User blog comment:Axis of Destruction/The Story Remodel Plan/@comment-24095719-20170731194419

Some of my biggest problems, most of which were brought up to me, and less ones I realized immediately, are ones I'll bring up first, but I also see a number of more minor ones I'll bring to attention.

Kado and Azula's relationship - Could have been a lot better in terms of length wise, I think more time needs to be written for them to become more of a thing. I can't remember if they even kissed. This speaks volumes of how much it is overplayed with Azu's character because of how little time they had, makes it feel overblown. This leads me into...

More Time with Azure - For a group who fought tyrants and corrupt governments, we sadly only see them fight MCCP, Phoenix, and basically that's it. The other time is when Drake visits, that's it. More screentime with them and what they do, the city of Azure isn't really developed as well, it definately was a place not heavily visited in the old days. Which brings me toooooo...

Develop Places like Azure and Chinmoku - The two biggest places in the realm and they hardly get touched on throughout the whole rp thus far. Considering Chinmoku is the equivelent of Atlantis, and is a major site of learning, magic, and knowledge, you'd think more people would be interested in the society that literally invented The Spear of God. We can definately do more with the more obscure realms. This is more of a call to bring into the light a lot more of the dissused realms. People from across the universe should be doing more things, no?

Archive Old RPs - I always like to look back on things, even if they are garbage. The people who tried to interfere with Void God and caused the Omni Ability Ban and their RPs had a fundamental role to play, even if the net outcome was still negative. We can use these old things in the future to warn those who would repeat their mistakes. Not just them, but more of the old RPs can be used in this manner.

Newbie Crushing/Newbie Drama - We've had a few bad experiences with this, and we've had many fights break out because of it. I should stress a few things- -If someone clearly has a lower level of skill than you, and you are running their story, I strongly urge that you do not choose an option that clearly is beyond their level. People should be given a more appropriate level of thought, especially when it comes to a new character/one with no experience in fighting. We also need a way to clearly convey the rules the moment people get on the wiki, and new players should be guided through the rules and have them be explained throughly. We also should keep a sharper eye out for problems with behavior and temperment.

The Villain Is Inpregnable to Obvious Harm - I shouldn't have to explain the lunacy of having the big man in the sky have a punching match with Farmer Joe, and expecting Farmer Joe to win, especially given such ridiculous measures as...

'Oh didn't you know? The answer is obvious, his heart! You just have to hop ten fences exactly, ride a merry go round, hop on a pony for 11 nautical miles, look behind a brick wall, go down ten flights of stairs, put a jack o' lantern behind your head, and then open the chest and then STAB THE HEART- -Only after you collect the ten swords needed to pierce the heart. Don't forget some golden dust guarded by Satan.'

That is what we call a chore, and they are not fun. (I am guilty of this too). Don't make things so utterly innane that people stop having fun fighting, which is part of the whole entire experience. You might as well join Farmer Joe on the couch. This brings me toooooooo...

'''If they exist, Character Sheet. '''- You know who you are, you know what needs to be done. There's no reason that a character sheet doesn't exist for a good number of our cast, so they need them. It's already obnoxious when we pull abilities out of the bumhole every hour, but when we pull phantom characters out of that hole, you know you have an infestation and you need to call the pest control. Let's stop this habit and get our characters written down. Obviously don't make every little side character, but if we're going to fight these guys or at least interact (a lot) with them, they need something.

I will write more when my brain allows it.