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[TightFit74]

I think that AChat will always want control over what is worn in the game. First to prevent abuse, second to make sure there is a degree of quality which is appealing to new members, instead of putting them off.

Also, if they give prem members to ability to wear their own clothes, it would stop cashflow for outfits and great outfits would not spread amongst the members.. Some avatars would be completely unique while the rest is still stuck to wear AChat fashion, instead of Keiko couture or JohnnyCash originals..

But the real decision will indeed be taken in a real room, somewhere outside of our grasp.. we can however influence them a little by giving them different perspectives on the matter

[TightFit74]

I think that if we look at average posts per day, we do have a new champion.. Hentai, how on earth did you get over 1400 posts in such a short time??? lol

[TightFit74]

Just trying to beat everyone before my fingers are slapped..

some girls can wear a pair of jeans perfectly… so that would get my vote.. some perfectly fitting, well-cut jeans… Daisy Dukes? hmmm, not so sure about those…

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Welcome Thunderstruk and thanks for posting your idea.

A couple of the phases are similar to the pattern I followed when I started here. Phase 1 and 2 I have done. Yet I feel these phases all are focussed on the same thing: working towards a steady relationship, even meeting in rl. For me that is not why the game was created.

I play here with the intention to have fun, meet interesting, awesome, sexy people and enjoy spending time with them. Though the tought of meeting some in real life has been in my mind, the practical possibilities have killed any intentions and I discarded the idea. I don't think this game is suited for real life encounters, I would go to a different site if I wanted that. Though I know that some people actually have met through this game.

I have never claimed or was claimed for exclusive access only. I enjoy the variety of personalities and play and I would never deny any of the ones that are close to me, to have fun when I am not there and vice versa. Which doesn't mean that I give priority to the ones I enjoy spending time with most…

[TightFit74]

I haven't voted for the option I want isn't there.. For me this is a work in progress. 1st thing that hould change is the colour that is displayed when you have set busy state. It is the same is being in a room and it gives the wrong signal. It should definitly show a different color.

Secondly I think the options for setting busy state are too limited although it does meet the request we made for this button. I'd like to also see the possibility to be able to still chat wth friends/lovers/etc. but blocked for others..

That free users are now blocked by a number of paying members, should increase memberships and I see no problem with it. Just another perk that seperates paying members from free members, an incentive for free users to become a member. Though some might lose interets because they are not able to approach the ones they want to talk to.

I do want to say that is is an ovbious example that our requests are read and implemeted if technically possible. Thank a-team, nice job so far!

[TightFit74]

Hentai,

the queen I introduce into the story, is the Queen from a country neighbouring the city. Libidinis as always been a city-state in my views. Built on the shores, allowing acces to sea and thus hardbor, creating a stronghold and fnancial basis for the city to thrive on it's own.

Neigbouring countries have been adter Libinis for it's strategical position, but haven't succeeded yet. The way the nobles work together, appointed a prefect, was in order to kep the city safe and sel-sufficient.

The Queen I am introducing, has always had her eyes on the city as her own lands have no access to the sea. The growing turmoil is known to her and she might see an opportunity to seize the city after the pinacle of fesatival, when the city is damaged and wounded, an easy prey for her..

I think it is described in the earliest posts of this thread. The city has an intricate design, as all streets seem to end on the central square where the majority of the festivities are being held. Other than that, the city has no real lay out yet. I think in some posts there are hints on what the city looks like, but it is still mostly a blank canvas..

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@Sunny, we'd better get a room or move this to the erotic fantasy section, before we are scolded for hi-jacking the thread..

To return to topic, the reason why the protest was started, better male clothing.. Hmm, I still want my tux and there is still a kilt to be made…
I would not mind seeing that with the coming update, a selection of bo-ties, and a valentine's waistcoat would be very acceptable…

Or maybe they can create a valentine's tartan….

[TightFit74]

I agree with Keiko, the specifics of any financial issues, should be done in a more private surroundings, though I don't think it is a bad thing to talk about it.

I don't think the market will be opened without restrictions at first. Or will open with a limited amount of designers. I think that is one of the major points for the team to discuss and decide on, besides the financial side of the whole idea. I am certain that the market will be opened, otherwise the whole exercise has been futile.

For me the question is how and who. Will AChat select the designers they allow to make usuable creations? Or will they just open the market for everyone and let the users decide which one will survive. Don't get me wrong, if this is implemented, expect economic rules to apply to it all. It's not 'liefde werk, oud papier', a dutch expresson for doing charity work. Will they create shops next to their own, or incoprporate the sold design in their own shop, marking them with the signature of the designer?

