DFRP "Patch Notes" [MUST READ]

Attack Slots/Passives

As many of you are aware... or as the problem is, not aware, each Digimon form is allowed two passive abilities, which do not count towards the number of attacks each Digimon is allowed. This rule is not written anywhere, was only decided unofficially, and is especially problematic for new players who often do not learn it until they have made their first, and even second, characters.

We are abolishing this rule.

Passive abilities are now classified as one of two categories. There are Combat Passives, which include abilities such as damage resistance, regeneration, and agility. Combat passives require the use of ability slots, the same as regular attacks. As such, the only limit on number of passives is the number of ability slots available at that level- But for each passive ability you take, you lose an attack.

The other type of passive ability is a Non-Combat Passive. These abilities, such as flight or shapeshifting, do not use passive slots, and are not limited by number or slots. While it is possible to use a non-combat passive in combat, doing so provides no greater advantage than the creativity with which it is used.

If you are unsure as to whether an ability is a combat ability or not, feel free to ask any of our moderating staff- Myself, Panzermanathod, Maia, Bonetrousled, or ArcXivix.

As compensation for passives now requiring moveslots, higher level Digimon forms now have more ability slots available. Fresh and In-Training ability slots remain unchanged.

• Rookie, S-spirits, and Xros Partners - 4 ability slots (Up from 3)
• Champion, Armor Champion, H-spirits, H-fractions, and Xros Level 1 - 6 ability slots (Up from 4)
• Ultimate, Armor Ultimate, B-spirits, B-fractions, and Xros level 2 - 7 ability slots (Up from 5)
• Mega, A-spirits, and Xros level 3 - 9 ability slots (up from 6)
• Super Mega, Z-spirits, and Xros level 4 - 10 ability slots (up from 7)

While any new applications or edits should follow the new system, existing applications are not required to change unless you wish to take advantage of the extra ability slots.

MISCELLANEOUS PATCH 2 - THE BIG ONE

To celebrate the huge revival the site has had recently, have a huge helping of patch notes! Most of these are systematic changes, links to events, and a few minor clarifications. However, we're also cooking up a plan to try and keep the steam going on this revival, and will be cluing you in to a general idea of what we have planned.

CLARIFICATIONS AND EXPLANATIONS

Firstly, the term "Core Partner" has been replaced due to being misleading. It is now called the Primary Partner. We would like to firmly re-state that the Primary Partner does not need to be part of your Xroses, although as the Primary Partner is the strongest of them the Xros will only be around Mercenary strength without their presence.

Secondly, we have specified that the S-Spirit and Primary Partner do not need a staffed and approved hunt thread. We apologize for the uncertainty.

Thirdly, we have allowed Super Ultimate Evolution for Tamers, sans-Biomerge, as an acceptable alternative. It has long been an unofficial option, so we decided to canonize it.

We have also taken a hatchet to the word "paragraph." Every instance of it has been converted into five sentences. For example, spirit and partner hunts now require 50 sentences, while MPCs and armor hunts now require 75 sentences. We hope this allows for more structural fluidity and less haziness in what we require.

Finally, a few points about how the Digital World works. The two large departures it has from the human world are as follows:

Firstly, time moves far faster, a week in the Digital World as equivalent to a day in the human world. This should be a huge relief for many of our school-aged characters.

Secondly, electronic devices do not work properly. Digital watches scramble, compasses misalign, and anything that requires reception or signal is toast. If you're lucky, a completely independent devices like a Gameboy will still function, but even this is inconsistent.

LINKS AND EVENTS

MPC Rule Changes! We've balanced them to make post rewards more valuable, and kicked the system back off with 5 new MPCs. They're still around until November 15th, so get 'em while they're available!

Scary Story Competition! Halloween's almost here, but you still have plenty of time to chill your friends with a good old fashioned ghost story. We hope this will be the first of many site contests. Signups remain until the 31st, at which point we will start judging.

Haunted House Maze Event! And here is our first site event in a long while. This is a tour through an ever-shifting haunted house, molded to your character's deepest, darkest fears. Dare you enter? The rewards are great for those who do, but so is the peril. Signups close on the 27th, at which point threads will start being posted up.

