AN IMPORTANT UPDATE! PLEASE NOTE

[fairyfoes]

Hey there, fairybros! Some potentially bad news-

It's the holidays and the app team has measured their cumulative time! In past app rounds it has taken weeks to crank through the veritable flood of applications... and unfortunately the app team simply doesn't have enough room on their plates presently to handle the scope of apps generally received in prior sessions. Couple that with the fact that this has been the most-active reserve period the game has yet experienced, and you get a recipe for trouble. While we are aware that reserves are not ironclad commitments to applying, we, nevertheless feel this measure is necessary.

As a result, the decision has been made to enact an application cap of 60.

We regret that this is a necessity, and are deeply apologetic for the short notice and any inconvenience this may cause, but we would rather be dutiful and thorough with less apps than rushed and haphazard with more, especially moving forward. Though the number of the cap may change, after exhaustive discussion, the moderating team is of the opinion that until such a time as the team can be expanded, limiting the amount of applications received will help us manage the game to the quality its current players have come to expect.

Eachdraidh has become a game lush with not just a host of beautifully diverse and extraordinarily executed characters, but the cumulative worldbuilding of its players, the depth and breadth of their experiences. We have worked very diligently to facilitate that, and have tried to place (what we hope is) a strong emphasis on cultivating the manner of player interface with the game to meet player needs and wants. This has resulted in an extraordinary amount of moderator participation in the game, and both the quantity and quality of this participation necessarily wanes the larger the game gets.

Plans are in place for new mechanisms to be released which will help to reduce pressures on the moderating team (and add to their number), and the number of the cap is likely to change in the future in relation to various factors. Getting a reserve in swiftly will not be a confirmation that your app will be counted among the 50 regardless of when it is sent; but that applications will be cut off at the receipt of the 51st. Once again, we apologise for any inconvenience.

Thank you for your support and understanding.

EDIT: In light of things, we're adding an addendum:

New applicants may app up to TWO characters
Players already in the game may app ONE character

Both sets of applicants are being limited, however we believe some priority must be given to potentials. In the event applicants submit more applications than allowed, the app team will ask them to please choose which character(s) they'd like to submit for processing.

ED MODS

Comments

[gloinul]

With this limit, would it be possible to allow people to see which apps are posted? As it stands, we literally have no way of keeping track of the number of applications sent in real time. We have to wait for the list to be updated, and that simply can't be updated as they come in.

[gordianknots]

How does this cap impact the native OC app, if at all? Or does low volume mean that it is not needed?

[arms]

There's talk going around that there's one more app round after this one before they close for the timeskip. Is that true? Because some people were planning on apping multiple characters this round, myself included. While I don't feel it would be fair of me to take two slots, so I won't be apping both of my potentials, I had possible plans for characters prior to the timeskip and wanted to see if there would still be a chance to get that app in.

Also asking because it might take some pressure off of others wanting to get apps in, in time for the timeskip, while also opening up space for new blood this round.

[(Anonymous)]

Will the mods allow for people to post applications on behalf of others? With high interest and app caps, it seems like that if you are not available until hours after apps open, you may end up completely out of luck. I have seen other games in similar situations allow it but I was wondering what the policy would be here.

Thanks!

[playmakings]

The next time you announce this, it would probably be easier for everyone if you announced it sooner? I know a few people who are too busy to canon review until the day apps open; now the likelihood of them even getting in, let alone trying, is low.

NEW NOTE, please read

[fairyfoes]

*this will be added to the post proper

In light of things, we're adding an addendum:

New applicants may app up to TWO characters
Players already in the game may app ONE character

Both sets of applicants are being limited, however we believe some priority must be given to potentials.

[notavirtue]

The timing sucks and changing more details can get confusing, but just gonna throw it out there. With this being short notice, and apps capped to a more manageable number, would you consider pushing back the date when apps open? I don't know if that's feasible with your timetable or what would even be a good date, though.

[(Anonymous)]

Because of the super late notice on the cap, will the reserves be carried over to the next application round to make it fair to those who had put them in and didn't realise in time?