Thread:ZDee/@comment-4085424-20130312221651/@comment-6042046-20130312231019

I didn't make the decision lightly! My purist side fought fiercely with my helper side and won. :-| Thought process: Since the success text tells players that "Something else will happen soon... don't worry. All shall be well and all manner of thing shall be well." alongside the clock icon, they would expect a time-delayed message. The "clock" mechanic is used occasionally throughout the early and mid game (most notably the four time-delayed attribute-raising qualities like "Recalling a dream of other places" and "A name built in blood"). By the time they can join the Dilmun Club at level 4, players would usually be familiar enough with the mechanic to know to wait for a message before they can proceed with the storyline.

If a wiki reader really wants to know what happens next or what they could/should do next, they can read the level 5 links in the "associating with Radical Academics" category page since the success text also informs the player that they've reached level 5.

Hrm, maybe we should make a "Something else will happen soon..." category page (with an explanation of the mechanic) for the time-delayed portions? I think the newest players are the ones most confused when they encounter it. I recall being a mix of disturbed and puzzled when I first read it.