(12-05-2017, 12:40 PM)Zhavi Wrote: I would say if any FC feels their membership is suffering -- really try to reach out to players of exceptional characters oocly. Â I mean yeah, it's not ideal, but at this point the people savvy enough to find your fc and go for it are likely already there, leaving only the people whose efforts have (for whatever reason) failed. Â Or, maybe they got caught up in a friend's fc or this or that and just got lost along the way somewhere.
If this thread has shown me anything, it's that there's a lot of folks who feel like the barrier to entry is high enough to be discouraging. Â From the end of an established fc, it likely doesn't feel that way at all, but you know, not everyone is the same, and we've seen time and time again that shyer rpers have a wicked hard time making that initial approach.
Sometimes people just need some one on one outreach. Â But, of course, no one is obligated to do that outreach. Â If, however, y'all are inclined, I would encourage it.
This is actually why I maintain the FC/LS Themes thread. For example, there are a lot of hunt focused groups out there... but we may not realize the others exist. Same with Imperials or other focus groups. I love cross-FC/LS RP (share the burden lol) and actively encourage it when I can. But it does seem that many folks shy away from outreach.