Store Discussion! We want to make the store full of items people want to buy. What better way to ensure this than asking what items people want to buy? Make your voice heard and your ideas could very well end up on display.

DIGIVOLUTION, MERCENARY, AND BANLIST CHANGES

We have made changes to the Digivolution structure, making the very top end of things slightly easier to achieve while still making it require investment and a solid story to tell. The changes are as follows:

Rookie: 25 posts. (same)
Champion: 100 posts. (same)
Ultimate: 200 posts. (same)
Mega: 350 posts. (from 400)
Super Mega: 600 posts. (from 750)

For twins, the changes are as follows:

Twin Rookie: 35 posts. (same)
Twin Champion: 150 posts. (same)
Twin Ultimate: 275 posts. (from 300)
Twin Mega: 500 posts. (from 550)
Twin Super Mega: 800 posts. (from 1000)

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In addition, we have lowered the cost of the second alternate line for your Digimon. As a reminder, twins count as the same account for purposes of alt line purchases. They cannot each buy a copy of the cheaper line in order to save money. The changes are as follows:

Processor Upgrade α • Grants the Digimon an additional Champion form.
Price: 5,000 Bits for first, 12,500 Bits for second. Limit 2 per account

Processor Upgrade β • Grants the Digimon an additional Ultimate form.
Price: 10,000 Bits for first, 25,000 Bits for second. Limit 2 per account

Processor Upgrade γ • Grants the Digimon an additional Mega form.
Price: 20,000 Bits for first, 50,000 Bits for second. Limit 2 per account

Processor Upgrade δ • Grants the Digimon an additional Super Mega form.
Price: 40,000 Bits for first, 100,000 for second. Limit 2 per account

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Along with this, mode changes have been updated. We now provide a Mode Change for Super Mega as well as Mega, and have clarified a few minute differences between a Mode Change and an alternate line. The changes are as follows:

Overdrive Sequence • Allows the Digimon to gain access to "Mode Shift" while in Mega form. Mode Change form is equal in power to mega form and can be accessed when you have reached post requirements for mega. Compared to alternate lines Mode Shifts tend to be derived in design from an existing form, and do not require a separate spirit hunt for Spirit Users.

Price: 25,000 Bits. Limit 1 per Mega Form.

new! Overdrive Sequence Ω • Allows the Digimon to gain access to "Mode Shift" while in Super Mega form. Mode Change form is equal in power to super mega form and can be accessed when you have reached post requirements for mega. Compared to alternate lines Mode Shifts tend to be derived in design from an existing form, and do not require a spirit hunt for Spirit Users.

Price: 50,000 Bits.  Limit 1 per Super Mega

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Temporary mercenaries have been removed, on account of them being far too much effort for far too little payoff for all parties involved. In their place, we now allow purchase of a second merc contract. Prices have also raised to put them more in line with alternate Digivolution lines, as they were similar in utility yet vastly cheaper. Changes are as follows:


Mercenary Contract α • Bestows the buyer with a Non-Player Character Digimon at Rookie stage.
Price: 3,000 Bits for the first contract, 7,500 for the second. Limit 2 per account.

Mercenary Contract β • Bestows the buyer with a Non-Player Character Digimon at Champion stage.
Price: 6,000 Bits for the first contract, 15,000 for the second. Limit 2 per account.

Mercenary Contract γ • Bestows the buyer with a Non-Player Character Digimon at Ultimate stage.
Price: 12,000 bits for the first contract, 30,000 for the second. Limit 2 per account.

Mercenary Contract δ • Bestows the buyer with a Non-Player Character Digimon at Mega stage.
Price: 24,000 bits for the first contract, 60,000 for the second. Limit 2 per account.

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Finally, we have overhauled the banlist, removing the canon power requirement due to the haziness of Digimon power levels. We trust our members to play fairly, and our staff to prevent any shenanigans or power abuses. The sole exception is the four Sovereigns, who are treated with divinity and reverence that no other Digimon (not even Fanglongmon) is.

The following Digimon have been removed from the list: Arkadimon, Chronomon, Death-Xmon, Fanglongmon, Grimmon, Lucemon Larva, Metamormon, Ogudomon, and Parallelmon.