I am very curious how this will develope further..

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If transactions would only be in a$, I do hope there will be a stream of new designers because noone will be motivated to do it for long. To clarify and for the sake of the example, I will keep it simple..

I am a designer, owning a subshop. I have about 50 items, selling at 100 a$ per ite. I keep 60% of my revenue. I seel 100 items per month. 100*100*0.6 = 6000 a$ per month.. per year that would be 72.000 a$.. I don't think that much money can ever be spent. What's the use of a wad of cash if everything here is to buy, I already have?

imo the only way this can work, is if the reward is expressed in real money.. And correct me if I am wrong, AChat isn't really a club of amatures working out of love for the program in their spare time. It's an organisation aimed at making money. So what is wrong if they would reward their affiliates/shopkeepers for the work they do?

If they take on a new designer and pay him a asalary (paid for by a$!), noone would complain but be happy that more diversity is offered. But members adding their design should do this for free? That's a crooked way of looking at it..

or just attract some good designer not so interessed in the chat itself…..no way, better give us only A$…..

*edited to add: in my haste to asnwer, i missed this one… my apologees Hentai…

[TightFit74]

Tavern The Anvil

Suddenly I sit up straight in the bed, screaming out loud as the images start fading. My body wet with cold sweat, the sheets thrown to the floor, the silence of the night only broken by my heavy breathing. I shrug my shoulders, trying to get my trembling body under control, shaking off the blurred images that have not yet faded completely. As the shroud of sleep slowly slips from my mind, clear thoughts begin to form, realising where I am the first valuable one. My eyes, slowly geting used to the darkness in the room, slide to the shuttered windows, the silence leaving a deafening echo. Silence… Since I entered the city, a few days ago now, the night has never been silent. People walking the streets at all hours, coming from or going to one of the countless parties and festivities in the city.

But no sounds disturb the night now… An eerie feeling creeps up my spine, mixing in with the terrifying images that are still remaining present in the back of my mind. Flashes of torn flesh, blood spraying around, a feeding frenzy of creatures I have never seen, only heard of. Shape shifters, lycans… I rub my eyes, sleep has faded from my body completely. My mind is going in circles to understand what provoked this dream. I never dream, or at least never remember what I have dreamt. The Brotherhood taught from day one, that dreams are dangerous, trickery of mind and should be discarded. Yet, these images were so vivid, so real, following a certain story. As if they were directed to maximize the effect.

The Queen’s Castle

Her body jolting violently as she gasps for air as she releases the hold on the mirror. The mirror ripples with wild waves of pulsating green a last time, then suddenly it calms, leaving the black surface stirless, the image of the Queen reflected in every single detail.

She opens her eyes, lashes flutering as she regains her composure. The intense concentration, needed to yield the power of the mirror, has drawn all color from her pale skin. The blue veins laying underneath, form an intricate web, enhancing the cold look she perfected after years of effort. Her entangled fingers start to relax and unfold as she looks at herself in the mirror with a content smile curling the edges of her broad, thin lips. Her amber eyes burn fieverishly as she releases the last thread of power that she weaved between her and the ranger’s mind.

With a jerk of her shoulders she breaks the staring gaze of her own eyes, steps forward and closes the black velvet drapes with two decisive moves, covering the mirror. The candles are extinguished with an aimed jet of air as she pouts her lips and exhales. She opens the secret door and leaves the chamber. Carefully locking the panels behind her, she strides through the great hall and leaves on the other side, making her way gracefully to the waiting coach.

Tavern The Anvil.

I slide off the bed, having to keep myself from falling as a sharp pain shoots through my ankle. The drop off the roof of the house last night, has left it’s mark. I clench my teeth and carefully place my weight on it, knowing nothing is torn or broken, just stretched when catching my own weight. Slowly I walk to the pitcher of water and drink, quenching the thirst and washing away a sweet, metallic taste that fouls my mouth. The taste of blood…

Suddenly a high pitched, ghastly scream echoes through the narrow street that ends at the kitchen of the tavern. The hairs in my neck stand up straight as the sound suddenly dies away, as if it was cut off in a violent manner. Without a sound I shuffle towards the window and carefull open it to a small crack. The night is dark, the moon hidden behind a veiling of clouds, and all sounds are sucked away in an all-embracing silence. After what seems to take an eternity, suddenly doors are opened and lights cast over the cobbled stones of the alley, voices start filling the night and the echoes of footsteps, heavy boots bouncing off the walls of the houses.

