Wrong_Number

This question of to un/republish or not is not as cut and dry as some might think because till now I have been of the opinion that an arc would not be removed if it meets any of this criteria:

1) It's less than six months old

2) It is currently rated 5 stars

3) It has won some kind of award

The data I've been tracking for my Hall of Fame thread and the experience with my own arcs is what's making me think unpublishing might be worth considering even though it has 166 plays.

Currently I have eight arc slots filled with these arcs:

The Golden Age Secret of the Paragon Society - 244 Plays, 5 stars

A Hero in Need...is a Friend Indeed! - 199 Plays, 5 stars

The Ms. Manners Task Force - 15 Plays, 5 stars, Less than 6 Months Old

Old Dog, New Trick - 45 Plays, 4 stars, Less than 6 Months Old

In Poor Taste – 148 Plays 4 stars, 2009 Player's Choice Winner Best Comedy

Death to Disco! – 414 Plays 4 stars, 2009 Official AE Awards Nominee Best Original Story

Trademark Infringement – 514 Plays, 4 stars, Player's Choice Winner Best Original Character Group

Have a Blap, Blap, Blappy Day Kids! – 166 Plays, 4 stars


An additional important fact to consider is that "The Golden Age Secret of the Paragon Society" was published in 11/2009 and "A Hero in Need...is a Friend Indeed!" was published in 2/2010. This shows that it's possible that a republish arc has a shot (though a long one) of actually doing better.

WN

OK, as stated many times, I'm long out of arc slots and therefore ineligible to enter the new challenge without deleting an existing arc. This past Saturday while playing some of the challenges with the MA Super Team it became apparent that some reaching (submitting arcs that barely met the outlined goal of the challenge) was being done in the selection of arcs submitted. After a night of sleeping on it I realized that the first arc I published almost perfectly met the requirements already. Why did I not realize before now? Got me.

The arc in question is: "Have a Blap, Blap, Blappy Day Kids!"- Arc ID: 2019. After a play through of the arc on Sunday it was clear just how far I've come in my authoring skills since I last worked on this arc. After the play through I had several notebook pages of changes I wanted to make, contest or not just to make it a better arc.

I've started modifying the existing arc, but realize that all of this work is likely to go mostly unseen since the arc has been trapped in 4 star hell for over a year. It gets maybe a play every two months or so which means it's pretty guaranteed to stay star at 4 stars for the foreseeable future (ironically it just got a 5 star play on Sunday).

The big question is: Do I continue to work on the existing arc or unpublish loosing 165 ratings? The story itself I would say is 75% the same, but is being expanded, greatly improved and tailored to focus more on the main character of the story (not Blappy btw).

I just hate the idea of loosing that number of plays, but if I'm putting another 20 plus hours into the arc I want it to get played. This is a tough call. Opinions?


