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Agree. I'm not usually able to be around for big events because right now the only time I am able to play is at work (which means usually I have some work-like thing going on and the wi-fi here is horrible). But even during the Tsol'teth or whatever, when I was here all I did was bash the shadowy shit. It was semi-mindless but just the relaxation I needed. And I would usually go in as an advanced party and clear areas for the smaller players. It wasn't much but it made it interesting enough that I hated not being around for the rest.
And what are squirrels but just daytime tree-rats, really?
I used to bull's-eye womp rats in my T-16 back home. They're not much bigger than two meters
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The first is that people take it in-game like they're some sort of prophets, and start grouping up when time gets near and refer to it in-game. It felt like the announcements about events through upcoming were OOC but I could have perceived that wrong.
The second is the knowledge of exactly when something exciting is going to happen detracts from the sense of spontaneity, which is something I've always enjoyed. I know any time Deucalion or Aurora did something with us, we never really got a warning about it; something just started and that really reinforced the notion that anything can happen at any time. The Haldoran stuff was completely spontaneous without warning, and I thought that was amazing.
I really like upcoming as a way to let people know something big is going to happen. I wonder if turning it into a kind of in-game system would be beneficial or detrimental to the goals and the game's atmosphere.
For example, I loved the elemental deathsights and the parts that built up to the catastrophic part of the event. What if one of the zillion prophet denizens shouted a cryptic prophecy hinting that something's going to happen around early Phaestean? If that isn't precise enough, could give a vague date like around Phaestean 3rd and let it be +/- 1-2 hours. This would preserve the idea of upcoming while bridging that awkward gap of not wanting to discuss it in-game but knowing something's coming.
This would definitely make it harder to log in/pay attention just for that one specific event on upcoming, though. Maybe certain events could give exact dates, and others time frames. Just brainstorming, hope this feedback is helpful!
You don't need to have a funny feeling or a prophetic vision and an excuse to be online. Your character is always here, saying you are here for a specific special thing is kinda weird.
That said, your idea of the awkwardness could be alleviated by deniziens prophets shouting about it cryptically is valid, but the prophets going "SHITS GONNA GO DOWN IN PHAESTEAN" doesn't quite fit in the cryptic aesthestic.
I can't be 100% sure on this, but it seems (from an outsider) that these upcoming events have been rather spectator(ish) in nature. Time rolls around, there is a bunch of world emotes, maybe 2-5 people get to talk to a new denizen, and event post is made outlining what could be our new task.
As is, before the last thing there was some npc shouting about 2 hours beforehand anyway.
Though Cyrene CT has always been a place where the line between IC and OOC is skirted pretty regularly.
I'm surprised people actually would mention on CT about the catastrophe..before it starts.
I have no issue with people appearing for the event...if anything I think that is great. Missing events because I was away has always been painful and I tend to get upset because I missed the fun. Having it announced when it will start, is in my opinion a wonderful boon.
At most I think people should mention "I feel something is coming", that alone can be attributed to a general 'sense' of things, which is alright in Achaean RP.
Saying..."Catastrophe in 1 day"...yeah...no...
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That was pretty easy...
IC time does not map to OOC time, but instead seems to use Achaea's event timers to advance, which are not very strict, nevermind the effects of actual server lag, downtime, or rollbacks.
There's a reason the admins created UPCOMING and often use it for their bigger events.
"In the month of Mayan, one day after Serenade, a sacrifice to the Master will be held."
Now I know that on Mayan (which is whatever day of the week), an hour past Serenade (so 8pm for me during this time of year), there's an event I want to be at.
Way, way better than OOC tags.
That love soon might end You are unbreaking
And be known in its aching Though quaking
Shown in this shaking Though crazy
Lately of my wasteland, baby That's just wasteland, baby
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