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Jun-20-2007 12:56

***This is my opinion. Strictly my opinion.***


I've looked at the community, and anyone who's been here longer than 100 days is able to see that Sleuth activity has gone down the tubes. Dead. And what is to blame? The agencies.

Now, agencies aren't the root cause. Let's get that straight. But the way they have been operating is. The problems with agencies are (1) the quantity, (2) the purpose, (3) and the role they play.

Okay, first, the quantity of agencies. Not too long ago, there were about 20-30 agencies. All full at 12 persons each, coming to a total of roughly 240-360 people. That was a good amount. But now, we have almost 120 agencies. That's right. 600% of the amount we had about a year ago. Sure, some may argue that the community has grown, and it certainly has. But 600% growth? I don't think so.

Jun-21-2007 10:16

*is extremely happy with where this post has gone*

Jun-21-2007 12:18

*happily hands over 'most long-winded post' prize to Crunchie* :D ::kicks away soapbox that's banging at her heels::

:D

Jun-21-2007 15:44

What do I win???

Can it be a bejeweled muzzle???

Jun-21-2007 16:10

Okay, so Crunch, somehow I doubt this is the post you were referring to, but since it seems to fit and does mention a fame based idea for hunts....

http://noir.playsleuth.com/map/cityhall/post.spy?id=2389

((And yes, I do realize that this discussion is way bigger than just hunts...*smiles*...but I figured with my absence, all I'm qualified for is thread hunting.))

Jun-21-2007 19:35

Hmmm..... *gets out leatherworking tools* ::mutters:: jewels now? jewels... what've I got... *rummages*

OH! Here we go! *holds up bags of shiny, faceted faux jewels of every color in the rainbow* I'll get busy on this right now... Do you want a traditional muzzle? Or one of the new designs that also act as a leash by *gently* cutting off the breath when pulled tight? :D

Jun-21-2007 21:09

errrm...I kinda have one of those already, sorta, but I don't call it a leash and mine's gots a hood...

My safe word is "pamplemousse" ;)

Cougles, you NAILED it! Good digging!

Jun-22-2007 07:17

Woooo hoooo finally a post I actually care about! :)

I think that statement really kinda qualifies what I think the biggest problem is with sleuth now for ME. The boards are dull, lifeless and lack any sort of interest for very many people now. The same four-eight people or so are the posters all the time, and I for one am sick of my own face (and Crunch's, incidentally ;) just kidding cpizzle, you know I heart your verbal diarrhea).

I agree with Ara and Roamie that now, having gotten all the skills, the ideal equipment, won a bunch of treasures, captured a bunch of villains, right now, its just routine and sorta obligatory that I play my cases, and its certainly not fun or challenging. However, I still do it for my teammates and agency.

I am soooo ridiculously proud to be a part of my agency, I have an ideal team now with awesome, incredible friends who make me laugh every day. What I miss is the days when the whole community felt like that. Where the boards were a constant laugh a minute, and not filled with drivel about who won a soccer match in school, Nancy Drew and why its oh so unfair that unsubs don't get what we who pay do. I miss people like Autumnsprings, J-ro, Al Z, Leddie, Breit, etc who used to post ALL the time and we would just have fun on the boards. Now they are all either inactive, or just not posting. It just sucks, cuz if you newbs go back and read the histories from like a year ago this time, the boards were a rockin place to be, whether it was just funny posts, or even heated debates, at least it was INTERESTING.

Its inevitable in any community that you get a fair share of immature, unreasonable people (myself of course, not excluded from that). I have tried in the last month or so to be more patient with newbies, as I know I started that way, as did everyone else, but its not just a matter of them not knowing what to do, and how to play. Its a matter of certain newbs starting new detectives all the time to get around (more)

Jun-22-2007 07:20

login restrictions, or the immense fun of watching bar chat fill up at the same time every day with some computer class who has figured out that they can use the flashchat without getting caught. These people arent here for sleuth, they aren't here for the community, and they certainly aren't here for playing or learning this game. They are here to use a glorified version of instant messenger, and are rude, dismissive of the rules of chat, and immature. I don't see why anyone in the community would WANT these people around or be welcoming to them.

I think the root of the problem in this game isnt the game itself, the agencies or the amount of them. I think the problem is the amount of people that have just given up on the community. Thanks to jojo for bringing this up, cuz like I said, its the first post in months I've actually given a damn about.

Jun-22-2007 07:48

Community - Well when I got here I didnt think there was one, certainly not one where my face fitted anyway.

I wasnt one of the newbies that came on here just to use the chat or sprouting abusive talk or treating anybody with disrepect. I got that from some of the older sleuths that have been around along time. I didnt feel welcome at all. But I thought blow ya, Ive paid for the game, I enjoy the game, dont have to mix with the others so im sticking around.

I started an agency at a few days old and am still here. I still dont join in the ' community spirit' of things, just the people in my agency and i feel that is sad. Id like to be part of a bigger community but dont feel i have enough XP to do that. What level do I have to be to get in the club?

Jun-22-2007 09:06

There is no level of XP you have t be in in order to start posting on the vboards...pretty much if you have a desire to play the game and compete with other people a, and along the way make friends outside of your own agency then your sooo cool for that because we like fresh faces around her amissguided. So take the leap and post a reply to a game thread or something like that. It's your best way for people to get to know you!

And Biggie, I coompletely agree with you! I myself, used to post a lot on the game threads, but really don't anymore for various reasons, most of which the games just became repetitive versions of ones that were already there, so I didnt bother with them anymore!