Voted yes. It will at least create potential to start or share storylines on grounds the participants can agree on. If it won’t be used, then it’s the same as never having it, no loss there. I personally already know certain Linkshells I want to get involved with, and others I’d likely avoid, so cross-LS activity will happen regardless of this forum being there or not. However for those who might not know other linkshells, or which linkshells they wish to connect with, it could help to create cross-LS RP.
I don’t mind the forum being visible to all, with maybe a hidden sub-forum for story discussions which would include spoilers we don’t want others to find out about ahead of time. I am not sure what else it /can/ be used for, besides RP planning? If there are other ways to use it, I’d like to know, but I am not really sure of anything else I’d use it for.
In reply to Rain’s post:
You do know that you’re making assumptions, right? The interest of leaders in such a forum is exactly what is being measured, not sure why you’re trying to predict the outcome. You also seem to scorn people being interested in their own linkshells, which I very much disagree with. I think finding a group you can RP with and have fun is mostly why the RPC exists in the first place. On top of that, I do not think ‘the community’ is in shambles any more so than the overall FFXIV playerbase. Why do you think the community is in shambles? No one ever explains this, and maybe you should in a separate thread. I know I am not the only one confused by such statements. I am not even sure what you mean by community, and what it /should/ be like in your ideal view? What would be different if it weren’t in ‘shambles’ as you call it?
I personally do not fit within the mold you’re trying to describe here for LS leaders, so it’s hard for me to connect to your generalized statements. I advise against painting anything over with a wide brush like you do in this post. Let’s focus on the actual topic at hand, instead of trying to predict how others will respond, or talk about the overall state of the community. Things like that will quickly derail the conversation.
I don’t mind the forum being visible to all, with maybe a hidden sub-forum for story discussions which would include spoilers we don’t want others to find out about ahead of time. I am not sure what else it /can/ be used for, besides RP planning? If there are other ways to use it, I’d like to know, but I am not really sure of anything else I’d use it for.
In reply to Rain’s post:
You do know that you’re making assumptions, right? The interest of leaders in such a forum is exactly what is being measured, not sure why you’re trying to predict the outcome. You also seem to scorn people being interested in their own linkshells, which I very much disagree with. I think finding a group you can RP with and have fun is mostly why the RPC exists in the first place. On top of that, I do not think ‘the community’ is in shambles any more so than the overall FFXIV playerbase. Why do you think the community is in shambles? No one ever explains this, and maybe you should in a separate thread. I know I am not the only one confused by such statements. I am not even sure what you mean by community, and what it /should/ be like in your ideal view? What would be different if it weren’t in ‘shambles’ as you call it?
I personally do not fit within the mold you’re trying to describe here for LS leaders, so it’s hard for me to connect to your generalized statements. I advise against painting anything over with a wide brush like you do in this post. Let’s focus on the actual topic at hand, instead of trying to predict how others will respond, or talk about the overall state of the community. Things like that will quickly derail the conversation.
I’m the bullies you hate, that you became.
