12-08-2019, 01:49 PM
My review is going to be real similar to Cat's so you can probably just reread hers if you want.
Overall I liked the event, I'm usually not huge on High Winters but this one was fun.
Pros/Highlights/Etc...
- There were yellow armbanded monsters!
- The quality of costumes coming out of NPC camp were really spectacular. Ange's witch and Victoria's Snowbold in particular clearly put a lot of work into theirs.
- I got some really fun loot. I appreciate when people put care into/have fun with writing tags.
- There were a variety of different mod types so most people could do a couple regardless of what their strengths were.
- Having tavern open the whole time was lovely and the rental bathrooms worked out way better than I anticipated. I had to wait to drink my hot chocolate while I dueled a guy so by the time I was done it was the ideal temperature. I never found out which cabin had the space heaters in it, though.
- I was worried PCs would half ass their festive decorations but most of the people I saw who had added decorations to themselves did a good job. It was hard to figure out how to safely decorate one arm without the beads and lights sliding right off when I swung my sword, but we made it work in the end.
Cons/Suggestions/Etc...
- I am also of the opinion that making low level PCs sing to get through a gate was unneeded and kind of discouraged participation. Making newer/lower level players jump through extra hoops is a time sink and also the fact that it was them needing to sing in front of others, something a lot of people are very self conscious about doing, felt more like hazing than a necessary mechanic.
- I saw a yellow armbanded monster swinging for elemental damage AKA that thing that kills you instantly if you drop to it. That really confused me and I don't know if that was a mistake on the NPC's end or if the monster was statted oddly.
- Players were really infernal this event. I get that it's High Winter so things will be very tongue and cheek but that doesn't mean you should start using internet slang and memes on mods. I don't want to die to the grim again, guys. Plz.
- Same issue as Cat for the "save my wife" mod. The NPCs came into game about 20 ft from us, facing us on a path in broad daylight. When we asked if we should move back because they set themselves up so close we were told "no". There was no way we could stealth it, and the NPCs should not have come into game so close to the PCs. Setting up where they were supposed to be standing/patrolling before hand would have helped, I think, so that when the PCs approached they were already in position and wouldn't just set themselves up wherever with no regard for the fact that we were already practically on top of them.
- For the fridge mod it probably should have been made more clear that when "the staircase to the next level becomes available" was said, that was a "you have successfully done the thing and another mod will happen" situation. We thought the mod wasn't done and some of us wandered through the woods behind the mod site looking for the nonexistent second part of the mod for close to 20 minutes. This is ok though because it caused Nira to get bored and eat the lemon I had given her.
Overall I liked the event, I'm usually not huge on High Winters but this one was fun.
Pros/Highlights/Etc...
- There were yellow armbanded monsters!
- The quality of costumes coming out of NPC camp were really spectacular. Ange's witch and Victoria's Snowbold in particular clearly put a lot of work into theirs.
- I got some really fun loot. I appreciate when people put care into/have fun with writing tags.
- There were a variety of different mod types so most people could do a couple regardless of what their strengths were.
- Having tavern open the whole time was lovely and the rental bathrooms worked out way better than I anticipated. I had to wait to drink my hot chocolate while I dueled a guy so by the time I was done it was the ideal temperature. I never found out which cabin had the space heaters in it, though.
- I was worried PCs would half ass their festive decorations but most of the people I saw who had added decorations to themselves did a good job. It was hard to figure out how to safely decorate one arm without the beads and lights sliding right off when I swung my sword, but we made it work in the end.
Cons/Suggestions/Etc...
- I am also of the opinion that making low level PCs sing to get through a gate was unneeded and kind of discouraged participation. Making newer/lower level players jump through extra hoops is a time sink and also the fact that it was them needing to sing in front of others, something a lot of people are very self conscious about doing, felt more like hazing than a necessary mechanic.
- I saw a yellow armbanded monster swinging for elemental damage AKA that thing that kills you instantly if you drop to it. That really confused me and I don't know if that was a mistake on the NPC's end or if the monster was statted oddly.
- Players were really infernal this event. I get that it's High Winter so things will be very tongue and cheek but that doesn't mean you should start using internet slang and memes on mods. I don't want to die to the grim again, guys. Plz.
- Same issue as Cat for the "save my wife" mod. The NPCs came into game about 20 ft from us, facing us on a path in broad daylight. When we asked if we should move back because they set themselves up so close we were told "no". There was no way we could stealth it, and the NPCs should not have come into game so close to the PCs. Setting up where they were supposed to be standing/patrolling before hand would have helped, I think, so that when the PCs approached they were already in position and wouldn't just set themselves up wherever with no regard for the fact that we were already practically on top of them.
- For the fridge mod it probably should have been made more clear that when "the staircase to the next level becomes available" was said, that was a "you have successfully done the thing and another mod will happen" situation. We thought the mod wasn't done and some of us wandered through the woods behind the mod site looking for the nonexistent second part of the mod for close to 20 minutes. This is ok though because it caused Nira to get bored and eat the lemon I had given her.
Ori Moran: A purple feathered Avian with a red hat who carries a black and white shield. She has three Shadow Marks over one eye and a scar through the other.
Nelinha: Some asshole Ice Elf. Has a bright red hooded scarf and a black winged brooch.
OOG: Alex Heintz - NPL - Official Ralinmeme Maker
Nelinha: Some asshole Ice Elf. Has a bright red hooded scarf and a black winged brooch.
OOG: Alex Heintz - NPL - Official Ralinmeme Maker