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Well I'm kind of new around here but from what I've seen even if a nice rp pops up and people do join it quickly deviates from the original plot, going down the drain. sad Or it just dies quickly because people loose interest and just stop posting. So yeah, maybe if a couple of good rp-ers stick together maybe they could possibly keep a good story going.

I like the beginning of the slogan but you need to work on the rest. wink
So does anyone have an idea for a good rp? 'cause I'm willing to join one. smile

Sometimes when an RP dies it truly is a mystery; but most times, I feel that people do not give the GM enough credit/responsibility for whether or not their RP succeeds. Yes, it can be harder to recruit for a more advanced or unique RP. However, that does not make it impossible. It's just that most GMs do not seem willing or able to devote that kind of time to the RP. For instance, the RP should never go off track like one person mentioned, not if the GM is still actively there. And don't get me wrong, I understand if a GM decides that the RP is only worth so much effort, and lets an RP die. What I don't understand is people getting all wistful about it, like there is a rare and magic item to be found on Gaia that will attract good players without the GM's efforts.

That is why I like this guild

Something I've noticed about some of the Rps is how the interest wanes as the Rp falls further down the first page list, and if by some horrible chance the Rp goes to the second page the Rp is almost considered dead. I do have to point my own finger back at myself though. I’ve watched a Rp fall and then go to the second page and think, well that’s that.

Seems the higher up on the list the better off they do. Take the three big guys at the very top. Feretris (which I love), Alvirad, and Mental. I know the last two have gone silent in the last few months but they still get interested people posting asking what’s going on. If those Rps had been on the normal front page, or in any of the other Rp areas they would be long lost in the tidal rift of Rps. That said, I have nothing against the three up there. The time and dedication in them is apparent and reflects why they are there, but it does make me wonder what would happen if say, you stuck a level 2 Rp up like that. How popular it would get?

Oh by the way, I have brought back my Xombie World Rp for one last go. I had a renewed interest and am hopeful. Please check it out.

I've never really bothered to look at those. To me, once an RP has at least 50 posts (and frequently even less than that), there are too many people for me to want to join. I suppose it just imtimidates me.

I've created several RPs, most of them in this guild. Both of the ones outside of the guild are probably about dead, and one of them didn't even start. But I feel awkward asking people to join, and don't see it as my place. I know that some other people feel that way too, and that's why some RP makers (what are they called, GMs?) don't go off and recruit people.

And some genres of RPs seem to do better than others. Particularly in the Beginners section. There are alot of those, and some of them seem to last a long time. But as it goes higher up, people appear to loose interest quicker. But that's just what it looks like to me. I could be wrong.

I'm sorry, I have a bad habit of rambling.

Edit: Maybe some people don't join more original RPs, because they aren't sure how it's going to turn out? Change, and new things are intimidating sometimes, so they would rather stick with what they are familiar with than risk trying something differant that they aren't sure will work anyways.