Regarding Applications in November

[moustre]

Regarding Applications Hey guys. First of all, we wanted to apologize for the delay in putting this up. We had to discuss things in more depth as a team after seeing everyone's feedback regarding the applications situation. I think it's obvious that the size of the game is a little overwhelming at times - we have 180+ characters after this last round, and with the holidays approaching and December being a slow month for nearly everyone in DWRP, our initial thought was that closing applications over the holidays would be the best route to take. This decision was made pretty hastily, and should have been announced sooner. This was our mistake, and we apologize for that. Unfortunately, hindsight is 20/20 and we see how this could be upsetting to many of our players and potential players. In the interest of fair compromise, we want to put forth two options for a player vote. We cannot manage a full application round in November if it's anywhere as large as this round was. However, it's on us that we didn't announce closing apps before this round began. • Option One is that we keep applications closed in November. The January round would proceed as normal, with no caps. This would give us some breathing room during those four months to get on top of things. • Option Two is that we do open applications in November, but we put a cap on the total number of applications that will be accepted - 40. While we do realize this could create a feeling of competition or scarcity, this is what we'll be able to handle during that time. Applications in January would be capped at 40 as well, to allow us some breathing room. For rounds after January, we would discuss and determine whether to keep the cap going forward, or to do away with it then, depending on the size of the game and how things are going. For this option as well, we may consider making the first day applications are open for new players only - would this be fair, considering the cap? Additionally: should Option Two win, this round would take place in the middle of November as a sort of special event, in order to work with our schedules. The dates would be announced on November's calendar at the first of the month. January's round will be at the end of January as usual. EDIT; ADDENDUM: If we proceed with a mid-November app round, there will be No Reservations. It will be a first come, first serve priority, with new players taking precedent if the vote passes. This is to ease the workload that applications cause over the coming holidays. January reserves would proceed as normal. Please reply under the top level for the option you'd prefer we take, once per player, before October 6th. We will tally up the votes then and determine what the application schedule will be going forward. We appreciate all of you and how willing you are to give us feedback, and how involved you all are with the game - it really means a lot to us. We have a fantastic playerbase and ultimately we want to do what's best for everyone. Discussion is welcome on this post, but please keep it civil. If you'd like to take something to a more private venue, you can either PM us or comment here.

Comments

+1

[lonewanderer]

while my work schedule doesn't change around the holidays, it is going to be a lot more work and stress on the mod side with some of the modteam out of commission (due to work or travel) for the holidays

i know people are excited about the game and that is awesome! but all of us on the mod team work and have responsibilities outside of the game, and often more so in the holiday season; apps are an added pressure on top of that. and i think i just repeated myself but that's because i have a concussion (which means i am negative help to the modteam until i heal, sorry guys ;; )

want to edit to clarify that i absolutely think doing a poll is the right thing instead of the late minute drop, i just also want to express my opinion on why i support no apps in November so that it's... out there? i guess? idk

[faithlikeaseed]

honestly this is v good to hear & has made me reconsider my own stance.

bc the votes are already trending very hard, is there a compromise position that might be reached? bc new players are great for a game but mods being dead due to overwork is...not....

[moustre]

The cap on applications and no reserves are our attempt at a compromise; our hope is that both fewer applications to process and one less list to update will help offload some of the stress.

[alienwear]

Honestly, thank you for sharing your reasoning behind this. I'm changing my vote.

[freeing]

I'm sorry for not thinking too deeply onto the reasoning and considering the workload the mods already have and their capability during the holidays. I assumed the app cap would have been enough to mitigate the workload from increasing too much, but your concerns are valid and I'll be changing my vote and supporting a game cap as well.