Bottom line, up front: if you haven’t played Dystopia Rising in while, check out our March Event!
For our March Event, Dystopia Rising New York wants to welcome players who haven’t played Dystopia Rising in over a year. As we’ve talked about before, returning players face unique challenges and don’t often receive the same level of care as other groups (such as new players) might receive. To address this, we’re announcing our Returning Player Drive.
What’s a Returning Player Drive?
We want to help returning players get back into the groove of Dystopia Rising while enjoying the sort of classic experience they remember. To accomplish this, we’re offering Returning Players the following:
An out-of-character meet & greet with a Director and other volunteers at 7 pm Friday, prior to the event. We’ll use this time to say hello, answer questions, and help you with any character related concerns.
We’ll run a returning player mod at game on. We’ll take you to a remote location where you’ll face “Endless Horde” zombies (lots of shamblers, with some bursters and tanks mixed in). You’ll have the chance to try out your character sheets and guides will be on hand to help you with the rules.
At the end of the mod, you’ll have a chance to meet an important face NPC and receive some plot information to take into town.
Because we know many of you have seen most of your equipment expire, we’ll offer some special rewards to all of you.
What Are These Rewards?
The zombies on the returning player mod will have useful items, mostly brews that can refresh your Mind and injectables, with some cool gizmos mixed in. In addition, each returning player will get a voucher for one master crafted weapon, armor, or shield. To use the voucher, go to the Post Office and they’ll take your voucher and write you a card for the weapon, armor, or shield you choose.
Who Counts As A Returning Player?
To count as a returning player, you only need to meet two criteria:
You have to have started playing Dystopia Rising before March 1st, 2022.
You have to have played no more than one live game of Dystopia Rising since March 1st, 2022 (if you’ve played online events, don’t worry, we’re only looking at live games).
How Can Other Players Participate?
We don’t want to forget about our regular players and consistent travelers. Remember, this is an opportunity to welcome returning players and enjoy their company: we’ll do other drives in the future to thank our regulars. This month, however, we ask for your help making them feel welcome. Here are some opportunities:
Attend our meet & greet at 7 pm on Friday, and earn 20 CAPs for helping make the returning players feel at home.
Do an extra hour of NPC work right at Game On and earn double CAPs for the assistance (40 CAPs).
Read the blog entry and just take steps to be inclusive and supportive.
Tickets are on sale now… if you’re ever going to come back to Dystopia Rising, this is the month to do it.