The banlist as it stands now is those too big, those who aren't Digimon, and those who are of dubious canonicity/existence, and is now as follows:

1. Behemoth
2. Burpmon
3. Computers of any sort (ENIAC, Yggdrasil, etc.)
4. Damemon (C'mon Digimon ver)
5. Deathmon [C'mon Digimon ver]
6. Digi Elves
7. Digi Gnomes
8. D-Reaper (and all Agents)
9. Eaters (All Forms)
10. Eldoradimon
11. Erasers (All Forms)
12. GAIA
13. Gaiamon (Digimon World 3 ver.)
14. Giga Devast
15. Hypothetical/Spoof Digimon (Anything listed here, besides Hubmon.)
16. KingWhamon
17. Leviathan.
18. Mecha Rogues (All Forms)
19. NEO
20. Oinkmon
21. Quartzmon
22. Summoned Beings (Drippin, Evilevil, Familiar Bat, Amon and Umon, Jormungandr and Surtr, etc.)
23. Tera Devast
24. Vitium (All Forms)
25. Whispered
26. ZERO-ARMS: Grani
27. ZERO-ARMS: Orochi

GET A JOB!

We are also proud to announce the reformatting of DFRP's job system! It has been lying kind of unused and unnoticed in the corner for a long time now, so we hope this overhaul makes it a fruitful and enjoyable part of the site.

Jobs are somewhat like lower stake missions. Whereas missions are large adventures with a chance of failure and a DM doing their best to make you squirm, jobs are mostly safe, lower-key, and serve as a reliable sources of bits. They come in two varieties, and in total you can perform 4 jobs a month.

The first type is Odd Jobs. These are quick and easy jobs you can get on a board's job counter, and tend to be more generally helpful than anything life-changing. They usually require no input from NPCs or other members, although if you really want one you can request one. These are very quick, 25 sentences for 1500 bits.

Odd Jobs will be especially present in areas that have been destroyed or areas currently undergoing plot. In these cases completion of Odd Jobs tends to speed up the reconstruction of a region or the solution of a problem, and the members who partake in them may even have a say as to which direction the region takes next.

This is the first half of the old job system. The second half, where you could optionally double the post requirement and double the bit count, has been changed into what I like to call the Career system. In this system, your character gets to show off their own unique talents and make an impact on the Digital World. Maybe you're running a restaurant. Maybe you're a tailor or a repairman. Maybe it's something more dangerous, like Terminus Mall security or a private investigator. Maybe you just want to make people laugh.

Whichever the case, you can set up your own personal career booth thread. Here you can either request NPC clientele or take on requests from other members, doing your job and getting in some fun character interaction in the process. The bit payoff for this thread takes around slightly longer than an MPC, at 100 sentences total, but we hope having plenty of interaction with other members and NPCs gives enough material to make this feasible. As your reward for a job well done you get 7500 bits, and if there are other members in the thread they get 2500 for participation as well.

We will try to make this system live on October 31st, overhauling all of the old job boards into this newer state. We hope odd jobs and careers provide great new ways of making bits and can serve you well as characterization outlets.

FINALLY . . . THE PLAN

Now, we're doing a lot here to try and help out our current members. However, a site can't stand on its own without progress. This is why we need to cast an eye to the future, and with it find new ways of recruiting members. That's why I've come up with a simple plan to try and help not just the DFRP of now, but the DFRP of later.

First, cleanup. Broken links, inaccurate rules, long-dead affiliates. All of that needs to be shuffled away and cleaned up, so we look less old and worn and more up-to-date. If you have any suggestions or improvements for our presentation, this would be the phase to suggest it.

Then, advertisement. Our presence has existed as a top google result and . . . that's really about it. It helps get a trickle of new members, but if we want to bring back the glory days we'll need a lot more activity than that. Once the site has been cleaned up and we all agree its of a perfectly presentable standard, I'll put up an ad contest so we can go on an ad blitz. We'll be bringing the name DFRP back in a major way, and hopefully with it bring a sorely needed injection of new blood.

