ATP - FRESH FOR 2026

[goldmods]

INVITES CAN BE SUBMITTED AT ANY TIME.
TDM DROPS ON JAN 15TH.
RESERVES OPEN ON JAN 18TH.
APP ROUND BEGINS JAN 22ND.


ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ!
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APP THIS PLEASE!

CANON: What canon would you like to see?
CHARACTER(S): Which characters are you seeking?
ANYTHING ELSE?: Any additional notes, funny images, sweet promises, etc.



ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴsᴜʀᴇ ʙᴜᴛ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴛᴇᴅ
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ENABLE ME!

NAME: Your name/handle.
CONTACT: Best way to contact you.

CANON: Character series.
CHARACTER: What character are you considering?

INVITE: Do you need an invite?
INFO/KINKS/PERMISSION(S) LINKS: Please share any links to permissions, information, kinks, etc.
ANYTHING ELSE?: Any additional notes or funny images!



ʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴀss ʙʟᴀsᴛᴇᴅ
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I'VE BEEN ENABLED!

NAME: Your name/handle.
CONTACT: Best way to contact you.

CANON: Character series.
CHARACTER: What character are you planning to bring?

INVITE: Do you need an invite?
INFO/KINKS/PERMISSION(S) LINKS: Please share any links to permissions, information, kinks, etc.
SEEKING/PLANS: Looking to kick off some CR? Eager for particular kinks or scenes? Got ideas for your character? Feel free to start extending your feelers!
ANYTHING ELSE?: Any additional notes or funny images!

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Comments

[skinstitch]

thank you so much for your hard work, mods, and hope you are having a lovely new year! these are just some general suggestions & thoughts that i had - obviously this is all just one person's opinion, but i wanted to share in case it might be helpful!

• i agree with previous comments that a lot of the older things could definitely be brought back now that it's been long enough. for example, i really loved the wedding tdm (i think it was the tdm) and i felt like that had a lot of really great options and fun opportunities for interacting. similarly, i really liked the predator/prey event with the foxes/rabbits/etc and that was also a lot of fun.

• for more recent things that have happened, i think the acting/porno event (or tdm, apologies i can't keep them straight ahaha) was really fun, and i did enjoy the bingo cruise event, although i'll admit that i would have had more fun if we could have made our own bingo cards. i think that might be a fun thing to do in the future, where each character can make their own kink bingo and earn points, etc, similar to that event - just because it does give people a little more freedom to play what they want.

• i will also agree with previous comments that i would appreciate there being ways to opt out/participate in other capacities when it comes to kink-specific prompts/events, such as omegaverse, other than the standard 'you don't have to do this if you don't want to'. i think that's already something that you guys have done very well, but i just wanted to echo sentiments that i appreciate it & would like it to continue in the future!

• if the auction event (or something similar) comes around again, i think that it would benefit from more retooling/explanation/rules, as i feel like there was some misunderstanding when it came to various aspects of the event, that led to a lot of bad/hurt feelings or frustration/discomfort from various players (i'm not speaking on anyone's behalf, just that i expressed my own discomfort and had some players echo the sentiment). for example, i think everyone should have been given a decided amount of chips to play with (ie. K-J get 1000 chips, A-10-9 get 800, etc) because it would have made players be a little more choosey about their bids/the amounts they bid, and there would be a more tangible way to keep track.

in addition, i think facilitating some kind of communication or place where people could put their preferences would have helped, since i think a lot of players hesitated because they weren't sure if people had already planned out who they wanted to win their auctions - this may be something that could be helpful with future network events in general, having a section for ooc explanation on wants/not-wants. i don't want to ramble too much on this event because i'm not even sure if it would ever come up again, but if it does and you want to hear any further feedback on it, please feel free to PM me!

• i think we all may be a little worn out from the 'eat this and XYZ happens' sort of prompts - i think they are great in moderation, but perhaps more time/events between them would help with any potential burnout to those kinds of things.

