SURVEY QUESTION: MOVES!

[PepsiYuuka]

> Maybe. I'm all game for adding a comment to the top of the approval thread about that sorta stuff, urging people to try and make something for their character, or something that their character can actually do. Rather than a percieved game "advantage". But I'm not going to deny a move just because it's 'gamey' or minmaxing, as long as it's balanced. Unless it imposes unfair writing limitations or something.

> When I said "unbalanced older moves" I was referring to some pretty old stuff. Like 2015 or something. I don't really think there is a growing gamey trend though. I mean, sure Shantotto can feel a bit like that with all the comboing and synergy stuff they're trying to do. But... that stuff is also really cool. And I'd assume those are spells their character can do in canon or something. We usually always have some people like that. There's nothing more I can see to do besides advise against it.

> True.

>Hence I can't deny every character just because they're someone from a new and popular thing- but if I know the player to be notorious for switching, I can still gently suggest that they think through their choice again. We can still put a warning that they probably won't love the character forever. I'm not asking for you or anyone else doing moves to completely deny every gamey move that comes your way. But I am thinking that perhaps it would be best to put the moves of chronically "gamey" members through a bit more scrutiny, just like the join team may put the applications of chronic switchers under a bit more scrutiny than say, a new member. We can still put a little warning saying that moves aren't something that need to be hyper-optimized and described to the point of being stressful and un-fun to work with.

>For the most part see above and agree to disagree I guess, but yes, that advice is what I was asking for all along, so I'm glad we agree.