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Death of the genre

@Shu

Gwahahaha

That's because those types tend to be involved with eRP focused 1x1 themselves and are self-loathing, so they project unto others.

In their insecurity they also feel better about their middling writing if they dump on what comes across to them as "easy targets." We have a nice, sizable chunk of third-rate losers here who stalk the interest checks and insult the topic creators or make shitposts aimed at them.

That, I wouldn't associate with activity in the medium dropping. It's always been common to have that type even when PBP RP was much healthier. Though it is unfortunate.

A new Sorceress in town

Greetings individual. Welcome to RPG. Enjoy your stay and what not.

The week game

Monday is my Friday so it genuinely does kick ass.

Delete ban account

hope your mom is okay

@TokyoPewPew

You shouldn't mention a deleted user's screen name. It's rude!

Go'bless.

The week game

GOOOOOD MONDAY

just want to say hi and make some friends

Happy Monday. You know what, I think I'm gonna make that thread for you guys. Thank me later!

Death of the genre

Ancient topic beaten to death.

Truth is simple. In the earlier 00's, social media wasn't such an overwhelming force. Centralization of the internet wasn't either. Nor were smart phone apps, containerized internet experiences and the like. All that's happened now and trends for what people tend to do on the internet have changed.

Traditional forums, BBS and the like, have seen a massive spiral. Only the biggest ones, usually the type peddling products of piracy, still have real activity and have gobble monstered many thousands of their lesser variants that saw life "in the day." Then of that, a fraction still are RP oriented. In that, you typically see the ones with any "active" status be things like erotica.

Notice how many people coming here mention "I came from Discord RP" or "I came from Reddit."

It's just how things have trended. Doesn't help what lingers on in the pbp RP space is battered with nonstop pop-politics wagon dragging and nonsensical clique based drama, there isn't exactly a great "mentorship program" to onboard and keep the concept thriving for new generations.

Even with all this, it's still around and alive. I don't anticipate forum based roleplay will truly disappear anytime soon. Once people stop bellyaching about LLMs, I imagine that'll end up driving some minor growth into the space, if not here then elsewhere. Otherwise it'll retain its niche status until something technological makes barrier of entry such less significant in effort that more people poke at it.

Myself, I write when I want to write and don't when I don't. I only first came here to make fun of LeeRoy for losing in the Arena. Shock and amazement my extremely slow-burn RP on here is currently in the Arena, dealing with not one or two but nine disgruntled adults RP fighting. I see RPG as a fusion of roleplay on the forums and a conduit for collaboration on Discord but, doubt the sweaty arena stuff'll ever not be my focus.

TLDR: There's no perfect solution to any of this, just write.

An AI Made Adventure?

It'll be an epic crusade as we are chosen by the temporal gods to strike down Time Breaker President George W Bush Jr who has taken dominion over the fantasy setting.

just want to say hi and make some friends

Give it a rest bud. also hope everyone has a wonderful week

@Chronic

You first! God bless on this fantastic Monday.

just want to say hi and make some friends

i'll be honest, bros. i don't think i'm going to have a good monday

@TokyoPewPew

Good.

Brightened my Monday morning! Happy week ya'all. :D