Goonhub
12-07-2015, 02:07 PM
It's a big deal of culture confusion.
Basically, we've all been told, "Have fun, just don't like you would on LLJK4." Most people have interpreted this as valuing their own life, unlike the usual disregard that can be found on LLJK4. What was the best way to preserve your life on LLJK 4? The best way to survive was to not give a flying shit about was going on around you and get tunnel visioned in your own work. Becoming part of the conflict puts you at risk for death and is ultimately likely to indirectly cause the deaths of others.
Side note: The changeling example is an interesting one. On most RP servers, every antag is treated as if its the first time that's ever been encountered, meaning you have to pretend you don't know it's mechanics, even if you truly do. I feel like there's some general awkwardness in that too, as people don't know how to treat changelings, since most goon changeling rounds have a sort of procedure that everyone is aware of and to some extent partakes in.
Side note, there server populations haven't really balanced out. If anything they've become more imbalanced over time. Traditionally, people always hop on the server with the highest population, because the more people there are, the more fun there generally is. A slight imbalance between two servers seems to always overtime favor the server with the highest population. I know the argument is that everything is new and will balance out, but I've never seen a willingness among the broad community to go to a server with a population less than 30.
In general, when Cogmap 2 releases this weekend, the tides will likely turn and Destiny will become near vacant. This is expected, but I'm willing to bet that the populations won't settle back down. The only people who will remain on Destiny are those that are hardcore into RP, which might be enough people to keep a small population (Destiny was designed for only 20 people at a time, apparently.), but it will probably take months to reach a reasonable balance between the two server populations.
Ultimately, I don't think I'll be playing on Destiny. There's just a feeling I get among the players there that everyone wants to be doing more than they are currently, but feel restricted by RP requirements and just don't do as much as they could.
This was meant to be short, instead I wrote an essay. That tends to happen with this game.
Basically, we've all been told, "Have fun, just don't like you would on LLJK4." Most people have interpreted this as valuing their own life, unlike the usual disregard that can be found on LLJK4. What was the best way to preserve your life on LLJK 4? The best way to survive was to not give a flying shit about was going on around you and get tunnel visioned in your own work. Becoming part of the conflict puts you at risk for death and is ultimately likely to indirectly cause the deaths of others.
Side note: The changeling example is an interesting one. On most RP servers, every antag is treated as if its the first time that's ever been encountered, meaning you have to pretend you don't know it's mechanics, even if you truly do. I feel like there's some general awkwardness in that too, as people don't know how to treat changelings, since most goon changeling rounds have a sort of procedure that everyone is aware of and to some extent partakes in.
Side note, there server populations haven't really balanced out. If anything they've become more imbalanced over time. Traditionally, people always hop on the server with the highest population, because the more people there are, the more fun there generally is. A slight imbalance between two servers seems to always overtime favor the server with the highest population. I know the argument is that everything is new and will balance out, but I've never seen a willingness among the broad community to go to a server with a population less than 30.
In general, when Cogmap 2 releases this weekend, the tides will likely turn and Destiny will become near vacant. This is expected, but I'm willing to bet that the populations won't settle back down. The only people who will remain on Destiny are those that are hardcore into RP, which might be enough people to keep a small population (Destiny was designed for only 20 people at a time, apparently.), but it will probably take months to reach a reasonable balance between the two server populations.
Ultimately, I don't think I'll be playing on Destiny. There's just a feeling I get among the players there that everyone wants to be doing more than they are currently, but feel restricted by RP requirements and just don't do as much as they could.
This was meant to be short, instead I wrote an essay. That tends to happen with this game.