Blockade and Such: Update?

[Nighteyes]

I was rather taken aback recently when my character was RPing about the blockade being hard on her family business, when someone else in the corner talking about similar things went, 'oh, it's gone now!' Sort of left me not quite sure how to play this, especially since a large number of other characters and players were still under the assumption that the Luskans were still out there.

This got me to thinking -- one of the most interesting things about Sundren is how many plots it's got ongoing, especially those that influence the setting. However, this also makes it difficult for folks RPing native characters, or even those who have been out of the loop for a while and come back.

Might it be possible to get an update post on what's generally going on? I know there are a couple of ongoing things, like the Sestra aura of depression and emo, and some other in-game clues like the blighted wheat fields. It'd help not only spice up campfire conversation to know what's going on, but also would help players submit informed plot requests.

And note, this is not bashing on anyone's decision, or any part of the Blockade thing, just a note that it's really neat to be able to play in a dynamic setting.

[Kangleton]

Yeah, I've heard players trying to stop the blockade and others saying it's already stopped. I've even heard inconsistent things from DMs. It's really quite misleading.

Regular update posts would be good. What I think would be better is an IG method of keeping information consistent.

Scripted town criers, IG newspapers, message boards where players can leave messages, etc. It would make sure that you can't be in Sundren without knowing what's going on in Sundren.

[Kaizen]

Last I heard, some dude named Kaizen turned into a whale and ate the blockade.

[Dave Fritz]

Yeah, I've heard players trying to stop the blockade and others saying it's already stopped. I've even heard inconsistent things from DMs. It's really quite misleading.

Regular update posts would be good. What I think would be better is an IG method of keeping information consistent.

Scripted town criers, IG newspapers, message boards where players can leave messages, etc. It would make sure that you can't be in Sundren without knowing what's going on in Sundren.

I agree completely, especially the suggestions for IG news distribution. But in the short term (since there are no IG methods at the moment), a definitive answer on "blockade or not" would be much appreciated.

[Biohazard89]

And if its gone i have to say im Pretty damn dissapointed nothings been posted in the Roleplaying section of the forum.

[BedlamX]

I remember it was supposed to be done away with quickly. That was a while back (before the server went down for that long outage). Not sure who was supposed to handle it, but the consensus of the staff at the time was that it needed to end to allow other plot lines to take center stage and move on, so it was probably going to be a fairly hurried ending.

Frankly, when the server pop dropped and most of the players were new, most didn't seem to even know about it and went right on playing. It's only coming up again due to returning players that were here before. So not much wonder why it just sorta disappeared.

[Atmosphere]

Corny, Phil, and I were doing a lot on this but both Phil and I have retired from DMing and Corny flipped from awesome DM to awesome developer as he prefers being on the developer-player side of things. So this story line lost a decent amount of steam just on that. I believe a few of the DMs (Doubt?) left had an interest in moving this forward but a lot more had interest in doing their own thing. Seeing the scale of this, I don't believe it will move forward without senior staff support. My apologies.

Of course I am no longer with the staff so you will want to wait for their response.

[Chipmunk]

Corny, Phil, and I were doing a lot on this but both Phil and I have retired from DMing and Corny flipped from awesome DM to awesome developer as he prefers being on the developer-player side of things.

(DM)Philosopher is back in active duty, and actively dealing with this.

I'll consult with him and see if maybe there can be a collaboration. Expect an update on this soon, folks.

[Shedboy]

Last I heard, some dude named Kaizen turned into a whale and ate the blockade.

Leviathan Dude, Sounds cooler. *plays "The thing that should not be"*

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pnS_7YsYzM

and the sperm whale that ate other whales

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/no...-other-whales/


((sorry off topic))