[quote=mizushinzui]
So I was wondering if anyone else has the experience of coming up with an idea for an RP that you thought was a really, really good one and then when you posted it onto the interest check almost no one went for it ? 

I always feel like it's a different feeling to having an RP die on you half way through, it's like a rejection almost when no one wants to RP your idea.

Your thoughts on this guys? 
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Sometimes it's formatting, sometimes it's the population, and sometimes it just isn't the time. Someone already spoke about formatting, so I'll elaborate on the latter bits. You can tell the general interests of our community by scanning a forum and keeping tabs on what is largely more prevalent and populated. There even seems to be a fixed number of certain types of RPs in some parts of the forum, where say there may only usually be 2-3 continuous zombie roleplays in Advanced. It can make starting a new one a bit more difficult as you're being constantly compared if a player senses some level of instability, they have a sort of lifeboat for their interest in those others. Content can absolutely change a roleplay to prevent there just being another 'run of zed' thing, but you've really got to hook people in from the start if you want that difference to be felt. I have also started Interest Checks formatted with reference to more popular RPs and my prior successes only to receive minimal responses. Timing can be a big part of initiating a RP. If there are three other RPs, or even just one other starting up with a common GM name, and you're both working with pretty similar ideas, it may not be the right time to jump in. You also want to walk this line between a text dump, well organized or not, and a barebones interest check. I've seen RPers pass up prospective RPs both because there was too much background and not enough. 

My advice is to see what's in play and what's in popular, then decide how to launch your RP. Make the format readable, offer short versions of histories and the like, and remember that if your interest check doesn't take off it's not about you. 

[quote=Tydosius]
I have an RP idea that I won't post simply because it doesn't seem like it would click with this community.I come from a HL2RP background, so all RP ideas I have keep combat to a fourth priority, below atmosphere, context and environment.But here, it feels like combat is second priority below context and above environment and atmosphere.I think I just need to get comfortable with this style of RP.
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Oh, you too? I started with the HL Mod The Specialist (TSRP). I'd say that the combat priority bit changes when combat and tension actually means looking down the barrel of a virtual gun. Those types of RP always got me, because you could be anything, but when there wasn't a major RP going on you had to make money to buy a property and all this other jazz. A great mix of slice of life and something extraordinary.