[OOC] SAO: Living in Aincrad

[hivekiller]

Hider

So should I Geniku or Goniku?

[LokiLeo789]

Same place, jut head there.

[hivekiller]

Working on my IC~~

[Animus]

I honestly think a time skip would be good.

Because it would organize everybody AND offer a chance to become acquaintances during the time skip, defeating the need to reintroduce yourself time and time again. It'd be cool with a two week timeskip and everyone is like several levels higher and knows most of each other either personally or via rumours.

It will make it a lot more easier to get to the raid on the level 1 boss. Like, timeskip right into the meeting the day before we commence the raid and everyone is having dinner together in town. Just a suggestion though.

Cuz its been 111 posts and we've barely gone anywhere for some of us >_>".

[MarshiestMallow]

There will be a time skip shortly, yes. After the next morning we can have a time skip.

[chukklehed]

I better start building some rumors for Tsukiya... I'm thinking either "The Silver Woman" or "The Silent Knight"

[MarshiestMallow]

If you build any, I can put it in the site under "information brooker rumors" (once I add that in) if you would like

[hivekiller]

Information brooker Rumors is a good idea. Definitely looking forward for tomorrow's timeskip.

[Animus]

@chukklehed The Silent Woman doesn't sound quite as catch as the latter.

Btw, I think Caits misspelled broker. Unless theres this special term in SAO that I dont know about. Argo <3!!! Omg, I would totally volunteer to create an information broker character if you don't mind. In fact, please let me!

[Grayscythe]

I would kind of like to wait on @_Middle_ for a little bit longer to respond and make proper introductions before we time skip if that's ok.

[MarshiestMallow]

Information brooker Rumors is a good idea. Definitely looking forward for tomorrow's timeskip.

@hivekiller

I meant tomorrow in the roleplay! Sorry!

[MarshiestMallow]

I would kind of like to wait on @_Middle_ for a little bit longer to respond and make proper introductions before we time skip if that's ok.

@Grayscythe

Yes that is fine!

Apparently, I wasnt specific in my post

So tired

[Animus]

<Snipped quote by hivekiller>

I meant tomorrow in the roleplay! Sorry!

@Caits

Let meeeeeee do ittttttttttttttttttttt.

[MarshiestMallow]

Do it? Noooooo

Key things will be seen umin the time skip....when I write it.

[Animus]

Do it? Noooooo

Key things will be seen umin the time skip....when I write it.

@Caits

?? I meant make an information broker character.

[MarshiestMallow]

Oh.

You quoted a post about time skipping.

I got confuzzled.

Sure you can make an information broker character

And now I think I need bed

[Animus]

Oh.

You quoted a post about time skipping.

I got confuzzled.

Sure you can make an information broker character

And now I think I need bed

@Caits

Indeed, you seem to need sleep. But yeah misquote on my part. I'll make one that only appears post time skip since it doesn't make sense for there to be one several hours into the game. Also more realistic to be given time to gather said information.

[LupusIntus]

My 2 cents on the timeskip, even though no one asked for it. :)

I agree that a timeskip would be convenient soon as more players end up 'going to sleep' at the end of night one, however I would strongly request we don't immediately jump to the boss battle/pre-boss planning. For one, if we're following a loose timeline of the show it took over a month to discover the boss room on floor one and I personally think a month is a bit too long of a skip. Secondly, I like the idea of this RP being more focused on actual every-day life in Aincrad rather than the progression through the game, as the show portrayed, and would certainly welcome more time to level up, develop characters, discover 'secrets' and the like. Would be fun if the GMs, or even other members of the RP, started a sort of 'quest board' that our characters could use as an excuse to team-up with each other (when they wouldn't otherwise meet).

Perhaps if we were looking for a way to get everyone together in 'the same room', as it were, there could be some other type of large event/rare group quest that would draw the players together. I also liked the idea of someone starting a guild that willing characters could join to provide more opportunities to act within our already-forming groups and the wider 20-something of us that are part of the RP.

The guild thing could start a ways down the line though, I'm in no rush (neither is Geist).

Jus' ma thoughts!

[Animus]

My 2 cents on the timeskip, even though no one asked for it. :)

I agree that a timeskip would be convenient soon as more players end up 'going to sleep' at the end of night one, however I would strongly request we don't immediately jump to the boss battle/pre-boss planning. For one, if we're following a loose timeline of the show it took over a month to discover the boss room on floor one and I personally think a month is a bit too long of a skip. Secondly, I like the idea of this RP being more focused on actual every-day life in Aincrad rather than the progression through the game, as the show portrayed, and would certainly welcome more time to level up, develop characters, discover 'secrets' and the like. Would be fun if the GMs, or even other members of the RP, started a sort of 'quest board' that our characters could use as an excuse to team-up with each other (when they wouldn't otherwise meet).

Perhaps if we were looking for a way to get everyone together in 'the same room', as it were, there could be some other type of large event/rare group quest that would draw the players together. I also liked the idea of someone starting a guild that willing characters could join to provide more opportunities to act within our already-forming groups and the wider 20-something of us that are part of the RP.

The guild thing could start a ways down the line though, I'm in no rush (neither is Geist).

Jus' ma thoughts!

@LupusIntus

Taking into account there are a total of 100 floors and the giga bosses every 25 levels, I don't think time skipping to the start of the level 1 boss fight is that big of a skip. The idea of rare events/group quests like you said won't be something thats available on floor 1. Remember the fishing hidden event?

These sort of things open up the further into the game you play because people start diversifying their skill sets (e.g. fishing/smithing/cooking) into advanced levels. Stuff like our characters hunting and enjoying searching/cooking a Ragout Rabbit seems to be along the lines of what you're talking about. But these things won't appear on level 1 nor would they be the type of thing people do several days into the game because people will be either despairing or focusing on clearing it.

I don't have a say on the time skip since I'm obviously not a GM but I wanted to explain to you how procrastinating on level 1 won't get you to the scenario you're describing. In fact, I don't even think going through 100 bosses is feasible. We're bound to enter periods where we're bound to skip several floors at one go or be forced to have go through repetitive boss fights which some people might like but I'm rooting more for a interaction roleplay and not grinding as if it was a real MMO. I mean if I wanted to then I would go play a real MMO.

Btw I'm discussing and not shooting you down or creating a fight or anything >_>.

[LupusIntus]

I don't exactly know where you're getting the info that no rare events would be available on floor 1? Sure, none were described in the book/anime but that doesn't mean game developers wouldn't put easter eggs/special events into the first massive level of such an MMO (with the largest geographical landmass of the entire game)?

The early stages would most likely see people in 2 camps, either despairing in the starter town or actively searching to clear content and discover the location of the boss room. This exploration would require gear which would require the completion of quests which would require a certain element of teamwork among small groups of players with similar goals.

I am not asking for 'grinding', nor for time to sit and write post after post of my character killing boars, but I personally didn't join this RP because I wanted a chain of epic boss fights all tied in a row (there are many of those RPs elsewhere on the site).

As you said, not shooting you down or looking for a fight just defending my own view of the issue. :)

EDIT: To clarify, I'm totally fine with a two week time-skip that would give players an opportunity to gain some levels/skills/character-interactions, just don't necessarily think we need to be going straight into the L1 boss fight.