WN

Round Three
10-03-2010 15:25:12 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: OK....LAST ROUND .... Queations are worth 50 points each
10-03-2010 15:25:13 [MA Arc Finder]Lethal Guardian: it's like a 70s game show. last question is worth 500 points, so all the other ones didn't really count
10-03-2010 15:25:28 [MA Arc Finder]FredrikSvanberg: Or quidditch
10-03-2010 15:25:46 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: Q1
10-03-2010 15:25:47 [MA Arc Finder]BackFire: *expelly armis*
10-03-2010 15:25:54 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: The karate chopping minions called Kung Fu Fightin are masters of what art?
10-03-2010 15:26:01 [MA Arc Finder]Catalystics: dance moves?
10-03-2010 15:26:01 [MA Arc Finder]BackFire: disco fu
10-03-2010 15:26:01 [MA Arc Finder]FredrikSvanberg: Taebo
10-03-2010 15:26:03 [MA Arc Finder]Lethal Guardian: martial arts
10-03-2010 15:26:04 [MA Arc Finder]MrCaptainMan: disco feighting?
10-03-2010 15:26:12 [MA Arc Finder]BackFire: kung foo fighting
10-03-2010 15:26:27 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: No one has it yet (though close)
10-03-2010 15:26:30 [MA Arc Finder]MrCaptainMan: i have a sinking feeling that my golden quesytion isnt going to be asked.
10-03-2010 15:26:30 [MA Arc Finder]BackFire: jimmy carter!
10-03-2010 15:26:32 [MA Arc Finder]Catalystics: dance fu
10-03-2010 15:26:37 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: Thats it
10-03-2010 15:26:44 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: Cat got it
10-03-2010 15:26:46 [MA Arc Finder]Catalystics: yay for random guesses!
10-03-2010 15:26:57 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: They are all Masters of Dance Fu
10-03-2010 15:26:59 [MA Arc Finder]Lethal Guardian: lol
10-03-2010 15:27:10 [MA Arc Finder]FredrikSvanberg: Bah, Taebo IS dance fu
10-03-2010 15:27:13 [MA Arc Finder]FredrikSvanberg:
10-03-2010 15:27:14 [MA Arc Finder]DarklordDKL: lol
10-03-2010 15:27:15 [MA Arc Finder]BackFire: Your Dance Fu is strong
10-03-2010 15:27:28 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: Q2
10-03-2010 15:27:39 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: What does the God of Rock call the MA portal behind him?
10-03-2010 15:27:44 [MA Arc Finder]Catalystics: mists of rock
10-03-2010 15:27:44 [MA Arc Finder]Lethal Guardian: the mists of rock
10-03-2010 15:27:45 [MA Arc Finder]MrCaptainMan: the mists iokf rock
10-03-2010 15:27:57 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: Cat gets it and is in the lead
10-03-2010 15:28:12 [MA Arc Finder]Catalystics: gotta watch those "the"s LG :-P
10-03-2010 15:28:14 [MA Arc Finder]Lethal Guardian: keep getting them! at least that makes me second
10-03-2010 15:28:18 [MA Arc Finder]Lethal Guardian: yep
10-03-2010 15:28:23 [MA Arc Finder]MrCaptainMan: no fair. i typed out 'the' and he beat me to it!
10-03-2010 15:28:27 [MA Arc Finder]Lethal Guardian: stupid english lessions
10-03-2010 15:28:35 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: Q3
10-03-2010 15:28:47 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: In the altered time line, sporting events start with people standing up and doing what for our national anthem?
10-03-2010 15:28:53 [MA Arc Finder]FredrikSvanberg: boogie down!
10-03-2010 15:28:54 [MA Arc Finder]Lethal Guardian: the hustle
10-03-2010 15:28:54 [MA Arc Finder]BackFire: ymca
10-03-2010 15:28:56 [MA Arc Finder]DarklordDKL: boogien
10-03-2010 15:28:57 [MA Arc Finder]Catalystics: getting down
10-03-2010 15:29:02 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: Cat gets it
10-03-2010 15:29:07 [MA Arc Finder]FredrikSvanberg: damn
10-03-2010 15:29:08 [MA Arc Finder]Lethal Guardian: go cat!
10-03-2010 15:29:10 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: So close Fred
10-03-2010 15:29:18 [MA Arc Finder]BackFire: It SHOULD have been the YMCA, tho ;P
10-03-2010 15:29:29 [MA Arc Finder]Catalystics: i agree with bf :-D
10-03-2010 15:29:30 [MA Arc Finder]BackFire: <<--knows his dico
10-03-2010 15:29:40 [MA Arc Finder]BackFire: but can't spell it, apparently >.<
10-03-2010 15:29:46 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: Anyone can get this one, so be ready
10-03-2010 15:29:50 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: Q4
10-03-2010 15:29:52 [MA Arc Finder]Samuraiko: the more I follow this, the more I wonder how an ad for this arc would look...
10-03-2010 15:30:00 [MA Arc Finder]MrCaptainMan: do it!
10-03-2010 15:30:00 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: What souvenir are you given at the end of the arc?
10-03-2010 15:30:07 [MA Arc Finder]MrCaptainMan: a pot
10-03-2010 15:30:07 [MA Arc Finder]BackFire: disco ball
10-03-2010 15:30:13 [MA Arc Finder]Lethal Guardian: 8 track
10-03-2010 15:30:18 [MA Arc Finder]Lethal Guardian: disco greatest hits
10-03-2010 15:30:20 [MA Arc Finder]Catalystics: shiny pants?
10-03-2010 15:30:21 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: LG
10-03-2010 15:30:22 [MA Arc Finder]MrCaptainMan: octopus hair
10-03-2010 15:30:23 [MA Arc Finder]BackFire: golden 8 track!
10-03-2010 15:30:26 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: Got it
10-03-2010 15:30:45 [MA Arc Finder]BackFire: *sobs uncontrollably*
10-03-2010 15:30:55 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: Q5
10-03-2010 15:31:15 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: There is a bonus question follow up, so be careful how you answer
10-03-2010 15:31:25 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: What was Dr. Disco Fever's occupation before set out on his crazy scheme?
10-03-2010 15:31:29 [MA Arc Finder]MrCaptainMan: Doctro devilshoes!
10-03-2010 15:31:29 [MA Arc Finder]Lord of Storms: This fun to watch
10-03-2010 15:31:30 [MA Arc Finder]DarklordDKL: janitor
10-03-2010 15:31:30 [MA Arc Finder]BackFire: dj
10-03-2010 15:31:30 [MA Arc Finder]Catalystics: janitor
