How should we manage Shrine Traits? (Please read the first post!)

[Kodai]

Some of you may have noticed that I made an update about Traits with the 'Shrine' label a few days ago. That's because I'm getting ready to /finally/ release Shrine Traits for you guys to obtain! Of course, the major point is deciding how you guys are going to obtain them. This poll is to see what method you guys like best.

For all Shrine Traits, you will be required to post in a specific area (which is currently being prepared for you). Your pet will need to have a specific number in one (or two) stats before you post. For the two Passive Traits (Blessed and Nemesis), you will then interact with the chosen deity in an RP (a post requirement may or may not be necessary; when you get the Trait would depend on what happens within the RP). The question is, what happens for the Battle Traits? Here are the choices:

Option 1. After reaching the stat requirement and posting in the area, you will post a training RP with your pet, in which it trains for the specific Trait. For example, if your pet wants to learn Crush, its training RP would consist of it practicing crushing targets with its body. After the training RP is completed and reviewed (a post requirement would need to be decided on, if this option wins), your pet gains the Trait.

Option 2. After reaching the stat requirement and posting in the area, you will enter a battle RP with the deity that grants the Trait you're asking for. This would not be an official battle; instead, you will RP your pet sparring with the deity. After the battle RP is completed (a post requirement may or may not be necessary; when you get the Trait would depend on what happens within the RP), your pet gains the Trait.

Option 3. After reaching the stat requirement and posting in the area, you will then RP with the deity that grants the Trait you've asked for. The personality of the deity will determine whether this RP is an interaction RP or a battle RP. After the RP is completed (a post requirement may or may not be necessary; when you get the Trait would depend on what happens within the RP), your pet gains the Trait.

Option 4. After reaching the stat requirement and posting in the area, your pet automatically gains the Trait. Keep in mind that this would only be true for Battle Traits; Passive Traits (Blessed and Nemesis) would still require an interaction RP.

Option 5. If you have your own idea, feel free to make a suggestion.

(I am turning /on/ the re-voting option, so you can change your mind if you want. Just don't go crazy so I can get an idea of what you guys like best? XD)

[Shieba]

All for the training RP idea, since it seems that this one doesn't require you mods to actually interfere with the RP in a deity-way. Less work for you and we can get the stuff done quicker, without getting away from working for our traits.

[Kodai]

...But. But we want to RP them. :c It'd be fun work. I barely do anything anyway. D:

-cough- Imean. Thanks for sharing your thoughts? 8D;

[Firetra]

I think the Battle/ interactive rp is a great idea seeing that some deity's like to fight, and others like to make peace and all that. -gets ready for lots of batles-

[Freezair]

I love the idea for the Training RP. It's so much like Monster Rancher, and that fills me with joyousness!

Also, I sort of get the idea the Training RP will only require a self-RP, without needing another person. I like that best also because it means you won't be overloaded doing RPs for these traits.

[Moofius]

Here I will describe my opinnion on each option presented. I will not vote until after I've seen a few opinnions from other people just cause I don't like the idea of revoting since I'm not entirely sure. And this will, hopefully, clear up my opinion for myself. o3o So here we go (feel free to not read it, whatever, meh. xD; )

OPTION THE FIRST

Buh, I really don't like this one. > : | Mostly because I fear that would be entirely boring and tedious. Or it could easily be so. Just... so repetitive and without a point. Hard to describe and keep interesting so I think this one is basically an absolute "NO" for me. xD;

OPTION THE SECOND

I'm not against this one. I'm curious though as to what might be regarded as "obtaining" the trait? Win the fight? Do well in the fight? Roll? Good RPing? It's a better idea and much more interesting than the first by far.

OPTION THE THIRD

I think this one is the most fun and most versatile of the options provided. I love RPing cool things that could be pivital plot points. That sort of thing is always exciting and fun!

OPTION THE FOURTH

I GUESS this one is good. I think I'd prefer option three, but if that became unusable or too hard to keep up with this is a good option to fall back on.

OPTION THE FIFTH

No suggestions from me. The above seem to cover the obvious options and I can't think of much else different. c:

[Freezair]

Personally, I don't want mods to have to get involved too much in the Shrine RPs, especially in an RP way. Not because I don't love them--of course not!--but because being forced to RP was what dragged Random Event 2 down for so long. Having to get personally involved in every single topic made things take too long, and held people back when RE2 got writer's block.

[Moofius]

That's true too. Nothing worse, you know? And Mods are pretty busy as is. So as COOL as it would be to RP with a mod with a God-thinger and maybe make a cool plot for your pet... Yeah, there's that factor that needs to be considered too. RPs are hard especially if you HAVE to do it instead of, "Oh that sounds like fun I'll do that". o3o

So then I would lean towards... Option Four then? Because, unless I'm mistaken, all the other options involve RPing? ?^?

[Shieba]

That's true too. Nothing worse, you know? And Mods are pretty busy as is. So as COOL as it would be to RP with a mod with a God-thinger and maybe make a cool plot for your pet... Yeah, there's that factor that needs to be considered too. RPs are hard especially if you HAVE to do it instead of, "Oh that sounds like fun I'll do that". o3o

So then I would lean towards... Option Four then? Because, unless I'm mistaken, all the other options involve RPing? ?^?

I think option one involves only self-RPing. Which is why I voted for that one, out of the same reason as Freezy. If I misunderstood that, I'll switch my vote to option four instead, but I think I got it right~

[Jaykobell]

No, that's right. Training RP would be a self-RP of your pet practicing to get the Trait. o wo

[Moofius]

Oh, well yeah. o3o I just find Option one would be personally BEYOND boring. But that's just be, personally so I'm left with option four. You can get the trait and if you WANT you could do a self RP training, or that's how I would, personally, prefer it. Since I personally find "training" RPs to be boring/tedious. But, again, that's a personal thing. xD;; I might be a minority in that sense. o3o -shrugs-

[Jaykobell]

Well... to be honest, I don't think there'd be any problem with people RPing together for those RPs? As long as you stated which pet(s) are training for a Trait, I actually don't see why you couldn't invite someone to RP it out with you.

I don't know if Kodai wanted to keep it strictly to self-RPs, but thinking about it like, right this instant, I don't think there'd be any problem RPing with others for those RPs.

[Moofius]

It's just a repetitive boring sort of... event to me? With or without a person. Just your pet doing the same stuff over and over. x^x; I mean you could make it a bit more fun with pet interaction (self RP or otherwise) and potential relationship developments or something but, eh... For the most part the RP, to me, again this is my opinnion on them, would be tedious. By myself or with somebody else. Tedious. -shrugs- x:>

[Kodai]

Um. I don't see why you couldn't RP with someone else, during a training RP. o wo Training with someone else can make it easier to learn, right? So that could go either way.

Truthfully, I don't see that we would become overly busy if we needed to RP with you guys. I don't see Shrine Traits as being asked for very often because of the stat requirements. Most of them require around a 70 in at least one stat before you can even try to ask for it.

(Maybe I'm just being sad because I wanna RP Sa'ouna again. :c But um. That's just me. 8D;)

[ToxicShadow]

Personally, I am all for roleplaying with a deity. That just sounds... epic and fun? I'm not exactly into "repetitive" training, same as Moofius, but... roleplaying somehow with a deity sounds neat. I just don't want it to be something like, "Louis runs at the rock, hits it with his head, hurts his head, gets dizzy. Louis shakes it off, hits the rock again with his head..." and so on. I know this isn't how one would exactly train, but it would still be terribly repetitive if you're training for one specific trait, I'm sure. Consider my example as a very simplified version? xD;