Staff Pay + Updates (August 10 - August 31)

[wanderlast]

Hi mods! Please comment below with your games/services for this period to receive your rewards. This post is going up a little early because I leave for vacation on the 27th; feel free to either hold your comments until the 31st or post with your updated comment/games amounts at the end of this period. Staff pay posts will normally go up on the 15th and last day of the month.

Pay Rates

Staff pay for games is currently:

• 3 random cards per weekly game round
• 6 random cards per biweekly game round
• 2 choice cards per 4 weekly game rounds
• 2 choice cards per 2 biweekly game rounds

Since we opened in the middle of the month, you may claim the equivalent choice card amounts for the game rounds you have run - 1 choice for 2 weekly rounds and 1 choice for 1 biweekly round.

Staff pay for services is currently:

• Synth Shop: 1 random card per comment processed
• Voltage Rewards: 1 random card per 2 comments processed
• Mylists: 1 random card per comment processed
• All Services: 1 choice card per service run each week

Additionally, if you processed any doubles exchange or other card trade-in comments, please include the cards that were exchanged in a textarea field. The cards will be added to Vintage Software with the next update.

Staff pay for deck makers is currently:

• 3 cards per deck made
• 1 choice card per 3 decks made
• 1 random crystal per 5 decks made

Additional Games

To game mods, if you'd like to pick up an additional game, please let me know! You will of course receive additional pay for these rounds. It's definitely not required, and please keep within your bandwidth. If you'd like to stick with your games for now - or see what the general cadence of the TCG is for a little longer before deciding - that's totally fine.

If you are interested, here are some games from the initial application post that we don't have in rotation, plus a few more ideas that don't have names yet.

• Pyramids (Weekly): Remove cards from the bottom of a pyramid of cards to the top by donating cards that add or subtract to 21
• Missing Pieces (Weekly, screened answers): A spot the difference game; players must point out the difference between two images
• Outside the Lines (Weekly, screened answers): Players guess a card that has been modified or altered in some way (grayscale, Photoshop filters, etc)
• Cloud Clash (Biweekly with weekly resets): Fill up element clouds by donating cards or crystals of each element
• Encore Performance (Biweekly): Players pick one of 8 characters to cheer for (select) and receive a random type of reward based on their selection

And some ideas that were floating around the staff chat; these games would not be screened. As a sidenote, these would result in more cards traded in for Vintage Software (because the pile emptied way faster than I was expecting...):

• A Texas Hold 'em-inspired game. Players post a hand of up to 5 cards that they will trade in. At the end of the game round, the flop, turn, and river cards (3 total) are randomly selected, and players receive rewards based on the quality of their hands and how many elements they matched. For example, turning in 1 card of each element + 1 cute, 1 cool, 1 neutral revealed at the end of the round = 1 pair, smaller reward; turning in 5 elegant cards + 3 random elegant cards revealed at the end of the round = full flush, the highest reward possible. We can adjust the potential rewards based on probability.
• A board game-inspired game. Players trade in 1 - 3 cards and move across the game board based on the card number total that they turn in (card01 + card11 = 12 steps, for example); the rewards are then randomized for each space at the end of the round. There are some graphics that have been made for this in the staff chat, so no worries on making your own graphics for this (and thank you, Adelicya, for the graphics and the idea!)

And if you have any other ideas - feel free to share and let me know if you'd like to run them!

Comments

[algolian]

I've done 3 weekly games this period! I'd also be interested in running outside the lines for tuesdays!

[wanderlast]

Here are your rewards for your game rounds - and feel free to claim your choice card as well!



magicalmirai202302, kyuu-kurarin16, magicalmirai202414, boukennosho18, shama09, lukanightfever-divaf2nd11, tsugihagistaccato-divax07, bug19, rollinggirl-divaf2nd06
Re: Outside the Lines - that would be great! I'll add it to the game posting schedule. Like with Guess the Producer, I'll cede to you for rewards and for the amount of clues/answers you want to include each round (1/2, etc, whatever works for you).

