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1. Automated Player "Flags"

   I've played a couple games now where players have just kind of up and left, or worse, just stopped making moves without actually retiring. It can really be destructive to a game. I was wondering if there might be a way that the system could automatically "flag" repeated instances of such behavior so that Narrators starting new games could see if players could be problematic.

   Basic idea: On a player's screen, the system could count:
   -Number of times a player has retired from a game
   -Number of times a player received an automated reminder to post
   -Number of times the player was reminded to post by "Poke Laggards"
   -Number of times a player is asked to revise a move by the Narrator

   These could perhaps be visible to narrators on a screen when approving players for a game. More importantly, though, each of these could be a trait that gets "flagged" when it reaches a high enough level relative to the number of games a player has played. (Obviously, someone who has played 30 games may have more reminders to move than someone who has only played 2, even if he's not generally a problem in that regard.) Narrators could then see players who have been "flagged" and which potential problems they've been flagged for, and have some more guidance on whether the player might engage in problematic behavior.

   A forgiveness system might be a good idea if this is implemented too, however, so a black mark once wouldn't necessarily remain on a player's record for all time and prevent him from ever getting any games.

   I've played a couple games now where players have just kind of up and left, or worse, just stopped making moves without actually retiring. It can really be destructive to a game. I was wondering if there might be a way that the system could automatically "flag" repeated instances of such behavior so that Narrators starting new games could see if players could be problematic.

   Basic idea: On a player's screen, the system could count:
   -Number of times a player has retired from a game
   -Number of times a player received an automated reminder to post
   -Number of times the… more

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2. Allow Full Screen Text Window

   Many other online/browser based text editors have an option to go full screen. The tiny text box can be resized, but it is still too small for longer length posts. For quick blurbs (what I think of the twitter effect) the current box works well. However, for longer posts, it is very difficult to work within. I find (and have had others say the same) that I write in a separate text editor and copy & paste to the Storium text box. It would be great to have a toggle to make it go full screen while writing and then back to normal when submitted.

   Many other online/browser based text editors have an option to go full screen. The tiny text box can be resized, but it is still too small for longer length posts. For quick blurbs (what I think of the twitter effect) the current box works well. However, for longer posts, it is very difficult to work within. I find (and have had others say the same) that I write in a separate text editor and copy & paste to the Storium text box. It would be great to have a toggle to make it go full screen while writing and then… more

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3. Reading View For Stories

   I wish there was a way for me to read stories without all the distractions of the game cards, character avatars, commentary, etc. on the page. I think it would be very beneficial to have a better way to read a story in its entirety than the way in which the game is structured to be played. The play style works great for playing...but not as well for reading. Reading is best when it is immersive and distraction free. The current setup on the page does not support this well.

   I can give you an example of how a Reading View would work. On my Amazon Kindle HDX, when I view webpages through the Amazon Silk web-browser, i have a button for Reading View on any text heavy webpage. Silk attempts to create a text only version of that page that looks very much like how ebooks look on the Kindle platform. The content is from the webpage, but stylized like an ebook. I use this when I want to read through Storium rather than play through Storium. The only negative to this function is that it only lets me use the Reading View in Silk on the current page. Thus, I don't get the entire story...only the current chapter and scene.

   I've come across some incredible worlds and intensive writing in Storium. I have had hours of fun playing it now and have little negative to say about the "playing" experience. I wish there was a simple means to improve the "reading" experience by making it more book like.

   I wish there was a way for me to read stories without all the distractions of the game cards, character avatars, commentary, etc. on the page. I think it would be very beneficial to have a better way to read a story in its entirety than the way in which the game is structured to be played. The play style works great for playing...but not as well for reading. Reading is best when it is immersive and distraction free. The current setup on the page does not support this well.

   I can give you an example of how a Reading… more

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4. that player profiles report on player activity

   Like, # of games played and # of moves per game/scene and other stats that relate to player activity. It makes it easier to make sure the players you're recruiting will be able to keep up with the game's pace.

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5. Reward Good Play with MVP Awards

   At the end of a game, each player (and the narrator) can vote for one other player (not themself) to receive a Most Valued Player award.

