trackin' oooo

@TreeDancer: That's a lovely idea, and very sweet to offer, but I'm afraid I'm gonna have to ask you not to! It's actually against the rules to give people's characters that sort of advantage. I'm sorry to have to discourage, but hope you can use the idea another time, it's lovely. c:

Hah, hope that this time I won't miss out on Sommer's snackbartlers as he'll watch how the event will roll out.

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dont tell Kostya he'll set up a makeshift bar/cafe next to it

The trio should make a snackbar/restaurant for passerby peeps and INPs for the duration of the event.

I totally agree with Lily! I'd love to see more active and unpredictable judges! I especially liked seeing Judges chase off a challenger they didn't like, maybe he was too violent or annoying, they have the power to do these things and I think they should utilize them more. I've even seen (had one myself) some Judges start fights because they're bored, maybe a lead a challenger too close so their competitor hops over to fend them off.
But I'm not saying being idle is bad, sometimes we're too busy to have them do things 24/7 or the character is just rather lazy but the Judges can totes get into the action too.

While there's no way to 'organize' the lag spikes that the event comes with,
I'd like to see some sort of a 'lag awareness' note reminding players that their activity at those peaks
directly affects their and everyone else's game performance.

It may not reduce the number of characters idling about [for various ic and ooc reasons],
yet, knowledge of the server capacity being a limited resource is best kept in mind.
Lag is a time to prioritize.

Like Secondary Judges? or Sub-Judges? or...yeah lol. I think they'd be pretty handy.

They could act as stand in judges if there aren't any players on who's deer are judges. But also don't have any obligation to go judge if there are actual judges ingame.

But I think there might have to be a set amount of actual judges first? Just to stop people from making a ton of Sub-Judges while having a small handful of actual judges, and rendering the Sub-Judge class moot.

Tracking~

We've been discussing this issue in various forms over the course of the Rut's existence, and we're going to try something slightly different this year.

People in previous years have addressed this by choosing a primary role, and then making a note in their bio stating that the character may act as an alternate role in certain situations (in example, "may claim Judges and act as a Challenger, but in the presence of particularly dominant deer may assume a Judge role", etc.) We suggest that people continue to do this if their character will be assuming one role a majority of the time but may occasionally step outside of its boundaries.

However, this year we will be re-branding the Involved Non-Participant role. It will be renamed "Wildcard" and will include not only characters who choose not to be directly involved in the Rut but may be treated as though they are, but also those who do not fit neatly into any of the three primary participant roles. This means if your character alternates between roles very frequently, or interacts with primary participant roles in a different manner (stealing Judges without the intention of keeping them just to annoy the Competitor/Challengers, for example - or those refreshment stands you lot keep mentioning!), Wildcard would likely best suit your needs.

We hope that this re-branding will not only provide the category you are seeking, but also encourage better involvement of our non-participants who have felt ignored in the past.



Unfortunately it is difficult to enforce anything requiring people to log out when idle for extended periods, but we will try adding a reminder to help.

Just thought I'd throw this out there for consideration:
Characters in monogamous relationships can still participate in The Rut. Officially the event is only a reenactment sport, so taking up any of the roles and performing within them shouldn't automatically harm a mateship. There is absolutely no obligation to flirt or behave in ways beyond simple friendliness. Think of it similar to those "x's got talent" shows haha.
If participating does lead to a damaged relationship that's all entirely on player's choice for IC plotting.

Just thought I'd throw it out there for people who want to participate but worry it's unsuitable for their character.

loudly plants buns :^)

That's basically what happens, though TEF's rut bends a few rules and has it so all genders can fight or be herded or whaty so it's fair on all characters.

Did anyone know exactly where it will take place?

Ok thank you, Veedeer!

ok I will and thank you again!

There will be a lot of fights!

Since fighting in TEF lacks any official mechanic, fighting in the forest is often pretty difficult if you're new and learning, since it requires knowledge of your foe and how they are as a character, and have the respect and discipline to know when it's okay to keep fighting, or when to back down.
With the Rut, things are easier. Fights are usually monitored by Judges, who can decide where and when the fights are, and who the winner is by praising and keeping them company. Good way to make friends!

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Thank you so much.

Made some badges you can use if you want. C:

Thank you for your contributions snow and Aquilo! <3 They're gorgeous and all of them have been added!

-Vee

And all added! Thank you so much everyone. <3 They are so good.