Next, events. Not just any events, but events geared towards new members to help them feel comfortable and welcome. For this I have two proposals. One is an old-new thread matcher, where old members and new members enter a lotto and are paired up at random. This will ensure our new members have solid, reliable thread partners, and that nobody will be left without anyone to thread with. The other is a Beginner Tournament, but this time we strike when the iron is hot and put it into play as soon as signups end. Last time we dawdled and lost a lot of momentum. If we do it right, hopefully we can both excite new members and restore faith in us from old members.

And once that's all done? Well, lets just say we have some fiendish things in store. Exactly seven of them, in fact.



Thank you very much for reading these patch notes, and I hope you're as excited as I am for the site to reach new heights.

Last I posted these updates, I told you guys that there would be some big rule changes coming in the near future. The good news is, we've been workshopping some awesome stuff for you guys since that point. The bad news is that real life decided to throw us down several flights of stairs between Point A and Point B. Fortunately, through all of that mess, eight new rule threads rose up from the ashes. The framework that DFRP has been running on has been a bit creaky for a while now, but we took the best parts of it and polished them to a sheen. While it'd be best to read all of these new rules carefully so that you fully understand the changes we've made (or even rediscovered old info we've put back into the spotlight), we're also including a handy changelog so you can see what's different from the DFRP of old at a glance.


The first thing about the DFRP Rules you'll notice is that it's a bit slimmer around the midsection, at 1 post compared to the 3 it was previously. This is because the combat rules will be moved to their own combat guide section, where we will do our best to go more in depth with the site's battle system, including giving more concrete guidelines on designing moves in a freeform environment. Until this combat guide is written, the rules from the old thread will stand.

The rules index has also been updated. It now provides links to all of the rule threads on site, from general rules like Digimon Information to more specific rules like Mission Rules. You may notice that three of these are currently missing links. Much like the combat guide, we will be having in-depth setting guides and beginner's guides to fully round out our suite of rules threads. Expect these three threads to be wave 2 of our rule renovations.

Beyond this, the core site rules are mostly the same, albeit explained in slightly more detail. Some changes of note are:

• The introduction of a "MATURE CONTENT" tag for threads, to be used as a content warning if skirting past the PG-13 rating to a tasteful degree. Remember, emphasis is on tasteful. Please do not abuse this to write ultraviolence or highly sexual content.
• A lowered overall word count (it is now 150 words rather than 200 per post), albeit with some tighter restrictions on solo threads. Namely, each post in a solo thread should be 500 words or more, and we are putting an upper limit of three posts per day made in such fashion..
• A reinstatement of the post transfer cap. Each account may only receive 100 posts per month; enough to give them boosts as needed, but with enough space for you to explore your character between donations.
• Postcount penalties for repeated or malicious rule-breaking have been replaced with temporary bans. We feel time-outs in such fashion are better for giving fired-up members a chance to decompress and keeping trolls away from the site, rather than taking away posts and potentially making them more hostile.
• Chatbox rules have been expanded to go into more detail about conduct when utilizing Chatango's more unique features, such as the tag system and private messaging.

In contrast to the site rules, the Digimon and Digivolution rules have become far more expansive. Please don't be intimidated, though. This is simply because they now include a lot of the information that was once present in the Character Templates and Information page. In addition, this information has been cleaned up and scrubbed of any redundancies. Rather than focusing entirely on given numbers, there are also sections explaining what makes each character unique and outlining the roleplaying possibilities that each presents. If you're ever undecided on your next character type, maybe reading those sections can help give you some inspiration.

