Post by Redd on Mar 19, 2015 2:22:54 GMT
Okay, sooo I've noticed that not a lot of people have been online/active in the last few days, and the FogClan main rp thread was woefully inactive for at least 20 or so hours at one point (maybe more, I haven't checked today). So! I have a few suggestions that could help make the forum and rp a little more active? Maybe?
1. Activity checks!!!
Okay, so this is pretty common in dA rp groups and, dare I say it, neopets guilds. Activity checks are pretty important because if you don't do the check for that month or time period or whatever, then you get kicked out of the group/guild. Of course, you can always reapply but you'll still need to do the activity check for that month. I understand that you probably can't delete accounts from the forum but maybe give them a different forum rank, like how some people have the rank 'Kit'? Put their rank as 'Inactive' or something like that and they need to prove themselves somehow if they wanna get their former rank back so that they can rp again. And the activity checks can be, like, do so-and-so # of roleplaying posts per week, month, etc.
2. 1x1 roleplay threads!!!
I know you guys said you didn't wanna do this to keep the timeline of events consistent and everything, but it's not exactly consistent anyway, to be quite honest. Plus having just one main thread for everyone to rp in, it can get messy, disorganized, really stressful to go down through all the posts looking for the person's reply that you're roleplaying with. I think it would be easier to have separate threads for separate roleplaying situations. People are more used to it, plus there's not as much clutter. Also, grovvl said this: 'bc ppl wouldnt get flooded or ran over in 1 on 1 threads and its easier to have characters interact' and I think he makes an excellent point there!!
3. Plotlines!!!
I believe there's not many people as active as in the beginning because they don't really know what to have their cats do. There's no overlying plot that's going on, no tension in the air as everyone wonders what will happen next, no excitement. Just plain, boring Clan life. I know that people struggle for world peace, but this is essentially a story and when there's no conflict, it's just...boring. An idea would be to look up random plotline generators and try to mold it into warriorsesque things. Or heck, maybe throw in some fantasy elements, I dunno! Just do whatever you think would be most fun for everyone!! And for you as well.
Anyway, yeah, here are my two cents on what I think should be done to make things better and more interesting. Any opinions or thoughts?
1. Activity checks!!!
Okay, so this is pretty common in dA rp groups and, dare I say it, neopets guilds. Activity checks are pretty important because if you don't do the check for that month or time period or whatever, then you get kicked out of the group/guild. Of course, you can always reapply but you'll still need to do the activity check for that month. I understand that you probably can't delete accounts from the forum but maybe give them a different forum rank, like how some people have the rank 'Kit'? Put their rank as 'Inactive' or something like that and they need to prove themselves somehow if they wanna get their former rank back so that they can rp again. And the activity checks can be, like, do so-and-so # of roleplaying posts per week, month, etc.
2. 1x1 roleplay threads!!!
I know you guys said you didn't wanna do this to keep the timeline of events consistent and everything, but it's not exactly consistent anyway, to be quite honest. Plus having just one main thread for everyone to rp in, it can get messy, disorganized, really stressful to go down through all the posts looking for the person's reply that you're roleplaying with. I think it would be easier to have separate threads for separate roleplaying situations. People are more used to it, plus there's not as much clutter. Also, grovvl said this: 'bc ppl wouldnt get flooded or ran over in 1 on 1 threads and its easier to have characters interact' and I think he makes an excellent point there!!
3. Plotlines!!!
I believe there's not many people as active as in the beginning because they don't really know what to have their cats do. There's no overlying plot that's going on, no tension in the air as everyone wonders what will happen next, no excitement. Just plain, boring Clan life. I know that people struggle for world peace, but this is essentially a story and when there's no conflict, it's just...boring. An idea would be to look up random plotline generators and try to mold it into warriorsesque things. Or heck, maybe throw in some fantasy elements, I dunno! Just do whatever you think would be most fun for everyone!! And for you as well.
Anyway, yeah, here are my two cents on what I think should be done to make things better and more interesting. Any opinions or thoughts?