We’ve been watching the community for the last few weeks and listening to Plurk. And unfortunately we’ve had to come to a very difficult conclusion: The game does not have enough momentum to move forward and is in no position to regain that momentum.

Sometimes this happens, especially in smaller games. A widescale loss in momentum, and then ultimately in players, is hard to sustain. Every single player means something to a small game, and every single player is affected by what happens to another.

This is not to put the blame on anyone’s head, because it doesn’t belong to any single person. The game started to lose momentum in December, unfortunately, and never recovered in January. With morale gone and posting lagging, there is nothing to attract new players and fresh energy.

With all of that, we have made the difficult decision to close the game. This is not a decision that we made easily or lightly, but ultimately we feel that the game’s internal structure requires more work and time than can be sustained by the game’s momentum. We would rather cut it off and have a definite end point rather than let it drag out and fizzle. We are sorry to do this; we know players loved the game when it started (we did too!), and we are sorry not to see it flourish. But sometimes circumstances are bigger than all of us, and some problems are too large to overcome.

Both of us have not given up on the Avatar world, or in the idea of having a game set in its universe. As we close this game, we will be working to build a new one from scratch in the coming months –- and we hope you’ll join us then.

It’s been a pleasure and a privilege working with all of you. Thank you.

As of right now, all replies to the AC Check thread have been replied to.

These are the characters who have been dropped:

Varrick
Blake Belldonna
Nabooru
Judar
Lord Zuko
Connor
Aang
Dick Gumshoe

The following characters did not reply to AC. They are eligible for reclaim until Saturday, March 7 at 11:59 PM EST. To reclaim a character, you must reply to this post. None of these characters have passed AC, and so they must accept a strike for February. If no reclaim is made by the aforementioned date, they will be swept from the game:

Jin
Satoru
Zhu Li
Lin Beifong
Jackie Chan

First off, total apologies for getting a late start on this one, but ATP is coming up this weekend, and if you're interested in recruiting some players to get into the new plot, we'd love your help! Fill out the form below, and we'll get this posted on ATP this weekend.

<textarea><big><b>Canon Name</b></big> <b>TAKEN:</b> <b>WANTED:</b> <b>NOTES?:</b> </textarea>


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Cyclicality isn’t just a game that we’re shaping for you at our whim; we want you to feel like the game is yours too. And so before we get too deep into the future planning of the game, we want to step back and ask your opinion. We want to make sure the world is something that you’re going to enjoy playing in. You are the players that helped develop this game at conception, the players that have persisted with it throughout the darker days. And with that naturally comes ideas of where you are interested in the game going.

So, we’d like to take stock of your interests. Give us your honest opinions! We need them to help create this universe.

The Questions:

1. When you applied for the game, what excited you about the premise?
2. What types of RP games do you enjoy? (slice of life, jamjars, horror, etc.) What were/are you interested in seeing in this game?
3. How much plot would you like the game to have? (In other words, do you like an overarching plot, more unrelated events, etc.?)
4. What is your opinion on the game having an ic network?
5. Do you have any ideas for events or plots that you’d love to see?

The comments to this poll will be screened, so don’t be afraid to give us your honest feedback.

<b>1. What excited you?</b> ____ <b>2. Game types?</b> ____ <b>3. Level of plot?</b> ____ <b>4. In-game network?</b> ____ <b>5. Events or plot ideas?</b> ____

This next part of the plotline will not begin until Saturday, February 28, at which point a post will go up. But for all your plotting purposes, here's what you can expect:

Spirit vines will begin to spread into new sectors. PC characters will likely start to notice this. The vines are not hurting anyone per se, and their expansion isn’t fast, but they are persistent. Attempts to kill them or thwart their expansion will result in a doubling of their growth, as well as additional destruction –- much as occurred when Korra attempted to lay them to rest at the beginning of season 3.

PCs may begin to see NPCs (or other PCs -- see below) pop up in places where they shouldn’t normally be (such as people’s homes or businesses) or simply in sectors previously unaffected by vines, planting seeds that if left untouched, will sprout into vines the next day. This group would be protective of both the seeds and any spirits in the area, to the point where they might fight others off to defend either.

