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Mod Announcement #13
Mod Announcement #13
Posted June 23, 2018
MAJOR BULLETIN: Game Closure, Wrapup
Xistentia opened slightly over one year ago, and in that span of time, we ran a combination of plots both relatively rarely seen in DWRP-- world-hopping, infiltration, and grand betrayals, as well as the kind of "classic" events that are the bread and butter of the culture-- the parties, the orgies. Would that it could go on forever.
Unfortunately, the time has come for the game to come to a natural end. Over the last number of months, we have been aware of both a decline in general activity across the game, and a lack of applications bringing new blood in. We have always been a small game, and while we have considered morphing into a sandbox rather than closing altogether, our view is that a more definitive ending would be most appropriate at this stage.
A year is a long time, and a lot has changed in that time. We will always be grateful for the friends we've made along the way! BON VOYAGE, MOTHERFUCKERS.
In the meantime, we would like to ensure the game ends on as positive a note as possible for all our players! We are therefore throwing open the floor to you. How would you like to say goodbye? Is there a party your character would like to open to the public? A final tradition they would like to share? Please pitch it in the thread below by no later than Thursday 28 June, and we will frame our final mod event in July around your suggestions.
For now, players are advised that our upcoming Activity Check-In, scheduled for 1 July, will be cancelled, and the most recent Test Drive and CR Memes will be our last. The game will officially close on 31 July, but you will of course be free to backtag the final event after this date.
Unfortunately, the time has come for the game to come to a natural end. Over the last number of months, we have been aware of both a decline in general activity across the game, and a lack of applications bringing new blood in. We have always been a small game, and while we have considered morphing into a sandbox rather than closing altogether, our view is that a more definitive ending would be most appropriate at this stage.
A year is a long time, and a lot has changed in that time. We will always be grateful for the friends we've made along the way! BON VOYAGE, MOTHERFUCKERS.
In the meantime, we would like to ensure the game ends on as positive a note as possible for all our players! We are therefore throwing open the floor to you. How would you like to say goodbye? Is there a party your character would like to open to the public? A final tradition they would like to share? Please pitch it in the thread below by no later than Thursday 28 June, and we will frame our final mod event in July around your suggestions.
For now, players are advised that our upcoming Activity Check-In, scheduled for 1 July, will be cancelled, and the most recent Test Drive and CR Memes will be our last. The game will officially close on 31 July, but you will of course be free to backtag the final event after this date.
Events: Wrapup and Maintenance Mode
Congratulations, Xistentia, you stopped D.E.S.T.I.N.Y.'s mirror weapon from being used again. With this triumph, as well as the discovery of D.E.S.T.I.N.Y. agent Rainer, and other victories achieved throughout the past year, F.A.T.E.S. is entering maintenance mode. That means most characters will be leaving Xistentia ICly and leaving only a skeleton crew required to maintain the city; OOCly, we will be shutting down, allowing players to PSL within universe as needed.
F.A.T.E.S. is going into maintenance mode, requiring only a few residents to stay behind if they so choose and sustain power to the otherwise hibernated city. In the meantime, F.A.T.E.S. will be dedicating the energy produced by the year of operation to healing damaged worlds. In other words, for the majority of residents, it's time to go home!
In the spirit of good-byes, a number of activities and events will be available. The only set agenda F.A.T.E.S. has is to set up a forum, with both closed and open meetings, so that people may discuss going to each other's worlds instead of returning to their own.
D.E.S.T.I.N.Y. of course has its own plans, and fully intends to return someday-- it's sending its agents around the multiverse, with the intention of nonetheless destroying all non-affiliated individuals in due time. Even if that is a century or two from now.
OOC Summary
To recap, the game is closing down permanently. For our final wrap-up, we're allowing players to pitch your own social prompts for the last event log, which we will approve as soon as possible. Each prompt will appear on said event log. You can pitch just about anything, from a party to a lantern festival. Our hope is that RPing out the close will offer closure.
If you'd like to pitch something, head down to the comments section to write in.
The primary event prompt will be series of IC forums, where characters can discuss traveling to each other's worlds instead of returning permanently to their own. You can also use this post for general plotting, as your characters will know this is time for final good-byes.
Reminders
- I LOVE YOUR DUMB BUTT. NEVER FORGET.
QUESTIONS/FEEDBACK
IC EVENT PITCH