How many roleplays do you need at one time? Not to mention all the roleplay "discussion" threads.
I know yall are all striving to create some successful roleplay that lasts forever (Or something like that), but this is getting a bit out of hand. =/
I counted 9 different threads regarding at least 5 different roleplays in the first two pages of this sub-forum.
5 roleplays along with their adjacent discussion threads adds up.
No I think you missed my point.
I'm perfectly fine with discussion threads!
It's just that there's about 5 different roleplays, and there's a discussion thread for each.
It adds up.
Thus, it's more about the roleplays than their counterpart discussion threads.
Ah, I see. Yeah, there's been a bunch. At the moment, there's only 3, but yeah, that's still quite a bit. Most of them are mine. xD
Immortous is probably referring to a collaboration. Every RP writers can find a way to work together, and make one or two RP works as a team.
Personally I agree with him, but ultimately it's up to the writers to decide upon this.
Since I haven't looked at the current games particularly closely, I'm not sure if that would work or not. I mean, if most of the players are the same and the storylines are fairly similar, yes, I can see a collaborative roleplay being more successful than several different ones. If the premise of the game is wildly different, however, that's generally reason enough to have different games. If the player list in one is very different than the player list in another, it would generally show that the roleplays each probably cater to players with a different set of story preferences (and possibly play styles), and trying to do a collaborative story in that case may lead to unnecessary conflict.
*sips tea at white tea table with Monocled Chromalisk*
What made Return to Cradle such a huge success Thin? That's easily two things. Overpowered players, and that there were no other roleplays up.
It's lead up to the ultimate decision. We must all make a pact, to never let this happen again and shove down those who try. We'll call it, The Pact of Monocled Chromalisk, since he came up with the idea and told it to me. We will hold one final vote thread, and we will then Graveyard all of the RPs, and using the vote thread as the ultimate RP thread,
Possibly through the vote thread, we will combine all storylines. The Valkyroids waiting in the Core, the travel to open it, and the desperation to fight against the Morais' essentially advanced winged machinery, wanting to create a massacre angel to represent the Fallen Valkyries. I will explain more, but now it's time to create this pact.
Really guys...
Thin, if you wanna stop Immmourtous from complaining about the number of RP threads and their respective discussion threads, do consider this:
- How many players are on each RP. If you have a massive number, consider getting a person who has hosted successful RPs before (I'm not an option, very busy ATM), or cut off some characters you might find a nuisance. If you have an extremely small amount of players, consider the genre and plot of the RP.
- If the players are literate and worth even keeping in the RP. This isn't such a hard thing at this site, but if you're having to deal with a bunch of players who quit early on, then it might've been better to wait for the more dedicated players to sign up for the RP.
- How many players know the rules to a free-form RP. I'm finding it more and more common that people do minor powerplays (which is fine in the short run), but it might lead up to a habit, where it gets to the point where everyone is powerplaying each other. Do keep a curb on that. Also, try to encourage your players to purposely flaw their characters, but don't enforce it. It's a bti more interesting if you have a mix of realistic, killable people and the generic god-heroes.
- Considering how quickly the story should move along. The Fangs was pretty much the only completed RP besides the Clockworks Renegades original. This also depends on the literacy of your players. The Fangs was for people who were newer to RPs, but do count the detail that the original CR had.
- Considering if the players even want to follow your story. I was being unnerved by my RP being dominated by Seatus and you, but I do know that it was free-form. Thus, I couldn't really do anything without contradicting myself. And although you don't have to discourage the players to develop their own storylines, you don't want to choke them with your own side if the story.
Give those factors some thought, and then prepare for the next game accordingly. Creating a refined roleplay that will keep a decent amount of players should help you avoid having to make many RPs at one time.
I'd been aiming for minimizing the number of attempted roleplays via the voting thread, but it won't work unless everyone uses it.
I'll refer to this thread before making more roleplays or continuing the current ones.
@Snowdusk/Tevokkia- A collaboration would work, if yall managed to come to terms with everything involved. All I'm saying is that there's a few too many RP's in the forum at this time. If yall wanted to combine some, that'd be advantageous!
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@Seatus- Uh, sure then. Make that pact!
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@Feline-Grenadier- I'm not complaining, just pointing out the fact that this has become a bit of a problem.
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@Thinslayer- Yes I agree everyone should refer to the voting thread before you decide to combine anything. But if it's ignored too long, you might have to take matters into your own hands as a moderator.
Ha, I'm totally not involved with this business. XD Haven't played in a rp on here since the original Clockwork Renegades. I'm a bit too fussy about my games for me to be involved at the moment, I fear.
I would help out a bit... but I can barely keep my own fanfic on the first page. :/
Stop counting them and actually have a look at them, as that may answer your question.
Try reading the original Return to Cradle (now in the graveyard) and tell me we don't need discussion threads.
Then see if you can stand to read the rebooted Return to Cradle.