Mod update - activity checks

[sinfulmods]

We notice a lot of you have more than one character. We also notice that it can be hard sometimes to get full AC for more than one, especially where you might need a save and all of a sudden AC seems insurmountable. You have quiet months, or RL kicks your butt, or an event isn’t one your character would be interested in... we understand.

So, for May’s activity check (April's play), we’re going to trial something new.

There are three changes - the first is the number of comments required, the second is the number of threads accepted, and the third is sticking to the month of the check.

If you play ONE character in CoS, your AC requirement is still 15 comments for a normal month, 20 comments if you needed a Save. Not more than three threads can be used to pass AC, and the minimum comment count per thread is five.

If you play TWO characters in CoS, your AC requirement is 10 comments per character for a normal month, 15 comments if you needed a Save. Not more than two threads per character can be used to pass AC, and the minimum comment count per thread is five.

If you play THREE character in Cos, your AC requirement is 7 comments per character for a normal month, 10 comments if you needed a Save. The 7 or 10 comment requirement must be a single thread. If you absolutely have to use two threads for a character, your comment requirement is a minimum of four comments per thread. Yes, that means you need at least 8 if you split it.

Threads posted for AC must contain the majority of comments in the month being checked (preferably from a post in that month, though late posts from the month before are acceptable), with not more than two comments per thread in the week of AC check itself. So in May, you should be linking threads that are on posts made in April, or the very last week of March where the majority of your comments are in April. In this instance, the majority means more than one half.

We hope the trial of these changes will help you to manage AC while building meaningful CR and keep the game flowing. Remember, it’s just a trial, and if you hate it or it fails dismally, we’ll go back to our current model of 15 comments per character, with backtagging permitted if it hasn’t already been used for AC, and see if we can come up with something else.

If anyone needed to post a save for May, it will fall under this trial. So if you have two characters and one needs a save? That one will need 15 comments, not twenty.

If you have any thoughts or feedback you’d like to share, please do so below. If you’re not comfortable commenting publicly, please feel free to PM, PP, or email the mod account. All those details are here.

Again, this is just a trial, to see how it works.

Comments

[waypastasking]

I love this idea so much! Thank you! One thing I thought of.... have you ever talked about having a different number of commments for network and log? In some games it's 10 network and 5 log, but I just wondered since Log tags tend to be on the longer side.

[sinfulmods]

We have no current plans to change that, no. This model means that you, as a two-character player, can provide a five-comment log thread and a five-comment network thread and still pass AC. Or, you can just give us a ten-comment thread in either forum.

The number of comments is still your own, not the thread total.

[waypastasking]

Ooooooh! okay..... My cold medicine is mot first wording tonight lol.... excellent! you guys rock

[sinfulmods]

Cold medicine is the best and the worst.

We're glad you like this idea. Please don't hesitate to ask more questions if you have anything that needs clarifying.

[a_chipped_cup]

Thank you guys so much! I know this is a trial, but already I feel so much relief!

[sinfulmods]

Thanks for your positive feedback. We're hoping it's a trial that works! We think we've found a nice balance in this, but if you have any questions or something isn't clear, let us know.