#polarisposting

[caelum-et-ocean]

he was eepy

[neildespair]

Sorry for the Polarisposting

[shy-the-trash-lion]

I hope you realize that because of your near-constant Polarisposting, I am seriously considering a Jem and the Holograms au with Byakuya in Jerrica’s place. Thank you for your time.

That’s so AWESOME! I wanna see it when it’s done 💕💕💕

[destiny-moonforge]

i still say we were robbed of this

[polarispostal]

THE STARS LOOK ONTO YOU, AND YOU TO THEM!

Why you need to follow the stars to navigate the taiga forest in Polaris Postal Service.

In Team Gamma Major’s most recent installment, you will explore methods to make mail deliveries across a sprawling and sparsely populated forest where mysteries reside, which the world could not exist without.

You will look to the stars as your guide throughout a mysterious landscape. This has to be done so you may deliver the packages to locals who cannot take the time to do it for themselves. Can you get to know everyone in this place? Will you see everything this world has to offer?

Meet Jack Long, the team’s Lead and UI/UX Designer. He’s been working on PPS since the very beginning. Jack worked on the sound pipeline, GDD, and with narrative design to flesh-out the points of interest along the adventure.

In an interview with Jack, I asked how the team came together in deciding on the Star Map and overarching narrative.

“Originally, we wanted players to use the stars to navigate an unmappable forest that was constantly shifting, inspired by the Lost Woods in Zelda games. We couldn't really find a feasible way to do that, but we liked the setting and the star navigation mechanics. Finally, we settled on a mail delivery context to tie it all together.”

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[naogata]

Favorite tweets: .@Yousgirls' Heavy Light #Polaris2020 #ShortList #PolarisPoster by Marin Blanc. See more: https://t.co/RsQbPEeuDWcurated by The Office of Gilbert Liprinted by @kidicarus_store pic.twitter.com/Tkbq6IDc0T— Polaris Music Prize (@PolarisPrize) November 4, 2020

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[destiny-moonforge]

i think that it would have been so fun if certain companions from previous worlds followed us into arc 3. like i think it would have been fun to see ivan the great just punt medulla into the sun. plus! ship crews IRL generally are bigger than 3-4 people! like i love, pork, beans, and sparck, and i know we don’t want to overcrowd things with Too Many Characters Going On At Once because then individuals wouldn’t really get to shine, but it could have been so fun you guys. plus maybe we would have gotten some more insight/development on our old friends from other worlds. 

this post is gonna get long so buckle up

maybe they wouldn’t have such a major role because they already had one in their original worlds/storylines, and maybe i’m way too attached to our old companions, but we didn’t throw katara away when aang started learning earthbending in ATLA, you know? she stayed with the group and grew with everyone else. of course, wizard101 is a game, not a tv show, things are obviously different and of course there are shows where the protagonist Does move on with other people and new friends, but in pirate101 your companions stay with you as you go from world to world. though maybe it’s a different case there because the companions are also like, an incredibly important part of p101′s mechanics whereas the wizard101 ones just buff you in fights. in the pokemon anime, ash (the protagonist) Does move onto new regions like how the young wizard (protagonist) moves on to new worlds, but even then on occasion sometimes his old friends will roll back around.

some companions do have actual reason to stay back in their worlds of origin, dyvim has his deal with the king or whatever (iirc?) but this all rolls back to the point that plenty of other people in the fandom have made about all of the wizard’s friends either eventually leaving them or having to be left behind.

on top of this, you would think mellori and bat, who, yknow, channeled their ~*vibes*~ or whatever to help the wizard become the divine paradox at the end of arc 3, would have a part in arc 4 as well, at least a little, what with the whole Evil Paradox(tm) that we see. like. you don’t just bring characters with that important of a role into the game and never mention them again, right? i know arc 4 isn’t over yet but considering how KI is terrified of another malistaire situation im really not expecting to see too too much of them? though i’m hoping i’ll be proven wrong.

i’m not up to date on karamelle and lemuria bc my membership has died so i dont know what goes on with any companions from there. but like. pork is a skyship captain! he could help us Go To Other Worlds In The Spiral because of the whole world key situation (see dragonspyre and khrysalis, where theres like only one or two world keys to dragonspyre and a new one has to be forged for khrysalis). alternatively he could happen to Show Up in the places we visit on occasion and we could have a neat little reunion. like if zeke and eloise can be everywhere im sure we could have a reunion with the empyrea folks or other polaris or mirage characters at least once. like the visits with dyvim and zoot in the arc 4 prequest(?) were a step in the right direction but also were fairly brief. 