Help wanted! For this part of the plot, we would love 1-2 volunteers. Volunteers should know that there are some IC consequences to offering up their characters -- namely, some memory wiping. There are a couple of other pieces as well, which will be discussed with the chosen 1-2. So if you're interested in taking a new twist with the plotline, post down below! If we have more than 1-2 volunteers, RNG will happen for sake of fairness. Please volunteer by Friday so we can RNG if needed and talk to you about what's coming up!

There will be more ways to volunteer in the future, so stay tuned. ;)

Benders, citizens, outsiders, lend me your ears!

February AC is upon us! It begins today and will last until the week's end. That is, by March 1 at 12:01am PST, you should post your activity for the month or else your character will be swept from the game. If your character was accepted on or after February 1, all you need to do is use the check-in form. Characters apped before then will need to use the regular AC form. Even if you have not made AC, please comment here and let us know. We understand that things happen, and we'll work with you.

To make AC, you need a total of 8 comments from the current month. This month only, those posts can come from a single thread if you like, though you may provide up to three threads for AC.

• You may use threads from your own posts.
• Your initial post to the community DO count as a comment.
• At least one thread must come from an "open post" (a post that is available to the entire game).
• IC inboxes and private logs are acceptable, though they must be coupled with a thread from an "open post."

Finally, if you are currently on hiatus or if your hiatus lasted at least two weeks in January, you're exempt from AC as long as you follow the hiatus rules. We would, however, appreciate if you used the check in form just to let us know if you're still around.

Thank you for your time!

Check in form:
<b>Player:</b> <b>Character:</b> <b>Journal:</b> <b><i>Check in</i></b>

AC Form:
<b>Player:</b> <b>Character:</b> <b>Journal:</b> <b>Link 1:</b> <a href="">[# of comments]</a> <b>Link 2:</b> <a href="">[# of comments]</a> (if necessary, etc) <b>Link 3:</b> <a href="">[# of comments]</a> (if necessary, etc)

For those who play multiple characters, please limit your post to one AC form per post. That will help keep things neater and easier for us to check.

This plotline is anticipated to run 4-6 weeks, depending on the feel from you guys and how fast things run. New pieces of information/events will be posted a few days before they actually begin to give you all time to plot with each other.

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It begins quietly. In fact, it’s already started. Across the City, people have started to disappear. It’s not a lot at first – maybe just a couple the first night, a handful the next. Primarily, though, they’re known Triad members. There’s no rhyme or reason to their disappearance, and there’s not one Triad targeted in particular.

You can bet the Triads themselves are vocal about it, though – and getting progressively more agitated. Most of their suspicion is on the other Triads, all blaming one another for it. Tensions are elevating, and people can easily find themselves on the bad side of a Triad member’s temper as the Triads take to the streets, looking for clues about their missing buddies.

Threats and conflict are probably worst at the edge of the Spirit Wilds and in the Dragonflats, though Triad activity can technically be found anywhere. May you not find yourself in the wrong place at the wrong time.

You can bet the newspapers are all over this, and gossip is running rampant in the streets.

***

This part of the plot will last for the next 5 days, though more information will go up Tuesday or Wednesday. Please feel free to use this post as a plotting/discussion post!

Activity check for February will be upon us soon, and we have had some questions about how it will be handled. We realize that February has had a number of challenges and has not been the best environment for RP. February’s activity check requirements, therefore, will be reduced by half.

To pass activity check you need 8 comments total.

• Initial posts to the comm do count as one comment.
• Threads within those posts may be included.
• Replies to other people’s posts may count as usual.

Important change for March AC: TML and I are going to try something a little new with the aim of stirring interaction between Avatar canon and non-canon characters. For your March AC, at least one of the threads that you submit for AC must be with someone not from your canon. (Yes, AtLA and LoK will be counted as one canon.) Again, this is something we’re trying out, and we’ll solicit your feedback on it after activity check in March!

Greetings, Cyclicality!

