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Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven, Part 3 Scenario Poll

  • I like the idea of a time jump of a year or more. I want characters to age and want to see the effects on the rest of the game world. 60
  • I like the idea of a short time jump, possibly a few months. I don't want the world to advance too far without me. 35
  • I'm okay with a time jump of a week or two. I don't need to see the activities of every day but still want to play close to real time. 4
  • I don't agree with a time jump at this point. I want to interact with the world and characters on an ongoing basis. 0
  • 2021-07-16
  • —2021-07-24
  • 99 votes
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Content

As I come closer to the end of top Part 3, I am thinking once again about the idea of a time jump. When I see "time jump", I am referring to a passage of time in which I reveal changes in characters and discuss events that occurred. For example, changes to the environment, to the Junkyard, or even individual character development may occur outside of the game itself. 

Some people really enjoy time jumps, because it moves along the timeline and advances the plot in unpredictable ways. Some players don't like time jumps, because they feel they are not a part of the changes that occur. For some it breaks immersion, and for others it's exciting to see what has happened in the downtime. As I think about starting Part 4 in the next few months, I really need to decide if a time jump will occur or not.

Comments

Kaede Ayamine

Zombies would be less threatening but people can become more unpredictable, considering how most people keep a "no kill" and "save everyone" policy, lack of resources and conflicts within the faction will backfire horribly, leading to actual tough decisions

Lane Mitchell

I would really like to see our characters survive during winter. I think that would be new and challenging in different ways. If say, time skipped to the middle of winter and we dealt with that for a bit, and then it skipped again into spring/summer or even back into the next fall, I think that'd be pretty cool.

jimdattilo

Winter is definitely interesting. The weather would make unique challenges not yet seen.