In addition, you'll notice that some of your characters may have leveled up seemingly overnight. We've shuffled around the postcount requirements yet again, this time with an emphasis on the earlier game rather than the later game. We fully acknowledge that the In Training to Champion period can be one of the most brutal on member interest, especially the pre-Rookie period. To make that easier, we've shuffled all postcount requirements down the line to make getting through that initial hump easier. The new postcount requirements are as follows:




And for twins:

In-Training	0 Posts
Rookie	15 Posts
Champion	100 Posts
Ultimate	200 Posts
Mega	400 Posts
Super Mega	800 Posts

Beyond that major change, a few other changes are as follows:

• Less harsh protocol for when your Digimon and human separate, or for when Digivices are lost. Rather than immediately knock your Digimon down two levels, it instead restricts them to Rookie (if naturally below Mega) or Champion (if naturally Mega or above). This makes Rookie and Champion level Digimon capable of basic independence when separated from their human, rather than being immediately knocked into a baby form.
• Explanations for Digivolution terms not officially codified on site (Dark Digivolution) have been removed to avoid confusion. Explanations for Digivolution terms that are both used on site and previously unexplained (Mode Changes) have been put up to better clarify.
• Hunt threads now require a word count rather than a post count for ease of tracking. 1000 words are required for Spirit and Xros Partner hunts, while 1500 words are required for Armor Hunts and anything similar.
• By popular demand, two Super Mega evolution options are present for each class besides Solo Digimon. For example: Tamers get Biomerging as they always have, or the option for a Burst Mode. This has no bearing on a character's power, although it may influence minor factors such as stamina and risk presented to the human partner.
• Xros Generals have been brought much more in line with other character classes. They now have an Armor Digivolution and Twin equivalent like Spirit Users do, and are capable of compensating for their lack of mercenaries or alternate Digivolutions through the new Xros Contract item series. There are too many changes here for me to say all at once: if interested in a General, please read the new rules!
• Protocol for previously unofficial rules, such as regenerating a fallen Digimon into a new form rather than their old one (a la the Digimon World games), changing your character's class (ex: a solo Digimon finding a Tamer), and shuffling a fitting Digimon to a different level for the sake of line cohesion (ex: using Astamon as a Human Spirit and Sangloupmon as a Beast Spirit) have now been officially described.
• The banlist has been updated. The Sovereigns have been removed, and non-Digital entities have been better described so members checking Wikimon's Digimon list do not get confused and pick them.
• The Xros Wars Digimon list has been expanded to include Applimon and other unranked Digimon. See if you can find where your favorite is!
• A series of simple guidelines for custom Digimon have been given. As "what is a Digimon" is a very hard question, these are more used to get you thinking about your designs than they are to limit or shut down ideas.

The Bits and Shop Guide has been touched up to accommodate for our automated shop, linking to that instead of the former Terminus Mall thread. It also provides instruction on how to give items and bits to other members, as well as how to receive them. This should make transfers far easier and require less effort for both members and staff.

The guide has also been updated to reflect higher bit rewards from regular posting. The bit-per-post reward has been raised from 40 bits to 100 bits.

In addition, there is now a bit reward for completed threads, incentivizing all members to see their threads through to the end. Any thread finished as of 7/1/2017 is eligible for cash-in!

The guide now includes a tour of the shop's item categories, including in-depth rules for cards and mercenaries. While these rules were present before, they are now all in the same thread for maximum member convenience.

Speaking of mercenaries, a new item is now present in the store. Keep an eye out for the Synthesis Core, which allows two Mega-level mercenaries to DNA Digivolve into a step even further beyond.



For a long time, we have not had proper threads for a lot of the site's more understated rules. Now proper rule threads have been made for many of these activities, including:

Mission Rules:

• You can now take up to three missions on a single character. Of these, only one may contain 4+ members. To compensate, a cap of 5 missions per user has been introduced as well to prevent hogging.
• Missions now have a mandatory grace period, after which a member may be skipped in the post order. This is to prevent missions from being held up for too long.
• In order to prevent newer members being overwhelmed, who can make a mission has now been somewhat regulated. Champion-level members can make Small (3 or less member) missions, and Ultimate-level members can also make Large (4 or more member) missions. A Mega-level member can even make two missions at once!
• A more regulated table of rewards has been posted up, based on a mission's size and difficulty. In addition, rules have put in place to give members rewards for mission threads that have fallen through or been interrupted, ensuring that their hard work and time are not wasted.