• i agree with a previous comment where it would be helpful if event plotting posts included more, or full, event details. to be fully honest, it feels like plotting posts are relatively useless at this stage, since the plotting post contains so little information that the plotting essentially just ends up boiling down to 'yes i'd like to do a thing' and then players have to double-back once the actual post goes up. (alternatively, plotting posts could be done away with completely)

• i'd like there to occasionally be more tension or emphasis on rank conflict/high vs. low rank issues. there were some events that handled this and were really fun, where certain ranks could do xyz and others couldn't, etc. right now, though, it sort of feels like there's no incentive to really change ranks once you get up to a higher one, and i feel like more events that dealt with rank tension or the difference in the way high vs low ranks are treated (and maybe, i mean, not even necessarily that low ranks are always boned, like maybe there are in fact some good things about being low rank) would help.

• sort of similarly to that, i think having more dire consequences for things than just 'suit flare' may also be occasionally helpful - sort of in the vein of like, fuck or die, which is the whole premise of the game, i know, but...i just think it might be helpful for interaction's sake to have other consequences from time to time.

• sometimes i do think that like, a party or a bash or some kind of event where everyone is in one spot could be helpful? i did do that halloween party the other year and while i was writing it, i did try to think in the spirit of encouraging people to branch out and have new interactions/cr, and i think parties or other like, centralized events, from time to time, could be helpful in facilitating new cr more easily. i also just think it's fun to have like, cute themes and potential costumes/etc!

• i think my biggest ask would be regarding network mingles that require specific codes - i'm thinking, for example, the "rate my ass" network mingle or the "speed dating" network mingle. it would be incredibly helpful if we could be provided those codes in advance so that we can fill them out and be prepared: i'm thinking at least a day in advance, although i was also thinking that they could be posted in tandem with the ac results entry, to make less work for you, but. i know this is just a fun hobby, but it can be a little stressful to suddenly have to fill out a complicated code and feel the pressure of posting it quickly, since network events in this game get big quickly, thanks to having so many active and eager players.

• having a top level thread on the TDM where aspiring players could request invites would also be helpful. i know that it's stated on the TDM that new players should include that in their link to their TL in the "new players" thread, but i think having it separately would be more conducive/helpful to both new players seeking invites, and existing players who have invites to offer.

[edelstein]

Oh, there's a few in here I'd like to amplify, if you don't mind!

✧ Providing Mingle Codes: I love this! I think getting the code before hand would help players decide on what sort of images they'd like to use, and if there isn't anything pre-made then players can have the chance to comb their canon material and make it themselves. Beyond that I think it would also help players be able to settle on what sort of info they'd like to provide in the profiles section rather than trying to push out "what's on the tip of [their] tongue" to get it posted as fast as possible.

✧ Centralized Parties: I think this is great because even if everyone is stuck in one place people can still find a lot to do. I think the 72hr celebration was a good example, but even things like the mandatory Open Season in-person events that gave a variety of options (dating pods for fluff/gen, toy rooms for smut/kink, etc) allow for player choice while also facilitating a sort of "we're all close enough to make accidentally bumping into each other feasible" vibe.

✧ Managing Expectations (AUCTION): I want to echo a lot of the sentiment that fell under this section. While I ultimately made the most of the results of what my character got (in fact I am incredibly happy with the fallout even if I struggled with the post itself), watching & keeping up with what was going on in the post made me think things could have been better with a few tweaks. The consequences that could be easily ignored/handwaved + no bargaining limit really let people go ham in a way that elbowed out a lot of characters in an unfun way that was most likely unintentional from the players that did so. In addition to this it also allowed for players to end up with 10+ dates while a lot of people ended up with 0 despite no lack of trying. I think Peach's solution (setting a better conceptualized cap on chips per rank) would be a good way of preventing say... Tom betting a million chips on his castmates Bill & Bob. Which then results in Bill & Bob being too shy/polite to speak up against it because the attention is nice/appreciated even if unfortunately it then blocks Bill & Bob out of seeing any fun bidding wars if that happens to be their first received bid of the night.

(I ONLY HAVE SO MUCH TO SAY ABOUT THIS BECAUSE I THINK IT WAS A VERY FUN IDEA THAT JUST HAPPENED TO SHAKE OUT POORLY AND I'D LOVE TO SEE IT AGAIN OR SOMETHING SIMILAR WITH AN OPTIMIZED IMPLEMENTATION)

[malpwactice]

I agree with having codes early for 'net mingles that require filling out a lot of information. I think another solution is just making sure not every mingle requires a lot of stuff filled out or specific images. It does let players start playing faster and saves some hassle for low-fanart canons or characters with only a few pieces of artwork at all.