10-03-2010 15:31:35 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: DK
10-03-2010 15:31:51 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: Bonus.....Where was he a janitor at?
10-03-2010 15:31:53 [MA Arc Finder]DarklordDKL: Crey Industries
10-03-2010 15:31:53 [MA Arc Finder]Catalystics: at crey
10-03-2010 15:32:00 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: DK
10-03-2010 15:32:19 [MA Arc Finder]MrCaptainMan: at Crey!
10-03-2010 15:32:30 [MA Arc Finder]BackFire: wow, DK got that with proper capitols and spelling out industries!!
10-03-2010 15:32:38 [MA Arc Finder]DarklordDKL: whoooooo
10-03-2010 15:32:42 [MA Arc Finder]FredrikSvanberg: He forgot the period though.
10-03-2010 15:32:46 [MA Arc Finder]DarklordDKL: lol
10-03-2010 15:32:47 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: This is the last question assuming no tie
10-03-2010 15:32:48 [MA Arc Finder]Catalystics: we both already had it typed I'm guessing
10-03-2010 15:33:02 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: Q6
10-03-2010 15:33:09 [MA Arc Finder]BackFire: big money no whamnmies
10-03-2010 15:33:13 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: How much does Dr. Disco Fever say his silk shirt costs?
10-03-2010 15:33:15 [MA Arc Finder]MrCaptainMan: Disco Diva Kung Fu Fighter Disco Prince, Bus Boy!
10-03-2010 15:33:16 [MA Arc Finder]Catalystics: 150\
10-03-2010 15:33:16 [MA Arc Finder]DarklordDKL: 150
10-03-2010 15:33:20 [MA Arc Finder]BackFire: 100 dollars
10-03-2010 15:33:21 [MA Arc Finder]FredrikSvanberg: Jimmy Carter!
10-03-2010 15:33:22 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: Cat
10-03-2010 15:33:27 [MA Arc Finder]MrCaptainMan: 10million euro
10-03-2010 15:33:34 [MA Arc Finder]Catalystics: wooo
10-03-2010 15:33:38 [MA Arc Finder]Lethal Guardian: all right!
10-03-2010 15:33:41 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: We have a winner
10-03-2010 15:33:50 [MA Arc Finder]DarklordDKL: had his name typed out, had to back up and type 150, lol
10-03-2010 15:33:55 [MA Arc Finder]BackFire: Sorry, I wouldn't pay more than a $100 for that thing
10-03-2010 15:33:56 [MA Arc Finder]Lethal Guardian: same here
10-03-2010 15:34:03 [MA Arc Finder]Lethal Guardian: only i didn't get that far
10-03-2010 15:34:08 [MA Arc Finder]FredrikSvanberg: why did you have things typed out?
10-03-2010 15:34:10 [MA Arc Finder]Catalystics: i had "$150 silk shirt" copied and ready to paste the whole time xD
10-03-2010 15:34:11 [MA Arc Finder]MrCaptainMan: lol GJ all!
10-03-2010 15:34:12 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: Last place is a tie!
10-03-2010 15:34:18 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: Fred and MCM
10-03-2010 15:34:24 [MA Arc Finder]MrCaptainMan: Wll done Fred, it's no shame to tie with one such as you.
10-03-2010 15:34:26 [MA Arc Finder]DarklordDKL: anticipating the questions
10-03-2010 15:34:30 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: 4th is Backfire with 10
10-03-2010 15:34:31 [MA Arc Finder]Lethal Guardian: yep
10-03-2010 15:34:32 [MA Arc Finder]BackFire: *flaunts his 10 pts*
10-03-2010 15:34:34 [MA Arc Finder]FredrikSvanberg: ... but how?
10-03-2010 15:34:41 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: In third
10-03-2010 15:34:51 [MA Arc Finder]DarklordDKL: lol, was one of the last notes i had
10-03-2010 15:34:56 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: Lethal Guardian 130
10-03-2010 15:35:00 [MA Arc Finder]Lethal Guardian: woot!
10-03-2010 15:35:07 [MA Arc Finder]Lethal Guardian: same here
10-03-2010 15:35:09 [MA Arc Finder]Catalystics: +claps+
10-03-2010 15:35:13 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: 2nd DK with 170
10-03-2010 15:35:16 [MA Arc Finder]DarklordDKL: whooooooo
10-03-2010 15:35:18 [MA Arc Finder]Lethal Guardian: high five, DK
10-03-2010 15:35:24 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: and the winner Cat with 255
10-03-2010 15:35:26 [MA Arc Finder]FredrikSvanberg: Congratulations!
10-03-2010 15:35:29 [MA Arc Finder]Catalystics: +claps some more+
10-03-2010 15:35:30 [MA Arc Finder]Lethal Guardian: wow! i mean just wow!
10-03-2010 15:35:33 [MA Arc Finder]DarklordDKL: Grats everybody
10-03-2010 15:35:38 [MA Arc Finder]BackFire: *sends a round of overpriced shots to the winners*
10-03-2010 15:35:43 [MA Arc Finder]Samuraiko: yay!
10-03-2010 15:35:50 [MA Arc Finder]DarklordDKL: Harvey Fingeburg!
10-03-2010 15:35:57 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: LOL
10-03-2010 15:35:58 [MA Arc Finder]MrCaptainMan: OK, guys, GFs arrived, gotta go. Well dione to the biug winners adn thaks WN - another fine event!
10-03-2010 15:36:00 [MA Arc Finder]Lethal Guardian: jimmy carter!
10-03-2010 15:36:04 [MA Arc Finder]FredrikSvanberg: See ya MCM
10-03-2010 15:36:07 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: I knew people would expect that
10-03-2010 15:36:11 [MA Arc Finder]BackFire: later MCM, keep it real
10-03-2010 15:36:14 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: Later MCM
10-03-2010 15:36:17 [MA Arc Finder]Samuraiko: *starts wondering what the most appropo disco song for a vid for "Death to Disco" would be*
10-03-2010 15:36:25 [MA Arc Finder]FredrikSvanberg: Staying Alive.
10-03-2010 15:36:30 [MA Arc Finder]DarklordDKL: I'm your Boogie Man
10-03-2010 15:36:31 [MA Arc Finder]BackFire: disco inferno
10-03-2010 15:36:35 [MA Arc Finder]Catalystics: ^
10-03-2010 15:36:44 [MA Arc Finder]FredrikSvanberg: No seriously, Staying Alive.
10-03-2010 15:36:45 [MA Arc Finder]Samuraiko: oooh I have the Rob Zombie version of "I'm Your Boogie Man"
10-03-2010 15:36:46 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: OK...Cat I will email you your Prize.....DK and LG hold one min to pick your prizes
10-03-2010 15:36:53 [MA Arc Finder]Lethal Guardian: kk
10-03-2010 15:37:01 [MA Arc Finder]Catalystics: yay, thank you!
10-03-2010 15:37:02 [MA Arc Finder]FredrikSvanberg: Because Disco never died.

