RATION-CYCLE POLL THREAD

[Parsil]

I have a suggestion

Make the 2.5 hour timer not tied to IC time passed but OOC
With the old system, if the time was OOC you could just log in, take ration, log out, wait 2.5 hours then log back in and get your 15 credits, not contributing to the server's roleplay at all
But now that rations are only opened by the CPs, it makes no sense
I've been denied my "hourly intake of rations" a fair number of times because i logged out and logged back in too soon for the timer to reach 2.5 hours
As far as i know, the CPs are intentionally spacing out the ration times to make sure no one does the logging in and out credit farm method, so why keep the timer IC?

 

[emmet]

I have a suggestion

Make the 2.5 hour timer not tied to IC time passed but OOC
With the old system, if the time was OOC you could just log in, take ration, log out, wait 2.5 hours then log back in and get your 15 credits, not contributing to the server's roleplay at all
But now that rations are only opened by the CPs, it makes no sense
I've been denied my "hourly intake of rations" a fair number of times because i logged out and logged back in too soon for the timer to reach 2.5 hours
As far as i know, the CPs are intentionally spacing out the ration times to make sure no one does the logging in and out credit farm method, so why keep the timer IC?

Nothing like roleplaying a bit on your civi and swap to your cp or other character only for the rations to open and be met with like 0.20 or whatever ration timer. Sad cheems

 

[The Free Mann]

pros of the new system:

• Big Immersion!!!
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• People are remembering that they are starving and dissatisfied
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• More reason to have good social standing

More incentive to feed yourself (when combined with skill reduction)

More roleplay of people banding together to feed each other

cons:

• Difficult to make it to rations on time as a slummer

Difficult to keep a steady credit balance (and to have extra to spend on businesses)

Gotta cycle between all my characters when rations DO open, otherwise only one will get fed/income

My suggestion would be:
Make the ration period slightly longer (30 mins?) to allow everyone a chance to finish their RP, stash their goods, etc and wait in line. The fact that rations are closed all the time means people should definitely get a fair time to go get the rations once they DO open
(Also this will round up the cycles nicely. 2hr30mins closed, 30 mins open, 3 hours is a full cycle, 8 cycles every 24 hours)


EDIT: Also, will the individual character still have his/her own ration timer? So you will need to spend the 2.5 hours on your character AND the rations be open?

I like helping my fellow man in the indignant slums, tellin stories and such with positive interactions in rp around the campfire.

 

[Perseus]

The only problem i have with this is that i can't afford to stay up all night for the server to populate and than wait maybe an 1 or 2 for the ration to be opened, im on during downtime cause that's usually my afternoons and the CPs on don't open the rations until there is more on the server or there is 4 cp units online, i do ask them ICly when are the rations open, they always respond "not for a very long time" i do wait an 1-4 just playing on my rebel char but nothing until like 2-6am in the morning

 

[Craw]

The only problem i have with this is that i can't afford to stay up all night for the server to populate and than wait maybe an 1 or 2 for the ration to be opened, im on during downtime cause that's usually my afternoons and the CPs on don't open the rations until there is more on the server or there is 4 cp units online, i do ask them ICly when are the rations open, they always respond "not for a very long time" i do wait an 1-4 just playing on my rebel char but nothing until like 2-6am in the morning

Yeah I haven't gotten to a ration in about a week until now where only 1 cp was bored enough just to open it for 10 minutes.

 

[Rebel RP Philosopher]

The only problem i have with this is that i can't afford to stay up all night for the server to populate and than wait maybe an 1 or 2 for the ration to be opened, im on during downtime cause that's usually my afternoons and the CPs on don't open the rations until there is more on the server or there is 4 cp units online, i do ask them ICly when are the rations open, they always respond "not for a very long time" i do wait an 1-4 just playing on my rebel char but nothing until like 2-6am in the morning

this system entails it to be automatized. So you won't need a CP to open rations.
Furthermore, i think there should be a timer stop switch, incase there is JW - no rations are announced in the middle of it.