11-08-2023, 07:33 AM
I've had my fair share of battles with the application forums, though I imagine mine have been fairly light in comparison to most as I've never made a real application for a signature. Most of what I've thrown up has mercifully been reviewed within a week, which I think is a pretty fair turnabout in most cases.
However! And this is the big butt. It doesn't have to go much beyond that before it starts to interrupt the stories of the characters your interact with, or even your own. It's certainly no secret of mine that I intend to go for Artisan, and the related upgrades on one of my current characters, and for that reason I obviously need to make, and assist in making all manner of curiosities.
But that's the kicker already, because it's an enormous amount of time to sink into getting, and while I personally find the road enjoyable to tread, and try to juggle several projects at the same time to expedite the process of making things, waiting two weeks can often be a pretty disheartening thing especially as the view-count on your thread goes up by two or three views a day.
It becomes a bit of an issue with Artisan/Masterwork/Grandmaster specifically because they have craaaazy cooldowns to begin with, meaning even more time is made between application, item, and then the artisan buff. I'd argue it can be downright inhospitable in some cases, depending on how long an application is stewing.
As Chance said, it's a volunteer position, and it can be extremely daunting to pick through a myriad of logs, and then hold discussions about it with other staffers, that's understandable. But the inconsistency can be hard to understand as a player at times. I do think having more application admins-- perhaps a few whose job is specifically to go over said application forums is a step in the right direction, and I don't mean admins that also carry out tickets, or staff decisions, or work in-game. No, I mean specifically just application-management.
TL;DR:
- My apping experience has been mostly great.
- Artisan suffers greatly from long app times.
- The inconsistency can, in my opinion, be remedied greatly by having specifically dedicated staff for the purpose, and more of it.
However! And this is the big butt. It doesn't have to go much beyond that before it starts to interrupt the stories of the characters your interact with, or even your own. It's certainly no secret of mine that I intend to go for Artisan, and the related upgrades on one of my current characters, and for that reason I obviously need to make, and assist in making all manner of curiosities.
But that's the kicker already, because it's an enormous amount of time to sink into getting, and while I personally find the road enjoyable to tread, and try to juggle several projects at the same time to expedite the process of making things, waiting two weeks can often be a pretty disheartening thing especially as the view-count on your thread goes up by two or three views a day.
It becomes a bit of an issue with Artisan/Masterwork/Grandmaster specifically because they have craaaazy cooldowns to begin with, meaning even more time is made between application, item, and then the artisan buff. I'd argue it can be downright inhospitable in some cases, depending on how long an application is stewing.
As Chance said, it's a volunteer position, and it can be extremely daunting to pick through a myriad of logs, and then hold discussions about it with other staffers, that's understandable. But the inconsistency can be hard to understand as a player at times. I do think having more application admins-- perhaps a few whose job is specifically to go over said application forums is a step in the right direction, and I don't mean admins that also carry out tickets, or staff decisions, or work in-game. No, I mean specifically just application-management.
TL;DR:
- My apping experience has been mostly great.
- Artisan suffers greatly from long app times.
- The inconsistency can, in my opinion, be remedied greatly by having specifically dedicated staff for the purpose, and more of it.