Round Two
0-03-2010 15:16:14 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: That;s the spirit Fred.......OK 25 pt. round
10-03-2010 15:16:37 [MA Arc Finder]FredrikSvanberg: feck, I have to go afk... oh well, no big loss
10-03-2010 15:16:38 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: Q1
10-03-2010 15:16:42 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: Where are you summoned to by The God of Rock at the beginning of the arc?
10-03-2010 15:16:47 [MA Arc Finder]Lethal Guardian: the hall of rock
10-03-2010 15:16:51 [MA Arc Finder]MrCaptainMan: the temple of love!
10-03-2010 15:16:54 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: LG gets it
10-03-2010 15:16:55 [MA Arc Finder]Catalystics: the mists of rock
10-03-2010 15:17:18 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: Q2
10-03-2010 15:17:26 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: What was the President on his way to do when he was kidnapped?
10-03-2010 15:17:31 [MA Arc Finder]MrCaptainMan: toilet?
10-03-2010 15:17:36 [MA Arc Finder]Catalystics: create a bill
10-03-2010 15:17:36 [MA Arc Finder]Lethal Guardian: investigate 3 mile island
10-03-2010 15:17:42 [MA Arc Finder]MrCaptainMan: make some sort of disco law>
10-03-2010 15:17:42 [MA Arc Finder]DarklordDKL: farm peanuts?
10-03-2010 15:17:45 [MA Arc Finder]BackFire: make Disco the official music of america?
10-03-2010 15:17:47 [MA Arc Finder]Lethal Guardian: (yay for random guessing)
10-03-2010 15:17:53 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: None correct
10-03-2010 15:17:54 [MA Arc Finder]MrCaptainMan: pass a law making disco legal?
10-03-2010 15:18:02 [MA Arc Finder]Catalystics: *a bill to rescore the star spangled banner to a disco tune
10-03-2010 15:18:07 [MA Arc Finder]Lethal Guardian: make the star spangled bnner disco
10-03-2010 15:18:13 [MA Arc Finder]MrCaptainMan: hey, I was sort of correct there.
10-03-2010 15:18:24 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: No one gets it....
10-03-2010 15:18:28 [MA Arc Finder]Lethal Guardian: aww
10-03-2010 15:18:30 [MA Arc Finder]BackFire: peanuts!!
10-03-2010 15:18:30 [MA Arc Finder]MrCaptainMan: oh lol.
10-03-2010 15:18:31 [MA Arc Finder]Catalystics: lunch?
10-03-2010 15:18:39 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: He was on his way to give a speech
10-03-2010 15:18:48 [MA Arc Finder]Lethal Guardian: about three mile island?
10-03-2010 15:18:51 [MA Arc Finder]Catalystics: yeah, a speech about the bill...
10-03-2010 15:18:54 [MA Arc Finder]Lethal Guardian: sorry, i'll stop now.
10-03-2010 15:19:06 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: LOL....not mentioned what it was about
10-03-2010 15:19:15 [MA Arc Finder]Catalystics: +shrug+
10-03-2010 15:19:42 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: Q3
10-03-2010 15:20:03 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: What type of dance does one of the Crey patrol say they are good at?
10-03-2010 15:20:08 [MA Arc Finder]DarklordDKL: ny hustle
10-03-2010 15:20:08 [MA Arc Finder]Lethal Guardian: the hustle
10-03-2010 15:20:15 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: DK
10-03-2010 15:20:17 [MA Arc Finder]MrCaptainMan: the conga?
10-03-2010 15:20:41 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: Q4
10-03-2010 15:20:48 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: Some Disco Nation members guarding a crate taunt you by telling you to go back to where?
10-03-2010 15:20:57 [MA Arc Finder]Lethal Guardian: new jersey
10-03-2010 15:21:01 [MA Arc Finder]Catalystics: back in time?
10-03-2010 15:21:03 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: Correct
10-03-2010 15:21:06 [MA Arc Finder]BackFire: oh yeah, NJ!
10-03-2010 15:21:07 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: LG
10-03-2010 15:21:24 [MA Arc Finder]Lethal Guardian:
10-03-2010 15:21:32 [MA Arc Finder]Catalystics: wow, I'm failing this round
10-03-2010 15:21:42 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: Q5
10-03-2010 15:21:51 [MA Arc Finder]FredrikSvanberg: Even if I happen to know the answer someone else always types faster.
10-03-2010 15:21:51 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: What event are you trying to ensure happens during the second mission of the arc?
10-03-2010 15:21:52 [MA Arc Finder]MrCaptainMan: I'm waiting for the one question that'll shoot me back into the game.
10-03-2010 15:21:58 [MA Arc Finder]DarklordDKL: disco demokltion
10-03-2010 15:21:58 [MA Arc Finder]MrCaptainMan: disco demolition
10-03-2010 15:21:59 [MA Arc Finder]Catalystics: disco demolition
10-03-2010 15:22:00 [MA Arc Finder]Lethal Guardian: the disco demolition
10-03-2010 15:22:00 [MA Arc Finder]BackFire: burning disco
10-03-2010 15:22:01 [MA Arc Finder]MrCaptainMan: gah
10-03-2010 15:22:04 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: DK gets it
10-03-2010 15:22:10 [MA Arc Finder]Lethal Guardian: that the cost me dearly
10-03-2010 15:22:35 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: Last 25pt question
10-03-2010 15:22:41 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: Q6
10-03-2010 15:22:48 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: What is the name of the brainwasher?
10-03-2010 15:22:51 [MA Arc Finder]Catalystics: sauer
10-03-2010 15:22:52 [MA Arc Finder]Lethal Guardian: sauer
10-03-2010 15:22:52 [MA Arc Finder]MrCaptainMan: bob
10-03-2010 15:22:54 [MA Arc Finder]DarklordDKL: sauer
10-03-2010 15:22:57 [MA Arc Finder]BackFire: dr disco fever
10-03-2010 15:22:58 [MA Arc Finder]FredrikSvanberg: Jimmy Carter!
10-03-2010 15:22:58 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: Cat got it
10-03-2010 15:22:58 [MA Arc Finder]Lethal Guardian: do'h
10-03-2010 15:23:10 [MA Arc Finder]BackFire: haha! still beating Fred!
10-03-2010 15:23:22 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: OK round 2 over and standings are......
10-03-2010 15:23:28 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: LG has 80
10-03-2010 15:23:33 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: DK has 70
10-03-2010 15:23:38 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: Cat has 55
10-03-2010 15:23:42 [MA Arc Finder]FredrikSvanberg: I take pride in maintaining a perfect zero.
10-03-2010 15:23:44 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: BF has 10
10-03-2010 15:23:50 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: and well.....
10-03-2010 15:23:53 [MA Arc Finder]BackFire: *boogies in shame*
10-03-2010 15:24:01 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: MCM and Fred are at 0
10-03-2010 15:24:22 [MA Arc Finder]MrCaptainMan: I shall divide yoyur zero by my zero if we have to have a tie-breaker for last place, Fred.
10-03-2010 15:24:26 [MA Arc Finder]Lethal Guardian: uh oh. all the questions so far respresent everything i know about the arc. that's probalby bad...
10-03-2010 15:24:39 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: BTW in the event of a tie a bonus question will be used
10-03-2010 15:24:42 [MA Arc Finder]FredrikSvanberg: Uh oh division by zero error...
10-03-2010 15:24:42 [MA Arc Finder]MrCaptainMan: I'm still waiting for that golden question.
10-03-2010 15:24:56 [MA Arc Finder]BackFire: the one about the guy in his underpants?