   What this means is up to the players themselves, but it should be used to encourage fair and considerate play, and exciting and engaging storytelling.

   Essentially, you would vote for whomever you thought made the most valuable contributions to the story overall.

   To encourage commitment to stories, voting could be restricted to those players not retired at the end of the game.

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6. Deleting a Game should clear URL

   I noticed that when I erased a game to start over the URL (storium.com/game/____) isn't also being deleted. Creating a new game of the same name results in a --2 added to the end of the URL. I can manually remedy this by removing the title prior to deletion but the extra step seems unnecessary.

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7. For some challenges, last card played selects different player as winner

   As an option: allow the narrator to define a "pass the buck" challenge. The winner of the PTB challenge (last card played) must select some other player to complete the story.

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8. Reviews/Feedback when starring

   Think of it like a guest book. When I star something I can leave both a public and a private message. Such as:

   Public: Great read, thoroughly enjoyed!
   Private: This is amazing, I've been wanting to get in on a game of such quality, if you ever need an addition let me know!

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9. implement spoiler tags

   Sometimes, especially in a mystery story, the results of a challenge could be a spoiler. This is even if the player is making up most of the details; sometimes the nature of the potential details is a spoiler.

   Similarly, there might be times when the narrator wants some text to be only available to certain players, say, during a narration. (I'm imagining a situation where some characters notice some details, and some notice others.)

   The solution would be a "spoiler" tag like many forums have. It would either make the text the same color as the background (highlight with your mouse to see) or use javascript to create a "Show/Hide" button for tagged text.

   This would be all on the honor system, but a lot of the game is already on the honor system anyway. More importantly, it would have a lot of potential uses, once implemented.

   Sometimes, especially in a mystery story, the results of a challenge could be a spoiler. This is even if the player is making up most of the details; sometimes the nature of the potential details is a spoiler.

   Similarly, there might be times when the narrator wants some text to be only available to certain players, say, during a narration. (I'm imagining a situation where some characters notice some details, and some notice others.)

   The solution would be a "spoiler" tag like many forums have. It would either make the text the same color as the background (highlight with your… more

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10. Have a Character Action Tracker

    I envision something like the comments section, but for a brief update on the last character action and/or placement in the scene. It shouldn't be an ongoing or continual list. It would have one update per character. Something like this:

    Char #1 - unconscious in hallway
    Char #2 - connected to cybernet in netbay 1
    Char #3 - connected to cybernet in netbay 3
    Char #4 - sneaking into netbay 3 behind char #3
    Char #5 - haggling with shopkeep over price to rent netbays
    Char #6 - doing drugs in netbay 2

    I see this being very helpful in games with a high number of characters. I'm playing a game with 6 players and an active narrator and it's easy to miss character actions, especially when moving between scenes. There's always a lot of "what happened last" with use of the Last and Current scene navigation.

    Having a means to easily list the most current char. action & location would allow all the players and narrator to have a quick visual cue to follow when writing the next part of a scene.

    I envision something like the comments section, but for a brief update on the last character action and/or placement in the scene. It shouldn't be an ongoing or continual list. It would have one update per character. Something like this:

    Char #1 - unconscious in hallway
    Char #2 - connected to cybernet in netbay 1
    Char #3 - connected to cybernet in netbay 3
    Char #4 - sneaking into netbay 3 behind char #3
    Char #5 - haggling with shopkeep over price to rent netbays
    Char #6 - doing drugs in netbay 2

    I see this being very helpful in… more

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11. Higher Resolution Images

    Currently all uploaded images suffer from a considerable amount of quality loss, stretching and .jpg artifacts. It's rather frustrating to make or find a perfect, crisp HD picture only for it to turn into a blurry mess (especially for someone planning to do their own custom art for a game). If the issue is the bandwidth related to the size of the image in kbs or mbs, maybe consider putting in a certain size limit without requiring for all images to look sloppy? I'm a bit of an image quality purist and allowing for higher quality in Storium images would be fantastic.