The tone of the voices excited, angry, chaos resonating through in each outcry,  but more than anything, the stench of fear fills the air and smothers the city. A passionate scream of pain and sorrow rips through that shroud, followed by excited outcries of anger and fear.

“Lycans!”

“Lock your doors! Call the guards!”

“Bloodhunters are here!”

“Hide!”

At that first outcry, chaos hits the people that have collected in the alley. Screams of fear and horror cascade down the narrow street, people start running aimlessly,  blades glistening when drawn, catching the light of latterns. Ghostly shadows are cast on the facades as a group of men form a defensive circle, lanters held outwards to light the shadowed corners. One man seems to take control as he barks out orders, authority resonating through with each harsh word. Runners are sent for the city guards as the group slowly starts to move through the street, methodically searching through all possible hiding places.

A soft knock directs my attention to the door of my room and almost immediatly a second knock sounds, more urgent, louder, almost demanding. I slide my hand under my pillow and unsheath a small dagger before slowly moving towards the door. A third knock sounds, then the soft voice of a woman seeps through the small crack that parts the door from the post.

“Please, let me in.. Please… I am so scared”

I open the door slowly, leaving my foot to block it as I pierce through the small crack, letting the dagger drop into the floor. The wet, red eyes of Sinah are wide open, fear has taken all color from her normally tinted face, her body trembling, only wrapped in a short, cotton, white singlet. She pushes against the door and as I move my foot, she falls into my arms. Quickly I slide my arms around her and walk her to the bed as she clings to me, writhing her body against mine, her arms tightly clenched around my neck.

Attempts to pry her arms away from my neck failing, her body clinging to me as she burries her face against my chest, her lips moving, kissing, touching, seeking consolation and divertion. My ankle starts to burn as she leans her weight more and more into me, her leg sliding up mine, moving over my hip as she pulls herself further into me. Forced to sit down, I let myself fall to the bed, allowing Sinah to climb into my lap. Her face moves up as her lips trace my neck, find my mouth and are pushed hard against me. Her tongue is pushed inside my mouth as she starts to grind her hips into me, rubbing her bare sex over my pelvis.

Overtaken by her fear-driven eagerness, the will to resist disappeared after the chase and the terrifying dream, I let myself fall back to the bed, allowing her to open my pants and uncover my member. With her eyes fixed on mine, she takes my member in her hand and squeezes it, before she rolls it around in her hand, carefully, skilled, nurturing it to an erection. As she starts to stroke my growing shaft, her hips start to buck against her hand when she lips it between her legs, her fingers hidden underneath the linnen singlet, her thighs straddling my legs. Before I reach a full erection, she moves herself up my body, hovering over me as she guides my member to her entrance. As the tip touches her sex, it is coated with her warm, flowing juices and without hesitating she slowers her body onto me.

She takes me in easily, her inner walls coated with her slick juices, allowing her to push her body all the way down on me, her lips stretched around the base of my cock. Quickly she starts to move her body up and down while my member is still growing inside of her. Her eyes now closed, her face distorted with the forced concentration, her hands on her thighs balancing her upper body as she throws herself down on me.

I endure her need for our bodies to connect, the physical pleasure having its effect on me, but I am looking at us from a distance, having detached my mind from my body as soon as I sensed her sexual urge, fuelled by her fear. The images in my mind are clinging to the back of my conscious thoughts, almost too faded to see them clearly. They feel intrusive, imposed.. as if someone forced them into my dreams, forcing me to see them. With what purpose?

I watch her pushing her body down, her mouth twisted as she collects her sexual energy, her breathing fast and shallow, moans forced through her throat. Within minutes her body freezes, every muscle in her body tightening as she screams a silent scream, reaching the pinacle of her climax. Her hands squeezing, her chest heaving, sweat glistening on her face as her body start to slow down, then comes to a halt on top of me. Exhausted she falls down on my chest, her hot breath sliding over my chest, slipping into a deep sleep while we are still connected…

[TightFit74]

@Hentai, Your opinion is very valued.. I'll try and elaborate on point 2..

A$ represent money. They can only be bought through the AChat organisation. The designer are payed an A$ for their design and change them with the organisation for real moeny, where the organisation tjkaes a cut. For axample, if  a dress is sold for a$  200, the designer trades the a$ fror real money and gets let's say 70% of the represented value, in dollars.

