Constructive Feedback on Culling Event

[Felisin]

No doubt we all recognize that the GMs have put a fair amount of effort into this event, the island and everything surrounding it. Id like this post to serve as a constructive feedback loop for the GM's.

For example I will kick it off...


Perhaps leave lethal animal spawning until half way through the culling, searching for materials only to be killed by an NPC is a little bit of a disappointment. Perhaps using strong NPC's as the event progresses can encourage players towards certain areas (ie out of the Thick Forrest and into just the regular Forrest)

[Tyril]

I am loving the excitement of finding random items that seem like treasure to me but the area is honestly too big in my opinion for the amount of players on at a time .

[jkidd]

I couldn't figure out how to play the puzzles. I tried everything i could think of and was using @command all to try commands I hadn't thought of.

The island has some SERIOUS caches in it if you're willing to put in the time.

The island is massively massive.

[Tale]

The island is less like a small carabean isle they would film "naked and afraid" on and more like...the second largest island in Hawaii. It was the original "Gameworld" when the game first began, I believe.

Some regions have more deadly wildlife than others. That is just the local wildlife - you learn to avoid or deal with it...or you're eaten. They spawn just like normal animals spawn in the wild on the mainland. There are many reasons why the island was mostly abandoned for the mainland. Imagine a slightly smaller Australia, where 95% of things that move also want to kill and/or eat you.

The puzzles can be difficult, but then again, if you live long enough, you'll have several days to play with it and try new things.

[Dogg]

It sounds amazing. The problem I have is, I'll never see any of it, unless I want to destroy something that has taken me years to train, develop, and create.

[Syden]

The island is less like a small carabean isle they would film "naked and afraid" on and more like...the second largest island in Hawaii. It was the original "Gameworld" when the game first began, I believe.

Some regions have more deadly wildlife than others. That is just the local wildlife - you learn to avoid or deal with it...or you're eaten. They spawn just like normal animals spawn in the wild on the mainland. There are many reasons why the island was mostly abandoned for the mainland. Imagine a slightly smaller Australia, where 95% of things that move also want to kill and/or eat you.

The puzzles can be difficult, but then again, if you live long enough, you'll have several days to play with it and try new things.

Leech spiders OP.

[Tyril]

Leech spiders OP.

Those things are nuts..

[Ssjflint]

This isn’t a criticism or anything, just some suggestions for next year and then on... I mean we haven’t even been doing this a day yet, so I’m sure there will be more things to discuss before it’s done.

1. I like the concept of the event. I’m just not sure it can be a yearly thing. As it stands, a lot of the characters who joined are 10+ year old alt throwaways. This is not a bad thing, if this got people to get on their alts and sub, it’s only good for the health of the game. I’d also say that the majority of people who joined don’t want to win anyways. It’s not really in my character’s mental programming to suicide to a spider, either. I think maybe bi-yearly or a smaller venue could work... but I don’t see 100+ signups a year.

2. The starting spot. What was stopping someone from sitting outside of the ship and murdering everyone who got off after them? That would be bad sportsmanship, imo so I decided not to do it. If the island is used in subsequent events, maybe the boat could be anchored at sea and the slaves could tender people out to different starting spots on the island?

3. The size. I’ve been trying to get my bearings. I’ve mentally mapped an entire quadrant of the area, but I can just wander off in one direction for hours. I’m impressed with the scale, but I’m afraid as the player count dwindles we won’t be able to find other players to ‘interact’ with. Maybe a shrinking map/forcefield like PUBG? I know I’m kinda pushing a magical idea here...

4. Scrying orbs or something in the city, so people can watch some of the highlights?

I’ll add to the list if I can think of anything else. Again, I love the event thus far. I’m more thinking about the future (not that I plan to sign up again anytime soon).

[Tale]

As far as the scope of things, this isn't a necessarily a 'kill all the other people' situation. It's a 'survive as long as possible' situation. The central locations are easy meet-ups, but...do you WANT to meet up? 'interacting' with other players might well cut your time short, after all. Also, there IS a general map of the island....Here.

[celticdark]

As far as the scope of things, this isn't a necessarily a 'kill all the other people' situation. It's a 'survive as long as possible' situation. The central locations are easy meet-ups, but...do you WANT to meet up? 'interacting' with other players might well cut your time short, after all. Also, there IS a general map of the island....Here.

do you think we'll be able to visit the island without being a part of the culling??

[Enlightener]

Did anybody else have trouble finding the exit from the village?

[Talax]

I totally want to go back on a nonsuiside run, the place was awesome and sooo F-in huge.... I did not plan to win, heck I stocked the landing place with provisions and tried to help others.

Still had awesome RP on the island, sorry I went first, and off the island...

also names are being announced as I get them, a list is being kept on the Temple Altar

[Talax]

oh and exiting the landing was buggy sometimes it would say to steep and sometimes you could just walk from the puzzle box

[Talax]

Was I the only one who thought this was supposed to be Hunger Games not Survivor ?

[Ssjflint]

In hindsight... just two days in, my character is becoming harder and harder to continue to want to play.

That’s all I’m going to say.