[aratakis]

i've posted two biweekly games! i'll come back and pick my choice cards after i do site games taking gomennegomenne14, gomennegomenne18!

also, i'm interested in encore performance! give me something to post on crosswords' off weeks

[wanderlast]

Here are your random cards!!



kagaminerin16, akunomusume-mirai03, venom11, anatasama10, megurineluka15, akunomusume-mirai18, renaisaiban14, roshinyuukai14, brain09, venom07, astrofes04, kagaminelen11
And that sounds great, Encore Performance is all yours! I'll add it to the game posting schedule. Like with Crosswords, if you have a reward structure in mind, I'm happy to cede that to you or we can go back and forth on it. It also doesn't specifically have to be 8 choices either if it's easier to randomize with fewer. I leave that up to you!

[aratakis]

since we have the randomizers by element and such, i was thinking maybe:
- 15 random cards
- 10 new release cards
- 10 neutral cards
- 10 cool cards
- 10 elegant cards
- 10 cute cards
- 10 chaos cards
- 5 random crystals

numbers can be adjusted for balance if needed of course! but that gives 8 categories that are pretty easy to snag from the randomizer

[wanderlast]

Love the idea, that works for me!! You can grab new release cards from the general randomizer at the bottom of the page (though I'll try and add it to the specific/custom randomizer before the round ends). Also since this isn't a screened game and it's random, you're welcome to play it and receive rewards as well, I'll trust you on the results :saluting_face:

[scblakdrgon]

I'll probably lump everything after this to next pay period

8/13-8/27
Voltage Rewards: 36 Comments Processed

Synth Shop: 27 Comments Processed

Double Exchange Cards:
chocomint15, darlingdance11, dna18, senbonzakura-divaft10, hero14, primarycolors17, kiminoyoruwokure09, ainouta-divax17, campanella01, kinmokuseifuwari05, science17, senbonzakura-divaft14, senbonzakura-divaft14, shama11, cyberrockjam13, idolsounds14, magicalmirai10th17, umiyurikaiteitan-divax08, science17, boukennosho10, campanella15, hero17, magicalmirai10th17, science20, kimigairu11,

Choice Cards: ghostrule-divaft11, ghostrule-divaft18, hatsunemiku01

[wanderlast]

No problem, just feel free to include anything new next time!

The breakdown is - 18 cards for Voltage Rewards, 27 cards for Synth Shop for a total of 45 random cards + the 6 choice cards for running 2 services during these 3 weeks. You’re free to take the additional choice cards!



hero15, lagtrain02, rollinggirl-divaf2nd14, androidgirl19, justbefriends13, ia04, quietroom02, roshinyuukai13, darlingdance08, littlemissingstars02, umiyurikaiteitan-divax17, salamander16, worldismine-divaf2nd06, losttimememory19, hatsunemikuv4x12, boukennosho15, summersession10, venomania07, merli08, hitorinboenvy-divax02, hitorinboenvy-divax08, ainouta-divax14, kiminoyoruwokure13, hatsunemikuv4x03, ghostrule10, ia11, salamander10, chocomint20, perfectionist19, kimigairu19, darlingdance17, kagaminelen04, hatsunemikuv4x02, losttimememory15, summersession10, astrofes02, losttimememory09, chocomint06, magicalmirai10th13, kinmokuseifuwari13, dna15, science17, story17, quietroom06, venomania13

[rainyskies13]

Comments processed:
Synth Shop: 38 (Up til 08-27)
Mylists: 37 (Up til Mint's first mylist application)