NPC Rules:

• There are now two types of NPC encounter. "For Fun" NPCs are the mostly-unregulated encounters that exist solely to spice up a thread, whether at another user's request or casually added to their own threads. "For Glory" NPCs are strictly-regulated encounters with postcount rewards, bits, and even new moves put on the line.
• In similar fashion to mission rewards, NPC rewards have become more standardized. Their scope has also been expanded past postcount alone, making them more attractive for members who don't want to mercilessly drain their opponent's data.
• Most notable of all, members can now take on NPC requests. This should get a lot more NPCs into circulation, allowing more fight-happy members chances to flex their muscles and members who love making expansive casts a chance to put their new designs and concepts to the test. A member must at least be Champion rank to write a For Glory NPC, but For Fun requests can be taken by anyone.

MPC Rules:

• MPC rewards have been adjusted slightly to account for lower postcounts all around. Now members receive 15 posts for Rookie or Champion level characters, 20 posts for Ultimate level characters, and 25 posts for Mega or Super Mega characters.
• MPCs are now on a tighter grading schedule, rather than done whenever staff feel like it. By grading them on the 15th and 31st exclusively, members will have a better idea of when to expect their rewards and staff will be able to better brace themselves for incoming workload.
• As with hunt threads, MPC threads are now based on wordcount rather than sentence count. Each MPC has a 1500 word minimum before it can be considered approved.
• MPC labeling requirements have been made more clear for both members and staff.
• A new matchmaking thread has been put up for the purposes of finding MPC partners.

Job Rules:

• The Odd Job system has been revamped. Rather than a series of static tasks attached to each location in the Digital World, jobs now cycle out on a two month basis. This more dynamic cycling system should prevent jobs from getting stale quickly and encouraging us to keep innovating new prompts to use. The first of these new job prompts will go up on 9/1/2017
• Job thread rewards have also been converted from sentence counts to word counts. Basic odd jobs have a word count of 500.
• By writing 1000 words instead of 500, the corresponding reward increases to 2500 bits. This makes odd jobs a better source of character income in a pinch.
• Career threads now have a word count of 2000.
• A new matchmaking thread has been put up for the purposes of finding job and career partners.

Team Rules:

• A cap of seven members has been put on teams in order to prevent bloating and encouraging the formation and joining of more teams. Note that this says members rather than characters: multiple characters from one member may be part of the same team without impeding the entry of other members.
• A new Team Activity Bonus has been made. This increases the bit rewards for threads where a team member works towards what their team represents.
• To prevent teams from being founded out of the blue and vanishing just as quickly, founding a team has been restricted to members of at least Champion or higher to ensure a degree of commitment.
• Protocols for team leaders leaving, whether willingly or due to IRL constraints, have been made to ensure that teams don't wither due to activity.

By clarifying options already present on the site, adding new, more dynamic ones, and adding layers of stability and certainty to an often unclear framework, I hope that these new rules represent the start of DFRP's great strides forward.

Of course, this is just the beginning. These first updates mostly tackled the site's core and a few more ancillary rules. Future updates should begin getting neck-deep in more systematic overhauls, making the site's setting and combat system far more engaging to deal with. We hope until that point, you enjoy having the chance to play with options new and old alike.

Pop out the champagne, because the cbox is now spoken for! You'll notice a secondary cbox labelled "Notification Box" floating on our sidebar. This is because we've seen that announcements, open threads, requests such as NPC partners or mission participants, and sometimes even staff matters like profile edits tend to fade from the public eye once no longer in the most recent few posts. Occasionally cbox poking prompts participation, but this tends to fall by the wayside too due to the speed of cbox conversation. That's why we now have a notification box, serving as an intermediary between posting in a thread database and throwing your question onto our fast moving chat.

The rules of the notification box are quite simple.

A) Please keep it to notifications only, rather than chatting.
B) Please do not flood the notification box with the same request an inordinate number of times. If there isn't a bite at first, give it time to settle.
C) Beyond that, follow all other on-site rules.

Hopefully this will help some of you guys get your ideas out there far more easily than before. Thank you, and enjoy!

I'm sure you've all heard it before. The D-Arc is too expensive. It's been a topic of debate since far before I've joined, and I'm sure it'll be one far after. However, while many of us in staff believe it should be just expensive enough to make it a fun goal to work towards, the majority believe it has failed at this goal. It's been just expensive enough to dissuade rather than entice, which has left many feel burnt out and preventing them from engaging with an entertaining, robust system. Fortunately, we're here to lighten 10,000 bits of that load, near-halving its price to make it far simpler to reach.

