[Poll inside] Monthly in a Month #39: The Pride II: The Sequel Edition

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I think you have the wrong end date or this event has already ended

Another suggestion for the poll: 4 month the regular 6 games per month, followed by a 2 month thing, and repeat. That way we have it twice a year a longer one, and some shorter shots for the rest.

Eeeeh, I guess that is what you meant with Bi_annual. Forget what I wrote, there is my vote.

I'll take whatever you can give us, CJ. Did the extended one get more participants than usual?
More importantly was it easier on you?

Well, I'm part of the PoP group as well, and it took me about 7 weeks to get through my 7 games.
The only difference is that they are specific chosen bunch of games, two of which took me over 40hrs to complete.
With this event we get choose our own games and length.

I think alternating between the one month and two, but may be more work than it's worth.
Solely every 2 months? Means you don't spend as much money, and less work for you as well. Win-win?

EDIT: since we only have one month, this is an epic fail! only 2 days to beat 3 games.

I would need some alternation 6 months for 1 game

I'm fine with either, except maybe if it's a 2 month, there are 2 different games as the prize (rather than 2 copies of the same game).
Might get more participants as you are casting a wider net so to speak on the prize :D

Entering challenge again, thanks for organising <3
Gave myself a bit of a Tomb Raider theme this month.

May still change the games around, but motivates me to state a few to get started.

Morkredd - May '21 - Finished - Lone Wolf
As Far As The Eye - Aug '21 - Finished - Chapter 5: the Horned Chimera
Civilization 6 - Feb '18 - Finished - Game, Settler, Match
Orwell: Ignorance is Strength - Sep '21 - Finished - Synthesis
11-11 Memories Retold - Nov '19 - Finished - Part III
If Found... - May '22 - Finished - Starting on a new page.

I started Morkredd right after the Monthly dropped which seems to be allowed according to the previous thread.

As for the format, I prefer the one month long event and it looked like there weren't that much more participants during the extended one, so hopefully this won't be the last shorter one. If the two months long one wins the polls hopefully we still get shorter events too, the Hybrid events seems like a good compromise. Thanks for the events :)

While I'm fine with only 1 month having 2 months once in a while would be nice to be able to play the longer games. I voted for the Hybrid alternating but the Hybrid bi-annual would be just as good.

Not sure if I can finish this month so let's see.

✔️ Hybrid alternating is a good idea i think
It's a good mix that allows you to empty your backlog and make longer games too, I like it.

And for this month:

1. Valfaris / Son Of Valfaris
2. Yes, Your Grace
3. Tomb Raider / A Survivor Is Born
4. Conan Chop Chop / Conan the Cimmerian
5. SOMA
6. In Sound Mind / Patients and Grace

I really liked the last two. I highly recommend them ;)

I'm all for variety! Not only 1 Month / 6 games or 2 Month / 6 games but occasional 1 month / 10 games or going into different direction: 1 month / 3 games but the games must be >40h on howlongtobeat. Or even completionist challenge where you need to 100% 4-6 games. Or play 4-8 games but they must be from current month Choice bundle.

Due to family and health reasons this month I need to play Diablo 4, so my six games will be on the shorter side.

mh new Choices are 8 games now, but 8 in one month would be too tough for most people so why not 8 in 2 months? :D

And it would be great if very long games count as 2 or so. Many people don*t have that many short games and playing multiple Death Strandings in one/two months is imposibble.

While I like to see your topics pop up every month, it's rare that I can participate.
Between my standard backlog (I'd count PoP as an event here as well) and my attempts at SG wins, coupled with my stupid mood swings already makes it hard to pick a game and get to its end.
There are tons of good games from monthlies, but as I bought most of it, I have very few SG wins that qualify. Participating in such an event generally means I have very little time for other games - wins, and games I actually paid more than bundle-money for - and is not something I can keep up for long without feeling bad about it.

I voted for a hybrid system as it changes between a 2-monthly system that makes me entry easier, and a standard month which is how you imagined the event, and gives better chances for others - regardless that I'll very likely unable to join most of them.

Just do both! :P
Joking apart, I'd like to participate once in a while, so the extended format would be ideal for me. But I understand that there is a good bunch of people who can beat 6 (or even more) games in one month and they are the ones who kept the event alive up until now. Their opinion should matter more than the one of a casual like me. So I think a good compromise would be one of the hybrid options, but I'd go with the bi-annual format, or tri-annual at most (1-1-2), not more.

The two month events would be more convenient because I can already pick out a couple names, including mine, who participate in PAGYWOSG and POP. I buy the HB monthlies for specific titles I'm interested in but rarely do I actually have enough to qualify since I either don't have the games or they are all too long to be played in a singular month.

Moony's suggestion for 8 in two months would be fine if long games counted for 2, but then again that's similar to what POP does with an extra point for completing the game to 100% and these are two separate events who probably shouldn't blend in together too much, since POP and PAGYWOSG already share a discord server.

Chaos!

As for the poll: I liked the current design, but with more time for the games more people would maybe try longer games, also you would save a bit of money.
I personally like the 1month/ 6 games and maybe would go alternating, but not a pure 2 month/6 games

And of course with a Final Fantasy GA, I have to join this month.
I amr ather busy this time, so I have to see if I can manage, probably with a bit shorter games.

Aunt Edith:

I'd prefer hybrid alternating, but extended is fine too.

I like the extended format because it allows for broader participation and gives an opportunity to knock off some of the longer games in our backlogs. It also has the added benefit of reducing your workload. On the other hand, I'm concerned that it might dilute the challenge. I voted for "Hybrid alternating" which seems like a reasonable middle ground.

Here's an idea: If you do decide to go with the extended format, make it 8 games/month or 6 games/month with the extra stipulation that two of them should have a howlongtobeat time > 20hrs. Participants can select one of those two options when submitting their lists.

I've been checking the event for a good while, but haven't gotten the chance to participate that often. With that in mind my vote is bit meaningless but I still voted for the extended version. I can see the appeal in a hybrid set up, but personally I like when things are consistent so you always know that it's two months and don't need to check if it's a different time frame or not.

My wishlist probably doesn't have many suggestions for single prizes, but I have loved when you've done 2x smaller games!
What's the preferred way for us to suggest games as prizes?