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Post by -InFiLtRaToR- on May 22, 2018 19:45:37 GMT
Let's discuss this.
*EDIT* So it's pretty much been decided that there'll be a couple of events per month, most likely.
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Post by areteemiss on May 22, 2018 19:58:58 GMT
I'd love to bring back forum events! I feel like it's so difficult to meet companions sometimes, and the events helped a lot with that. Plus it always gave me something to look forward to every week.
Weekly events would be great. I think we'd need folks to weigh in on the best times though, since we have players from across the globe. Maybe 2 different days a week, with different starting times to accompany the varying timezones. Sort of like how the Wednesday event used to be.
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Post by aravshetikolava on May 22, 2018 22:02:54 GMT
For some reason i have crazy luck of meeting great companions in BB every day.
So i don't feel real need for events that help with connecting to forum people, but i am not against it as well.
I honestly don't remember how any event was organized except for the Gargantuant and the Silent Sunday. Both of these events are really exciting to me! I am looking forward to each one still.
But if there is an event almost every day in a week it would lose the feeling of how special it is. Nothing to look forward to, maybe :|
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Post by stew on May 23, 2018 1:01:19 GMT
You're lucky. When I play white I'll linger around levels for an hour and never see anyone. If I play red, I find a first run who literally isn't playing the game. They'll sit and after 15 minutes of entertaining myself I move on.
It's a rare treat to find a random who is a great companion.
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Post by areteemiss on May 23, 2018 1:31:26 GMT
I honestly don't remember how any event was organized except for the Gargantuant and the Silent Sunday. Both of these events are really exciting to me! I am looking forward to each one still. But if there is an event almost every day in a week it would lose the feeling of how special it is. Nothing to look forward to, maybe :| I think those events started out with someone throwing out a cool idea, seeing who else was interested, and then agreeing on a time. Nothing too special! :P Yeah, definitely wouldn't want there to be too many days a week. Once or twice a week at most I think is most reasonable. But I also wouldn't be opposed to biweekly or something either.
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Post by siminur on May 23, 2018 16:50:08 GMT
Yeah, I believe there were weeklies on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays/Saturdays (cause middle of the night in Europe) and then the Silent Sunday. If I remember correctly. And that is way too many for the current player base. I'd say 2 days max would be a good idea.
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Post by areteemiss on May 23, 2018 18:20:40 GMT
I agree Simi, that's definitely too many! :D
Okay. So, it seems the general consensus is to have events rather sparingly. Does twice a month sound ok? Silent Sunday seems to be a top contender at the very least. Those are done every last Sunday of the month.
How does a Saturday event sound? Or perhaps a Friday event instead? It could be done every second Friday/Saturday of each month (depending on the day we settle on). It would just be a normal event, no special quirks like Silent Sunday. There would be enough of a gap between SS and this one, I think.
If we go with that, would two different start times be ok? Or too much? The idea is to be as inclusive as we can. Or would one start time like for SS be preferable?
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Post by aravshetikolava on May 23, 2018 18:36:55 GMT
Oh, i didn't know that SS starts at a settled time! i always thought that this whole day i just dont chirp with companions, haha! i think two times is very good! maybe 17:00 and 00:00 EDT? Maybe we should add quirk to a second event too? i suggest a chirpy event, hahaha, or maybe "not leaving bb fot several hours" event.
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Post by raisin on May 23, 2018 19:25:47 GMT
I would love the Journey event to be revived. The thrill of jumping down at the start and looking round hoping to find a wonderful companion for the FFMJE (Full Forum Member Journey Experience). Always my favourite Journey time. I've missed it so much.
The mystery companion was always the most exciting for me
A mix of start times to suit both US and Europe would be great.
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Post by Nicobuis on May 23, 2018 19:28:01 GMT
Good idea Ava, a noisy sunday it would change :P
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Post by areteemiss on May 23, 2018 19:34:27 GMT
Oh, i didn't know that SS starts at a settled time! i always thought that this whole day i just dont chirp with companions, haha! i think two times is very good! maybe 17:00 and 00:00 EDT? Maybe we should add quirk to a second event too? i suggest a chirpy event Kappa or maybe "not leaving bb fot several hours" event. Yeah, SS originally started at 2:00pm EDT, if I remember correctly. ^^ I think once the original forums went down it kind of just became a silent day. I'm ok with bringing back a start time, but I'm also ok if it's just an all-encompassing silent day instead. I think the other events were filled with chirpy companions so that could easily work! :D Okay. So maybe every 2nd Saturday of the month, 11:00am EDT and 6:00pm EDT? UTC times would be included (I dunno the conversions off the top of my head). It could be called Chirpy Saturday. Or... Chirpy Caterday? Cats are welcome, right? :D
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Post by stew on May 23, 2018 20:14:22 GMT
cats would eat us birds...
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Post by areteemiss on May 23, 2018 22:01:13 GMT
Not unless we outfly those cats! ;)
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Post by sttarrgazzerr on May 24, 2018 1:10:10 GMT
I also like the two events per month. I also like the idea to specify special themed events by more than just silent. We can have some events where we are chirpy (as Ava suggested), wiggly, reddie, white cloak, short scarf, glitchy, no glitch, etc.
As for times, it will be hard to fit everyone’s schedules. I do recommend one start time for each event and have one of the two events be a 24 hour event. I am thinking the special themed events could be the 24 hour events. I like the 24 hour events because everyone has a chance to play. Each time zone will then jump on when it is time to play. This may bring more interaction between local players but also allow those who are busy during their local start time to play with others around the world. For example, we set a Chirpy Journey event for June 1st at 4pm and we all jump on at that time in our time zones. I could jump on earlier or later knowing others around the globe are playing.
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Post by aravshetikolava on May 24, 2018 10:34:48 GMT
About the chirpy event it was a joke! if a chirpy event will take place i will maybe have to skip that day of journeying, haha! i mean i don't mind having it, but still :D Good suggestions, sttarr! maybe a tiny scarf event can be good (but maybe we don't really need a second event?..) my vote for SS time is the whole 24h day, without set-up meetup time.
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