AE single mission arc and review questions


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Is it generally ok to write a story arc with a single non farming mission in it?

Also if you keep getting lots of 1 star reviews, does something bad happen?

With issue 21 Freedom coming out and the ability to purchase unlimited AE story arcs, I figured it would be ok to use some of those slots to go ahead and make four single mission story arcs to allow myself and other players who are short on time to try some of the Villian Groups I made in the unlikely event they stumble across my AE stories. (I am not going to advertise my AE story Arcs). I do plan on making multi mission AE story arcs that are actual stories in the future.

I am not concerned about Positron or Dr. Aeon making me a hall of famer or other players liking my work since I am mostly doing it for myself. You can't please everyone anyways. But I don't want bad reviews getting my account suspended indefinately simply because the mobs in it are very hard to farm at +4 Levels and equal to 8 heroes and I never intended players to farm the single mission story arc I made and they don't like it.


 

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I really don't think you need to worried about it.


WN

P.S. - Seeing your forum name I have to ask if you've ever played my arc Death to Disco! (just search on @Wrong Number or check out the link in my sig). I'm betting it's right up your alley and it's only two missions long.


Check out one of my most recent arcs:
457506 - A Very Special Episode - An abandoned TV, a missing kid's TV show host and more
416951 - The Ms. Manners Task Force - More wacky villains, Wannabes. things in poor taste

or one of my other arcs including two 2010 Player's Choice Winners and an2009 Official AE Awards Nominee for Best Original Story

 

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Originally Posted by Deathbeforedisco View Post
Also if you keep getting lots of 1 star reviews, does something bad happen?
Nothing bad in-game happens, but I imagine it won't do anything good for your enthusiasm over the AE. My recent 1 mission non-farm arc was very slowly gaining plays and getting good ratings. Then it hit 5 stars and 5 plays which brought its attention to those searching for farms, and it got 1-starred with no comments dropping it down to 3 stars and really fouling my mood up something fierce.


 

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Originally Posted by Deathbeforedisco View Post
But I don't want bad reviews getting my account suspended indefinately...
Whoa, hold up. Bad reviews won't affect your account at all. I hope that's not some nasty rumor floating around since we certainly don't need more bad PR in AE. I'd also say hold off on purchasing the AE slots.


 

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If you're creating them just for yourself and don't plan to advertise, chances are nobody will even find them, let alone play and one-star them for not being a farm. If you write a description that doesn't contain the words "fire" "ambush" or "farm" or give instructions on the best way to farm your mission, it's a good bet that even if a farmer does find your arc, they won't play it.

Arc slots are only locked (in theory) if an arc is actually reported as a farm. A 1-star rating can mean anything from "this is a bad arc" to "this is the exact opposite of what I was looking for" to "I'm just being a jerk today and 1-starring random arcs."


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Also, one-mission story arcs are always welcomed by story arc fans - it's nice to play sth short if you've only got a short amount of time.

Eco.


MArcs:

The Echo, Arc ID 1688 (5mish, easy, drama)
The Audition, Arc ID 221240 (6 mish, complex mech, comedy)
Storming Citadel, Arc ID 379488 (lowbie, 1mish, 10-min timed)

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Originally Posted by Wrong_Number View Post
I really don't think you need to worried about it.


WN

P.S. - Seeing your forum name I have to ask if you've ever played my arc Death to Disco! (just search on @Wrong Number or check out the link in my sig). I'm betting it's right up your alley and it's only two missions long.
I'll check it out on Monday when I go back in game.

I got the idea for my name by watching the movie "Stripes" from the part where the whole platoon goes to a strip bar/mud wrestling bar and got busted by the military police. One of the guys who was being scolded by the captian had a T-shirt on that said "Death before Disco". LOL

Anyways. Thanks for the feedback.

Don't worry about bad reviews hurting your feelings. Certain people like things a certain way and we are all different. Just look at a move like "Sex in the City" for example. Myself and my guy friends will most likely give bad reviews and hate on it if forced to watch it and give our honest opinion. Doesn't make it a bad movie and hollywood should expect us to hate it because we are not the target audience. When they should worry is when the ladies don't like it, because thats who they are targeting with that franchise.


 

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Originally Posted by Deathbeforedisco View Post
I got the idea for my name by watching the movie "Stripes" from the part where the whole platoon goes to a strip bar/mud wrestling bar and got busted by the military police. One of the guys who was being scolded by the captian had a T-shirt on that said "Death before Disco". LOL
Good thing you didn't pick "Barnicke." He still owes me money!


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