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The My Little Jamjar Mods ([personal profile] ponymeisters) wrote in [community profile] mylittleooc2015-04-13 08:29 am
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How's My Driving Meme!




HOW'S MY DRIVING?



Hello, Equestrians! Its time for a game-wide HMD!

Here's how it works:

  1. Post your name, along with what character(s) you play.
  2. If you want, specify particular areas you would like feedback on! (It's okay to ask for just general feedback!)
  3. Indicate whether or not you're okay with anonymous feedback. (It's totally cool if you don't.) You can also post links to your character's personal HMD if you'd prefer comments there.
  4. Reply to other people telling them how you think they are doing.
  5. Be polite and objective! If someone says they're cool with anonymous crit, that is not an invitation to be unfriendly. No one likes a Diamond Tiara!
    If you have something negative to say about somebody else's playing, make your points politely and suggest ways to improve. To give an example:
    • X - Unhelpful Diamond Tiara - "Jeez, Terri, can you learn to type? You've got about a billion typos in your posts!"
    • O - Helpful Not Diamond Tiara - "Hi, Terri, I noticed you have a number of typos in your posts. Something you might want to do is give your posts that one last look-over before hitting submit. It would really help with readability!"
  6. ?????
  7. PROFIT

You don't have to post your own characters to give other people feedback! You don't have to post your characters at all if you don't want to. It is 100% OPTIONAL. If you do post, we would encourage you to give feedback to at least one other person!

Flattery is welcome just as much as concrit!

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[personal profile] 4thdimensional 2015-04-15 06:41 pm (UTC)(link)
re: point 2. I have suggestions for point 3 too, but my thoughts are kinda jumbled and I have to go to work soon, so it might end up being separate posts.

I think the trouble with the alicorn option is that its shine is a little too alluring: all that power, all that importance, all that spotlight, and it's the clearest and coolest character development path available at the moment. There's just something sparkly about a character growing so much they earn that awesome responsibility.

But it's also exclusive. Only available to ponies (though I suppose non-pony characters could species-switch if they really wanted it), and not every character has the right temperament or talent to ascend. I know mine don't, haha. And, as you say, the numbers are going to remain small or else it's not special anymore.

The information post on the subject says that any character is capable of re-activating the Elements with their growth, whether they're eligible to become an alicorn or not, and maybe some reassurance that those characters are still important would help things?
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[personal profile] 4thdimensional 2015-04-16 02:13 am (UTC)(link)
This helps, thank you! And, uh. I may be germinating a silly idea >> more to come later.

+1

(Anonymous) 2015-04-16 08:58 am (UTC)(link)
Took the words right out of my mouth.

I'd also like to point out that previously I was under the impression that alicorn-hood ascension required a great big character arc from friendship-clueless (as we saw in Twilight's case and now in Zetta's) to friendship-power-expert. Nothing wrong with that except that it seemed like that meant characters who all ready are mature and embody the Elements, usually from their canon background, would not be in the position to ascend because they never made a huge personal growth spurt within the game. Does this make any sense?

I'm sure now that I was misunderstanding but I'd like to hear what you mods have to say nonetheless.