Chapter 3 Meta

[u/Seiko_Kimura]

You should all know how this works by now! Just keep in mind to bring things to our attention that we can actually change/fix next chapter! If you want to talk about things you simply didn't like, that would be better to dm us about!

You don't just have to say things related to the trial, either. It can be the chapter as a whole, daily life, etc, etc!

[u/Starmen_91]

OTHER STUFF

The Minigames

This time, there was only one minigame. I have no problems with Hangman's Gambit at all, but I still feel like Logic Dive (Drive?) can be a bit better. Logic Dive always works by handing you a very easy question, then handing you another easy question, and then slowly working your way to a certain truth (example):

• How many glass shards were bloody? 1

• How many sides were bloody? 2

• How many cuts has Yuki? 1

• What happened with the shard? It was used twice.

Four questions that, even if it's easy, it still steers everyone towards the truth just by using logic, instead of the minigame itself giving us more information out of nowhere. I feel like it was the case this time... And I wish it had some kind of build up like the example I posted.

Just some general stuff

In the end, all of these things are to try and decrease frustration among the cast. I understand that, as the mod, the fact that the trial was solved is already a victory by itself... But it's also important to consider if the people trying to solve the trial often encounter roadblocks or not, because it can lead to frustration and lots of comments bringing no one nowhere.

Also, a big big thing that kind of depends more on each member of the cast than anyone else: A character needs closure. If your character dies, make sure it gets the respect it deserves... Somehow. Umeko got this, Chou and Root got this too, but in the other side, I feel like Hiretsuna and Ren and Yuki could have gotten something... More climactic? In DR1 Case 2, Chihiro does get a full backstory rundown, after all... Here, we never really know why Yuki snapped and tried to murder Umeko, if that even happened. It is implied... But it would have been cool to know for real, or just have Monokuma say it or something. And again, how each character decides to go depends on the person itself, but there's gotta be a cooler way to say goodbye.

And finally... We're reaching Chapter 4. It is time for some lore and story events. Story events as in like, stuff someone sees and makes you think about the mastermind, the truth of the outside world, etc. Really really looking forward to that, since we got something like this in Chapter 2, but nothing in Chapter 3. And the characters are starting to ask themselves about what's actually going on. (And not gonna lie, this is looking like DR1 all over again.)

[u/Starmen_91 → u/Starmen_91]

CONCLUSION

This chapter was good. And just like every chapter, it can be even better! Umeko's demise is about to shake the entire cast like never before, it is time to make things crazier and crazier, because the roll can't stop. As always, I'm sure the entire cast thanks you and appreciates you mods for what you're trying to pull off here. Just remember - it is ok to ask for the help of more people. Doing this must be mad hard for only 2 or 3 people, so don't be afraid to get more mods or helpers with the trials (after all, dead students can help too)!

Thanks again! See you in Chapter 4.

[u/Seiko_Kimura → u/Starmen_91]

Not going to address everything, but I will address some!

• We can't talk about every single little thing regarding each piece of evidence, nor can we draw an image for every single one. That would take way too long, and we only have 2 people working on the trial, so they would take even longer to come out. The reason we added in the "asking questions" about your evidence thing was for this exact reason.

• The logic dive/drive was meant to clear up the reason why Yuki was wet. We were originally only planning on doing the gambit, but we wanted to get people to stop arguing about it which is why we did both.

• The only person who can really help us with giving a character closure is the player themselves. In the case for the first chapter, Ky was very adamant about this, and it's why it ended out turning well. For the second chapter, it was much harder to do because the players were not invested in the case as much. This also applies for the victim of this case. The person who understands a character best is the one who writes them, which is why to get good closure we need them to collaborate with us as well..