Yes, it may well be hard for someone to keep up with the same number of characters they had with an increased AC requirement, but I don't necessarily see that as a bad thing. While yes, it's disappointing that they may not be able to play all of the characters they desire to, they would instead be able to focus more on the characters they have a stronger voice for. This leads to increased character development and more in depth and interesting CR because more time is being invested on one character rather than split between one and another or more.
Personally, I would rather have people play less characters and have a lower character count in game with characters interacting more and developing more than having a bunch of characters who don't do much at all just taking up space.
This is especially important in the the example you give in regards to someone having a busy RL. If instead of apping 3 to 5 characters they stick to one or two, they are more able to devote more time to developing meaningful CR past "oh where the hell am i" "it's nice to meet you" "how does this work again?". More often than not most players first month of activity is their intro post, if they're simply going with the minimum required. If they're required to have more proof of AC, they are then encouraged to explore the character more rather than having them step off the train and then be forgotten for a month.
So yes, it probably would cause people to rethink who they're playing in the game and who they really want to keep. I'm not denying that, I am in fact saying that may well be a good thing. There's no point in playing six million characters if you're not really playing them. If someone is actually playing a character beyond the point of the current absolute minimum, I do not think that this change in AC is going to affect them at all.
Also, regarding the HMD. They are a good tool, but unfortunately the game wide HMD at Ruby City is not formatted well for it to be effective. In my opinion, in order for it to be effective several things would need to happen. A) It would need to be monthly, B) it would need to be mandatory in regards to participation for players and mod crit alike, and C) anonymous comments would need to be turned on.
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Personally, I would rather have people play less characters and have a lower character count in game with characters interacting more and developing more than having a bunch of characters who don't do much at all just taking up space.
This is especially important in the the example you give in regards to someone having a busy RL. If instead of apping 3 to 5 characters they stick to one or two, they are more able to devote more time to developing meaningful CR past "oh where the hell am i" "it's nice to meet you" "how does this work again?". More often than not most players first month of activity is their intro post, if they're simply going with the minimum required. If they're required to have more proof of AC, they are then encouraged to explore the character more rather than having them step off the train and then be forgotten for a month.
So yes, it probably would cause people to rethink who they're playing in the game and who they really want to keep. I'm not denying that, I am in fact saying that may well be a good thing. There's no point in playing six million characters if you're not really playing them. If someone is actually playing a character beyond the point of the current absolute minimum, I do not think that this change in AC is going to affect them at all.
Also, regarding the HMD. They are a good tool, but unfortunately the game wide HMD at Ruby City is not formatted well for it to be effective. In my opinion, in order for it to be effective several things would need to happen. A) It would need to be monthly, B) it would need to be mandatory in regards to participation for players and mod crit alike, and C) anonymous comments would need to be turned on.