For those that missed it:

Round One
0-03-2010 15:00:39 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: OK....who all is here for the Death to Disco! Trivia contest?
10-03-2010 15:00:46 [MA Arc Finder]Lethal Guardian: Me!
10-03-2010 15:00:49 [MA Arc Finder]DarklordDKL: aye
10-03-2010 15:00:56 [MA Arc Finder]Catalystics: I am!
10-03-2010 15:01:41 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: I think Fred and Backfire are too
10-03-2010 15:01:41 [MA Arc Finder]BackFire: I'll join in the fun!
10-03-2010 15:01:44 [MA Arc Finder]MrCaptainMan: and me!
10-03-2010 15:02:37 [MA Arc Finder]FredrikSvanberg: I'm here.
10-03-2010 15:02:52 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: OK here is how it's going to go
10-03-2010 15:03:18 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: There will be 3 rounds of about 6-8 questions each
10-03-2010 15:03:47 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: The first round will be 10pt questions, 2nd 25 pts and 3rd 50 pts
10-03-2010 15:04:01 [MA Arc Finder]MrCaptainMan: oh dear, I'm going to get the wooden spoon, its been ages since i played it lol
10-03-2010 15:04:22 [MA Arc Finder]FredrikSvanberg: I played it last week and I don't remember anything
10-03-2010 15:04:25 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: At the end of each round I will let you all know where you stand
10-03-2010 15:05:08 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: I will ask a question....the first person to respond with the correct answer (as judged by me) will be awarded the points
10-03-2010 15:05:25 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: Any questions?
10-03-2010 15:05:25 [MA Arc Finder]FredrikSvanberg: in a tell or email or in the channel?
10-03-2010 15:05:32 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: In the channel
10-03-2010 15:05:34 [MA Arc Finder]BackFire: i played it last night and only remember Jimmy carter! That's going to be my default answer when I dont' know anyting
10-03-2010 15:05:36 [MA Arc Finder]FredrikSvanberg: ok
10-03-2010 15:05:45 [MA Arc Finder]BackFire: Jimmy Carter!
10-03-2010 15:05:50 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: That way we can all see the order they come in
10-03-2010 15:05:51 [MA Arc Finder]MrCaptainMan: Ive got a default answer too!
10-03-2010 15:06:07 [MA Arc Finder]BackFire: i should totally make a bind for that...
10-03-2010 15:06:11 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: Everyone ready for the 10pt. round?
10-03-2010 15:06:15 [MA Arc Finder]MrCaptainMan: Bus Boy!
10-03-2010 15:06:15 [MA Arc Finder]Lethal Guardian: Yep!
10-03-2010 15:06:19 [MA Arc Finder]DarklordDKL: let's rock
10-03-2010 15:06:19 [MA Arc Finder]BackFire: locked and loaded!
10-03-2010 15:06:25 [MA Arc Finder]FredrikSvanberg: Let's Boogie
10-03-2010 15:06:37 [MA Arc Finder]MrCaptainMan: groovy Baby!
10-03-2010 15:06:38 [MA Arc Finder]FredrikSvanberg: I'm totally on the side of disco, btw.
10-03-2010 15:06:41 [MA Arc Finder]BackFire: fred wins for the most appropriate "ready"
10-03-2010 15:06:43 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: OK...Q1
10-03-2010 15:06:50 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: What is the name of the group that Dr. Disco Fever is the leader of?
10-03-2010 15:06:55 [MA Arc Finder]DarklordDKL: Disco Nation
10-03-2010 15:06:57 [MA Arc Finder]Catalystics: disco nation
10-03-2010 15:06:57 [MA Arc Finder]Lethal Guardian: Disco nation
10-03-2010 15:07:04 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: Darklord gets it
10-03-2010 15:07:08 [MA Arc Finder]FredrikSvanberg: Saturday Night Live!
10-03-2010 15:07:11 [MA Arc Finder]MrCaptainMan: disco nation!
10-03-2010 15:07:21 [MA Arc Finder]BackFire: Jimmy Carter!
10-03-2010 15:07:29 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: Q2
10-03-2010 15:07:34 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: Who is the person you rescue in the first mission of the arc?
10-03-2010 15:07:36 [MA Arc Finder]MrCaptainMan: bus boy!
10-03-2010 15:07:39 [MA Arc Finder]BackFire: Jimmy Carter!
10-03-2010 15:07:39 [MA Arc Finder]Catalystics: jimmy carter
10-03-2010 15:07:39 [MA Arc Finder]Lethal Guardian: jimmy carter
10-03-2010 15:07:40 [MA Arc Finder]MrCaptainMan: kimmy carter
10-03-2010 15:07:41 [MA Arc Finder]FredrikSvanberg: Jimmy Carter!"
10-03-2010 15:07:46 [MA Arc Finder]MrCaptainMan: lmao
10-03-2010 15:07:54 [MA Arc Finder]FredrikSvanberg: WHo'da thunk Backfire would get to use his bind.
10-03-2010 15:07:56 [MA Arc Finder]BackFire: Yeah baby!!
10-03-2010 15:07:56 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: BF gets it
10-03-2010 15:08:03 [MA Arc Finder]MrCaptainMan: lol brilliant
10-03-2010 15:08:42 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: Next question is 10 points each correct answer. There are three answers...shout out 1 or more.
10-03-2010 15:08:53 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: Q3
10-03-2010 15:09:08 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: Name the three types of recording media you are sent to destroy in mission two.
10-03-2010 15:09:11 [MA Arc Finder]MrCaptainMan: Bus boy! Sid Caesar! Disneyland! Jimmy CArter!
10-03-2010 15:09:14 [MA Arc Finder]Lethal Guardian: 8 tracks
10-03-2010 15:09:14 [MA Arc Finder]MrCaptainMan: 8 track
10-03-2010 15:09:16 [MA Arc Finder]Catalystics: tapes, 8 tracks and records
10-03-2010 15:09:17 [MA Arc Finder]DarklordDKL: records
10-03-2010 15:09:19 [MA Arc Finder]BackFire: 8 tracks
10-03-2010 15:09:20 [MA Arc Finder]DarklordDKL: cassetes
