(09-17-2015, 12:43 PM)Zhavi Wrote: One of my favorite rp communities only has 20-30 people active in it.  You don't need a Balmung size group for good rp, just for ease of finding open world rp.

My advice?  Don't try to start a rp server.

Try to start good rp with what you have.

"I know plenty between various FCs and linkshells and what not, or people who would RP if their was more of an RP community"

You know what I'm fond of saying?  I only need one person to build a fulfilling, engaging rp experience.  Start rping with people.  Build your stories.  Be interactive.  Be welcoming.  But don't focus on the server, focus on the people you have and what you can do with them.   Then once you've got your group and your rp, talk to newbies here who are looking for more of an intimate rp experience (don't falsely advertise), tell them what you have going on, see if they're interested.

It's far easier to build off a core then to just tell people to 'come here, some of us want to rp!'

You rp first.  The rest comes with time and consistency.

edit - because honestly?  The only way you'd attract me to another server is if you say 'we did this and this rp, and this kind of storytelling and these twists and these sorts of characters and we're having a blast!'  Then I go 'ooh, that kind of plotting?  Those kinds of characters?  I like that kind of stuff.  I wanna rp with you guys.'

(09-17-2015, 12:50 PM)Lavi Levlavi Wrote: I dont necessarily think you are wrong, but I RP all the time, and the people I meet are generally quite nice about it, and I have a couple good RP partners, but arranging for those people to hang out together regularly, to build something together isn't necessarily practical.

I had kinda figured when I made this thread that either A. there was a sort of tertiary server that a small group of people were using or that B. there was a good reason for not forming that server, and having looked at that other thread I can definitely see the argument against it.

That doesn't mean everyone can just build their own RP community out of whatever disparate RPers are hanging around.

Can you have satisfying, even wonderful RP experiences with one or two people, maybe even a small group, sure, but thats far different than actually being able to build a community without a lot of assistance.

(09-17-2015, 01:10 PM)Zhavi Wrote:

(09-17-2015, 12:50 PM)Lavi Levlavi Wrote: I dont necessarily think you are wrong, but I RP all the time, and the people I meet are generally quite nice about it, and I have a couple good RP partners, but arranging for those people to hang out together regularly, to build something together isn't necessarily practical.

I had kinda figured when I made this thread that either A. there was a sort of tertiary server that a small group of people were using or that B. there was a good reason for not forming that server, and having looked at that other thread I can definitely see the argument against it.

That doesn't mean everyone can just build their own RP community out of whatever disparate RPers are hanging around.

Can you have satisfying, even wonderful RP experiences with one or two people, maybe even a small group, sure, but thats far different than actually being able to build a community without a lot of assistance.

What I'm saying is to build your core, and then build off your core.  But ... okay, well, this is my opinion about people in general, and rpers in particular.  So, keep that in mind.


Most people want to be involved in something bigger.  They want to join something that is moving.  They want to come in, see what's going on, and then do their own thing alongside or with that.  Most people, when they see something already exists, will be more likely to join that (because they know it works, and they know it won't die).

So, with two servers already going, the prospect of a third that might possibly go belly up or not provide what someone is looking for in particular is not going to appeal to a lot of people.  This is not counting the fact that still more others don't want to split up the rp community more than is necessary.

People need a reason.

So when you say "are there people on this forum who'd be interested in starting a third RP server." what people hear is "are you willing to put time and effort into building something that might go belly up."

And for a lot of people that answer is no.

What you're really looking for is an organizer.  An active person (two or three working together is a good start, imo).  Because this -- "That doesn't mean everyone can just build their own RP community out of whatever disparate RPers are hanging around." says to me "we need someone who will bring people together to rp regularly."

This -- "but arranging for those people to hang out together regularly, to build something together isn't necessarily practical."  is totally doable, and in the context of building a new place for people to rp in, is the practical thing.



I used to function as a raiding recruiter.  My guild was built around people with careers.  It was semi-hardcore, and on a small server.  I had to sell it to people with sometimes four or five characters who would then spend money to transfer all of those characters to our server.  But before they would, I had to prove to each and every person I wanted in my guild that we had quality people, a plan, and that we were having fun.

So when I see the topic of another server come up, what I see in my head (to be blunt) is: does anyone want to organize and lead rp on another server?

And if the people bringing up those topics aren't willing to do that, it ain't gonna happen.  In the end, it doesn't matter about practicality, or whether or not another one is "needed" or any of that.  What matters is how you go about recruiting people to your cause.  When it comes to rp?  The first step is to build an active core community.  The second step is to advertise/recruit for a specific purpose.  The third step is to deliver and be consistent.  Build it and people will come.  Will it be another Balmung or Gilgamesh?  I don't know.  But can you have a small, thriving community on another that caters to a certain kind of rper, that maybe grows over time?  You bet your ass.

(09-20-2015, 03:31 AM)Lumizumi Wrote: Sidenote: Siren has been an unoffical RP server for a while. They've been building the RP community there for almsot a year, I believe? Decent sized if you want something smaller than Balmung.