First off, we’re excited and honored to be the new mods of this game, and we’re also eager to take on the unique challenge of reincarnating Cyclicality. Just like most of you did, both of us fell in love with Hojo and LA’s premise for an Avatar-themed game, and living up to their vision and filling their shoes is no easy task. However, between the two of us, we’ve got well over 15 years of modding experience, and we’ve started forming a plan to tackle the job.

Second, we want to say thank you to all of you who have stuck through the game through January and February. While the game has slowed considerably, we know that many of you are deeply passionate about this universe and this game, and your dedication means something. Because of your passion for this game, we will be making sure that you have a voice in its direction moving forward. We will be actively soliciting your thoughts and feedback within the next couple of weeks with a survey. (More on this below.)

For right now, we wanted to share our running laundry list of things we want to tackle most immediately. We already have on our radar plans to investigate:

• Regaining game momentum
• Solving Avatar cast versus non-cast issues
• Building a more definitive global plot line
• Introducing player-run plots into the narrative
• Resolving issues involving world travel
• Deciding what to do about the missing Korra NPCs

As we said, this is just our hot list of priorities; there’s definitely more that we want to examine and explore. If you feel like we’ve missed something that you think should be addressed more immediately, do let us know, and we’ll add it our list.

Here’s what you can start looking forward to in the near future:

• By next week at the latest, we’ll be soliciting player feedback with a survey of some sort. We want to do a proper review of Cyclicality so far and figure out what you have liked and what you haven’t about the game. We want to make sure that the future of the game looks like something you’re excited about.
• Next week we also aim to start up a plot to stir up some action. Watch for updates!

We’re excited about doing this game with all of you and making it into something special. Please bear with us as we get our feet wet! We may not have all the answers right away, but rest assured, we’re working at it and will continue to keep you in the loop and in the process moving forward. Meanwhile, if we can do anything for you, please let us know.

Cheers,
K and TML

Greetings, Cyclicality!

We're both happy to announce that the game now has two new mods, so please give a warm welcome to TML/themissinglink and K/twistofmoirae. They have both been with the game for a long while and already have a solid plan to help get the game back on its feet.

So, while the two of us are sad to step down from the game as mods, we're glad that Cyclicality will be in good hands. We also want to thank all of the people who offered support and applied to the position; we were surprised at the outcome! Seriously, it's great to know that even a small game like this one can have such kind, supportive playerbase.

The two of us will officially be stepping down from the mod position, but we'll do what we can to help ease TML and K into their new mod role. With that, this will be the last announcement from Hojo and LA -- all the rest will be from your new mods.

These past four months have been terrific and we couldn't have come this far without you guys.

Hopefully, we'll see you on the flip side!

Sincerely,
Hojo and LA

Hello players of Cyclicality.

For those of you on plurk, you've probably noticed that one of Cyclicality's mods has fallen into hardship. We know that a lot of you really care about the game a great deal -- and we do, too -- but a game can't run with just one application/plot mod, and we're not sure if the situation is going to turn around for the better.

As it stands, there are two options available. We can leave the game open as a sandbox game, or we can open up mod applications. We would prefer the latter and that one or two people take over the reins of the game, but we understand if no one has the time, or if this is too sudden.

We do want to offer you, the players of the game, our apologies. It's been a great four months, and we would have liked to been able to mod the game much longer. You guys are a great playerbase, some of the kindest, most laidback people we've ever encountered. To us, modding was never work, but a joy.

If you are interested in submitting an application, send us an email at cyclicalitymods@gmail.com with the following information:

Name:
Characters:
When did you join:

Previous modding experience:
Why you want to mod:
Ideas for the future:

We'll leave applications open until February 14th. We know that this, too, is short notice, but we're afraid the longer we leave the game unattended as mods, the more difficult it will be for future mods to pick up things. Whether or not people apply for the position, we'll make an announcement on February 14th announcing the status of the game.

Once again, thank you so much for being a part of our playerbase.

Sincerely,
Hojo & LA

Hello, Cyclicality players!