Doubles Processed:
boukennosho08, gigaremix06, rollinggirl-divaf2nd13, heartbeat07, melt-divaf2nd14, melt-divaf2nd19, perfectionist18, roshinyuukai07, umiyurikaiteitan-divax08, campanella01, glossymixture18, lower16, lukanightfever-divaf2nd06, magicalmirai10th03, renaisaiban17, campanella02, chimera06, inthespotlight16, inthespotlight18, kamippoina09, magicalmirai202406, magicalmirai202414, rinandlen14th15, shama20, venom09, venomania04, venomania06, ainouta-divax12, campanella10, hatsunemiku04, kaitov308, akunomeshitsukai-mirai13, idolsounds17, luckyorb01, luckyorb01, regulus02, science15, science15, worldismine-divaf2nd07, boukennosho12, lower03, bousoukumikyoku17, futureeve18, ainouta-divax19, akunomusume-mirai18, kaitov308, losttimememory09, ainouta-divax02, kitsunenoyomeiri201709, hatsunemiku12, inthespotlight05, magicalmirai10th08, mesmerizer01, otomekaibou13, renaisaiban11, rollinggirl-divaf2nd16, tsugihagistaccato-divax01, umiyurikaiteitan-divax07, yubikiri-divaft03, ainouta-divax14, chimera08, boukennosho05, kinmokuseifuwari20, perfectionist08, umiyurikaiteitan-divax14, campanella01

[wanderlast]

Here are your cards for this month! Don’t forget about your choice cards (6 for running 2 services for 3 weeks). You can just note them down here and claim them, no need to wait for a reply.



roshinyuukai03, anatasama08, heartbeat19, symphonyofevil06, rinandlen14th07, sunanowakusei13, kinmokuseifuwari12, bug14, glossymixture05, regulus04, dna11, mesmerizer01, ainouta-divax09, zundamon02, rottengirl06, dna12, roshinyuukai13, merli04, anatasama19, monitoring03, brain11, lustrous15, anatasama20, lustrous19, shindeshimautowa04, losttimememory14, anatasama15, losttimememory19, worldismine-divaf2nd03, tsugihagistaccato-divax16, luckyorb18, gigaremix16, astrofes11, hero01, kitsunenoyomeiri201701, glossymixture01, mesmerizer12, melt-divaf2nd11, monitoring05, vampire16, dreaminchuchu10, ghostrule-divaft09, otomekaibou18, bousoukumikyoku16, kamippoina18, chimera12, dreaminchuchu10, hanairogoromo20, ainouta-divax06, hatsunemikuv309, meikov307, futureeve02, melancholic-divaft07, melt-divaf2nd12, kagaminerin03, ghostrule11, cherrycherry10, androidgirl12, shama06, tokyoteddybear-divaf19, justbefriends17, mesmerizer13, astrofes15, venom19, lukanightfever-divaf2nd06, merli07, chimera16, rottengirl04, darlingdance07, anatasama10, kaitov320, mikusymphony202216, littlemissingstars18, heartbeat18, idolsounds12

[rainyskies13]

Thank you!
For the choice cards I'm taking: summersession02, summersession03, summersession04, summersession08, summersession10, summersession18

[wanderlast]

uhh calculating decks is difficult.

from prejoin on to 8/31 -> firstsounds, merli, musundehiraite, quietroom, rottongirl, story, summersession, astrofes, brain, campanella, dna, enbizaka, heartbeat, ia, justbefriends, kinmokuseifuwari, kousenka, losttimememory, luckyorb, lukanightfever-divaf2nd, mesmerizer, perfectionist, regulus, renaisaiban, science, senbonzakura-divaft, acute-divaft, sadisticmusic-divaft, rabbithole, ojisankoubun, telepathy, sokokiaruhikari, intergalacticbound, saikinosen, tsuminonamae, wochirare, talkingtotherain, magnet-divaf2nd, watashiwawatashitachiwa, partyxparty, timemachine-divamegamix, doomscroller, byoumeiwaaidatta, deviljanaimon, snowmiku2020, soleil, tolight, awakenow, honeyimhome, sacabambaspis, sweetfloatapaato, paiiisensation, near, stealyou, mermaidbandversion, droppopcandy, gaikotsugakudan-divaft, spark, nyanyanyanyanya-divaft, freelytomorrow-divaft, subarashikinyansei, blood, sakurapark, bpm, seventh-heaven, imasugurinne, beyondtheway, blueplanet, aikotobaiv, kilmer, iinetteyeah, tenshidato, pokapokanohoshi, hedgehog, inaiinaibaa, reflection, pulse, thiiiirdeye, rosarypale-divaf2nd... 79? oof