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( Character/Game Personals; June 2015 )

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Smash Academy has, for about seven years, been known as a school-setting game. The mods have discussed extensively options for the game's future and what directions it can go in to reflect its current state. We would like to introduce that to you and get your feedback. The pathway Smash Academy can take, is ultimately up to the playerbase, so be honest about what you want and what you think would hold your interest.

As Smash Academy ages, it is evident that it is losing focus on the things that defined it a 'school setting' to begin with. Class logs have become less frequently utilized, we're missing social cliques (jocks versus band geeks, for example), and other 'school' elements like the student council and overall feel of an educational institute. Sometimes there is difficulty incorporating certain "character types" easily into a school setting. Consequently, we're proposing moving said focus away from a school atmosphere and onto something new.

Introducing Smash Manor / Chateau / Mansion / etc.
We propose the concept of an excessively large mansion on the floating island. As you might recall, the Isle of the Ancients was introduced late summer 2014 and has been present since. By doing this, we can continue to hold many of the very popular events like dances, festivals, dormitory logs, blind dates, and kissing / memory mistletoe just as they have been. We would be eliminating events such as graduation and prom, but can easily substitute other appropriate celebrations in their place.



This does not mean we would outright eliminate the academy on the ground. We could leave that present and people looking to satisfy the occasional urge for school antics would be able to do so in either an entirely new and additional dressing room, or in the one we are currently using (which might be better in the long run).

Getting to FDC and its various shops, the contest hall, the bars, and so on, could potentially be relocated to a nearby floating island and become convenient for characters to reach, whereas traveling to the academy itself on the ground would be more difficult (in an effort to more effectively shift our focus off of a school setting).

Topics of Discussion

• Questions: what it says on the tin.
• State of the Mansion: how the mansion and living arrangements could be.
• A Whole New World: how the surrounding area and game environment could be.
• Event & Plot Lotteries: player submitted events (ala the game plotting thread in personals, only better organized).
• Challenge Mode: introducing new ways to spice up your rp, and get rewards and perks for it.
• Game Names: the name of the game is important!

Take some time to think about where you want to see Smash Academy go in the future years. Let us know how you want the game to evolve and change.

( Character/Game Personals; January 2015 )

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( Character/Game Personals; November 2014 )

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( Character/Game Personals; October 2014 )

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ACTIVITY CHECK RESULTS

The following have been given das boot:
iksb (Mukuro Ikusaba)

Thanks for checking in! As you know we tend to do the dorm shuffle around this time so go check and see if you have in fact mysteriously woke up in a new dorm with all your belongings and things intact. Now on to the more fun stuff--SUMMER PLOTS AND LOG ROUND-UPS! Subspace is invading my friends, so buckle your seatbelts and get ready for a bumpy ride.

GAME EVENTS

• SUBSPACE INVASION SUMMER PLOT INFO POSTS: AUGUST & JULY
• DORM LOG

LOGS
• Shantae and YOU dance the night away! [OPEN: August 7th]
• Madotsuki enters the brawl! [OPEN: July 19th]
• Ecolo is totally not a shadow bug [OPEN: July 16th - 22nd]
• Emma (AU) is a deliquent?! [OPEN: July 13th and onward]
• Kiyotaka (AU) is from future hell [OPEN: July 12th and onward]
• Kiyotaka (AU) is Ishida [OPEN: July 5th - 8th]
• Charlise is marathoning movies [OPEN: July 11th - 12th]
• Jock (AU) is puppy [OPEN: July 9th onward]

NETWORK
• Voile sings happy birthday to herself
• Gordon touches base
• "Helio" discover some antimatter?!
• "Helio" introduces himself
• Vianca looks for what is lost
• Hajime (AU) warns of a dark future
• Jolt (AU) proves Green actually has terrible Pokemon naming conventions
• Mark joins the brawl!

And last but not least, if you haven't checked out our SUPER GORGEOUS SECRET SANTAS IN JULY you totally should. We also have AUGUST PERSONALS and AUGUST CALENDAR up!

( Character/Game Personals; July 2014 )

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( Character/Game Personals; May 2014 )

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