So I'll have to get to this when I get home later today, but!!
I want to thank you all, sincerely, for making this such an unforgettable experience. I had a really, really long span of being unable to engage with DWRP for a while after something happened that I won't go into too much detail on, but Link Up genuinely managed to re-ignite my interest and gave me one of the best possible arcs for a girl I've played for a solid decade plus now. This is genuinely the most fun I've had in a game in a very long time, and I'm glad I got to share it all with you!
So thank you, Link Up, for being such a wonderful game and a wonderful place, and to everyone who worked to make it possible--player, palace runner, and mod alike!
THANK YOU to all of our wonderful players for your enthusiasm, engagement, and excitement over the past three months. link up was a phenomenal experience for me as a mod and a player, and it is largely thanks to all of you! huge shout out to our event runners for the amazing palaces, wild rides and the like!!
AND OF COURSE, a HUGE thank you to dani and sarah for your dedication, creativity, and hard work! this game would not have been possible without you guys, and i'm forever grateful to you two. we did it! through everything 2024 had to throw at us, WE DID IT \o/
from the bottom of my heart thank you everyone for making this one of the most enjoyable experiences I have had ever modding a game and also for being my first time crashing headfirst screaming into short term games ♥
10/10 worth coming out of retirement for
also shout out to coco and dani for the late nights and the yelling and on the fly edits and also oh my god how did we get through the mod health curse together i'm yelling. y'all the best and I can't wait for the next team skittles project
I've taken McGillis from a different canon point this time and played a lot with the impact that might have had on him, so I apologize if he came across as weird but also I HAD SO MUCH FUCKING FUN WITH IT
The group dynamics in the game were amazing and I had such a blast playing off of everyone else's development and taking it as catalyst for even more growth. JUST REALLY GOOD SYNERGY IN THIS GAME.
I had honestly thought I was permanently retiring from games but I'm so glad I joined Linked Up. Though I had arrived late and irl things happened, everyone has been so welcoming and encouraging. I'm all for backtagging things too if anyone wants to.
I am Dani, your Aubrey player and also the mod in charge of all NPCs!
A big thank you to you all for coming and joining us! This was my first rodeo as a head mod, and so long as we were able to create a fun and memorable experience for you, I can be satisfied with my work as such! I've learned a lot working alongside Coco and Sarah and remain extremely grateful to them for deciding to bring me on to help craft this game for you all!
THIS GAME HAS BEEN A LOT OF FUN!!!! THANK YOU MODS, AND THANK YOU ALL FOR GIVING MY OC A CHANCE!
I was super uncertain about throwing an OC into the mix since it's been ages since I last played one, and the previous guy burned out fast. BUT ELI SURE DIDN'T! And I have everyone here to thank for that! This has been a fantastic experience, and I feel encouraged to make and play OCs going forward, although, lbr here, I'm sure I'll bring Eli back again someday. He was a ton of fun for a half-baked idea based on an old computer game I like.
I'm happy he go to play out the full character arc I was hoping for him. It could have gone a few different ways, but it came out as the Best End Possible?! Which was wonderful to see happen, so thank you all again! This has been a great game! <3
what else can i say but dang, thank you to everyone who threaded with me, it was a blast doing everything i did in this game.
it was fun getting to play shalem again! and in a way that i never expected him to go. okay, i had a hankering of having him just letting loose but then things happened to just make him be this way?? his ideal self is in fact a terrible, obsessive murder cultist who is a negative cr machine??? while i did have my doubts at first about this, i did have fun because all of his negative cr was pretty damn fun to play out.
and also thanks to the mods for letting me take jordi out with a bang, and for everyone who went through his palace. i haven't actually DM'ed anything in the short game style before so it was definitely a learning experience, but definitely fun for me, and in fact it's become my fave style of DM'ing (hence why i'm making a short-term game in the first place...).
see you all in the next game! hopefully even in the one i'm making.
It was really nice get being able to be in another game with you Sable!!
I've already said this before. But I'll say it again. Seeing the difference in how Sayaka had grown in comparison to her other iterations was honestly striking and incredibly amazing in a different way than before. Though also I enjoyed that somehow there was a deeper dive into her issues than before because of the fact that memories were something on display, as long as one's darker side/faults/etc. I feel like I definitely learned some more personal details about her character than I did before, which made me more invested in her as a character as well as her development across the weeks. Also, it felt like such a natural progression of events for her too, so please imagine me cheering her on as Sayaka grasped a hold of her individuality with her hands and became a Dark Knight.
