What are your thoughts on RP Alchemy? What do you think could be improved/changed? Perceived benefits and disadvantages?
I had intended to do a rewrite in the past, never got around to it, though. RP alchemy needs some significant changes, primarily shifting away from it's current state as a feelings magic. I do appreciate its complexity though, and I'd argue that we'd need to establish more theory based elements inspired by ancient alchemy and early chemistry.
What are your thoughts on Nexus Alchemy? What do you think could be improved/changed based on interactions with RP alchemy? Perceived benefits and disadvantages?
Purge it. I've been saying this since the last map, when I was ranked #1 when it came down to alchemy by a very wide margin. Alchemy ought to be treated at the very least like any magic, as it is far more complex than simply casting a fireball. If we're to have an alchemy plugin I want to see full immersion or none of it, otherwise it just makes people seek you out RPly so you give the alchemist fire during war time.
Do you feel that the same should be exactly the same outside of how the potions are made (RP vs Nexus) and utilized (RP vs PvP)? Or do you think there should be differences?
I'm a big stickler on this one, going as far as creating massive storage RP storage environments in the past to maintain potions at the proper temperature. Potions should always be made in RP, and if someone is caught infringing upon this they should receive a magic blacklist that applies to alchemy. If we are to have mechanical potions then I want the system to be exactly the same, further than it is now. Do you think mechanical representation should be required for all potions and poisons? Or just certain high impact ones like alchemist's fire?
No. There's a big difference between putting in 20 emotes to go to a cold environment and create alchemists fire, and then having to carefully store it when compared to standing in a swamp biome for an hour with an inventory of alchemists shears holding right click on the ground. With alchemist's fire though I suggest a separate layer of RP moderation, a further alchemy app to handle advanced potions.
A bit late on sending this in so @meg.
Contact Information (Discord or Skype) ((If you want this hidden, say so and I'll forum PM you if you are selected)
You should have them both; but my Skype's jaxsonw and my Discord's Jax#1706.
Experience with Alchemy as a whole:
A lot, in both areas. These can be detailed in the below sections.
Experience with Nexus Alchemy (Screenshot of XP):
Last map I was ranked #1 on the profession top list, in the 3 million XP range. Don't have a screen shot of this, and I haven't grinded alchemy this map.
Experience with RP Alchemy (Brief overview, MA's, Lore Submissions, etc)
I used to run alchemy, all lore and questions going through me, I was the go to when it came to it during my tenure on the LT. I've also attained TAs in each sect of further alchemy.
What do you think you could bring to the discussion?
I've got a whole lot of experience and quite a few ideas on how to handle it. Generally I'm good at seeing how practical something is, so I'll analytically look at proposals and look at what I'd theorize for the effect of it to be.
Do you acknowledge that consistent de-railing of the discussion will result in your removal?
Yes
