mod announcement: app cycle caps & challenge applications.

[initiates]

Hello everyone! It's Ophelia, and I'm here to let you know about a couple of changes that have been made to our application set-up and our challenge app set-up.

➨ Come next cycle, applications will be capped at 65 applications per the round.
➨ The first 24 hours of the app cycle will be reserved for players with reservations for their character.
➨ Due to this, players interested in applying for OCs will be permitted to reserve their OC, just as they always have.
➨ Also due to this, we're going to be changing the way that challenge applications are handled. If someone submits an application as a challenge application, the applications will be judged against each other in the interest of picking the best candidate. (Challenge apps rarely occur, but our current set-up doesn't allow for the same challenge app scenario--and now with the new reservations' purpose, it seems more practical).

Other details:
➨ At this time, there won't be a cap on reservations.
➨ There will not yet be changes to the following, unless this method does not work;
there won't be an overall character cap in game, and there won't be a stricter AC--however, these are options for the future once we see how everything ends up.

Regarding the cap on applications, I hate to do something like this, and I want you guys to know that it's not because I want Exsilium to be some sort of exclusive club. This shouldn't be permanent. In order to manage our metaplot and the sheer volume of apps and reservations coming in, we're going to need to slow the apps for a little while. If it doesn't work this way, we'll take a second look at it and see what other changes we can make.

I will try my best to update all of our rules and FAQs and pages to reflect this, but please let me know if I miss anything! Thank you very much.

As always, questions/comments/concerns are welcome on this post!

Comments

[priad]

Out of curiosity, why 65 applications? How many have you been getting that makes a 65 app number in particular the cut-off point? Or was it just how many you reasonably figured the mods could do while balancing their real lives?

This is mostly just me being curious, I do care about the game, I'm just wondering about the reasoning.

[chittybang]

unrelated and unhelpful but HEY! I didn't recognize you at first with an illustration of sir priad |D awesome

ok scuttling off to work sorry

[priad]

Lol it's cool!

I finally found someone who had illustrated him, and I was so glad they got the dreads/plaited hair coil that the Snakes are reputed to do on all their non-bald members, it makes him look really distinctive since most SMs either are baldies or have military cuts. (Except for blood angels they all look like Fabio/other fancy lads)

[initiates]

Trending, we've received anywhere from 90~120 applications for our last three application rounds. Sixty-five is easier for the moderators to handle, as well as a good medium between application cap numbers used by other games (we were discussing a good fit between 50 and 100).

[priad]

Thanks! I was getting all nate silver numbers nerd up in here and I was very curious. I hope the game continues to do well and get lots of people. <3