[PC Game] Halforums House: Halforums Academy Love Go Yatta!
- Thread starter GasBandit
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I'd be down, but I know that it's already knee deep in ding-dongs in here.
If you're ever able to up the ratio somehow to the point where I wouldn't skew the curve too bad, then by all means, add me in.
If you're ever able to up the ratio somehow to the point where I wouldn't skew the curve too bad, then by all means, add me in.
GasBandit
Staff member
I'll take that as a yes.I never said I wouldn't do it, i just worry about you guys.
Don't worry, I'll figure out something. Right now I'm just building up a list of all applicants.
Fine, fine. I'm in too.
Add me to the sausage party
Awwww, just when I wanted to sign upI'm sure the boys don't want just me in their school.
And did I hear sausage?
I'd roll along, if need be even with a feminized version, my mojo is strong enough to deal with it!
Ohhh, sad! You know I didn't mean it that way.
GasBandit
Staff member
Ok, 22 signups and only 3 females. It's time to start going over contingencies.
Contingency 1: Cull the herd. Cut down on males until the ratio is more even. UNDESIRABLE. It's important for this game to be largely populated for the social dynamics to work.
Contingency 2: Conscription. Make avatars for female halforumites who have not volunteered/no longer post. Relatively simple, but potentially upsetting to real people, and some male avatars will have to be cut to make room.
Contingency 3: Fiction. Make female avatars of non-halforums based people. It'd be nice to not have to, though, as part of the point is it being Halforums House.
Contingency 4: Rule 63. Some of the male halforumites are rolled as female avatars. Could be amusing, if we get enough volunteers.
Contingency 5: Yaoi. Set all male avatars to the bisexual alignment. Halforums House becomes Halforums Hetalia. This. Sounds. Hilarious.
Contingency 6: Let it roll. Start the game regardless of any imbalance. I suspect this will have a dampening effect on most social interactions, as the game tends to give more cycles to the girls, even if they're just socializing with each other, however it will probably dramatically increase competition and violence between the hetero male majority. Could be interesting, could fall flat on its face. It's a crap shoot.
Thoughts?
Contingency 1: Cull the herd. Cut down on males until the ratio is more even. UNDESIRABLE. It's important for this game to be largely populated for the social dynamics to work.
Contingency 2: Conscription. Make avatars for female halforumites who have not volunteered/no longer post. Relatively simple, but potentially upsetting to real people, and some male avatars will have to be cut to make room.
Contingency 3: Fiction. Make female avatars of non-halforums based people. It'd be nice to not have to, though, as part of the point is it being Halforums House.
Contingency 4: Rule 63. Some of the male halforumites are rolled as female avatars. Could be amusing, if we get enough volunteers.
Contingency 5: Yaoi. Set all male avatars to the bisexual alignment. Halforums House becomes Halforums Hetalia. This. Sounds. Hilarious.
Contingency 6: Let it roll. Start the game regardless of any imbalance. I suspect this will have a dampening effect on most social interactions, as the game tends to give more cycles to the girls, even if they're just socializing with each other, however it will probably dramatically increase competition and violence between the hetero male majority. Could be interesting, could fall flat on its face. It's a crap shoot.
Thoughts?
Contingency 5 sounds like this will become the Halforums Fanfiction School. I can only imagine how funny it'll be in the long run.
GasBandit
Staff member
Yes. Sexual preference is set on a character by character basis. I just thought it would be a rather elegant solution to the overabundance of male characters to have them all be Bi. But even if we didn't go that route, any character can be rolled as Hetero, Homo, or Bi. It doesn't change personality really to speak of, just determines which genders are friends at most and which can be something more. Also, if one guy is bi and another is straight, they can be friends at most - limitations trump.
I was just thinking if someone was firmly in the camp of not wanting their character to be bi, they could. Otherwise set everyone to it.
GasBandit
Staff member
That's a good point. It gives an opt out for those adamantly opposed without having to withdraw from the project.
A girl who likes the idea of Yaoi? Surely this is an unprecedented occurrance!I prefer 5, of course I'm not the one dealing with the consequences of such.
BananaHands
Staff member
Mememememe!
GasBandit
Staff member
Ok, so far that's
Shakey
bhamv3
klew
Just Me
as potential female swaps, which would bring the total to 7 girls and 15 guys, which I'd say makes #4 doable (no pun intended). When I get home tonight, I'll start a new thread for character creation and include a poll at the top to see whether more people fancy #4 or #5, as they seem to be our frontrunners.
Also, just so it's known, if people come later and want in and we still have slots open (or we have more slots open than we did before, details on that to follow), the game allows "transfer students," IE, new characters to be added in to a game already underway. So there's no such thing as being "too late" to be included, other than if we already have 25 active students, latecomers would have to go on a waiting list.[DOUBLEPOST=1380748449,1380748416][/DOUBLEPOST]
Shakey
bhamv3
klew
Just Me
as potential female swaps, which would bring the total to 7 girls and 15 guys, which I'd say makes #4 doable (no pun intended). When I get home tonight, I'll start a new thread for character creation and include a poll at the top to see whether more people fancy #4 or #5, as they seem to be our frontrunners.
Also, just so it's known, if people come later and want in and we still have slots open (or we have more slots open than we did before, details on that to follow), the game allows "transfer students," IE, new characters to be added in to a game already underway. So there's no such thing as being "too late" to be included, other than if we already have 25 active students, latecomers would have to go on a waiting list.[DOUBLEPOST=1380748449,1380748416][/DOUBLEPOST]
Is that you want in, or you wanna be a girl, or both?[DOUBLEPOST=1380748918][/DOUBLEPOST]Another factor to consider when deciding whether you prefer #4 or #5 - character creation for the female characters is more robust than the male characters. There are many more personality options for female characters than male. So volunteers for #4 would have more choices available to them in making their characters.
I'm in!
If you need more, feel free to gender flip me.
I can gender swap, sure.
GasBandit
Staff member
Under option 4, naturally such things will be up to you. Just bear in mind that potential love interests have to have made that choice in a manner compatible with you as well.
I'm actually rather surprised #4 is getting so many volunteers. But as I said, I'll put up a poll in an hour or two that will hash it all out, while simultaneously handing out all the data needed for you guys to roll up characters.
Then we'll be off to the races, so to speak.
Incidentally, you, Ravenpoe, make 25. Everyone after this goes on the waiting list, unless they're chixor IRL.
Considering this is an anime-looking game, I could see going with #5 and have it all Halforums Hetalia up in here.
If you find another female player, feel free to kick me off. If you do need more female characters I'm willing to play one, but only as a lesbian.
Stienman's all about the laaaadies.
And by ladies I mean another rule 63 male playing a girl.
And by that I mean I want to make babies with MindDetective.
Stienman's all about the laaaadies.
And by ladies I mean another rule 63 male playing a girl.
And by that I mean I want to make babies with MindDetective.
If you find another female player, feel free to kick me off. If you do need more female characters I'm willing to play one, but only as a lesbian.
Stienman's all about the laaaadies.
And by ladies I mean another rule 63 male playing a girl.
And by that I mean I want to make babies with MindDetective.
Oh god, if stienman's in there, errybody's getting preggos.
GasBandit
Staff member
Alright, the Character Creation thread is up. Please click over to here:
https://www.halforums.com/threads/h...rums-academy-character-creation-thread.29792/
Please vote in the poll, and create your avatars!
https://www.halforums.com/threads/h...rums-academy-character-creation-thread.29792/
Please vote in the poll, and create your avatars!
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