10-03-2010 15:09:22 [MA Arc Finder]MrCaptainMan: lol
10-03-2010 15:09:29 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: OK...all answered....
10-03-2010 15:09:36 [MA Arc Finder]BackFire: missed it by thaaat much!
10-03-2010 15:09:44 [MA Arc Finder]Lethal Guardian: dangit, closed by chat window while typing cassets
10-03-2010 15:10:01 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: LG had 8 track, Cat has records and DK had Cassettes
10-03-2010 15:10:25 [MA Arc Finder]Catalystics: tapes are toally the same thing as cassettes >.>
10-03-2010 15:10:30 [MA Arc Finder]Catalystics: but oh well
10-03-2010 15:10:34 [MA Arc Finder]BackFire: not 8 tracks, tho
10-03-2010 15:10:47 [MA Arc Finder]BackFire: cassetts only get 2
10-03-2010 15:10:47 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: Q4
10-03-2010 15:10:58 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: On what holiday did Dr. Disco Fever first discover Disco music?
10-03-2010 15:11:03 [MA Arc Finder]Catalystics: xmas
10-03-2010 15:11:05 [MA Arc Finder]DarklordDKL: xmas
10-03-2010 15:11:06 [MA Arc Finder]MrCaptainMan: jamaica?
10-03-2010 15:11:07 [MA Arc Finder]FredrikSvanberg: 4th of july
10-03-2010 15:11:11 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: Cat got it
10-03-2010 15:11:12 [MA Arc Finder]BackFire: jimmy carter?
10-03-2010 15:11:17 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: lol
10-03-2010 15:11:25 [MA Arc Finder]FredrikSvanberg: jamaica?
10-03-2010 15:11:40 [MA Arc Finder]MrCaptainMan: no, n she went of her own accord!
10-03-2010 15:11:40 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: BONUS
10-03-2010 15:12:08 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: What year was it?
10-03-2010 15:12:09 [MA Arc Finder]Catalystics: 1974
10-03-2010 15:12:09 [MA Arc Finder]DarklordDKL: 1974
10-03-2010 15:12:12 [MA Arc Finder]Lethal Guardian: 1974
10-03-2010 15:12:14 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: wow
10-03-2010 15:12:14 [MA Arc Finder]BackFire: 1976
10-03-2010 15:12:15 [MA Arc Finder]Catalystics: :-P
10-03-2010 15:12:15 [MA Arc Finder]Lethal Guardian: dangit
10-03-2010 15:12:19 [MA Arc Finder]DarklordDKL: gah, damn you cat
10-03-2010 15:12:19 [MA Arc Finder]FredrikSvanberg: Jimmy Carter!
10-03-2010 15:12:25 [MA Arc Finder]MrCaptainMan: '49
10-03-2010 15:12:28 [MA Arc Finder]BackFire: Go Fred!
10-03-2010 15:12:34 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: cat gets it
10-03-2010 15:12:38 [MA Arc Finder]FredrikSvanberg: It'll be my battlecall from now on.
10-03-2010 15:13:05 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: Q5
10-03-2010 15:13:11 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: What Type of Music does the brainwasher in the first mission call “real music”?
10-03-2010 15:13:15 [MA Arc Finder]MrCaptainMan: rock
10-03-2010 15:13:16 [MA Arc Finder]BackFire: Rock
10-03-2010 15:13:19 [MA Arc Finder]Lethal Guardian: lawence welk
10-03-2010 15:13:20 [MA Arc Finder]Catalystics: awrence welk (tiny bubbles)
10-03-2010 15:13:20 [MA Arc Finder]BackFire: Rock N Roll
10-03-2010 15:13:21 [MA Arc Finder]DarklordDKL: polcka
10-03-2010 15:13:25 [MA Arc Finder]MrCaptainMan: no - ohh....its easy l,istening dude
10-03-2010 15:13:27 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: LG gets it
10-03-2010 15:13:32 [MA Arc Finder]Lethal Guardian:
10-03-2010 15:13:32 [MA Arc Finder]MrCaptainMan: gah.
10-03-2010 15:13:42 [MA Arc Finder]BackFire: doh! I KNEW that >.<
10-03-2010 15:14:03 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: Q6 ....last 10pt question
10-03-2010 15:14:08 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: What year are you sent back to in the first mission of the arc?
10-03-2010 15:14:12 [MA Arc Finder]Lethal Guardian: 1977
10-03-2010 15:14:12 [MA Arc Finder]Catalystics: 1977
10-03-2010 15:14:12 [MA Arc Finder]BackFire: 1976
10-03-2010 15:14:13 [MA Arc Finder]DarklordDKL: 79
10-03-2010 15:14:14 [MA Arc Finder]MrCaptainMan: 1289
10-03-2010 15:14:20 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: LG
10-03-2010 15:14:25 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: 1977 is right
10-03-2010 15:14:42 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: End 10 ppoint round....standings are:
10-03-2010 15:14:55 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: Tie for 1st LG and Cat with 30
10-03-2010 15:15:06 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: Next is DK with 20
10-03-2010 15:15:14 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: Then BF with 10
10-03-2010 15:15:24 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: and MCM and Fred 0
10-03-2010 15:15:27 [MA Arc Finder]BackFire: Take that!
10-03-2010 15:15:29 [MA Arc Finder]Lethal Guardian: I'm doing my disco dance emote. But nobody can see it.
10-03-2010 15:15:34 [MA Arc Finder]FredrikSvanberg: Woo! We are number last!
10-03-2010 15:15:36 [MA Arc Finder]MrCaptainMan: tied for last place fred. it's neck and neck!
10-03-2010 15:15:39 [MA Arc Finder]Catalystics: +high fives LG+
10-03-2010 15:15:51 [MA Arc Finder]Lethal Guardian: boogie!
10-03-2010 15:15:56 [MA Arc Finder]FredrikSvanberg: Bah, just one question right on this next round and I'm almost caught up.
10-03-2010 15:16:13 [MA Arc Finder]Lethal Guardian: lol, it'll really be decided by that last round.
10-03-2010 15:16:14 [MA Arc Finder]Wrong Number: That;s the spirit Fred.......OK 25 pt. round
10-03-2010 15:16:37 [MA Arc Finder]FredrikSvanberg: feck, I have to go afk... oh well, no big loss

