Most posts talk about the lack of RP, how they cannot find connections, or any variant of "Why am I not getting as much RP as I should?" If you've been around long enough on any RP board, I'm fairly certain you've seen at least one of those threads pop up.
Instead, I want to view this same issue from an entirely different perspective; the possibility RP is so abundant the sheer volume makes getting a foot into the door a challenge rather than a breeze. My argument is conventional means of acquiring RP are no longer appropriate and new solutions to get sufficient RP are required.
I'll give a few examples of what I see.
Person 1: "Anyone want to RP?"
Person 2 (or Others): *silence*
Person 1: "Anyone want to RP?"
Person 2: "Sorry, doing something else."
Person 1: "Hey, who wants to RP?"
Person 2: "Oh, I'm already at an event. Maybe another time."
Person 1: "Hey X, want to RP?"
Person 2: "No thanks, Y."
I wish I had real data to back this up, but I've noticed a mild correlation with increasing RPers on the server, more events taking place on the server, and more groups/FC popping up in relation to the number of responses similar to the examples above; dismissal or "off doing other RP." I'd argue the responses are--surprisingly--also independent of what kind of connection one person/group has to another person/group.
Honestly, I'm still confused about the state of RP in general on Balmung. Is it getting oversaturated with events, is it plentiful for all people, is it too much to find a particular focus, etc.
Any feasible ideas how to work around this type of deal?
Instead, I want to view this same issue from an entirely different perspective; the possibility RP is so abundant the sheer volume makes getting a foot into the door a challenge rather than a breeze. My argument is conventional means of acquiring RP are no longer appropriate and new solutions to get sufficient RP are required.
I'll give a few examples of what I see.
Person 1: "Anyone want to RP?"
Person 2 (or Others): *silence*
Person 1: "Anyone want to RP?"
Person 2: "Sorry, doing something else."
Person 1: "Hey, who wants to RP?"
Person 2: "Oh, I'm already at an event. Maybe another time."
Person 1: "Hey X, want to RP?"
Person 2: "No thanks, Y."
I wish I had real data to back this up, but I've noticed a mild correlation with increasing RPers on the server, more events taking place on the server, and more groups/FC popping up in relation to the number of responses similar to the examples above; dismissal or "off doing other RP." I'd argue the responses are--surprisingly--also independent of what kind of connection one person/group has to another person/group.
Honestly, I'm still confused about the state of RP in general on Balmung. Is it getting oversaturated with events, is it plentiful for all people, is it too much to find a particular focus, etc.
Any feasible ideas how to work around this type of deal?