    Currently all uploaded images suffer from a considerable amount of quality loss, stretching and .jpg artifacts. It's rather frustrating to make or find a perfect, crisp HD picture only for it to turn into a blurry mess (especially for someone planning to do their own custom art for a game). If the issue is the bandwidth related to the size of the image in kbs or mbs, maybe consider putting in a certain size limit without requiring for all images to look sloppy? I'm a bit of an image quality purist and allowing for higher quality in Storium images would… more

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12. OOC comments on individual posts.

    For example, character A makes a really sweet move (funny, dramatic, etc) and everyone wants to laud that player, so they post their praise to the OOC comments on the right. Player B has been at work and unable to get on all day and first sees the comments, which ruin the awesome move for them before they can read it. Allowing players to put comments on specific posts (praise for a cool post or exploring a topic raised by that post) would allow for a more general, less cluttered main comment section where players can get a more general view of what everyone is talking about.

    For example, character A makes a really sweet move (funny, dramatic, etc) and everyone wants to laud that player, so they post their praise to the OOC comments on the right. Player B has been at work and unable to get on all day and first sees the comments, which ruin the awesome move for them before they can read it. Allowing players to put comments on specific posts (praise for a cool post or exploring a topic raised by that post) would allow for a more general, less cluttered main comment section where players can get a more general… more

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13. show 'last posted' time when showing a character's info.

    When I click a character, or go to a character's page, it would be nice to see when the character last posted. It might be a little easier in post heavy games to make sure no one is being left behind.

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14. Secondary email address in profile

    It would be good to have an optional secondary email address in the account profile in case the first email address becomes inaccessible. Logging in could be with either address.

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15. allow editing of character submission

    After submitting a character for narrator approval I realized there were several typos in my submission. Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be any way of editing my submission to fix the typos.

    Would be great if people could edit their submission until it's reviewed by the narrator.

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16. Make it possible to reply to comments via email

    I get an email notification that the moderator for our game has made a comment on my character. I do not know how to respond to a question he posed other than send him a personal email. It would be nice if Storium had a link in the email which would allow me to respond.

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17. Collaborative Draft Editing

    TL;DR - Allow moves to be reviewed/edited by everyone before final submission, per approval of the move author. Perhaps include co-authoring moves.

    Generally, in a GM/Player setup, players only control their own character, while the GM controls all facets of the environment and NPCs. Storium is not like other games, though, since gameplay takes the form of writing. Players are, of course, not limited by the system to use NPCs or other PCs in their submissions, but they also aren't encouraged to, and trying to do so has some risk.

    Only writing for one's own character can become very limiting, and can presents problems for things like writing conversations. However, as this is a collaborative effort, it would be bad form to take wholesale control of another player's character. Having everyone's character writeups available can help, but isn't enough to actively encourage creatively including more characters in each post.

    I propose that moves be made available for review/editing in some fashion. That way as a player, I can feel free to include characters not my own when writing a move. This opens up the doors for creativity, and trying to engage with and understand more characters than my own. And I can do so without fear that I've written something unwanted, because that other player has a chance to review it and edit it accordingly if they feel their character would behave differently.

    Hopefully, trolling isn't a fear, since people are here because they want to engage in collaborative storytelling. But revisions by non-authors would of course be subject to approval by the author. Perhaps as an additional safety measure, authors can flag sections of text as needing review by another player, and only that section can be edited by only that player.

    I believe this serves the desire to collaborate as we write. It also allows Storium posts to be somewhat iterative, which is another important part of the writing process.

    TL;DR - Allow moves to be reviewed/edited by everyone before final submission, per approval of the move author. Perhaps include co-authoring moves.

    Generally, in a GM/Player setup, players only control their own character, while the GM controls all facets of the environment and NPCs. Storium is not like other games, though, since gameplay takes the form of writing. Players are, of course, not limited by the system to use NPCs or other PCs in their submissions, but they also aren't encouraged to, and trying to do so has some risk.

    Only writing for one's own character can become very limiting,… more

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18. include a button for when a player is out of ideas

    This is like passing in a tabletop game. Players could click on it with the option of coming back in later if something changes. If everyone passes, then the narrator knows to move forward.

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19. allow favoriting from browse view

    The game banners look the same in browse view and the game's detailed view. They should act the same way. IMHO. Sirs. And Madams.

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20. display most recent move date in browse view

    So we can see if the games are still active without having to click through

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