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trustfelling) wrote2016-08-27 10:25 pm
trustfelling) wrote2016-08-27 10:25 pm
Without the threat of death, there's no reason to live at all.
Welcome to Trustfell's endgame! We have some information for you regarding how the next few days are going to go - read on to see what you're going to be looking at!
SO THIS IS THE END, HUH?
It is! Over the course of these next few days, the ultimate fate of the game will be decided - no pressure or anything, of course.
IT'S BEEN A LONG, STRANGE TRIP.
It sure has.
WELL, IT'S THE ELEVENTH HOUR AND MY CHARACTER IS STILL ALIVE. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR ME?
It means that you've earned your entry to the final battle! It does not, however, mean you've won the game – and in fact, it's outright guaranteed that not all of you will survive.
There are several endings that may be brought into play, depending on the party's actions. Along with a standard good ending, there are still several ways to bring the game to a bad or otherwise unfortunate conclusion, and there are also ways to make the standard ending better for yourselves. It all comes down to how well you do, and what actions you take at several critical junctures over the course of the "storyline," as it were.
HOW UNFORTUNATE OF A CONCLUSION ARE WE TALKING?
We're talking about a complete and irreversible total-party kill, actually.
OH.
Yeah.
WELL, THAT DOESN'T SOUND NICE. HOW DO WE AVOID GETTING A BAD ENDING?
Glad you asked! We have a few objectives that you have to meet, and all of them must be met in order to satisfy the requirements for the standard good ending. They're a little on the demanding side, but don’t let that make you too nervous - we want to see you beat the twisted evil things. So we won't make it easy for you, but we will make it possible, and we won’t go out of our way to lock you into a bad ending.
...We’re going to make you work for it, though. No rewards without initiative!
WHAT OBJECTIVES DO WE NEED TO MEET?
First of all, there's a 100% participation rule in effect - if anyone in the survivor pool does not show up for either the investigation or the trial, the entire set of Competitors will be considered to have not met the requirements and will be locked into a bad end. In order to count as "present", everyone must make 15 comments in both the investigation and the trial - in other words, 30 comments total over both logs.
We're also enforcing a 100% completion rule with regards to the storyline. ICly, it's your job to work out exactly where you are, what you're doing there, who the Adjudicator actually is in relation to the rest of you, and generally solve all the mysteries presented to you over the past two months.
(Both of these sound kind of like a lot, but it's not as intimidating as it seems, we promise - it'll go a lot more easily than you might think on the actual logs!)
You've also done well on not requiring the offered mod save over the course of the game, in the event of an accidental bad ending! ...Unfortunately, that mod save is no longer available to you during the final trial. There are absolutely no saves, strikes or failsafes from here on out - you'll get the ending you earn, and there are no do-overs.
WHERE IS THIS FINAL INVESTIGATION GOING TO TAKE PLACE, ANYWAY?
...You'll see.
IS THERE ANY SORT OF PROCEDURE THAT WE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT BEFORE WE BEGIN?
Actually, no – just be prepared to investigate the locations you're given, and bear in mind that the 100% participation rule applies to both the investigation and the trial.
(In other words, yes, Trek, we're finally forcing you to investigate, because we love you.)
OKAY, SO WE'VE INVESTIGATED AND FOUND A FUCKLOT OF EVIDENCE. WHAT NOW?
Once the investigation stage is over, you'll be called back to the courtroom and the preliminary trial will begin – this is where you prove yourselves, showing what you've learned and how you're going to win from here on out.
Immediately following that comes the second and final stage of the trial; the Responsibility segment of the game is where all mysteries will be solved and (hopefully) the game will come to a resolution one way or another.
ARE ALL OF THE RULES STILL IN PLACE FOR THE FINAL INVESTIGATION/TRIAL?
Yes, they are! We're still entirely capable of enforcing those rules, too, so it's in everyone's best interest to adhere to them.
SO I'M CURIOUS. IS THERE A CHANCE FOR A FULL AND PROPER GOLDEN ENDING?
The answer to that, my friend, involves a spoiler. Sorry!