Your question about point 3: I am only taking in account the designing of clothes on current templates. I consider it a very good option that there will be people with the skills to create new uv-maps in which to create design that are not that clinging to the exterior of the Avatars. And it is definitly possible, take the angel- and devel's wings.

Another option is the a-team designs the uv-maps, on requestby the designers and a fee is payed to use them. Either the templates are bought or rented. I do too wish for more 3d effects on clothing, I added knifes to the belt of the ranger outit I created but it looks rather silly that they follow the curve of the body. So your point is very valid..

I hope to have clarified my idea a litt more. Thanks for giving feedback on the subject..

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After so many designs have been posted, I think it is time to bring back the subject on how to incorporate independant designers into the game. It is obvious there is plenty of talent to fulfill the great need for more personalisation of avatars. Since this has been introduced, I really don't see an option to escape the implementation of independent designers. This is how I see it happening (best case scenario):

1. AChat allows new subshops/alternate shops for designers. A fee may be charged for renting a shop, a fee may be charged for using/buying (new) templates or whatever deal is negociated.
2. AChat collects a percentage from the income of the designers, the designers are getting fair pay for their work.
3. AChat releases the market for outfits and clothing to independent designers and focusses solely on game play, poses and rooms/backgrounds, etc. I can see the design of items to personlize a room to have potential to be in the hands of others as well,  besides AChat itself.
4. All designs are checked by AChat before they are allowed to be solfd That way, there is a guarantee what is sold, is not offending or breaking any rules.
5. A change in requirements to wear new garments, doesn't seem necessary in my eyes. The way it works now, seems fair. Being able to distinguish yourself from others through outfits, is a premium's prerogative.

If this is implemented, offering the posibility to others to enter the market for clothing is in whatever form a good idea), I see benefits for all parties concerned.
For the people online, there is a wider choice of clothing and outfits to choose from, making it easier to make yourself unique. The wish of all if I interpret the posts about outfits right. Being able to be unique in a game, is a drawing feature and I expect AChat to benefit from that attraction. Combines with the requirement to be a premium member, the organisaiotn should be very beneficial from this set up. Besides, extra income through new members, they will also generate more income through the sales of the designers.. More options means higher sales, more members means higher sales as well.
All in all, I expect the game to get a bigger draw from people playing it the first tie, tryingit out. Being able to create an avatar that is like yourself or the most outrageuos fantasy figure and everything in between, has made other games bigger as ever thought possible.

Philosphing about the future of the game, I do see different area's of AChat rise, country-oriented, interest-oriented, with the connected forums and shops with it. Members creating everything for the game that the mind can imagine, to fulfill the needs of a growing customer base.
In order to grow, an outside perspective could alter the course of a company dramatically, and I think the a-team chose wisely to experiment with releasing some optios to members, to try out and see. I also believe that being able to design, market and seel your designs in this game, will attract more and talented other designers, which will bring an even bigger audience.

I could go on and on about the positive sides I see in giving the clothing market free to members, but I'd like to hear other opinions as well. So I will swallow my tongue and rest my aching fingers, waiting for you guys to grill me, support me or just spill your own ideas

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Very nice Jeanone.. love the flower pattern…

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The statement of 5500 – 6000 words is about right. I am expecting 8-10 stories to be entered in the contest. That means about 60.000 words, translated to about 40-50 pages of text (A4 or US size). I think that is a rather big read. It would not be beneficial for the last story to be posted, if all attention is exhausted by the time readers get to the bottom of the thread. I do hope all stories will be read and considered in a decision before anyone votes.

Pafe, your enthousiasm suits you very well. Sometimes, when the story is already there and only needs to be written down, the words come by themselves. I think that cutting the story short to fit in the contest, would be injustice to the story you want to tell. Maybe you can see it as an exercise, before submitting another story to the contest. And you are very welcome to share it with us in a seperate thread in this section of the forum. The story contest offically bgon, so plenty of time I think.

We have discussed the lentgh of the stories and agreed on the length. Though a challenge for us writers, it does prmise a collection of compact stories that have it all…

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Janine, with those words I have just found the direction for Umbra… thank you…

For everyone, the last posts I have made in the story, or to read with a large grain of salt. I ntroduced a Queen in the story, who will disappear as quickly as she comes. That part I will give its own unique path to follow, a spin off of the previous story. I will get to writing soon…

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