The Trivia Contest was great fun! Thanks to all who participated! The winners were:

1st - @Catalystics
2nd - @DarklordDKL
3rd - @Lethal Guardian

Also, congrats to the raffle winners:

@Myce - 100 million
@Ziraben – [Synthetic Nucleolus Exposure.50]
@Whisky Jack [Armageddon : Dam (Superior) (Recipe).50]


Till next time...

WN

Name: The Ms. Manners Task Force
Arc ID: 416951
Creator Global Name: @Wrong Number
Synopsis – She's tackled all the important issues for Paragon City. You know, trademark infringement, questionably named villains, hero costumes being overly provocative....all the really hard hitting crimes. Someone is behind a jailbreak that has freed her worst enemies. Can you help her before it's too late?
Difficulty Level: Harder than average, but soloable by an experienced player
Number of EB/AVS – 2 Required EBs, some Optional surprises
Level Range – 50-54
Story Type – Humor, Custom Characters, Challenge
Villain Groups – Archnos, customs and many cameos.
Mission Count: - 4
Estimated Time to Play – 45 minutes or more
Note - This was my challenge arc for the contest that never was....


This arc was originally intended as a team challenge arc, but I have since greatly lowered the difficulty level to make it soloable by most if not all level 50s, though it's still not a push over arc so I have left the "challenging" tag.

The arc features Ms. Manners who was your contact during "Trademark Infringement" arc 2220 and "In Poor Taste" arc 259920. Additionally, characters from both of those arcs appear in this one.

The arc is still "Looking for Feedback" and I'm still working to "up the funny" so your
feedback is appreciated!


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Another month's HoF data has been posted and it can be found HERE.

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Just two days left to get in on the raffle and to cram for the trivia contest!

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Monthly update time. We now have six months of data to compare.

As of October 1st we now have the following breakdown of arcs with 100 or more plays and that are still rated at 5 stars.

Arcs Published Pre-15 - 8 (6 of these were published in April 09)
Arcs Published Post I-15 - 2

Total Number of arcs out of 68,240 arcs - 10

Put another way: .0001465% of the arcs in the system have more than 100 plays while still maintaining a 5 star rating.

After six months it's very, very clear that it's brutal for any arc published Post I-15 to hold on to 5 stars with a decent number of plays. After 15 months post I-15 we have only two arcs currently with over 100 plays and still 5 stars. This number "peaked" at 4 arcs in this category

The arcs published before I-15 don't see a lot change since there is a core group that had over 200 plays each when I started recording this data.

