie Chan Adventures? Some of these are more likely to be apped than the others.
I'm cool with anything, though, as long as there's some time to let me research or review other canons.
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Re: VOLUNTEERS for beta reading!
I'll be editing/adding onto this to add canons I'm comfortable enough to beta for. Right now you can give me:
- any MSPA canon. Includes Homestuck, Problem Sleuth, and... well nobody plays from Jail Break or Bard Quest, but those too I guess.
- My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
- Pretty much any animated Disney/Pixar movie ever
- Dreamworks ones like Megamind, Shrek, and How To Train Your Dragon as well because I am just this enormous child.
- South Park
- CSI
- FF9, FFX, FFX-2
- Glee, at least up to season 2
- Odd Thomas, at least as far as the third book
- Most of Stephen King's works, though I'm still burning through the Dark Tower series!
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a. all fighting games (preferably Street Fighter, Darkstalkers, Dead or Alive, Soul Calibur, Tekken and Virtua Fighter). My super specialty is Soul Calibur and Tekken as I already play characters from those canons.
b. Bayonetta
c. Final Fantasy VII Compilation, specifically Crisis Core.
d. Final Fantasy VIX, Final Fantasy Tactics
e. Webcomics (eg. Sister Claire, Teahouse, Starfighter, etc.)
Aside from these, I totally don't mind helping someone with an obscure canon, too.
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More familiar with video games over anime series
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Give me a moment while I try to remember my fandomsI can beta for apps for the following:
Games: Kingdom Hearts (series), FF13, Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles (series), TWEWY, Suikoden (series), Okami
Anime: Evangelion, Macross Frontier, Gundam SEED, Star Driver....etc.
I have a lot of obscure likes, though, for both games and anime/manga. Just ask if ever...
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I can do Homestuck, Loveless, Katekyo Hitman Reborn, Harry Potter, D.Gray-man, .Hack, Fullmetal Alchemist, Ace Attorney (PW & AJ only, not the AAI games. Sorry!), Resident Evil, most CLAMP stuff, Tiger & Bunny, TWEWY, Kingdom Hearts, Macross Frontier, 999 something hours/doors/people, Naruto, No More Heroes, and probably more. Just ask and we can hash something out I'm sure. :)
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I'm also mostly familiar with different shojo series, especially the ones from 80's and 70's and Disney/Dreamworks/etc! I can also do other old-school shojo such as Sailormoon and Revolutionary Girl Utena.
Then there are several other obscure series so don't hesitate to ask!
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Fandom preferences include, but are not limited to:
Homestuck
Air Gear
The SMT series (Persona 3 + 4, Nocturne, DSRK 1 + 2)
KHR
Bleach
Supernatural (up to season 4)
Final Fantasy 8-10
.hack
actually, if in doubt, don't hesitate to ask. the list goes on. and on and on.
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I'm happy to look over characters from Advance Wars, Trauma Team, Pokemon (Anime, Game and Manga), Ouran Host Club, Professor Layton, Kirby, Bleach, Sengoku Basara (Anime), and Super Mario. Also anything with a script available 8I
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- Anime/Manga: Katekyo Hitman Reborn, Gintama, Nyanpire, Hetalia, D.Gray-man, Air Gear, Nurarihyon no Mago, Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt, DRRR!!, Baccano!
- Games: The Star Ocean series, The World Ends with You, the Pokemon series
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For canons, Naruto, Hunter X Hunter (anime verse), White Collar, BBC's Sherlock, Suits, Supernatural, most Piers Anthony books, Dragon Age 2, Dresden Files (BOOK VERSE ONLY) and a scattering of webcomics (Khaos, Better Days, QC, LFG).
Those are the ones that come to mind, but there's more.