WAIT! I STILL HAVE A QUESTION THAT YOU HAVEN'T ANSWERED!
Feel free to jump into the comments and ask away! Mods will be standing by.
SO THIS IS THE END, HUH?
It is! Over the course of these next few days, the ultimate fate of the game will be decided - no pressure or anything, of course.
IT'S BEEN A LONG, STRANGE TRIP.
It sure has.
WELL, IT'S THE ELEVENTH HOUR AND MY CHARACTER IS STILL ALIVE. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR ME?
It means that you've earned your entry to the final battle! It does not, however, mean you've won the game – and in fact, it's outright guaranteed that not all of you will survive.
There are several endings that may be brought into play, depending on the party's actions. Along with a standard good ending, there are still several ways to bring the game to a bad or otherwise unfortunate conclusion, and there are also ways to make the standard ending better for yourselves. It all comes down to how well you do, and what actions you take at several critical junctures over the course of the "storyline," as it were.
HOW UNFORTUNATE OF A CONCLUSION ARE WE TALKING?
We're talking about a complete and irreversible total-party kill, actually.
OH.
Yeah.
WELL, THAT DOESN'T SOUND NICE. HOW DO WE AVOID GETTING A BAD ENDING?
Glad you asked! We have a few objectives that you have to meet, and all of them must be met in order to satisfy the requirements for the standard good ending. They're a little on the demanding side, but don’t let that make you too nervous - we want to see you beat the twisted evil things. So we won't make it easy for you, but we will make it possible, and we won’t go out of our way to lock you into a bad ending.
...We’re going to make you work for it, though. No rewards without initiative!
WHAT OBJECTIVES DO WE NEED TO MEET?
First of all, there's a 100% participation rule in effect - if anyone in the survivor pool does not show up for either the investigation or the trial, the entire set of Competitors will be considered to have not met the requirements and will be locked into a bad end. In order to count as "present", everyone must make 15 comments in both the investigation and the trial - in other words, 30 comments total over both logs.
We're also enforcing a 100% completion rule with regards to the storyline. ICly, it's your job to work out exactly where you are, what you're doing there, who the Adjudicator actually is in relation to the rest of you, and generally solve all the mysteries presented to you over the past two months.
(Both of these sound kind of like a lot, but it's not as intimidating as it seems, we promise - it'll go a lot more easily than you might think on the actual logs!)
You've also done well on not requiring the offered mod save over the course of the game, in the event of an accidental bad ending! ...Unfortunately, that mod save is no longer available to you during the final trial. There are absolutely no saves, strikes or failsafes from here on out - you'll get the ending you earn, and there are no do-overs.
WHERE IS THIS FINAL INVESTIGATION GOING TO TAKE PLACE, ANYWAY?
...You'll see.
IS THERE ANY SORT OF PROCEDURE THAT WE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT BEFORE WE BEGIN?
Actually, no – just be prepared to investigate the locations you're given, and bear in mind that the 100% participation rule applies to both the investigation and the trial.
(In other words, yes, Trek, we're finally forcing you to investigate, because we love you.)
OKAY, SO WE'VE INVESTIGATED AND FOUND A FUCKLOT OF EVIDENCE. WHAT NOW?
Once the investigation stage is over, you'll be called back to the courtroom and the preliminary trial will begin – this is where you prove yourselves, showing what you've learned and how you're going to win from here on out.
Immediately following that comes the second and final stage of the trial; the Responsibility segment of the game is where all mysteries will be solved and (hopefully) the game will come to a resolution one way or another.
ARE ALL OF THE RULES STILL IN PLACE FOR THE FINAL INVESTIGATION/TRIAL?
Yes, they are! We're still entirely capable of enforcing those rules, too, so it's in everyone's best interest to adhere to them.
SO I'M CURIOUS. IS THERE A CHANCE FOR A FULL AND PROPER GOLDEN ENDING?
The answer to that, my friend, involves a spoiler. Sorry!
WAIT! I STILL HAVE A QUESTION THAT YOU HAVEN'T ANSWERED!
Feel free to jump into the comments and ask away! Mods will be standing by.