I also enjoyed that we were able to get phenomenally close CR! I wasn't sure what would happen at certain points because meetingate so I want to tell you it was a big pleasant surprise. Veering back to the whole entire 'being in another game' thing, though, I was grateful for the chance and happy to see you return to RP. I really did miss playing with you, friendo, and hope to RP things with you in the future, wherever that will be!!
Coco!! I want to let you know that I was incredibly excited and enthused when I first heard about the concept of Persona game...how could I not be? I've been hoping for a Persona game for SO long and I am very glad that it went through a successful run.
Also thank you so much for allowing me the chance to participate in another game of yours! It was an extraordinarily fun time and I know I had as much because I went so hard...like embarrassingly so. I know I'm not going to go as crazy as I did in linkup including the deluge of comms, closes eyes, but man. It's...definitely something I'll be thinking about for a long awhile.
Sarah...thanks for being one of those who accommodated my silly shitposty turn of the moment decisions at certain points in regards to Argenti being Argenti. I know we didn't get a chance to get too much CR but it was nice actually getting what CR we could for once in a really long time (because I still considered it notable!!) Seeing Joshua's different development in-game was also fascinating and I enjoyed it immensely!!
This is especially true because I was making comparisons to the last game Joshua was in and was incredibly sad we didn't manage any CR so let me tell you that this much does...certainly mean a lot...anyway, I'm always here for people coming out of retirement in RP!!
I just wanted to say that I was SO happy to be able to see your McGillis in another game, Luna. I absolutely was barely holding back excitement to see how he'd be in another place entirely.
After OnceUpon and knowing you were taking him from a different canonpoint I really wondered how things would go! The funniest thing I want to mention is that when the God of Conflict became a thing I went to myself in my own head, "McGillis would potentially side with him under certain circumstances, huh?" and lo and behold him mentioning in the final fight that he may have done exactly that. I said it before but I meant it when I felt that you have done an exemplary job staying true to his character. I watched his development and his everything with other characters, from his incredible moments in Palaces (from his powerful lines in Argenti's, Kurumi's, and Fray's) and with other characters (McIzou developments, Celeste, Eli and other lanternfam) that was so exciting/nailbiting/or cute to watch go down. I also really enjoyed the CR we managed to get because I never knew where that was going at any time, lmao and it was just an incredibly fun time!! I especially enjoyed that there was definitely some kind of great underlaying tension following the meeting. Me also quietly laughing that McGillis thought that Argenti may in fact have potentially tracked him down and stabbed him at the revelations...one regret is that I didn't have him like learn everything sooner. But at least it felt really natural it took a long time due to everything happening as it did, lmao
It's probably going to be a bit before we're in a game again and we have no future RP plans but if you ever want to do anything, let me know!!
COCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO thank you for making such a fun as hell game!!! <3 I gotta admit, I've had such an absolute blast here because you've always been such a kind and flexible person, and I've been absolutely enjoying the level of commitment you and the other mods have had to making this game a blast for us all. I genuinely enjoyed my time here and everything, and I'm stoked to have come out of it raring to come back to DWRP, and with development for Sayaka that's been truly the best I've had in a long time!
Also your characters!!! Tenn was fun for the brief time he was here, but man, I loved Yoon. He was such a good, strong lad, and his palace was an absolute delight. I love one boyo who does his best man...you did such a good job with him, and I loved him dearly. That's my son!!!
SARAH I LAMENT THAT I WASN'T ABLE TO GET MORE CR WITH JOSH, BECAUSE HE WAS SO MUCH FUN??? like god damn i was not sure what to expect this boy to go down path-wise but he was an absolute delight, and you were an absolute delight as a person and mod!!! I'm so glad you came out of retirement for us ;v; Hopefully we cross paths again someday...!
CLINGS TO YOU LIKE AN AMOEBA. Lum!!! I had so much fun with these two, oh my god??? Like I was not sure what direction that these two would go, especially after Argenti killed Fuyu, but I explicitly made sure not to spoil myself for Argenti because I wanted to see what kind of person he'd turn out to be at the end of it all. His palace was a blast, getting CR with him was a blast, and he is now officially my blorbo-in-law and I'm waiting with bated breath to be able to reroll for him or Sparkle if I ever try Honkai. What a damn fun character you played; I love this boyo so damn much??? He had a lot of depth for being a guy with rose colored glasses gorilla glued to his head, and finding out that he comes from such a painful situation made my heart ache so much...you did so damn well at playing every angle of this guy, and I love him dearly.
