In the years I played WoW on Wyrmrest Accord, I believe I saw two epidemic style server wide RPs.
While people were very enthusiastic for both at first, only one ended positively. Â
The reason behind this was one was very well organized, had pre-defined rules (such as for infection rates, stages of the disease, etc) and had an over arching story line that fell within the realms of established lore.
Unfortunately, the other failed because it lacked everything the first had. There was no organization, and in the end the story only served to further the goals of the guild that staged the event. Â The other participants were merely background characters.
I suppose what one can take away from this is for a server wide event to be successful (epidemic or otherwise) the host must be very organized and there must be pre-determined rules that everyone understands and can abide by. Â Also, all participants should have the ability to effect the outcome of the event.Â
Personally, I think an epidemic event would be interesting and would be an excellent way to introduce the newer members of the community to the more established.
While people were very enthusiastic for both at first, only one ended positively. Â
The reason behind this was one was very well organized, had pre-defined rules (such as for infection rates, stages of the disease, etc) and had an over arching story line that fell within the realms of established lore.
Unfortunately, the other failed because it lacked everything the first had. There was no organization, and in the end the story only served to further the goals of the guild that staged the event. Â The other participants were merely background characters.
I suppose what one can take away from this is for a server wide event to be successful (epidemic or otherwise) the host must be very organized and there must be pre-determined rules that everyone understands and can abide by. Â Also, all participants should have the ability to effect the outcome of the event.Â
Personally, I think an epidemic event would be interesting and would be an excellent way to introduce the newer members of the community to the more established.
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