On 10/29/2017, we will be discounting the D-Arc to 15,000 bits. We believe this number is far easier to reach while casually engaging with the site, considering the uptick in mission and NPC threads, the recent plot threads starting to stir, and bonuses for completing jobs, MPCs, and even normal threads.

This change isn't just going to be for new purchases, though. The reason why were are handling this discount on a delay is because we are reimbursing those who have previously purchased a D-Arc. Until the discount goes into effect, all members with a D-Arc who post interest in the refund will be getting 7,500 bits added back. This opportunity will cease after the discount is put into effect, as it will become far harder to tell who purchased their D-Arcs when.

You may wonder why we are giving 7,500 instead of the full 10,000. This is because we will also be giving you the D-Arc Starter Set, which will now be coming with all D-Arcs in lieu of a standard pack. While we all love the excitement of seeing what our first cards are, it is always disappointing seeing that they are ones that don't fit our Digimon. The starter pack aims to change this by focusing on 9 reliable and dependent cards, usable by Digimon at all levels and of all species. In addition, it also comes with 3 random cards to keep the spirit of excitement and chance that an open card pack gives. The starter pack card list, barring your 3 random selections, is as follows:

Every character with a D-Arc gets to use these nine cards.



In addition, we are introducing a new theme pack based on Applimon. This AppliPac is primarily focused on utility, both in and out of combat, but that doesn't mean that it doesn't have a few very dangerous combat tricks up its sleeves. As with all themed lists, the AppliPac cards can be randomly pulled from Alpha and DX packs, purchased as singles, or purchased as their own 6-card theme pack. This new list is as follows:



Digimon Cards

Bronze



Silver



Gold



Platinum



Chrome Digizoid



Field and Modify Cards

Bronze



Silver



Gold



Platinum



Chrome Digizoid



Finally, I leave you all with a link. If looking for how to get in on this deal, just remember to post in the Card Pack Redemption Station to receive your 7,500 bits and complementary starter pack. Remember, this deal lasts until 10/29/2017, so get your reimbursement while it lasts!

These staff meetings have been super productive! Yuu's notes last week were only the beginning, because we've got some more minor yet hopefully impactful changes coming right at you guys.



Firstly, we want you to know that we heard you loud and clear on the Digivolution time limit changes. They didn't quite accomplish what either we or you wanted to do, so we decided to take them back to the lab and touch them up a little. You can find the modern wording in the Digimon and Digivolution Rules thread, but so you don't have to go digging I'll cut it out for you.

"While Digimon is quite the awe-inspiring power, harnessing it is not something that can be taken lightly. Your highest level form (beyond the ideal, simple forms of Rookie and below) takes quite a bit of strain to maintain, and cannot be held onto indefinitely. The more strenuous the activity, the more challenging this becomes. Each form becomes easier to handle as you gain new forms past it. For example, a fresh Champion will struggle to maintain the form, but a Digimon that can achieve Mega would have no issue whatsoever going back to Champion. As the pinnacle of power Super Mega will always be a temporary form that puts heavy strain on the user. The form below your highest (ex, Mega, for a Super Mega level Digimon) can be maintained more easily in normal conditions, but strenuous activity can necessitate degenerating nonetheless. When in doubt, just remember to give your Digimon a break every now and then!

If you try and push past these limitations, be aware that the consequences can be severe."

We hope the looser, more freestyle writing of this idea helps turn it from a hard limitation to an interesting bit of story material to brush against.



Also in the Digimon Rules, we've expanded the range of valid art that can be used for custom Digimon. We still do not allow specific series art, if only due to the potential for lifting ideas wholesale that would be allowed by that. However, rather than only allowing art specifically drawn as a Digimon, we are allowing any sufficiently setting-agnostic piece of art to be used as a visual basis for your Digimon. This should expand the range of possibilities when making your designs. If this still feels a bit tight, remember that you can always take design cues from pre-existing ideas. We just prefer in that case you take the extra step make it your own rather than write a loving description of a Charmander or Blue-Eyes.