And I love the CR we got too!!! I was not sure what to expect other than that I was expecting a big storm to come for these two once he realized how bad Sayaka could be, but Argenti surprised me time and time again and they got some genuinely cute as fuck CR, and supportive too??? Like these two are just. Perfection and I adore them deeply. They're good siblings, Sayaka will gladly support her rosy brother through anything and everything, and she loves him so much!
Thanks for being here, Lum, and thank you for helping make this game experience one of the best I've had in a while!!!
POINTS!!! LUNA I LOVE MCGILLIS SO MUCH...i'm only sorry that i kept getting overwhelmed with stuff because these two's CR was an absolute delight??? Like they are two very fucked up people in different directions, but the bits we do have with them made me really like them as just. Two very fucked up people who've seized their own chances at life, and while they haven't necessarily improved, they absolutely are thumbs upping each other from the corner of their new lives and experiences to come.
Also just. I love this guy? I have popcorned this guy so damn hard at everything he does, and god DAMN did McGillis both get good development and not fundamentally change himself. And like, good for him? He is still the same person who seizes power and fucks things up and he is a messy bitch of the Cagey Bitch Conglomorate, but like. I love that for him. It's what he deserves.
I look forward to playing off you again one of these days friend!!!
MIKIIIIII SAORI WAS SO DAMN GOOD...I love her so damn much??? She is so damn cute and I absolutely adored her, even as a late arrival she left a beautiful mark on the game and I love that for her. Best mom. <3 A good caring and fighty mom who deserves the world...!
SKYLER ATEM WAS A TRIP...as someone who didn't really watch Yugioh beyond the point where Yugi and Atem got separated by that weird seal card, I was absolutely wilding out at everything I found out about Atem??? Like this guy is genuinely so much fun, and I really enjoyed seeing him around!! He was such a damn good boy who tried to do things his own way, and honestly. Go off, king, you deserve the world.
Thank you for playing with us; I look forward to seeing you in the future if we cross paths again!!!
hi can i just say first off that i love aubrey??? i need to experience omori one of these days but like...god. this poor girl deserves the world; she's dealt with so damn much and seeing this sour baby grow into such a cool big sis to so many people made me super happy for her. and her development in general was just!! so good!!! and that's not to even say how much i love her and sayaka's cr; they honestly warm my damn heart so much even if aubrey rightfully thinks something is fuckin' Wrong with this girl. and she's right to do so!! sayaka is a mess and a half but aubrey was genuinely someone she wanted to do good by, and i just love them...
and your npcwork! holy shit you did such a good job? each and every one of them felt so unique and fun, and i loved them all dearly--braphine was good, mina was a baby i love dearly, i even love the shithead kenir with all my heart, and you did SUCH a damn good job as a mod too!! you killed it, dani, and i hope to see you again in the future for sure!!
I will always cherish the moment in voice chat where Tori essentially yelled "WHAT DO YOU MEAN HE MURDERED PEOPLE" at me.
Thank you so much!! Sayaka and Atem were cute lil buddies. It was always nice when they could chat.
I hope to see you around again! This was my first DWRP experience again in two years and it was awesome. Now that I'm somewhat used to it again I'll be stronger the next time we meet, and I'll defeat you to gain your powers. I mean. We will have CR again.
Man, seeing Atem here was a true blast from the past when I was in my Yugioh days...I was really surprised to see someone bring him out to roleplay in today's current DW days, and was super curious to see how someone would end up playing him. Especially since I was such a big fan of the series back then
Let me say that I enjoyed seeing him around being himself immensely, sincerely bless him and I'm happy he stuck around to have his traumatizing Palace as well as his general moments (atempizza.gif) as well as serious moments (surprising show up at the funeral, etc.) I was also incredibly glad to have the opportunity for these two to get some sort of notable CR because I was hoping for something like that when he first popped up. I hope to see you around again on the RP scene because playing with you was a joy, Skyler!!
Seeing Aubrey around was a joy in terms of watching her grow when it came to her interacting with the cast. From her sullenness to her determined sullenness (now with friends edition:tm:)
But, also something else I want to mention is kudos for you to making memorable NPCs that were fun to interact with. Mina being an adorable and notable mark left on the cast's soul was something that was obvious by the time she had to temp return to the other side of Braphine and it was incredibly funny seeing the tension around that. Braphine herself was great to have around due to her attitude and everything that entailed, too. And for the God of Conflict, man that was good for the obvious drama aspects (though it was funny he got midget-sized in the end, lmao)
Once again it was a joy playing in a game you modded so I thank you for the fun times!!
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