Chrononaut said
I forgot to add: WHEN YOU MAKE AN RP AND IT JUST DOESN'T CLICK.I put waaaaaaaaaay too much effort into that. To be fair, it was a reboot of a rp I had PARTIALLY done (the forum died before I could finish, oh and then the roleplayerguild died when I had players the next time I tried it). I secretly suspect Fallout isn't a popular setting, also almost anything sci fi. Maybe it was the plotline that forced everyone together inadvertently and seemed linear. Could rewrite it as its own universe separate thing...
I hear you there. The people here are hard to please, but so far I've discovered a pattern of interest:
Anime.
Zombies.
High Fantasy.
Vampires.
Steam Punk
Pokemon.
More anime.
Spaceships.
If you hit any of those, you'll get loads of interest. Even if your intro/1st OOC is a car wreck and barely legible. High fantasy is usually my strong point, because it's the only one of the above that I can blag my way through. Any attempts to create original works are generally rejected, or receive interest and then get cast to the abyss not long after starting.
Just my opinion on matters, so I ask any potential reactionaries not to wreck my face, for it is beautiful.
Though one more thing, and I'm sure it's been mentioned, but:
I hate people who barge into your RP uninvited, point out a logical flaw, historical inaccuracy or some other nonsense, then continue to argue with you over it. I mean, they're not even supposed to be there, so what's with that? It's rude, is what it is, and stupid. It's like someone just drove past you, and threw dog shit in your direction, before hastily speeding off. You've never met them, they had no part in your life, so what THE FU- I digress. Not sure if its an ego problem, or what, but hot dayam it's annoying and I wish there was a way of punishing them without sounding like a whining muppet.
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ZombieMagikarp said
Apparently 6 people is waaaaay too much for a RP! What's this? Two people who have been dying for this sort of roleplay REALLY wanna join? Well, fuck them! We can't let them join! 6 is too much and 8 is a whole fucking shitton! Even if they really wanna get in, we can't risk having this RP be overcrowded with 8 people!Honestly, what the fuck. I understand people setting limits in order not to make the RP overcrowded or anything, but holy fuck. I don't give a shit if you're gonna "notify me for future slots open", because 1. we know you're not, and 2. if we're that desperate to join, why the fuck would we wait?
To be fair, one of my RPs had about 8 people active at once, and with all characters starting in the same location, it became a bit of a problem. People would come home from work, with limited time, and have to sift through 6000 words. It sorted itself out after the characters split off, but next time I host an RP, no way in Hell are 8 people starting in the same place.
Although, this guild carries a 50% deserter ratio. That 8 I mentioned was actually 10, and I think it's degenerated to 3-4 now, despite receiving 2 new players.
I agree with you though, and generally speaking, if an RP of mine goes over the safe character limit, I will work out ways to have those extra characters start somewhere else so there's not the immediate post clog at the start. If the RP is a huge sandbox world, with everyone starting all over the show, then player limit is less of an issue.