Disappointed.
This has been something in the works for a few weeks and it was meant to be a fun, unserious tribute to one of my favourite shows. The cast went into it knowing they would put on a show, but never did I think it would be interpreted as being toxic to each other.
I am disappointed in a lot of things, but mostly in myself. This season was my judgement call and it was a poor one. Sorry all.
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i just woke up from my nap and have no idea what's going on. but all i can say is mental illness!
It seems that you really cared about this, and it showed in the stream when you were doing all the bits and everything, and that was nice, but I think the unclearness part from both the cast and the members of the community is a bit frustrating, and this is not the first time this has happened. Even in some of the videos it seemed they had no clue what the game was about (or maybe that was them in general idk) Communication/Transparency is a big thing and I know you can't reveal everything to us, but finding out this is another Celebrities without any heads up was a bit frustrating cause why do the raffle system if this game is just pick people? If it is going to be like that, then remove the thing in general because it gives false hope to people who want to experience a game like that. Give us something to look forward not be shocked and scramble. Surprises are supposed to be fun and this wasn't one and I think at this point you should know your use base because you are active in this site and giving those who will give the site a bad rep is not the best to give them a platform like a game like this because it will either A: Turn people away or B: Draw in the wrong crowd that will make this community unsafe. Not everyone may have the thick skin to handle what happens, and if your vision for your community to be a safe place isn't being met, that is a key issue for an organization/community. This is a frustrating situation, but this storm shall pass, and as long as you make this a learning experience, hopefully things can get better moving forward. It is good that you are aware of this, but hopefully it doesn't become a recurring issue, because that would lose the trust of the people here, and that can't happen. Anyway, Mondays....am I right? <3
NicoRobin The cast knew it was going to be a Celebrities season, since it was originally going to be Celebrities All Stars. The switch was from that to Celebrities KoVillainz because I went through a family emergency and it wasn't possible for me to host a fuller season. Everyone on the cast was notified that we would be switching to a House of Villains type format 4 days ago which is admittedly short notice but I would have understood if people were to drop out.
Sin first, hoping everything is all well with you and your family because that comes first <3 What I meant more of was the public type of thing of knowing that the next Celebrities game would be another you pick the cast situation and not a random draw. With that being said, even if you were doing All Stars or House of Villains (which I do like the HOV format) just a heads up to the community like "hey no raffle cause something special" or just remove the opportunity to do enroll the raffle to remove any false hope for those thinking okay "this is my shot"...no it isn't this time sorry. Just some transparency so we can see your perspective, potentially avoid pitchforks and torches from people, and not feel left in the dark. Again, surprises are nice, but they depend on them. I do appreciate your understanding if people had to drop due to the circumstances, and again, I hope all is well on your end <3. You do show that you care. Maybe that is just a me thing, it could be a bit FOMO too, but I think I could speak for others too (hopefully in a respectable manner). I know there are other things people would like to know more about (how things work, updated rules, and such), which I know you are one person, and I have good faith it will happen, but it is just my brain triggering it cause my irl job has me make sure everything is accommodated for lol.
NicoRobin this is a really great response and I agree with you 100%
stay strong! when it comes to games like these the main focus needs to be strict rules and boundaries, fights are fine we love fights, but they just need to stay game related.
Hugs! I do think it was good intentions but I also think I want to echo thoughts like PureEssence gave, where you could have level headed creative people who could he’ll be a sound board for you for ideas like this - who aren’t dramatic by nature but have hosted things before! But me, her, DK, Mittens, and some others would love to help 💙
hwest14 keep your head up king!
hwest14 to be fair I find chibi to be very level headed and this still happened. I think this cast an away with the plot and there wasn’t anything prod could do except just shut it down completely lol
DK do you know how many people were on production? If it was just sin, chib, and jack i just dont think thats enough. maybe for the LIVE aspect but for ideas and stuff for a game like this i think more people's opinions should've been taken into account
Mittens I think it was just those 3 and honestly even with this cast I wouldn’t have expected them to be this fucking crazy.
DK Well yes!! Honestly in this community its always a risk, we can't always control what people do or say. I do feel bad as production that we did not step in when it was happening. As I've said to Tisha that I and i think the other prod members were bit taken a back from the whole thing and didn't know how to properly react until we got a chance to talk about it together privately. Which is what we've been doing since it happened.
ORG hosting is always a learning experience, every step of the way you learn what works and what doesn't. You're taking big swings to elevate the website which is great! After a big swing it just takes adjustments to understand what will actually work for the community. It's good to take accountability, just use the time to reflect and adapt!
it’s a terrible endorsement of the site (and, to some, the behaviour that is tolerated). considering the previous celebs, it’s kind of surprising that this sort of thing wasn’t anticipated to happen?
this ain’t baddies wtf?
It would of calm down. The most toxic player got evicted already
You did something that you think that would be good to your site, is not your fault what other people do or think
The concept/theme of the season is FINE you just needed to have rules in place to prevent this like… why are they all saying things that are bannable or warnable on Kov and seemingly without consequences?
This just wasn't it, mamas. Whether it be the casting, or the concept in general, there were many different ways this could've been avoided, especially with groups being announced. Should've seen this coming.
"but never did I think it would be interpreted as being toxic to each other." Do you not know the community? LOL
with this format? with the way the vlogs were edited.. what were you expecting then?
You need to start surrounding yourself with more positive people.
the idea was not a bad one, by any means. The casting was the problem
dallas i love you but how on earth did you not expect this
The concept was not bad, the casting was. The ones who took things too far should just be banned.
Nooo, this has so much potential.
You are forgiven.