(02-11-2015, 10:07 AM)Kage Wrote: tl;dr: I sincerely believe that if you don't want a scene of 5 people to become a scene of 30 people.... OOC communication!!!!! Especially in a place around or inside the Quicksand.
Really, I'm not surprised it ballooned out to that number. After all, everyone says to go to the Quicksand to get yourself some RP. That usually means idling around along the railing or getting a drink and hoping something pops up. Usually just someone walking up and initiating conversation with you (or, possibly, you doing that to someone else).
But have a sudden event where there's THINGS happening? EXCITING things? Rather than just the normal old "boring" RP, you've got fights and chases and the Blades/'Sworn stepping in. You can bet that people are going to try and jump on that, possibly without even trying to ask if they can step in. Or even trying to continue to participate even after being told this is a "private affair", with a few even making the valid comment that it shouldn't be done in a public place in such a case.
Basically, I would be more surprised if it DIDN'T become a cluster within short order.
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