Aisynia

Hi guys! I will have a properly ordered queue and probably 1-3 reviews up on Monday or Tuesday

When we open up our Radio or Paper.. please give us a button at the bottom to recycle the available missions so we don't have to zone somewhere else and then back.

Thanks.

Review queue is currently closed!

(Thanks to Police Woman for the original idea, and letting me copy her general method.)

Here's the run down:

1) I'm going to list three arcs here, 2 by my girlfriend, and 1 by myself.

2) You don't have to play them in order to get a review, but it is preferred, and people who do, will get priority. Likewise, people who play her arcs will get priority over those who play mine. Likewise, people who review ours will get priority over even those, so if you see a review of an arc that wasn't in the queue, that's what happened. I would love to get her arcs some plays. When you play one, leave a note as feedback explaining you played it, and that this is for the "Play and Review" thread. Again, make sure to mention here that you left that note, and the ID of the arc you want me to review. Also, might want to mention how tough it is and the level range, so I know what kind of character to take.

3) You must tell me whether I can use spoilers or not, and how .. spoileriffic I can get. I can be vague, or I can explain the entire arc. It's your call.

4) If you have more than one arc you want reviewed, then that is fine and dandy, but I would definitely prefer that you play at least a couple of ours if you do ask this.

How and why I rate:

Reviews will be fairly in depth, and I will try to be as fair as I possibly can. I am not here to be a jerk about things. If I feel it's lacking in some area, I may give suggestions on ways I believe it can be improved, but I will not presume my word is law, or that I am interpreting your intentions correctly.

I will probably not seem as overly critical as some other reviewers (no offense intended, and no finger pointing and saying it's bad or anything, just fact).

When I rate your arc, I will only rate it in game if I feel it is a 4 or a 5. I don't rate lower, so if I think it is a 1, 2, or 3, I will say here but won't rate in game. I don't like rating low, it just doesn't feel good. I won't do it even if I despise your arc. I think everyone can improve, and constructive criticism is important for us to grow as writers. Even if I think your arc is downright bad, I will not bomb your rating, but I will give my opinions on how it can be improved. As said above though, I will never treat my word as law.

The main thing I rate is FUN. If I had fun, you win. If I didn't have fun, then I will point out how and why. Fun might seem extremely subjective, and maybe it is, but a lot of factors go into what makes something fun for me.

First, story. Was I able to even follow it? Did it make any sense at all? Did the characters interest and engage me? Was there a sense of rising action and escalation. Did the missions seem intimately connected in a narrative?

Were the enemies interesting to fight, not too hard, but not pushovers? Enemy balance has a lot to do what what people in general consider fun. Most people do not think fighting Malta on a team of eight is fun, why? Because a challenge is nice, but damned near impossible is not. Enemies possessing interesting powers, descriptions, and costumes can make or break the combat aspect of an arc.

Objectives. How well were they handled? If you're using chained objectives, is it a nightmare, or is it elegant? Do the objectives make sense with what's on the nav bar? As in, "Obtain the MacGuffin".. and you have to kill an enemy to get it, but are given no hint as to the fact the enemy is there, or that he has it, so you end up looking around for a glowie instead.. I did that once. I fixed it.

I also strongly consider potential in my rating. Most reviewers would not do that. They rate as is. If I see potential here, as in, room for improvement.. and I think it's wasted? Expect a crap score. If I think that potential can be harnessed by the author (I usually correspond with authors I review), and feel they have a genuine drive to improve it, then their score will get a bump, and I will come back and play later after the improvements are made and re-rate again if they want me to.

Lastly.. if you touch me emotionally, expect a very high score.

Well, that's about it.

I will have time to play one, maybe two a day. I will be able to do this 4 days of the week, probably.

I will keep a queue updated in this post. If I feel it gets too long, I will put in big red letters that it is paused for the moment, but I will try and do them in a quick enough manner that that won't be necessary (assuming this thread gets any attention, which it probably won't because I'm invisible!).

Queue:

REMEMBER! I must have clear intent seeking a review here, as well as your global in the game in order for you to get priority. I'm only getting global names from my girlfriend, so if there is a global there, that isn't also here, I will write it down, but won't review anything without knowing it whether the person simply played, or is seeking a review, and I will only know they are seeking a review by being told here. Remember to leave your global names in this thread too!

Also, parts of this queue are from PMs, but I would prefer, again, that you post here so other people in the queue know what's going on, thank you

I was stupid and didn't keep track of who did what well enough so.. here's the rundown. The current queue will be done in this order. Any arcs added to the queue after that will be put in their own categories below, in order of priority. First, is "Review Trade", meaning, myself and someone else agreed to review one another's arcs (review 4 was one of these, as well as 6). Next will be the Quid Pro Quo stack, of people who played one of our arcs, but did not review. Third is straight request, people who simply asked me.

If your name is in the wrong spot, let me know. It may be that I did not draw a correlation between the global name in feedback in game, and your forum name.

Review queue is currently closed!

Dalghryn "The Consequences of War" Arcs IDs: 227331 and 241496

Cheshire Cat "Captain Skylark Shadowfancy and the Tomorrownauts of Today!" Arc ID: 337333

Review Trade Queue

Eraserdog Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of DOOM! Arc ID: 335926


Quid Pro Quo Queue (say that three times fast)

Jail_Bird Old Dog, New Trick Arc ID: 81318


Straight Request Queue

Tubbius City of Ho Ho Ho, or A Claus in Paragon Arc ID: 18775

OzzieArcane Big Evil: Evil is Thicker then Water Arc ID: 340274

Well, that should do it.


***Please try and keep spoilers for our arcs out of this thread. If you have specific feedback, please PM me.***

Hi, please take a look at this

The Most Important Thing (266877)

Here it is in CoHMR.

It's also been stated that the engine is capable of doing a lot more than what they have implemented now.

Point me to that specific episode?

Can you elaborate a bit?

I'm a native english speaker, but according to my girlfriend, I don't seem to actually english half the time.. >.<

When I submit I see an option on whether you use spoilers. How big of spoilers are we talking?

I haven't listened to the show. Yet.

Clarifying: You will not review if the arc is final?

As holder of a Dev's Choice arc (and with a lot of very positive feedback), I have to agree with a lot of the sentiment here. I built my arc with Dev's Choice in mind, and I got that prestige, and I am very happy.... but I didn't want Dev's Choice so that it could just be me and a few others who happened to get DC'd in beta. It's pretty lame. There are plenty of other arcs out there deserving of it.

I do not believe DC should be taken away, but I do think that more need to be added with some consistency.

Likewise, I think honored arcs (DC and HoF) should be on a separate tab, instead of above the other non-honored arcs.

Hi, it would be awesome if you could review The Most Important Thing (266877).

Hi again. What's your queue looking like?

Hi Police Woman

I played 1379 Axis and Allies.

I enjoyed myself

I would like you to play The Most Important Thing (266877)

I posted a review of yours over in my thread Tangler. I look forward to a review of mine

Sweet Yeah, I will put one together

I just played and rated Might Makes Right: The One With Tin Hats.

My thoughts on the arc in general are in your comments. I liked it.

I would like you to play and review The Most Important Thing (266877).

Also if you would like a full review in my thread (yay I'm invisible), let me know.