This is just a quick point, but we'd like to stress the importance of showing respect for artists by crediting their work. It can help draw more eyes to their other pieces, and in general is an important show of appreciation. Please credit any art in your profile, avatar, or signature, provided it is possible. If you can't find any trace of the artist we'll allow a general "credit to the original artist," but please at least note that you are not the source.



Speaking of artists, the amazing signatures you've seen around lately aren't the only thing that Dr. Eizer's been cooking up. With a bit of coding from me to decorate it, here is our brand-new ad for DFRP!



Pretty snazzy, huh? And if the good doctor has his way, this might not be the only site-backed image he ends up kicking over to us. Stay tuned, hopefully!



At the time of me typing this, I have written 631 words. How do I know this? Why, with the word counter we just installed, of course! It updates in real time (just hit 655) so you always know how much you're writing, and makes tracking your MPCs and hunts a lot less of a pain. It has some other features hidden inside too, but those may or may not pop up at a later date. With great wordcounts comes great responsibility, after all.

Guess who's back. It's time for some patch notes by yours truly. By this time, take everyone loves reading me, don't you?

1. Jogress/DNA Evolution Update

We've tweaked how jogress/DNA evolution between two different players works! Class is now in session.

1) For two characters to become Jogress/DNA partners, first they have to have shared 3 threads. No need to do something amazing or save the world, but at least some degree of meaningful interaction between the soon-to-be partners must occur on every thread.

2) After those three happen, you gotta hunt! Like any hunt, the requirement is 1500 words. Once that's done, you can start using your jogress forms as much as you want!

3) It doesn't stop there, though! Once both jogress partners have reached Super Mega/Super ultimate, and if they have at least used their jogress meaningfully on three separate occasions, they can do another hunt. If they do it, the bond between the two partners reaches its cusp; the jogress is now able to stand its ground against two super megas/super ultimates by its own, or a bit less if twins are involved.

As a couple of small reminders, each player character can have up to 3 Jogress/DNA evolution partners! And, if both consent or one partner becomes inactive for a length of time, these ties can be dropped (though you gotta hunt for those again if you want to reestablish them). These forms function like any other form (you can buy mode changes/ram upgrades for them), they adopt the RAM Upgrade plus/giga of both components and has a total number of moves equal to the number of moves that form would normally have +1 (For example, a DNA SM would have a base amount of moves equal to 11, rather than 10).

Last reminder! If you already have a DNA/Jogress partner and you have jogressed with them in the past, you don't have to write the first hunt!

2. Small change when grading profiles

From now on, when apping anything that needs to be bought (Mercenaries, RAM upgrades, alternate forms, etc), you need to buy the item, then app the thing. We're not accepting unbought stuff on apps anymore. That's all.

3. Using PCs on 'For Glory' threads

While not as important, this is a spicy one; if the person who posted the NPC requests consents, the 'NPCing' player may use their player character to participate in a 'For Glory' NPC thread just as if it were a NPC. They're subject to the exact same rules and regulations than normal NPCs.

4. Discord Server's open thread list

Since staffwork_hills had been a relative success, we've decided to implement an open thread list on the discord server! This is how it's gonna work.

1) Post in notify_staff a link to your open thread. State up to how many people you need there.
2) Post on notify_staff when the requirements have been met so I can take down the thread.
3) ???
4) Profit.

Easy enough, right?

5. Adding a new rule to our Discord Server

We've gotten complaints about people engaging into disruptive behavior on this server. I want to be clear about it; our first rule is Be excellent to each other. Some examples of behavior have been nothing short of unacceptable, and the staff, as such, has decided to implement a new rule.

10. Any kind of disruptive behavior in any of the channels of this servers will yield at least a warning as a result. 3 warnings constitute a 1-hour ban from the server, 6 a 1-day, 9 a 1-week and 12 a permanent ban from the server.

1 Strike is given for minor infractions, and 3 Strikes for major infractions. To clarify, this just a general guideline - we reserve the right to ban obvious trolls and extremely disruptive people without warning.


That's all for now! Stay tuned for more updates!