Kismet Loop OOC

This is a quick reminder regarding this post that was put up a few days ago.

A big THANK YOU to the following who have responded so far:

Dragon (Xan, Thundercracker)
Lunnaei (Wing, Breakdown, Subzero, Jendayi)
Katt (Bulkhead, Bumblebee)
Brittany (Samantha Patchowski)
Kiwi (The Spine Walter)
April/Storm (Shadowmaru)
Jolie/Cee (Hiro Hamada)
Ryo (Drift, Knock Out)
Muffin (Jetstorm)
Susan/Tanks (Jadewing/Lea)

If your name is not on this list and you have not replied to this post or the main announcement post before midnight PST on Wednesday, April 13th, you and your characters will be removed from the game. You will, of course, be welcome to reapply, but you will have to reapply for each character you would like brought back into the game.

Health, life, and the universe in general have been improving for the members of the mod team and we would like to get this game kicked back into feeling more like a real game again, and we feel we need to know who's truly still with us before we can properly proceed. Without having had any Activity Checks for some time, we feel this is the best way to gauge genuine player interest versus character squatting.

Thank you for your understanding.

*~*~*~ACTIVITY CHECK!~*~*~*

<b>Character:</b> <b>Activity Summary:</b> (This can be as long or short as you like, in paragraph form, bullet list, whatever you prefer. This just gives us - and you - a reference for what your character has been up to.)

AC RULES:

++ Copy/paste and fill out the above textbox in a comment to this post. You may comment once for all of your characters or make separate comments for each, as you choose.
++ This check is for activity spanning from APRIL 1 to MAY 31.
++ You will need only an Activity Summary for each character in-game. (See below for details.)
++ Characters accepted within the last two weeks are not required to provide an AC Summary. They will, however, be expected to check in now and to provide AC starting with the next check.
++ You have one week from the date of this posting to submit AC for all of your characters.


( ACTIVITY SUMMARY )

( EXCLUSIONS AND EXEMPTIONS )

( FAILING ACTIVITY CHECK )

Activity check is now closed.  The characters listed below failed to check in and will be dropped from the game unless their players check in on this post.  Only requirement for AC this round is a brief summary of what your character has been up to.  You have until midnight EST on Saturday, April 11. 

Flonne
Blackarachnia
Raiden
Bulkhead
Skylynx

The following characters have been voluntarily dropped from the game:

Blitzwing
Maya Fey
Rose
Predaking
Elsa

If you do not see your character on this list, then congratulations, you passed AC!

The bimonthly Activity Check is almost upon us once more. As our game continues to be a leisurely one for the time being, the mods have decided that we will not be requiring links to activity to pass AC. As we did with the February AC, everyone will just be required to check in and give a brief summary of what their character(s) has/have been up to.

So to pass AC, you just have to two simple things:

1 - Tag in! Old, new, just accepted a minute before midnight the day before, whatever - everyone is being asked to reply to AC.

2 - Provide an Activity Summary. As it says in the text on the other side of the link, this can be as brief or as detailed as you'd like, so long as there is something present.

Feel free to hit up this post or PM the mod journal with any questions you might have.

*~*~*~ACTIVITY CHECK!~*~*~*

<b>Character:</b> <b>Activity Summary:</b> (This can be as long or short as you like, in paragraph form, bullet list, whatever you prefer. This just gives us - and you - a reference for what your character has been up to.)

PLEASE NOTE: After some deliberation, the mods have made one major change and one minor one - don't worry, they're both in everyone's favor. Major change - for this AC only, you will not be required to provide any samples of qualifying activity, due to the holidays and the slowness of January. Just the summary is required. Minor change - we are asking that ALL CHARACTERS post to AC, including our newbies. Please see more below.

AC RULES:

++ Copy/paste and fill out the above textbox in a comment to this post. You may comment once for all of your characters or make separate comments for each, as you choose.
++ This check is for activity spanning from DECEMBER 1 to JANUARY 31.
++ You will need only an Activity Summary for each character in-game. (See below for details.)
++ Characters accepted in the most recent Application round are not required provide an AC Summary. They will, however, be expected to check in this time around, and to provide AC starting with the next check.
++ You have one week from the date of this posting to submit AC for all of your characters.


( ACTIVITY SUMMARY )

( EXCLUSIONS AND EXEMPTIONS )

( FAILING ACTIVITY CHECK )

The following characters failed to reply to AC and will be dropped if they do not comment here within three days of this posting:

NONE


The following characters replied to AC but showed insufficient activity:

NONE



The following characters are being voluntarily dropped by request of their players:

Blurr
Rose
Ravage

AC closes tonight.  The time given up till now has been midnight PST.  However, of our mods, two live in EST which means that's 3am.  The other two live in PST, but one is in bed well before that due to EXTREMELY early work days, and the other really shouldn't be staying up that late either.

We are changing the closing time to midnight EST.  That is 9pm PST.  We were going to wait until after the close of the current AC and make that change starting with the next AC, but the only one it'd be fair to ask to stay up that late just can't tonight. 

Everyone still has over four hours before we close AC, plus it's been open for a week.  Everyone who's going to hit AC really should have by now as it is.

From now on, AC posts as well as Reserves and Applications, will open and close at 12EST/9PST any days that they go up.

Thank you for understanding.

Just a quick reminder that Kismet Loop's first Activity Check will be going up tomorrow night at midnight PST (that gives you guys all of Monday, Dec 1st as well as the rest of the week to post your AC).  AC will be up for ONE WEEK, closing Sunday, Dec 7th at midnight PST.  Characters accepted in this first application round are exempt.  However, please be sure to read over the post, so that you know what to expect for next time, which will be the first of February (AC is every two months).

Also, as there was no feedback on the last post regarding plot wrap-up, we are going to go ahead with the summary.  The plot posts went up on the first of November, so it's safe to assume that things were done with by a day or few days after that. In other words, life is "back to normal" by now.  Feel free to play as such.

Be looking for the summary to go up probably sometime tomorrow.

As this is a brand-new game, there's no history for things like Activity Check to refer to yet to know what is expected of players in the game. The mod staff felt that it is only right that we establish AC requirements upfront, so that no one is surprised later on.

This is not an AC post. We are not asking you to post your activity - obviously there's not been enough yet. However, this IS what future AC posts will look like. If you have any questions, please feel free to comment with your questions. We are looking at having the first AC on/around December 1st.

You may notice that the AC for Kismet Loop is very similar to that of Re/Alignment. One, we want the transition to be as smooth as possible. Two, we decided that we really like how RA's AC was run, so we're sticking with it. This includes the two-month spread between checks (versus monthly), as well as the usage of an Activity Summary. Even in a smallish game, the mods can't be everywhere and know everything that's going on, try as we might. The Summaries are great for helping us keep up on the game as a whole, as well as for you to be able to look back on what your character - or others' characters - have done over time. It will also help give us ideas on how one or more Guardians may approach your character for various reasons.


( THE ACTIVITY CHECK POST )