Our response will be unscreened as you contacted us anonymously.
First of all, thank you for bringing your concerns to us! This wouldn't be the first time we've received feedback regarding the schedule, that majority of our events are late in the month. At the same time, when we have tried to set our events earlier on in the month, we also received complaints such as new characters not having enough time to get used to the setting, and in line with that, players both new and old have a difficult time balancing their threads when they would wish to participate in both intro logs and the events. In addition, there is a great deal of work and writing that goes on throughout the month behind the scenes. As such, we have decided to host events closer to the end of the month.
We do not require characters to finish their threads by the end of the month, despite having posted the event 5-7 days prior to it. We do, however, expect our players to adhere our requirements with regards to activity. The number of comments we require for activity is only 10 for an entire month, split into at least two threads, where the thread presented as proof must at least have two comments from the player. We wholeheartedly believe that Empatheias' AC is easy to achieve. Even for players who aren't able to tag every single day, 30 days is ample time to be able to produce at least ten comments across two threads. As mods, we also encourage players to play with the world of Empatheias and not just participate in events. This is why every month we have a new task board, a unique intro log, and we have even provided an IC calendar the last several months to serve as extra prompts for people to use should they need help coming up with ideas throughout the month. Players are not limited to making activity during the events and those alone. In fact, we encourage everybody to make activity early. There is much that can be done in Empatheias, and therefore, players should be able to have something to post or thread about regardless of when events go live.
With regards to your concern about this month's event, we will maintain what we have announced. Threads from this month's event will not count for activity in April. It may be borderline, but due to a number of contributing factors, the date of this event's log was a rare exception from the usual schedule.
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Our response will be unscreened as you contacted us anonymously.
First of all, thank you for bringing your concerns to us! This wouldn't be the first time we've received feedback regarding the schedule, that majority of our events are late in the month. At the same time, when we have tried to set our events earlier on in the month, we also received complaints such as new characters not having enough time to get used to the setting, and in line with that, players both new and old have a difficult time balancing their threads when they would wish to participate in both intro logs and the events. In addition, there is a great deal of work and writing that goes on throughout the month behind the scenes. As such, we have decided to host events closer to the end of the month.
We do not require characters to finish their threads by the end of the month, despite having posted the event 5-7 days prior to it. We do, however, expect our players to adhere our requirements with regards to activity. The number of comments we require for activity is only 10 for an entire month, split into at least two threads, where the thread presented as proof must at least have two comments from the player. We wholeheartedly believe that Empatheias' AC is easy to achieve. Even for players who aren't able to tag every single day, 30 days is ample time to be able to produce at least ten comments across two threads. As mods, we also encourage players to play with the world of Empatheias and not just participate in events. This is why every month we have a new task board, a unique intro log, and we have even provided an IC calendar the last several months to serve as extra prompts for people to use should they need help coming up with ideas throughout the month. Players are not limited to making activity during the events and those alone. In fact, we encourage everybody to make activity early. There is much that can be done in Empatheias, and therefore, players should be able to have something to post or thread about regardless of when events go live.
With regards to your concern about this month's event, we will maintain what we have announced. Threads from this month's event will not count for activity in April. It may be borderline, but due to a number of contributing factors, the date of this event's log was a rare exception from the usual schedule.
Thank you!