I initially felt that there should be two sets of requirements, one pre I-15 and one post. After studying this data for six months I feel now slightly differently.

In my opinion their should be two standards for HoF. I lean now towards cutting off at the first thirty days of the MA launch (4/8/09-5/8/09) and then everything after that time a different, more updated/realistic standard. My estimations of reasonable numbers would be:

First Month of MA Arcs - 500 plays 5 Star Average
All Other Arcs - 150 or 200 plays 5 Star depending on how rare HoF is intended to be


History

May - 12 (11/1)
June - 14 (11/3)
July - 14 (11/3)
August - 11 (8/3)
September - 11 (7/4)
October - 10 (8/2)


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Well, it's hard to understand if you have not spent a lot of time in the MA editor.

My arc "A Hero in Need...is a Friend Indeed" is a five mission arc that I spent about 50 hours making initially (up around 80 hours of work now with updates and fixes). Of the 50 hours at least 20 of it was spent on the final mission. Playing the mission, it's very hard to see that, but when you realize that you can't exactly place spawns and how important it is for the story for things to happen in the correct order, you can get a small glimpse of what it took.

A simpler example from that arc is that in mission two while you are fighting the boss a an ambush is spawned. The patrol says something like "Captain Zamuel they've taken the box!' and he then says to you "You fiend! Put that back!" as if he is responding to the information. Each of these sorts of things take time to plan out and make sure they work properly.

Hope that helps explain it a little.

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I've gotten a couple of plays/ratings with no feedback so I just want to remind people that they need to leave feedback in addition to rating the arc. This is important because it's the only way I can get your global name to enter you into the raffle.


Leaving Feedback and Rating Procedure

- When the arc is over a Feedback/Rating window appears.

- To leave feedback just type in the section provided. It does not have to be long, just something. You then click the "Submit Comment" button. Do not close the window yet.

- To rate an arc simply click the star rating you want to give it. this will highlight that number of stars.

- Assuming you have done both steps, you click the "Finished" button which will close the window.

- FYI - The Feedback/Rating window is also accessible during the arc by clicking the "Architect Options" button that appears in your Nav bar.

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Death to Disco! - 400th Raffle & Trivia Contest, 500+ million prizes (All Servers)

What – Raffle and Trivia Contest to celebrate Death to Disco!‘s 400th play.

When – Now till Sunday October 3rd at 3:00pm EST

Where- Trivia Contest: MA Arc Finder Channel (public channel, just join)


Raffle

To Enter: Play my arc “Death to Disco!” ARC #84420, rate it and send me feedback anytime between now and next Sunday 10/3 at 3:00pm EST. That’s it! You will automatically be entered to win and NEED NOT BE PRESENT. The three prizes are:

[Armageddon : Dam (Superior) (Recipe).50]

100 Million Influence

[Synthetic Nucleolus Exposure.50]


Trivia Contest

To Enter:

1. Play my arc “Death to Disco!” ARC #84420, rate it and send me feedback anytime between now and next Sunday 10/3 at 3:00pm EST.

2. Be in the MA Arc Finder Channel next Sunday 10/3 at 3:00pm EST. I will be there and will be asking Trivia questions about the arc. Each question will have a point value and the first person to answer the question will score the points. At the end of questions the three highest point values will win prizes as follows:

First Prize – 250 million Influence

Second Prize – Three choices of the following*:

Third Prize – Two choices of the following*

[Performance Shifter: Chance for +Endurance.30]

[Regenerative Tissue: +Regeneration.30]

[Kismet: Accuracy.28]

[Steadfast Protection: Resistance/Defense.30]

[Winter's Gift: Slow Resistance (20).11]

[Steadfast Protection: Knockback Protection.30]

[Karma: Knockback Protection.30]

* Note – Second picks one first, then third, repeat.


About “Death to Disco!” 2009 Official AE Awards Nominee Best Original Story

Arc ID: 84420
Creator Global Name: @Wrong Number
Difficulty Level: Medium
Synopsis: It's 2009; Dr. Disco Fever has somehow altered the timeline so that Disco never died. The Star Spangled Banner is
played to a Disco beat! Sporting events start with people standing up and "getting down" for our national anthem. Restore the
timeline or be stuck Boogie Oggie Oggie-ing forever!
Number of EB/AVS – 0
Level Range – 30-54
Story Type - Humor
Villain Groups - Crey, Custom
Mission Count: 2
Estimated Time to Play: about 30 minutes

It was fun chatting with you all this week. Thanks for setting this up!

WN

Often it's not clear that you have exceeded the number of allowed spawns/events on a map. As a test try removing some of the other stuff and see if they spawn.

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I's like to Nominate:

Suppression by @Gypsy Rose Arc ID: 374481
A Fistful of Suziku by @Lazarus Arc ID: 440157
The Consequences of War by @Dalghryn Arc ID: 227331

Seconding:
Fear And Loathing On Striga by @FredrikSvanberg Arc ID: 350522

Since I've been out of arc slots for months and can't enter, good luck to those that do.


WN

I was noticing today that the MA Arc Finder channel is at just about 400 members strong and got to thinking thst it's been quite a while since I promoted this channel so...


Channel Name - MA Arc Finder

Purpose - To Promote, find and discuss MA arcs as well as general MA discussion. This channel is NOT server specific and is intended for all servers.

Joining - MA Arc Finder is open to everyone and there are no special requirments.

Creator - @Wrong Number


Any questions please contact me.


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I'm guessing that you don't need a Comic Con badge or anything to get into this event, but would like to know for sure. Anyone?


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