Today is the first day of AC for the month of January. It lasts a week, beginning today, January 26th and lasts until Februray 1st @ 12:01AM EST. You have until that time to respond to this post or your character will be swept from the game. If your character was accepted in the last app cycle, you simply need to use the check-in form. Characters who were apped before then will need to use the regular AC form. Even if you can't make AC, comment here and let us know! We understand things happen.

To make AC, you need a total of 15 comments from the current month spread out across at least two threads, preferably from different posts; one of those threads must come from an open post. By "open post" we mean any post made by anyone that is open to the entire game. Only count your own comments in the total comment count. IC inboxes and private logs are acceptable for use in AC as long as they are coupled with an open thread. You can use more than 2 threads, but please don't give us fifteen threads with one comment each since that goes against the spirit of building CR.

We're also allowing a new method of meeting AC, and that is by posting. You may use one of your own posts plus an additional 10 comments from other threads. As usual, at least one of the thread(s) or the post must be public. If you use a post to meet AC, we ask that you do not count the comments inside your post as part of the additional 10 comments.

Finally, if you are currently on hiatus or if your hiatus lasted at least two weeks in January, you're exempt from AC as long as you follow the hiatus rules. We would, however, appreciate if you used the check in form just to let us know if you're still around.

Thank you for your time!

Check in form:
<b>Player:</b> <b>Character:</b> <b>Journal:</b> <b><i>Check in</i></b>

AC Form:
<b>Player:</b> <b>Character:</b> <b>Journal:</b> <b>Link 1:</b> <a href="">[# of comments]</a> <b>Link 2:</b> <a href="">[# of comments]</a> <b>Link 3:</b> <a href="">[# of comments]</a> (if necessary, etc)

For those who play multiple characters, please limit your post to one AC form per post. That will help keep things neater and easier for us to check.

This is a non-mandatory meme in which players are free to post and offer constructive criticism to one another. It's good to be open with one another and feedback's always a great thing! You're free to bring up both the good things and the not-so-good things, but please keep in mind:

1. All crit should be constructive. This means more than "You're great!" or "You need work!" Tell them why so they will know what to keep doing or what they may need to improve. Provide examples!
2. If you receive crit you disagree with, be civil about it.
3. Consider any crit you receive, even if you disagree; sometimes an intention you have for your character doesn't come through strongly enough.
4. This is not a place to bring your personal issues with a player.

With that said, have at it! Again, this is completely 100% optional, so don't feel obligated to post if you don't want to. You're free to link to your character's personal HMD if you prefer that as well.

As a note, AC will begin tomorrow, so gather your threads!

I'm afraid that this game just isn't really clicking with me, so I'm going to be dropping with Duo. You've all been great, and if you feel like stalking me still, my plurk is coffeeforink.

See you around!

The Great Uniter Has-- Hello all, I'm Chaos and I'll be playing Kuvira. Everyone's favorite misunderstood villain or what have you. I'm terrible at intro posts... It's been a real long while since I've last been in a game, so it's nice to finally get back around and about again! Anyway you can all reach me on plurk at modulatechaos for all sorts of fun plotting stuff and what not~

Hey everyone! I'm Violet, a new player who has been scoping out this game since November sldkf and I'm bringing in the queen of my heart, Zhu Li Moon, from the end of Book 3! Here to provide assistance to those who need it, and maybe keep Varrick on a tighter leash (if that's even remotely possible g u l p). My plurk is at avioletqueen, so if you want to plot anything with Zhu Li (or just watch me ramble about my feelings), that's the place to be. I'm super excited to plot and play with you all!!!

Guess what? There's a new player! The good news is also that new player brings with chief momboss I mean Lin Beifong! I'm Macha and I am really excited to pick up rp again after a bit of a break. I'm more excited to get to play with a muse like Lin because grumpy old awesome lady. I look forward to all of the...well the everything! You can go ahead and find my on plurk at wildstorms for any possible plotting, chatting, random bs. I've got a busy week at work but hopefully I can dive in and we can play together soon~.

Sorry everyone, but I'm dropping Trowa and bowing out. Had a great time while I was here, but it's just not working out. I might be back with a different character in the future, but otherwise, stay awesome!