Hmm.

So what's the squad gonna be like for the mission? Who's going with who?

Perhaps we should settle this in the ooc so we can smoothen the posting in IC?

Yeah, I have to agree that the breakneck pace that's been set is a little overwhelming. I suppose it's unavoidable with a group this big that's so eager, but I've noticed that I can't manage to get real quality posts out because it's about all I can do to keep up with everything and respond appropriately.

And we're also getting ahead of our GM, as we just saw when our plans were forcibly changed because we were messing with the plot. I'd like to advocate for a... well, not really a posting order, but a cooldown between posts.

Of course, that creates the conundrum of stifling natural conversation. Another RP I'm a part of uses collaborations for short exchanges between 2-5 posters so that conversations that don't involve the whole crew don't clog up the thread. Hit up the people that control the characters you want to chat with and make a Titanpad or something similar and try to fit the whole thing into a single post.

Thoughts?

Perhaps we should have, like, a consensus to move a little slower for the sake of those that need to catch up?

It would be wise to look at who has posted and not, and take them into consideration. Especially when several charachters are in the same location and two people do back and forth. You easily shut another player out of the interaction if you do not offer them a proper window to get their character in. Just a little reminder for our eager players. It's a problem I've seen in other RP's.

It's like the game is starting to develop sapience without my guiding hand. :'D

Yes, please chill a bit on the posting pace, because as I and some of the others have pointed out, there's quite a few people who are getting buried under a mountain of IC posts scary fast, which was part of my fear of having such a big honking game. Enthusiasm is awesome, but always remember quality > quantity. Take a bit of extra time to work in your posts, there's no rush to get your stuff out the door. If you're doing conversations, set up collabs, like Hank suggested. If you have loyalty missions planned, flesh them out and work on the plot, or try your hand at Shadow Broker posts.

Like I said, love the enthusiasm, and you guys are great, just remember that not everyone has the free time others have and I really think it's important they don't feel like they're being left behind. Mucho gracias, merci, danke, tanks.

There is also the matter of timezones. I live in New Zealand, while I know a number of you are from America, meaning that in the first few hours of your peak time, I am asleep. I also cannot join in any quickly done collabs that happen during those hours, so as eager as you may be, do please remember that if I don't respond to a post directed at me quickly, I may actually be asleep...

I regularly wake up to multiple pages of new ooc stuff, which is fine, just so long as people remember why I'm not responding quickly, and don't assume that because I haven't responded right away, I'm not interested in any prospective collab offers or such.

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I was going to say 5-6 days. As i work 5 days of the week and have other RP's as well. I kinda put them on "One rp post a day". That said, seeing how many of the others are a little more slow moving, this one get top priority.

I think OOC plotting is the order of the day, because it doesn't draw the IC out unnecessarily and gives people a lot more leeway to ballpark ideas. If it wasn't suggested already, I would have gotten up on it.

For the time being, we'll keep everyone on the same mission and see how it goes with the numbers of characters. There is a second Omega mission on deck that's optional, but for now, a short and straightforward operation should be a good litmus test to find out what works and what doesn't. Honestly, we're running twice the number of players I usually take in a game so this is more experimental for me than a stereotypical college experience. If everything goes smooth, great! If not, we'll try doing two separate missions in the same location/ a greatly expanded scope moving forward.

In regards to posting rates, I think 2-4 days is a fair length of time to wait, although we can be flexible. If someone says they're working on a post, let's give them a chance to get it out, although in that case having a time frame by that player would be appreciated.

That said, Hellis and I are going to try and keep missions varied enough that we can split up, and the posting rates will be dictated by individual groups, so don't worry about characters that yours isn't involved with as much as those you're with.

Well, let's do it the democratic way. What posting rate do you guys want to see? We'll hit the happy medium if we can.