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Joined: Tue May 09, 2006 7:52 pm Posts: 1671 Location: Seattle, WA
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mszv wrote: Eleri, If I could characterize your concern (and please tell me if I got it wrong) - it's around story. You want (is this right?), some flavor of an official story continuance, done by fans, with approval from cyan. The fan created story becomes part of the official story canon. I think you want one shard that has the official story.
Not really, well, ok, I would want that, if I thought it was realistic to ask...but like you said, if it was possible, we'd have MORE. I expect that when/if Cyan comes along with MORE, they'll handle official story. Fan story'll happen in Uru however it happens.
My concern is with cohesion of community. By the end of UU, everything had split into isolated groups, paths rarely crossed, tempers flared, and when MOUL happened, re-integrating everyone into one space was...ermm...complicated.
So, already, with only the announcement of Open Source, we've got people saying This Is How It Will Work, our way is the Right Way, etc. We know almost nothing about what Cyan plans, and the community is already fracturing.
What I would hope for, is a roadmap. Or, at least a *Map*, that shows the different routes, how they work, etc. And I would hope that that Map comes from AFTER we know more from Cyan. Previously, we were waiting for Cyan to give us the roadmap, now it's our turn to make that roadmap, and the more detail on a map, the easier it is to decide which route you're going to take.
I do not want RULES that everyone must follow to build Ages, run servers, Or Else. That would be silly, and counter productive.
I do think some of what was already being discussed pre-announcement should stay on the drawing board. Have the GoW helping people access and use the tools, hooking up teams of people to work together... Have the GoM testing and poking at Ages to make sure they're not going to break anyone's system, slap the "GoM Seal Of Approval" on things so you know it's technically safe. Have the GoMe making sure there's an easy line of communication happening between the varied groups, and providing safe space for discussion to happen.
Little things that might be better clarified, than just going by word of mouth. Like we have kids playing, is there a way to know something is a more adult-oriented space before you stumble across it? Like Here There Be AdminKI like functions, so if that's not your cup of tea, you know before someone warps you to the top of the Arch?
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