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July is a pretty busy month for a couple of your mods!
I specifically will be on player hiatus and will be on limited modwork for two out of the four weeks, and Mel will be gone for a huge chunk of one of the weeks too.
That, combined with how busy June has been, has led us to a pretty relaxed game-plan for July.
Arc II in general will already see a drop in overarching metaplot in favor of smaller, more localized happenings, but July in specific will be a sort of 'easing into Arc II' extra chill month.
On an OOC level, we'll be unrolling an updated FAQ, a number of new pages, and a generally adjusted concept of how The Pines plays as a DWRP. We want to give players time to adjust to these changes, plus to be able to tag through all of the potentially crucial stuff that happened on a character level at the end of June. That was A Lot, and it's
definitely something we have no plans of rushing!
On an IC level, July will be about rebuilding and finding their footing in light of the truth surrounding Wayward Pines.
(This is all assuming the characters choose to ultimately cooperate with the NPCs - they have the equally viable option not to! It just seems the more likely option based on our perceptions of how the PCs have handled things thus far.)
Based on the above assumption, characters will have the option of helping clean up after the battle, of taking a more active role in the protection of Wayward Pines (with jobs like that which the Sheriff has held thus far - acting as a buffer between the danger and those who sincerely want to live peacefully in WP rather than go adventuring)
and, after gaining clearance (which will be a pretty simple process, kind of like our Crime & Punishment page currently is), the ability to begin to venture outside the fence.
ADVENTUUUUURE
July's expeditions will be fairly limited 'tutorial' expeditions, so to speak. This is partially to pace ourselves as mods during July, but also partially because ICly, they'll want to see how responsibly and effectively the PCs actually handle going outside the fence.
That's everything coming to mind offhand
We just wanted to put this out there as a sort of map of what the next month or so is going to be, in order to let folks pace themselves accordingly.
I know I myself would be rushing through threads and panicking mildly if I expected July to be Just Another Clusterfuck, so hopefully this helps ease a few minds. c:
bumping this so people can see it!
IBA WANTS TO EAT MORE POTATOES
ah ty for this!
i know some peeps were concerned about having time to get things straightened out in game post event things
this is very good to hear.
we don't want you guys to stress or feel like you can't tag things at your own pace
it is very appreciated
i was a little worried about how i was gonna keep up with my summer schedule being what it is and this takes a load off my mind
ninjae i love the irony of a "a terrible idea" essentially saying this a great idea