also tell us what happened to rat and scorpion. are they just sitting there in the shadow realm waiting for spider to come back with the milk. like. they went there and then spider decided the universe wasn’t gonna game end after all and is hopefully going to couples therapy with raven in the primordial forest. like rat and scorpion arent even companions but you’d think spider’s other children would get some form of closure to their stories-

-actually no, you wouldn’t think because we don’t even really say goodbye to bat at the end of arc 3. (iirc) like where the fuck is that guy. i do hope we didn’t just leave him in the husk? like he wouldn’t just stay there after being told he’s spider’s most favoritest boy right. because he has a life and has built relationships with people Outside Of The Shadow Realm and doing things for spider! does he go back to building machines and start to help fix the messes made in empyrea, does he start traveling, or chilling at the arcanum, or what? to my knowledge, we have no clue! we take down the storm titan, spider tells bat he loves him, that’s it. mellori comes back with us to the arcanum, but we don’t even really know if she continues studying at ravenwood or not.

there’s honestly so many loose ends with certain characters in this game that aren’t really tied up. i guess it leaves room for fans to create their own interpretations to fill in the holes themselves and who knows, maybe they Are better about this in arc 4 (again i wouldn’t know because i haven’t played, never finished karamelle) but frankly kingsisle is such a mess in SO many aspects that it wouldn’t surprise me if they werent. 

i still have no idea how old morganthe and by extension her teachers are supposed to be and how time works in the spiral. at this point you could say she did time travel to fuck things up in celestia and zafaria and it would probably still make more sense in the story than the messiness of arc 2. i look at arc 2 and then i am Looking Away. 

of course there’s definitely a balance to be found between characters being brought up so much it might get boring instead of letting the character rest with a natural end to their story (malistaire) and delving deeper into the rippling effects their character’s story might’ve had on the protagonist and other characters and then on the flip side Never Having Characters Who Were Important To The Story Brought Up Again Ever (bat) but it’s absolutely possible. of course it’s not the case that there’s No Recurring Characters Ever in wizard101, we’d see ambrose all the time because he was a big deal and obviously we’d have to go back to our teachers for spells and quests every so often, but some of the professors are also a little flat (though that’s a discussion for a other post) and they also don’t Actively Travel With Us. 

i wouldn’t want a favorite character of mine to be brought back and then absolutely be done dirty in terms of writing and story and having all of their development from their original world set back to square one. you wouldn’t take sokka from ATLA and suddenly make him sexist and annoying again at the end of the series like he was earlier on, because he’s grown and developed past that! that’s why he’s a fan favorite! (to my knowledge. i don’t partake in the ATLA fandom and it’s been several years since i watched the show in full so i'm running off of memory here) i also wouldn’t want them to be flat and boring if they don’t grow and develop past how they were before in the story. i know all of this would likely be difficult to show at times because we play as the wizard and only really see their perspective exclusively, but certainly not impossible. 

though i suppose there’s a lot of angles to consider here, like how some of the people who spend the most money on the game likely don’t care for the story much at all and where the characters go and what they do, i’m sure we’re all familiar with the stereotypical mean storm wizard that bullies you in waterworks or darkmoor for not having Top Of The Line pack and bundle gear or gear from insanely hard dungeons or spells that can only be obtained through pack or mob drops (all of which require insane amounts of luck and either money or grinding). and then there’s the fact that some older voice actors might not even be Available anymore due to layoffs or whatever.

i’m only really writing this because i really miss the arc 3 characters a lot and even ones from late arc 2 and it makes me sad that KI is doing a full 180 and has decided No. They Shall Never Come Back Ever after the ordeal with malistaire. also for further context i’m not complaining about all this because i hate the game and think it’s the worst thing ive ever played, because i don’t, it’s been one of my biggest interests for a really long time. like it matters a Lot to me otherwise i wouldn’t have this blog, yknow? and for what it’s worth i did like pieces of arc 2 and the ending of darkmoor was pretty sweet. there’s definitely more eloquent ways i could have worded a lot of this. but my point is and has been that it’s possible to bring back an old friend every once in a while and have them play a part without it just being like Ah, This Fucker Again for money purposes. of course then we have to think of more natural ways to have a character return too, but that’s the case for even bringing a new character into the story. 

of course all of these negatives can be turned into positives when it comes to fan content because we can take all of it and be like “mine now. here’s what happened to XYZ” because there Is room left open with the vague spots and loose ends to tie things up ourselves. but some things are So Big and messy that sometimes they have to be Entirely Rewritten. there’s a lot of reasons why things would or wouldn’t work in terms of his game but i suppose it’s all just food for our own thought because we know kingsisle themselves is just gonna do what they’re gonna do. 

idk i have a lot of complicated feelings on this matter and i’m sick of writing this it’s been a few hours since i started, maybe all of this is just based off the fact that i Very Much So Have Favorite Characters And Miss Them A Lot. but yeah.

i miss bat.

