I'm opening this topic to discuss the possibility of producing a compilation hold for the recent "
Hold the Riddle of the Bar"
contest of June 2011. There have already been legitimate concerns raised about whether or not this would be a good idea, including:
* telling the same story five times might be boring to players
* polish/fixing would be needed on some rooms
* some architects included rooms in the contest which they want to keep private for use in later or upcoming holds
* each hold is three stories large so merging them would create an unnatural monstrosity, not unlike
Clammato
I would like to volunteer an idea for addressing these issues; however I have no strong opinion (so feel free to shoot this down). I would be willing to do an extensive edit to merge the holds into a single cohesive story which would preserve the majority of interesting puzzles and artwork, minus any rooms or features that the architects would prefer to withhold. If I did this, I'd need to get the four other architects to β-test the result with me (to preserve the integrity of their works).
techant,
Penwielder,
da Rogu3,
BoyBlue: would you be open to this, would you prefer a more traditional compilation, or would you prefer no compilation at all? Also: if you do want a compilation hold, are there rooms you want to withhold entirely, or change?
To proceed we would also need a cursory nod from
west.logan (for the fabulous voice work) and
DiMono (the contest lead).
Again, I'm not committed one way or the other, but I would be happy to proceed if others would like to. Just let me know what you think. I would be able to start work on this after I return from Mayo Clinic (a week from today).
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Trickster
Official Hold ProgressClick here to view the secret text
×Beethro and the Secret Society: Postmastered
Beethro's Teacher: In Progress
Complex Complex: In Progress
Devilishly Dangerous Dungeons of Doom: In Progress
Finding the First Truth: Postmastered
Gunthro and the Epic Blunder: In Progress
Halph Has a Bad Day: Mastered (no door)
Journey to Rooted Hold: Postmastered
King Dugan's Dungeon 2.0: Postmastered
Master Locks: Mastered (no door)
Master Locks Expert: Mastered (no door)
Perfect: In Progress (Perfect 8)
Smitemastery 101: Postmastered
Suit Pursuit: In Progress
Tendry's Tale: Mastered (RPG)
The Choice: Postmastered
The City Beneath: Postmastered
Favorite Unofficial Holds (I need to play more!)
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×A Quiet Place: Mastered (no door)
Advanced Concepts: In Progress
Archipelago: In Progress (Island 12)
Break Out Of Jail: Conquered (86%)
Dr. E. Will's Mega Complex: In Progress
Hold Anonymous: In Progress
Paycheck: Conquered (75%)
The Test of Mind: Mastered (RPG)
Unfriendly Islands: In Progress
Val Unrich: In Progress
war10: Mastered (no door)
war15: Mastered (no door)
war: the truth within: Mastered (no door)
Washed Ashore: Mastered (RPG)
My HoldsClick here to view the secret text
×The Plague Within (RPG) (alpha)
Tinytall Tower (Smitemaster) (beta)
Do Not Disturb Compilation (level contributions) (in review)
Riddle of the Bar (compilation)