A common theme among AGN's community is that it's hard to find time to dedicate here. As a result, there are several of us that consistently talk about how we're going to get back into quest playing when the right motivation, quest, or extra time comes along. Well, here is that motivation!
The idea is that users of our community that have completed a quest can nominate their quest to be featured. What an excellent way to have numerous people play and critique your quest! Not to mention it may help to improve your quest as new bugs may be found, and the ideas and discussion generated may help your creations in the future! (Your quest will be featured at AGN, zeldaclassic.com, and the new zeldaclassic.net.)
Anybody that wants to participate in the Quest Players Club as a player will be added to a new usergroup. Out of those members, one will be randomly selected to choose the quest that the group plays. At that time, the quest creator will help to generate a schedule of milestones and a timeframe to reach them. (For the entire quest, I'm thinking a two month timeframe at most, but it will be customized according to quest length.) Obviously, we will have to do our best to make the milestones spoiler free.
Example: Week 1 - Complete the first dungeon. Week 2 - Complete the second dungeon and this mini dungeon. Week 8 - Complete the quest.
Once the milestones are complete, we will discuss the quest to that point. What we liked, what we didn't(only constructive criticism), suggestions, etc.
For consistent quest players, this is an excellent way to further enjoy a sense of community while enjoying your hobby. For those of us who can't seem to find the time, this is an excellent way to get back into ZC at a slow pace. And let's face it, this is way more fun/hands-on than a youtube let's play.
Needless to say, this is at a very early point in the planning phase. Tomorrow I will be creating the new forum that will house this little project along with necessary usergroups and threads. While we're getting started, we need help from you!
Do you have any other ideas about how to implement this? Perhaps suggestions for changes to the format? Questions? Comments? Concerns? Also, "Quest Players Club" is only a placeholder. Got an idea for a better name for the project?
Let's hear it! How would YOU like to see this run?