[destiny-moonforge]

the strongest osky in the entire spiral

[destiny-moonforge]

i think that they should be friends

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[polarispostal]

Character Update

Modular systems are planned further ahead to bring unique properties to the world of Polaris

You’re a courier set with the task to deliver mail from persons throughout the region. The first quest will take place from the start where you meet Earl and Barry, two associates of the Polaris Postal Service who are far too busy to take on the lost letters of mail within the region, and that’s where you come in.

As you travel through the mushroom village, you find more occupants of the forest who’ll point toward the mountains in finding your quest end goal. Atop the mountains, you see the Postervatory that you began at and come to find the lost letter you were told to look for.

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[polarispostal]

Exploration is our nature.

If you must find yourself, look where is least expected. We must prove ourselves out in this world.

Exploration takes place inside a dense Taiga forest on a planet called Tessania. The Tiaga forest awaits many buried secrets and ancient histories. Move around the world and talk to NPCs as well as scare the local wildlife from your present walking locale. Perceiving the world through the navigator’s visage is keen to produce rewarding experiences. Players face a world to explore in an effort to find new NPCs with new delivery quests for them to explore more of the world in.

Our QA testers have found the World of Polaris Postal a beautiful vocationally-vibrant scape full of points of interest to journey across. With new quests becoming available everywhere you go you come to know new people with unique journeys of their own.

Walking is a natural inclination and requires full attention to breath, surroundings, and endurance. Will you make it around the world and come to understand the meaning of it all, or will you go nowhere at all? That is the question we all ask ourselves time and time again.

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[polarispostal]

Senior Service people of Postal Service!

You’ll locate characters of immense wisdom along your journey.

What tales can be told to an exploring enthusiast such as yourself? Only one way to find out! Talk to your wisest neighbor and seek the paths they wish to manifest with you. When you’re not too busy looking up at the stars, you’re bound to come across a few people along the way. 

A lack of words leaves the people of this world speechless and with no language to be spoken of. So speak with those who deserve your time, those of which you think have something important to say before the day is long gone. When speech is far too speculative, people become weary at the sound of it but when speech is non-existent can you reach speculation?

Time moves along at a pace that suits the user. If your life passes by too quickly, did you enjoy your time? Each second mounts upon the last and soon you find yourself sitting atop years of experience. You too will be an elder one day and Tessania wants to make sure you have unique memories to talk about when the time comes.

What drives the narrative of Moonlit Valley in Polaris Postal Service? What is the story behind Tessania? And who can we expect to meet at different points of interest across the world?

You are what drives the story of the Forest, as you interact with the various people across your mail route! Earl, for example, is a senior member of the Polaris Postal Service, and you’ll be filling in for him while he recovers from his injury. He’s happy to help you learn the ropes and get to know the people of the village. Barry is a Mail Clerk with the PPS, and soon to be one of your best friends; he helps make sure letters get where they’re supposed to go! He’s a little overwhelmed on his own, so be sure to say hi once in a while! Sal Binford is surveying the land for archaeological artifacts, and he’d love to share what he’s found with you. 

Tessania is a planet much like our own, but it’s always night. Since it’s always night, the stars are always out, and the Polaris Postal Service have developed a sure-fire way to get your mail to you as quickly as possible: their patented magic telescopes! Using magical Celestial Navigation, members of the Polaris Postal Service are never lost. The best part: they’re always looking for new postal service members!

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[naogata]

Favorite tweets: Cold Specks' I Predict A Graceful Explusion #Polaris2012 #ShortList #PolarisPosterby Jud Haynes. See more here: https://t.co/ANhyprmQut pic.twitter.com/F1r03ewmGz— Polaris Music Prize (@PolarisPrize) February 22, 2020

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[naogata]

Favorite tweets: .@Elisapie's The Ballad of the Runaway Girl #Polaris2019 #ShortList #PolarisPosterby @notdayle. See more posters: https://t.co/RsQbPEw62w pic.twitter.com/CheUTom0D1— Polaris Music Prize (@PolarisPrize) December 17, 2019

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[naogata]

Favorite tweets: .@LeifVollebekk's 'Twin Solitude' #Polaris2017 #PolarisPosterby @dalbertdraws. See more here: https://t.co/2xBTYLayh0 pic.twitter.com/YLVal9n60Y— Polaris Music Prize (@PolarisPrize) February 24, 2019

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[naogata]

Favorite tweets: We're unveiling @arcadefire's 'Funeral' #HeritagePrize #PolarisPoster on #420 at @thedrakehotel. Deets: https://t.co/eWZ9myL9yu http://pic.twitter.com/TjXwpxVuDp— Polaris Music Prize (@PolarisPrize) April 11, 2017

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